Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-01
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(By Morning 5ournal Special Leased Wire
Cairo ln March si.-lnhahitants
of Cairo We're gwen renewed hope to-
night for the safety of their city. BEE
fore nightfall. strong current was
noticeable i'm the Ohio river. This
gave rise To the opinion that some
thing had given way south of here and
that the situation which had been
growing more and more desperate,
had been relieved.
The leVee here sull Is holding
strong, though the water has been
creeping steadily upward. At O'Clock
tonight the gauge stood at 32.G. The
same reading was intensified late to-
day when "a report reached here that
the levee had broken at snawneetoNn,
IN
T. r Lindlev i'm charge of the gov
eminent work, discredits the report.
MIR Lindles was unable to assign the
real cause for the Increased current.
but admitted that 1t made the out
look al cairo decidedly more cheer
ful
II was thought that one OF the
levees on the Kentucky side may have
gone out
The water leNel stands now higher
than the most elevated street level at
cairo Further up at Bridge Junction
the water crert dangerously near the
top 0f THE levee, and thousands Of
sacks of sand have been placed to
hold it In check.
Anxiety is felt over the drinking
water supply, which is decidedly bad.
Colonel Daniel Morlarlty of the SeN-
enth regiment, Illinois National Guard
has taken charge of the troops.
Heavy engines We're taken Off an
southbound trains at Mounds, Ill.,,
which is in the drainage district. and
replaced 10y lighter switch engines
This was decided upon because ol the
danger in driving the big locomotive
over the leVeo south from the hig NJ
linois Central bridge over the Ohio
river opposite Bridge Junction. Hun
dreds of refugees arrived today at
Mounds, bout twelve miles ahaNN
cairo. Scores Of persons apparently
with no place 10 house their effects,
guarded them about the railroad sta-
ton
For several miles along the railroad
tracks north, hundreds Of Hhorers are
filling sacks with sand. These are
placed ON flat cars and started with
an speed toward the leNees
Soldiers have been pressed into
service and are placing the sand bags
and strengthening the leVec banks
In the south part of Mounds, seNe-
raj houses entirely surrounded by
water. have been abandoned. Tele-
graph wires in several places are
under water. The Cotton Belt railroad
has been put out of commission on
the N ssouri side as far down at
Fanrcnlure twenty-seycn miles he
low BID Point Mo. 1t Us thought
the water win cut Off train service
into New Ma I'D, Mo. tonight
Colonel Dad Moriarity conn
manding the mi itiamen here, sent
the following message to Adlutaht
General Dickson, of the Illinois ma
tional guard at Springfield tonight
I'll pom arriving here with the first
section of the Seventh Infantry !
found what appeared to me TO hc q
most ludicrous conditions existing IN
"A town which seems doomed to de.
sfruction. Able-bodied men were loaf
ing along the levees and no attempt
was being made by the local authori-
ties to compel these men 10 work to
the end that life and property might
be saved from destruction. ! request
ed the mnvor and sheriff to grant me
authority and ! would get assistance
from the ahle-bodied citizens tp aid
in the good work.
(signed) rMOHtAR1TN.'
Mayor Parsons issued proclama-
ton tonight asking all places of bust
ness with the exception of grocery