The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-05
water down to the bridge approach
Rum ng Into the Mississippi.

The Ohio river still continues 10
''slop over into the Mississippi rive
through the Drainage District II
forms a fall about two feet in height
as il drops ever the Central embank-
ment at Bridge Junction into the
west side. Some of the water IS
diverted and finds its way back again
into the Ohio at the lower end of
the District over the Big Four bank.
Point Pleasant Levee Breaks.
The leyee at Point Pleasant broke
sometime about midnight Thursday.
SO says H. A. Wheeler. who has
charge of this stretch of levee, The
Point Pleasant levee protects in part
the St Francis bottoms.
Ohio Current is Stronger.
The current in the Ohio river had
attained speed of about six miles
an hour yesterday afternoon. this
exhibiting that the breaks in the
levees south of Cairo were respon-
|sible for the inappreciable rise in
the river here, the waters rushing
down with increasing velocity to fill
the low territory and carrying oil
the excess in vo ume of water here
keeping il from further rise.
Force of Iaboers Now 1875
The force of workmen employed
by the city has been cut down tn
1S5 These were on duty las:
night: besides hundreds of men
were corraled in various parts of the
city ready to respond at a moments
notice to any call for assistance
The work of sacking and loading
dirt on cars continues. los cars OF
sacked dirt. each car averaging 500
sacks. are ready for use. The cars
are distributed at various points
around the levees with switch en-
gines ready to push them to any
weak place that may develop.
The city's laborers were stationed
as follows: % at Tenth street, q
at Fourteenth, 20 at Twenty-eighth
20 at the waterworks, 10 at the sub.
way, 10 at the cross levee, 10 a;
Twenty first street, 10 at Thirt
street and so at police headquarters
I 5 citizens. principally business men
patrol the entire ievee TO report TO a
central point at intervals.
Residence Section is Guarded.
The city is we'll guarded by sol
diers and the regular police force to
prevent burglaries A detail of the
national guards consisting of %
men patrolled the residence district
last night Thus far, there has
been no knowledge of any attempt
at robbery. or burglary in the city.
The police records yesterday and the
day before show that no arrests have
been made
Mail Situation Relieved.
The arrival and dispatch of mail
In Cairo, suspended for two days.
was again re-established yesterday
afternoon and will continue as be-
fore, but not with former frequency
Wood Rittenhouse and Capt. ]. w.
lbach have undertaken for the gov
eminent to make two trips daily be
tween Cairo and Mounds and one to
Wickliffe until railroad communica-
ton is restored
Mounds is Flooded.
Water has encroached upon
Mounds, not 10 the extent OF danger,
but sufficient to cause considerable
discomfort. Elevated sidewalks have
been erected upon which the people
cross 10 and from the Illinois Cen
trail station.
Mound City Still Holds the Fort.
Reports from Mound City las
night are in effect that It is still dry
and hravely holding out The peo4
pie are confident that they are com
plete masters of the situation.
Speaker Mckinley Enroute.
etording TO message from
Springfield, Adjutant General Dick.
SON accompanied by Speaker Me-
kinley. left Springfield last nigh, for
Cairo, The speaker is the youns
rsn whe his created seee.d fel