The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-02
OHIO is FALLING
Cessation in Floods Recorded
at Cincinnati.
Hopeful Outlook Comes Forth
in Flooded Districts.

Cincinnati, April 2.-After remain
ing stationary nearly "a hours the
| Ohio river began falling here today.
The indications are that it will con-
tinue to fall slowly and that the end
of the flood is in sight.
Cairo, ILL.,, April Cairo today had
a little respite from its flood scare
The Ohio waters were at a standstill
from midnight. The reading at that
hour was "a and the gauge showed
a little less at o'clock today. The
relief, however, will only be tempor-
airy, it is said as engineers give as the
cause the passing of the crest in the
Wabash high water. The crest of the
Ohio river flood waters is still to come.
Another cause for the Standstill of the
river gauge was the fact that vast
volume of water had been diverted to
the lowlands of the drainage district.
1t was reported the water in that
section was flowing over the Big Four
tracks for a distance of three-fourths
of a mile.
Officials responsible for the REIN
forcement of the levees did not allow
work to abate, even though the rise
had stopped. Regular train service into
the city was not resumed today. Only
work trains came in. The sand hauled
on these was rapidly placed on the
levees by a big force of workmen.
Conditions in the drainage section
were at a standstill. All business. was
abandoned and it was said by mid
night the great area would be under
at least II feet of water.
Cairo, April 2.-Forecaster Lindley
said today that the situation appear
ed more cheerful and that the high
water stage had been relieved con-
siderably by small breaks in levees
down stream. The weather is fair and
warm and the work of reinforcing the
xuff win
The crest in the Ohio river was re-
ported to be in the vicinity of Evans
Vile and there may be a decided drop
before the high water arrives.
Traffic Tied Up.
The tieup of railroad traffic and mail
into or from this city now is COM
plete and Cairo is completely cut on
from the outside world. In case of
a break in the levee here the only
means of escape the inhabitants would
have would be by boat. With these
conditions facing the people, the supply
of food becomes a question. Food con-
ditions up to date have been good but
if the tieup continues for two days,
the conditions would be greatly chang
ed No suffering has been reported
and the emergency hospital, which was
established on wharf boat, thus far
has been idle. At noon the river stage
showed light increase, the gauge
registering 54.1 feet.
The inundation of the drainage dis
trict north of Cairo now is complete.
The flood waters are on level with
those in the Ohio river and are pre-
vented from flooding into the Missis-
sippi only by the Mobile and Ohio
levee. There are from seven thousand
to nine thousand acres from seven to
twenty feet under water.
The greater number of industrial
plants in the section are submerged
up to second story windows and many
houses are completely under water.
For more than a mile beyond the
Illinois Cntral tracks and for several
miles to the north from the big levee
surrounding the district from Cairo
there is nothing which is not touched
by the vast field of water.
Soldiers Guard Laborers.
Springfield. ILL.,, April 2.-Lieuten-
ant Colonel c. e. Ryan, Fourth infan-
try, telephoned Adjutant General
Dickson from Cairo this afternoon it
was believed the levee would hold
Soldiers are being used to guard Ia
borers at work on the levees.
Captain Landis Dead.
St Joseph, Mo-, April Captain
John Landis, Civil war veteran and
prominent in politics. is dead at his
L. rod