The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-06

Tell City without giving aid there,
promising them relief on Monday when
the second relief boat will arrive.
Tho mayor of Tell City sent word
that there is nothing left to eat in the
town but bread and a. small supply OF
crackers. One bakery is still above the
water and there is sufficient flour.
Levees Are Holding.
MEMPHIS, April 5.-on its annual
romp through the central section OF
Tennessee, the Mississippi river had
made comparatively little progress TO-
ward that stage which might mean DIS
aster for residents along more thnn
1000 miles Of water front. Somo en-
couragemcnt comes from points along
the recently flooded Ohio.
The Cairo situation is complicated
by a rise in the Mississippi at st. Louis.
Below Cairo tho flood is slowly
Meanwhile the levees are holding
well from Hickman to Memphis, ac-
cordinp to news received at the office
of the United States engineers with
headquarters in Memphis. Levee
boards with offices in this city also de-
clare their embankments arc standing
the strain.
THE crest of the flood is not expected
"a reach here before the middle of next
week. More extensive preparations than
ever before have been made to combat
an overflow, and confidence is ex-
pressed that the damage will be minim-
lied.
Refugees from Arkansas and north
west Tennessee are arriving at Camp
Crump in increasing numbers. The
camp is equipped to take care Of sew
cral thousand.
Appeal for Help.
COLUMBUS, O., April 5.-Members
of the Columbus flood relief committee
tonight issued an urgent appeal to the
citizens of this city for $4,000 with
which to assist next week in the relief
of $4,000 temporarily homeless persons
Of the flood district of the west side.
Hundreds Of the west side flood suf-
ferers are said to be suffering from
lack of proper food, because of their
inability to secure stoves on which to
cook and with which to keep warm.
The committee stated that it is in great
need of bed clothing. Many Of the
sufferers are snid to be in q weakened
condition because Of continued expos,
ure, and disease epidemic is feared
unless proper clothing can be had.
Up to date Columbus citizens have
raised Il relief fund Of $75 900, OF which
SGT 900 already has been expended. The
committee stated that a total Of $780,
900 more would be needed for the re-
lief Of the sufferers here.
Thousands Idle.
CHICAGO, April 5.-Fiye thousand
Of an1nlnVmpnt
Harrisburg, ILL.,, because Of backwater,
When the last train north left today
shortly before noon, the track was
twenty one inches under water, when
was rising half an inch an hour. Local
experts saw that the water is not like
ly to rise more than one foot further.
Five hundred mules belonging to
coal company are on hill surrounded
by deep water, and Efforts are being
made to provide sufficient food for the
animals. The cast end of Harrisburg
is low, and the entire population OF that
quarter has been ordered to move TO
higher ground. Six coal mine sharts
are under water, and workmen are
bulkheading others 10 keep the WORKS
from being flooded,
Epidemic Feared.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 5.-There
is fear of an epidemic in the flood dis
tricts of southern Illinois Governor
Dunno today received message from
Major Logan of the United States army
which was Immediately transmitted to
Colonel Shand of the adiutant generals s
office. Major Logan said the sanitary
situation at Shawneetown was bad, and
he urged Assistant Adjutant General
Shand and Governor Dunno to send an
investigator along the Ohio shores I'm.
mediately. General Jacob Frank Of
Chicago was ordered to proceed at once
with a supply Of vaccine.
A large quantity Of lime has been
rushed to the flood districts,
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