The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-05


Cairo from both ends of the line.
Several pile drivers are being used
in the reconstruction work. The
men are working in eight hour
shifts. night and day. A strong of
cars reaching from Bridge Junction
TO far up the bridge approach has
been placed for the accommodation
of the workmen who are being fed
and sheltered there.
Life Savers Offer Servc es.
The Chicago Association of Com
merce yesterday wired Gen. Dick
son, who was supposed TO have
reached Cairo. that Capt. Henderson
of the life saving service of Chicago
is ready with his equipment to come
TO Cairo and other points in the
vicinity II need with sixty men and
eight boats More men and boats
will be sent If needed. The &C
acknowledgement of the receipt OF the
message was sent by Col Trip OF
the relief department
Gen. Dickson will arrive in Cairo
tomorrow morning on the state YES
sci state Of Illinois. which leaves
East st. Louis this morning with a
cargo of supplies for distribution to
| food sufferers in this vicinity.
Tells of Levee Break.
When the food waters of the Ohio
rushed in to the Drainage District.
last Tuesday afternoon. E. r. Hold
son. manager of the Pioneer Pole AMI
Shaft company. took up his abode in
in improvised housed on the top of
the dry kiln of the plant. He re-
manned there with food and shelter
to look after the oompany's property
until yesterday afternoon. when he
came into Cairo for the first time.
| Mr.. Holdson said the first break
in tho levee occurred Just north of
the section that went out first last
year. The crevace was about 90
feet wide and about 8 feet deep to
start with, at about 5:S0 Tuesday
afternoon About midnight he
heard the entire portion give way.
and the waters ran into the District
like a mill race.
| Several hours later the break oc-
Cured just north of the Chicago
Mill, according to Mr.. Holdson, and
it was evidently a greater cave in.
for the water could be heard roaring
4 with more force. The District then
lfilled up rapidly, with a tumultuous
current swirling through its midst.
Il Barring damage to the machinery.
the Pioneer people will suffer slight
ly in comparison to last spring when
the water inundated the district.
Mr. Holdson states that all but
about fifteen cars of lumber were
gotten out of the company's yards
before the water came in. The
boom was placed around the prem
Uses and very little Of the stock OF
lumber remaining has floated away,
| Mr.. Holdson with several of his
men have remained in their temper
airy quarters since Tuesday They
were comfortable on the roof of the
dry kiln. which is brick structure,
using cots to sleep on and stove
and cooking utensile with which to
prepare their food
4 When Mr. Holdson left the plant
yesterday in rowboat he had every
, thing in good shape and feels secure
to stay in Cairo while one man i;
out at the plant serving as watch
man,
i Newspaper Men Shown.
! The Chicago newspaper represen-
tatives who are here writing food
news for their papers were shown
the entire levee system of the city
yesterday by Messrs. John S. Ais
thorpe and e. A. Smith and every.
thing regarding levee protection
here was explained fully to them Sc
they could better understand the 10
cal situation. Had this been don'
earlier some of the news sent b,
correspondents might have been NOR,
correctly stated
NJ. & 0. Loss Heavy.
/ According to officials OF the Mo
, bile & Ohio, the road will suffer
| many times more in the Drainage
District this year than last. Because
OF the unequal pressure from the
! breaks in the Big Four levee, tho
water played havoc with its road.
beds and tore the rails from the
ties in many places.
Ferry Train Service.
The steamer Three States il