New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
CAIRO CUT OFF AND
FLOOD STILL RISING
Railroad Tie-Up Is Complete,
While the Ohio River Has
Broken All Records.
SOLDIERS DRIFT ON LEVEE
Thirty six Men Floating Down
Mississippi on Broken Sec
ton of Dissatisfaction
Grave at Paducah.

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cairo. ILL.,. April 1.-The Big -Four
Railroad. the Illinois Central, the Mobile
d Ohio and the Iron Mountain have been
put out of commission. This makes the
tie-up of railroad traffic and mail into
or from this city complete. Cairo is cut
off from the outside world. and in case
OF a break in the levee the only means OF
escape tor the inhabitants. not more than
one-third of whom remain here, would
have TO be by boat.
Cairo is at a state of fearful expectancy
never before experienced. The gauge at
$50 o'clock tonight stood at ga. three
tenths of an inch higher than any rec
ord and the river was still rising
Nearly every hour brought reports Of
trouble in other cities. One OF the most
thrilling of the stories 70 reach here was
told by Captain S. a. Martin, regimental
quartermaster. and Captain II. \. jamie
,son. of the 9Th Missouri National Guard.
who were rescued in launch from a sec
ton Of levee which broke away at Bird
Point. Mo. Just below here.
Thirty six Men Adrift.
Thirty-sx of their men, they said. are
know on the levee section. which is 200
lizards long and 10 feet wide, and floating
down the Mississippi
| Commander McMunn. Of the naval re-
bserves. at once arranged for steam
baunch and started out to rescue the Mis-
lsouri soldiers. a pilot who understood
1.-THE river course was taken along TO guide
the reserves. There is a swift current in
1.-THE river. and the safety Of the men is
tcausing their commanding officers much
Ivory The regiment was on military
duty in the town, which has been threat
ened for several days on account OF the
thigh waters of the Ohio.
In the drainage district north Of CAIRO
the food waters are on level with those
Gin the Ohio River. and are prevented from
flooding into the Mississippi only by the
Mobile & Ohio levee. The greater num-
her OF industrial plants in the section are
submerged up to second story windows
and many houses the completely under
water.
The Illinois Central tie-up will prevent
Cairo from getting further supplies OF
sand over this route TO top the main
levees. There is a sandbar in the Mis-
sissippi here where a supply can be OBJ
tanned. but the quality of It is said not
TO be good for use on the levees.
Rcadmaster Near Death.
j. Clifford. a roadmaster who started
i'm skiff to investigate conditions along
the submerged tracks. was thrown into
the water and had narrow escape. De-
fore being rescued by workmen in an
other boat.
Paducah. Ky. April THE food situa-
ton here is growing worse hourly. At
O'Clock tonight first floors of every
wholesale house and many retail stores
were flooded. The river reached a stage
Of So feet and the forecast is for four
feet more Should this occur only five
blocks in the city will be out OF water.
Lieutenant S. r. Buckner, jr., L. S. A,
and two non commissioned officers OF the
regular army to-day Communicated the
steamer Rapids and every power boat
they could get and. with three barges,
started for Cairo. in accordance with
orders from the War Department.
Evansville. Ind. April Flower Ohio
River food relief by federal and state
authorities was centred here to-day.
Mayor Helman estimated that four
hundred families OF this city n.-4 been
driven from home.
On tho Illinois side Of the Wabash dis
tress is worse than on the Indiana side.
Near Carmi and Maunie. families have
been without food three or four days. At
Carmi the Wabash and the Little Wabash
are one stream for miles. The mouth of
the Wabash is more than thirty-fve miles
across.
Unontown. Ky. on the Ohio. just above
the mouth OF the Wabash. is ten TO TWEEN
~ feet deep in water, which is nearly a
foot above the 1884 mark. Every inhabi-
tant has left the town.
Louisville, KY. April 1.-The Ohio River
was falling here tonight at the rate OF a
little more than one-tenth of a foot In
twelve hours.
Lake Of Whisky Freed.
Salvage corps tonight were keeping a
watch at several big dlstilery ware