The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-19
General, Aboard the Illinois Returns
From Third Upriver Relief
Expedition.
CONDITIONS ARE MUCH BETTER
Sanitation and Health Of Districts
Are Well in Hand With Good
Results Shown.

! The steamer Illinois bearing
Adjutant General Frank s. Dickson
and party aboard. returned yester-
day afternoon from third relief ex-
lpedition' to Shawneetown and places
in the Wabash river bottoms that
have been effected by the flood
waters.
Since the river started reeedIng,,
conditions, generally speaking are
much improved. according to Gen.
eral Dickson. At several places the
refugee camps have been broken and
the people have moved back to their
former homes that are now free OF
water. Many of them are destitute
however, for the flood. in many in
stances ruined or washed away their.
entire belongings. Because greater
portion OF the male contingent are
out Of employment, .he families are
penniless.
This Ia especially 80 at Rose Clare
land Equality. Industrial rommnni-
ties where several hundred miners
are out OF work, because the mines
are flooded. TO make conditions all
the more deplorable, 22 cases of
sma lpox now exist, and there are
other cases of sickness. The pa
tients are being properly admins
tered to, through the activity of DR..
Crawford and his assistants of the
state board Of health. who placed
on hand enough medicinal require
ments.
On this last trip General Dickson
carried the greatest amount of ra.
tions and other necessities of any OF
the expeditions. The Illinois was
loaded to the guards. and the stores
were distributed at numerous places.
Enough Of the necessities, which In
Icluded large amount of clothing
We're given out, and the flood VIC.
tins will be wei taken care of for
some time.
| Every precaution is being taken
to Insure the health of the inhabi-
tants when the water goes down In
stead Of waiting until 1t disappears
entirely the. state Authorities are
meeting the situation gradually as
the river falls. and with this system
little trouble If any should present
itself. Sanitary principles are being
strictly adhered to and much disin-'
fecting work is being done. The peo-
pie have been instructed how to use
the various means towards warding
OFF disease and the results are no.
ticeable. At every place the local
officials are cooperating with the
state.
At Shawneetown as well as the
lother places that suffered, the
amount Of devastation is more evil
dent as the water goes down. Sad
Isights are presented. Scattered debris
lnow remains OF what was onee com
Portable ,hahitation, ruin and desc
lation mark the spots where peace
ful undisturbed humanity dwelt ir
contentment. Rehabilitation, in
many communities seems an unsur-
mountab'e task
General Dickson and DR., Crawford
left early this morning for Spring
field. They expect to return to
Cairo sometime next week and make
lone more trip to the same reg1or#
where they have spent the most of
1.-THE time the past several weeks. This.
final expedition will be in the ma
ture of a. review OF the situation
to see what is being done and de
termine the needs OF the mig,
water victims relative to their tn
iture welfare, as far as the state is
concerned,
/ ..H will be in the uature Of a fol-
Ilow-np plan. and we hope to be ao &
70 put things in shape. SO the peoplt
twill be q blad to face the return
lof the no \al again. said Genera
i The steal pr lllin6's viii remairS
there until General Dickson feturns
i 10 Cairo to make the uprivsr trip
Iasain.