The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-04

take charge of the government
steamer Mississippi and load il witt
tents. sacks and rations to be dis
| tributed in the food district and
that If the boat leaves St Louis on
time. 1T will be here with General
Dickso nand his staff on board at the
| time stated.
Relief From Louisville.
| Lieut. buckr or was also author
| ity Tor the statement that tas
steamer Kentucky with supplies aad
rations would leave Louisville last
trieht on its way to visit the FOOD
stricken cities along the Ohio. The
| ttiective points are Shawueetown
and Brookport and that If the equip
ment was not exhausted the boat
would come to aCiro The informa-
ton was received from Quarter
master Major Wood, L, S. A., sta
4 ltOUSu DIT tUutSN1iaCs
Condition at Brookport.
From one of his aides at Paducah
Lieut.. Buckner was apprised that
the people at Brookport are in need
| Of 500 rations which will last five
days, The town is not In real
danger except from high winds thai
might wash the water further into
the confines OF the town.
Order for "Johnboats."
In order that aid might be right
at their door in cases OF emery
Ieney, Lieutenant Buekner, placed
Ian order with r. 7. Ian
gan's planning mill for so hatboats
to be distributed at various inter-
walls about the city, especially
where there are many one story
houses. that the inhabitants might
seek safety
The boats are to be by 90 feet
| made of wood. They are known
ordinarily as "Johnboats' and are
capable of carrying about six per-
sons. This is merely precaution-
airy measure that the lieutenant had
the foresight to prepare. All of the
boats will be ready for delivery to-
day
Ready for Up-River Trip.
The third battalion Of the Seventh
Infantry here is being held In read
| mess to go to Shawneetown to as
sist in the rescue and relief work
there. If the orders from Spring
field are received to that effect.
To Re-establish Communication.
| Vice President Parks and other Of
hcials OF the Illinois Central came
down on tug yesterday from Pa
ducah towing floating pile driver.
It is the intention to re-establish
train service as soon as piles long
enough can be secured that can b.
driven into solid earth upon which
the track will be placed up in the
Drainage District
Washing Mississippi Levee.
| Strong winds last night about
1850 caused the river to cut into the
bank on the Mississippi levee from
Nineteenth to Twenty-fourth street
Gangs of men were rushed in autos
to the spot and recourse was had
TO bags of dirt which prevented ef-
faetually any further erosion of the
bank. The levee on the west side
of the city still remains over
three feet above the top of the river.
Is Nearly Completed.
The filling and sandbagging OF
the double bulkheading from Four
teenth street north is nearly COM
plete and it is expected that il will
be finished today
Rescued Missouri Militiamen.
| With only brief rest of four hours
after being rescude from perilous
position on a narrow water-sogged
strip of the broken Drinkwater levee
In Missouri, Co d. of the Sixth
Regiment Missouri National Guard
| departed at s a m. for Caruthers-
Vile, Mo. to assist in protecting
that town from inundstion.
The thirty-eight men of Co. d
stood upon narrow strip OF the
Drinkwater levee from Tuesday
| morning until 1880 "Wednesday
morning when they were taken on
by the Chicago Naval Reserves in
stea mlaunch and cutter and
cutter and brought 10 Cairo. arriv-
ing here at in the morning.
The men in the company told har-
rowing stories of raging river in
the front that Tapped their feet while
sin the rear the water rose rapidly