The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-02
400 Militianen Patrol Ohio Levee
While Others Guard Residences
and Stores From Looters.
CHARTERED ON STEAMERS
Where They May Be Calico at In
stant's Notice if Services Are
Needed n Situation.

Last night about 400 militiamer
did patrol duty on the levee front
from the Halliday elevator to For
tiet hstreet. The night was divided
into three watches as far as the duty
of the SO diers was concerned, and
they were relieved every several
hours. This was done. according to
Col. Morarity, to keep in close touch
with the situation and to be enabled
to meet any crisis that might arise.
To prevent any possibility OF loot
ing, seevral hundred militiamen pa
troled the entire city last night. II
was feared that since so many resi-
dents have left the city, the lawless
element might take occasion to ran
sack homes and business houses,
whose househo goods and stocks
are for the most part. on the second
floors. Many details of soldiers also
assisted in rounding up idle-s on
the streets who had not responded to
the call of the city to assist in the
flood work.
Regimental headquarters have
been established in the pilot house
of the transfer steamer Henry Mar
auand at the foot of Sixth street
and Col. Morarity and his STAFF are
conducting the official business
there.
The camp at st, Mary's park was
abandoned yesterday morning, when
the militiamen took UP quarters on
several of the boats in the harbor.
Several companies of the Seventh
have been bunking in the new
freight house of the Illinois Central
at Fourteenth and Commercial
Companies of the Fourth regiment
are being fed at a number Of the
down town restaurants, while The
men of the Seventh get their mess
on the several boats and barges thai
have been converted into militar,
quarters.
Company K. Hard Workers.
There was some criticism concern
ing Company K, the local militiamei
of the Fourth, when they wer,
called out for food service last year
1t was charged that they neglecte'
their duty in numerous instances
The boys have redeemed themselve
this time, it is said. by their stric
application to their duty. 1t i
claimed by onlookers who have no
ticed them work. that they are abou
the hardest working set of guards
men in the thousand or more mel
who are here.
The * boys have been shoyelin
dirt, filling bags and carrying ther
and building bulkhead, with th
true characteristic fighting spirit {
Cairoites, who are laboring to say
the city. Yesterday, Capt. Thistle
wood and Lieutenant Wood worke
hand in hand with the lads of tn
company and built bulkhea
around the stone wall at the Hall
day park. In other equally ardol
tasks they have assisted, and ever
man has been on the job.
Idlers Not Tolerated.
The military authorities say tn
too many able bodied men are roam
ing the streets, and the fact is d
plorable. They say, with cooper
tion of all concerned, instead of
loyal few, a much better fight cou
be fought against the threatenil
waters. Some of them are of t
opinion that martial law should
proclaimed. so that every one cou
be made to work, by force if niece
sary.
However, they pay decid
tribute to the ability Of Col Moris
ty to handle the situation despite t
adverse conditions that exist. Not
better man could have ben chos
from any Of the state military fore
they say. TO be in Cairo on such
occasion as now