Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-31
Fifteen Hundred Illinois
Guards Despatched to
Watch LeVees.
TRACKS WASHED AWAY
Water Reported Rising at Every
City Along the 0hio-Prop-
erty Damage Heavy.

Floods IN the Ohio river from its
mouth to Marietta, Ohio, due TO the
great volume Of water that poured
into it during the last week by its
tributaries, have caused thousands OF
people to leave the lowlands along
the river and seek refuge on higher
ground. Early today the water was
still rising at every city along the
river and heavy damage 70 property
was reported. Railroad traffic was
impeded and miles of track washed
out
In Illinois, Governor Dunno has or
dered 1900 state troops to proceed
by special trains to Cairo and Shaw
neetown for the purpose Of patrolling
the levees. Hundreds Of laborers were
piling sacks Of sand on the levees in
the hope Of Strengthening them.
Reports early today from Hender-
son, Owensboro, Louisville, Newport
and Covington, Ky; Evansville, Ind;
Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Marietta,
Ohio, and Huntington and Parkers-
burg, W. Va, show that stocks Of
goods in buildings near the river suf-
fered heavily. The damage will run
into millions. There had been no loss
of life at aly of these points. A tele-
phone from Cairo said the levees
were still holding and that the town
was in less danger than believed last
night.
LABoRERS DESERVING.
| Springfield, ILL.,, March 31.-The river
still rising and laborers needed to
throw sand on the concrete levee to
! increase its height, fleeing from
the city, was the information received
from Cairo this morning by Governor
Dunno. Thousands of refugees from
the bottom lands are coming into the
city and other thousands of inhabi-
tants of Cairo are leaving. Illinois
soldiers will take the place of labor
ers. If necessary.
Adjutant General Dickson received
a message from Naples from Alderman
Bently, who declared the Illinois river
had reached the top of the levee. At
the request Of Bently, Dickson sent
1000 sacks and 40 tents TO Naples
SUPPLIES FOR OTHER POINTS.
Other orders filed were:
Cairo-Tn thousand rations, 100000
bags
Shawneetown-Three hundred and
fifty tents.
Mounds-Fitty tents.
Junction-One hundred tents.
Flood messages are being received
from troop commanders and local au
thorities in several food-visited cities
and towns. Indirect news indicates
Shawneetown is in bad plight.
Flora, Ill, March 31.-Railroad com
munication between this point anC
Skawneetown, Ill, is interrupted
Roads between here and ShawneetawI
are impossible. It is reported a ston'
bridge over the White river at Wash
ington, Ind, 66 miles east of here, col
lapsed today, causing the death of fou
men.
LAWRENCEBURG INUNDATED.
Lawrenceburg, Ind, March 81
, Practically the whole city is unde
deep water today and more than 5
, buildings are known to have been car
, ried away. Owing to warnings II /
not believed there will be any los
Of life. A carriage factory burne
during the night. The buildings wer
, torn from their foundations and cal
, ried about five squares, by which tim
they had burned to the waters edge
CINCINNATI FLOODED.
, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 31.-Spreat
! ing over q vast expanse Of this cit.
! the Ohio today is within two feet q
high as any previous time in its hi
: tory.
WEATHER BUREAU BULLETIN.
!, Washington. D. c., March 81
e Weather bureau special: THE Oh
river is falling from Pittsburgh (
about Huntington, W. Va II is sti
rising from Cincinnati to Cairo"