The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-09

General Dickson received word
from /. B. Givens at Mt. Vernon that
zoo people were destitute and il
need OF rations at Pomehill, a point
between Mt. Vernon ana shawnee
town. Many were also said to be in
distress in the New Haven hills.
John Kelly. president of the vii
lage board OF Pulaski. reported that
IFS people there, flood refugees
were destitute and without funds,
Similar cases were reported at
Hodges park by F. B. Hodges. who
said that 200 refugees were being
cared for by the people.
INSPECTION of Health.
A communication was received
from Major Logan at Louisville
stating that the governmental relief
expedition on the steamer Ed Meyer
would leave there Thursday and in
speet the numerous places along the
Ohio river to Cairo in order TO de-
termine the needs of flood sufferers
from standpoint of health. The
boat will be met at Evansville by 2
member of the Illinois State Board
of Health, who will accompany
similar representatives from Ken
trpkv and Indiana
Sw;fter Current in River.
Motor boats having occasion to
stem the Ohio river current yester-
day report considerable difficulty
on account of the excessive current
which was variously estimated to be
six to seven miles an hour.
Part Of Seventh Still Here.
A very small part of the Seventh
regiment remained behind. Two
officers and twelve men privatet
were compelled to defer departure
until all the regimental equipment
of the commissary department is
packed and loaded for shipment to
Chicago.
Moving Stocks Into Stores.
Several merchants, believing tina
all danger has passed. will begin t
move back to their stores stocks o.
goods taken elsewhere prior to thf
present stage of water.
Refugees Returning to Cairo.
"Whiskey Dick" the train from
the south, was yesterday loaded with
Gairoites only too glad to get back
That portion of the negro clemens
which fed to- Mounds. points above
and Wickliffe, is also returning ir
great numbers. Eighth street, in
the vicinity of Relief Headquarters
Is constantly thronged with men
and women seeking rations.
Driftwcod Endangers Cairo Levees
The latest canard relative to til,
flood situation Is embodied in the
following foreign press story:
THE main danger to tho Cairo
levee now is from driftwood. which
is going down in great quantities ir
the swirling river.
One Newspaper Friend to Cairo.
At last Cairo has found one
friendly newspaper champion in the
oatside world that dares to stand ug
and tell the truth relative to food
conditions in Cairo.
The Murphysboro Daily Indepen-
dent of last Saturday publishes the
following:
AT . o'clock Saturday afternoon
the Ohio river was EAT at Cairo
about what ii was at the same time
Friday afternoon, and no further
rise is expected. The water from
the Ohio is flowing across the coun-
try above Cairo and backing up the
Mississippi, thus standing about sta
tionary on the gauge at Cairo.
All kinds of business have been
resumed in the city. Barber shops
were opened for business Friday. and
stores, saloons, etc, were opened
Saturday. The water Is higher than
IL ever was before, but the bulkheads
and sand bags are up to the So foot
mark and there are thousands OF
sacks that could soon be filled and
placed in case they would be needed
Cairo has an abundance of good
drinking water from several artesan
wells. The streets of the city arr
as dusty as those In Murphysboro
though outside the levees the two
great rivers are ten to fifteen feet
higher than the street level.
THE Ohio is expected to crest al
Cairo today or tomorrow. The
river is stationary at Evansville and
falling at Louisville. The forecast
er says it will not go above 55.5 at
Cairo. Seep water is already up to
the floors of cabins in the north part
of the city.
The Singer factory resumed work
Friday, the men not being needed on
the levees. Barber shops were re-
opened and men had their three DAYS