Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02

WI ~ NhG WNo0 arc many PEI SUNS
drowned, The town has been cut off
from here for a number Of days.
MEMPHIS. April Three thou.
sand refugees from cairo. NJ, ana
the lowlauds below there were being
cared FOR to-day IN Wickllffe. Ky
Tents have been provided for those
who could nor find temporary shell
Ter In barns and other buildings.
The Governor Of Kentucky has been
appealed TO for aid. Many OF the
refugees are destitute. and all Of them
need food.
Reports reached here To-day that
the Ievee engineers at Beulah, Miss.
had decided that il was impossible 20
Keep back the flood that is threaten
ing upper Mississippi
Water is pouring through the par
TALLY repaired creYasse az Beulah.
All Of Sunfloyer County. Missis-
sippi. was under water 20 feet deep
in some places. to-day
AL the inhabitants have fled TO tine
hills.
Memphis WIN get stage of 46
or more feet il the levee holds. ac-
Cording Co local Weather Forecaster.
The stage To-day was AIS city forces
are building levees 60 protect North
Memphis
Levees are weakening al Modoc.
Wyanoke and Holly Bush. Ark. .
Belmont. No. is fifteen feet under
water and the old town OF New Mad
rid Mo. is submerged from five to
seven feet. Caruthersville Mo, prob
ably win be under water by night.
CRISIS PAST AT CAIRO.
CAIRO. ILL, April 2.-The flood
crisis az this point was believed at
noon to-day 90 be past
The Ohio River registered a4.2 at
n O'Clock. "a iall OF three-tenths Of
a foot since midnight
The Ievees, separating cairo from
the river on two sides and the flood
ed drainage district ON the other
are holding well
Fire early to-day destroyed several
small structures in Mound city M,
eight miles from cairo
Ohio River Big "Highball"
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 2.-The
crest OF the ohio River flood reached
Louisville to-day, the water going
beyond the predicted stage Of 50 fee.
II Is expected 20 remain stationary
FOR three or four days. then fan
slowly.
The flood at Louisville was con
verted into a huge "highbali' when "A
warehouse Of the Rugby disullery. ua-
degmined 10y the waters. collapsed ana
5000 barrels OF whisky were dumped
into the ohio River and went float
ing out into the stream.
ShawneetoWn. H., Is submerged
the levce having been dynamited that
IL might not break and let the river
i'm with "a force that would have
crushed the houses There Is not a
soul In the town.
Columbus Ky, is ln deep water.
Hickman. Ky Is battling TO keep Gus
the river.
The highest stage reached by the
was two feet under the 1854 mark,
Forty carloads of army supplies
for flood relief VIII reach Louisville
to-day This city has been made the
base of operations for the relief work
by the United States army Major
Logan and AN escort OF army officers
are here To nt out government boats
To cruise the Ohio Valley
Streets 40 Feet Below Water
The men off cairo and the state
troops spent "a sleepless night. The
levees were patrOIled by shifts of sol-
diers and citizens. Those not ON pa
troll duty were stationed few Yards
back. ready 90 repair any spot I'M the
levees that might show signs of weak
ening.
Several times during the night wa
ter forced its way through the Illinois
Central levee which protects Cairo s
business district
The main business streets are now
40 feet below the surface of The water
raging against the leVees. Directly
back of the business districts and on
the same level are the residence sec
lions.
Fvery merchant had removed am
tho stock pnssihl Shelves in every
clothing and Org goods store we've
empty Groceries aud butcher shops
were carrying only what pEuNl slone
We're actually required 90 meet ths
U. S. Aid for Cairo.
WASHINGTON, April SggEe-
tar. of the Treasury MCAduo to-day
telcgraphed Captain g. Is. Heuorr-
SON of the life saving station az CHI
case. tu send three crews Co Cairo.
IN. tu aid flood sufferers threre-
DAYTON to Seek