New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
Citizens Show Courageous Spirit
Though Strain on LeveeS
Grows Greater.
GUARDSMEN NEAR WRECK
Tugboat Saves Tender That
Rescued Soldiers-Dikes
Below Vicksburg To
Be Raised.
lRr telegraph to Tho TrIbune. ]

Cairo. H., April 3.-Cairo is an island
IN the midst of vast food area covering
the lowland towns of Illinois, Kentucky
and Missouri. Relief expeditions have
been sent TO Mound City. H.. Brookport
Ill. Caseyville. Ky. and other towns
The stage Of the river here is $40 feet
five feet higher than the food line last
year. and only seven inches from the levee
top. The crest of the Ohio River now at
Evansville is not expected to reach Cairo
much before Sunday.
Rain is falling here in steady down
pour tonight and the flood waters rough
ened by a brisk wind. are washing against
the sacks Of sand piled on the levee wall
changing conditions materially for the
worse. None the less. confidence that DIS
aster will be averted seems TO have sprung
.up among the citizens who have worked
hardest TO prevent Cairo's destruction
The INNER end of the levee, where II was
feared the first break might come, IS mold
ing strong.
No newspapers or other mail from out
side towns have reached here for nearly
fortv-eicbt hours. Crowds arc continually
IN front Of the newspaper offices, whefe
bulletins arc pOSteu
-rbirtv-six men of the, Missouri Ma
tional Guard. who were marooheo VI, q
section OF the levee at Bird Point, Mo-
last night, were taken off to-day py 'no
tender of the Illinois Naval Reserve
The tender was unable TO stem the swift
current of the Ohio River, and was pei'is
carried into a dangerous position "neli
ro,oneI NToriarty. in command OF the III
no,s National Guard here, went out WIN
the tugboat Thesis, which towed the ten
der in. $50,
twelve members Of the Chicago naVa.
-osorve. who yesterday went TO . brleh :
landing Mo. on rescue work, nave no'
ro,,,rned No alarm is felt for them ITO"
ever. IT, d;ecatch
boat service between Cairo and Mouhu
City. Ill. reported tonight that the ie'e
&C etu, holding at the latter place. ou'
49, tho Ohio waters had backed INTO
cache River TO an alarming height
1,rors,ille. Ind. April S--At Uniontown,
1,v the 400 inhabitants of the town anu
Geo refugees from outside were i"uu'Tu
I'm the fair grounds to-day on inc o'''
dry SPOT in an area of ten mics squai &
Tho neople are without food
New Orleans, April 5.-Thc entire MIS-
sissinpi lcvee system from Nicksourg
soufl is TO be made two feet higher than
,hc record of the flood last year u IS
exrccted the work will be completed pc
fore tho crest of the ONO River lioou
re.ches the lower Mississippi Valley.
Two hundred families had been driven
iron, their homes in the lowlands near
Rreaux Bridge. La. and are in a dcsu-
tute condition.
Washington. April 3.-President wilson
was appealed TO to-day by John II. Pat
torson to lend the expert advice OF the
federal government in the financial re-
habilitation of Dayton. Ohio. Acting Sec
rotary Williams Of the Treasury Depart
ment. 10 whom the question was referred,
asked Mr.. Patterson FOR prompt report
with particulars
Miss Mabel r. Boardman. of the Red
Cross. returned to-day from visit
throughout the Ohio food district. To-
GAYS contributions TO the Red Cross re-
lief fund brought the amount over the
million dollar mark
The American Chamber of Commerce AT
Paris sent $500 to-day for flood Keller.
The American Lunch Club at London sent
s. 80 and the Council OF the city of Re-
gina, Saskatchewan. Canada, $1,000.