Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-08
EVANSV|[LEFEARS
SMALLPOX SPREAD
RationS Are Denied to Ali
Along Lower Ohio Who Re-
fuse Vaccination.
HEALTH BOARD PLANNING
To- PREVENT EPIDEMICS
Wind Pounds Big Levee at Cairo.
Central Mississippi Valley Situa-
ton Practically Unchanged.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. April S--Fear ~ q
widespread epidemic OF smallpox among
the flood refugees along the lower Ohio
river caused the government representa-
tfves doing relief work here to refuse
rations today to all persons who refused
to be vaccinated. Many cases of small
pox have been reported.
The river here has fallen almost a foot
since Sunday. but has not freed many %,
the seventy-five city blocks here which
We're Inundated by backwater. The fall
in the past twenty four hours was four
tenths of foot. Sections on the out
skirts of the city are still patrolled b.
special water police. and drinking wate-
IS delivered in boats hired by the city.
Federal Relief Continues.
Government relief work continues in ths
Ohio river and Wabash valleys. Two
federal boats are at work i'm the inime-
date vicinity of Evansville. The Ken
lucky today went TO Golconda and vicin-
ity to relieve 1908 refugees The lisa
belle. a boat chartered by the government
in this city. has been ordered with more
food and clothing to- Uniontown. wher.
2.No people are suffering from the cold
rain prevailing in this section.
will be held late today TO determine "a
course to keep down possible epidemic
that may follow the forcing of sewage
into city streets as the result OF over
flowed sewers.
Wind Pounds Big Levee.
CAIRO. H., April s-The Ohio river
registered 81 feet again today, with =
slight falling tendency. \ strong east
w http IA
levee wall which stood the pressure wen
The 9TH Regiment. J. " C.. will leave
for Chicago tonight, going by boat
Tar as Thebes and there taking special
train. The withdrawal of the regiment
does not Indicate that there will be a
Taxation of vigilance by citizens OF Cairo.
but signifies that with a falling tendency
of the river Cairo will soon be out OF
danger.
supplies for Up-River Points.
Adjt. Gen. Dickson of Illinois will es-
tablish temporary quarters here. to d.
rect relief for this district. One hundred
and fifty refugees are being cared for
in the vicinity of Sandusky. Ill.
Gen. Dickson will go up the Ohio river
today on the steamer Illinois, with 4
heavy load of supplies to up-riyer points.
The levees are still holding the water
out of Mound City, Ill.,, and it is believed
Graves Bayou Break Widening.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April S.-Except for
the breaking of the st. Francis levee at
Graves bayou. about twenty-five miles
south of Memphis on the Arkansas side
of the river, the flood situation through
out the central section OF the Mississippi
valley today is practically the same a.
yesterday.
The Graves bayou crevasse was report
ed to be widening today and it is ex-
pected to result in the inundation OF about
$4,000 acres of timber lands, or % per
cent of the lower ST. Francis basin.
A foot fall in the stage at Biggs Land
ing, Ark, was reported today.
Water Higher Than Last Year.
AT Memphis the gauge stood at 45.6 at
o'clock this morning, three-tenths of
foot above the highest point recorded i'm
the 1912 flood. According to the weather
bureau the crest of the flood should reach
Memphis in two days.
The back waters from the Bayou Gay
oso continue to spread over the iowlands
near the point of a break last SATURDAY.
Profiting by previous experience the street
car traffic is suffering little interference.
cribbing having been placed under the
tracks on which temporary sidewalks