Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
River Stationary, But Grave
Dangers Still Are Hovering
Over City.
ALARMING REPORTS
FROM SHAWNEETOWN
Ninety Per Cent Of Houses Gone and
Refugees Need Food-Mississippi
Still Is Rising.

CAIRO. ILL.,. April 5.-Cairo now is pass
ing what is supposed to be the crisis OF
the flood. The river is practically sta
| tfonary, but is expected to remain at an
| extremely high stage for several days.
| The most alarming reports received
from stricken regions along the Ohio and
F, Mississippi rivers are those from Shaw
neetown. ILL.,. where it is said 30 per cent
of the houses have been washed away.
| Hundreds of refugees driven from the
town to the hills are in need of food.
| The stage of the Ohio river at Cairo
| tonight was 54.7 feet, no change in the
| last twelve hours. There is a possibil-
ity that it will fall very slowly for the
| next day or SO.
| The Mississippi river above Cairo is
| rising. but the rise has not yet as
sumed serious proportions. Between
Cairo and New Orleans the river con
| tinues to rise. The stage at Memphis.
Tsnn tonight oos axs was s fsss so ss fsst
/ was 49, feet, Is feet below flood stage
| New Orleans. 15.4 feet, 2.6 feet below
| fcod stage.
City Still in Danger.
Grave danger still menaces this city
from the seepage through the levees or
| from the results that might follow
l
| against the levee.
The local weather observer said the
| passing of the Ohio waters into the Mis-
| sissippi through Cache creek and the
| breaking of levees in Missouri are what
! relieved the great pressure on the CAIRO
| levees and kept the water from going
! much higher on the Cairo gauge.
Adjt. Gen. Dickson arrived on the
| steamer Illinois this afternoon. The boat
brought eignty-five tons of supplies. Ra-
mill na dicfri nfad u,h needed.
Inquiry at Mounds.
| Col. Daniel Moriarity went to Mounds
today to investigate the conduct OF
guardsmen stationed there, who, it is
| charged, I stirred up trouble Thursday
night.
1t is stated intoxicated soldiers went
about the village, breaking i'm doors ana
arresting citizens promiscuously. Mayor
| Fletcher Of Mounds finally found a CAP
tain who took charge of the situation and
drove the disturbers from where they had
obtained liquor.
The Big -Four railroad took 60o labor
ers to Mounds last night and put
them at work in levees 1t now Ia
thought the place is safe
! Makes Little Progress.
MEMPHIS. April 5.-On it's annual
romp through the central section Of the
Ecountry. the Mississippi river tonight
had made but comparatively little prog
ress toward that stage which might
! mean disaster for residents along more
than 1000 miles of water front. Some
encouragement comes from points along
the recently flooded Ohio.
The levees are holding well from
| Hickman to Memphis, according to
| news received at the office Of the Unit
ed States engineers with headquarters
in Memphis. Levee boards with offices
in this city also declare their embank-
ments are standing the strain.
Experts in food protection say the
| levees of the ST. Francis district in
| Arkansas, and those below Memphis
on both sides of the river. will stand
a crest at Memphis of forty-seven feet
| and still show one to two feet above
| the water line.
Trains Run Irregularly.
Train schedules into Memphis were
somewhat deranged today The Illinois
Central annulled two of its trains and the
! St Louis and San Francisco detoured its
trains northbound from Memphis.
| The crest of the flood is not expected
to reach here before the middle of next
week. More extensive preparations than
ever before have been made to combat an
| overflow, and confidence is expressed that
| thes damage will be minimzed. One Ia
| tality occurred here today when George
Readon. an employe OF the Memphis
| Power Boat Company. fell from pom
toon into the river and drowned before
aid could reach him.
| Refugees from Arkansas and northwest
Tennessee are arriving at Camp trump
here in increasing numbers. The camp
| is equipped To take care or severai
thousand.
| Marooned People Saved.
| EVANSVILLE, Ind, April Ma
rooned people are still being brought into
Evansville and other high points. along
the Ohio. In spite of aid offered. many
farmers are sticking TO their homes, al
| though driven to the second stories and
| endangered by any windstorm within the
next week. The river today remains at
| iS.3 feet. the highest point in history
but is expected to fall slowly tomorrow
Frederick Zahn. boa tman in crossing
flooded area above Henderson. KY, saw
a childs face peeping out of the small
attic window of house with only the
roof above water. Investigation showed
Henry Schnelle. wife and five children
in the attic.
Long Without Food.
The father and mother had been with
out food for three days and the last meal
the children had was Friday morning
Inc attlc NluuON WAS loo small Tor the
escape Of the parents and Ito enable them
to get out Zahn and two companions had
to chop hole in the roof. They were
brought to Evansville and provided for.
The government relief boat from Louis.
Vile is expected here in the morning.
1t left provisions today for 1000 people
at Cannelton, Ind, and Hawesville. KY,
but was compelled to pass Tell City
without giving aid there. promising
them relief Monday when the second
relief boat arrives.
The mayor of Tell City sent word that
there is nothing left to eat in the town
but bread and a small supply Of crack
ers One bakery is still above the
water. and there is sufficient flour.
Boatmen Careless.
LOUISVILLE. April 5.-Carelessness
of. masters of vessels when passing
partially submerged towns along the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers today re-
ceived attention of the United States
engineers office at Louisville, which
issued the following statement:
ION April 2 a telegram was re.