The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-05

vice Investigating commission tna-
recently held forth in Chicago and
lother cities of the state.
Sailors Save Drowning Man.
A husky individual. said TO have
been over5urdened with ayoirdu-
pois and intoxicants. fell out of =
launch enroate TO Cairo in the sub
merged Drainage District yesterday
afternoon and had a narrow escape
from drowning. A crew OF the
Naval Reserves, happening along az
the tine, saw the laundering man
msking a desperate effort to keep
aiioat and rushed TO the scene to
distinguish themselves as heroes.
Ii is said the man In some un-
accountable manner became dis
lodged from the water craft in which
he was journeying to Cairo and his
surplus weight offered little of the
proverbial floating tendency, charged
as il was with alcohol. He was re-
lieve1 OF his dangerous pred cament
by tho prompt assistance of the sail
ors who pulled him out OF the water
and placed him safely in the launch
which contiuued its trip to Cairo.
The presence of the Naval Re-
| serves in the Drainage District is ac-
counted for by the fact that they
had been to Mounds with supply
lof rations for party of refugees
there and were returning to Cairo
with their boats loaded with tents
land sacks sent by Ajdutant General
Dickson.
After the sailors effected the res
cue Of the fat man they sighted d
rabbit marooned on the branch of 1
tree in the flooded district. They
lattempted TO catch the creature by
approaching the tree, but the ANNA
ishied and jumped into the water II
Swan TOR many yards with thu
launch of the jackies in close pur
suit before II was finally captured
III was brought to Cairo to ASSUME
the position of official mascot of thu
crew.
Sheriff Fraser Has Suggestion.
Sheriff Fraser has p an which
he will suggest to the Executive
Committee to safeguard the leve'
and to put all the workmen in toucl
with each other The plan is t,
have each workman accompanied b,
La National Guardsman. patrol tn
entire levee in pairs, in addition t
1.-THE citizens patrol. Each workman
land soldier to pass given point
ioyerg minute and to be checked a
they pass, and to be within callini
! distance all around the entire levec
! In the event of the necessity 70
, quick action IL would take but
: short time to assemble a large fore
/ lat any point around the six miles @
) leyees. Other workmen and citizen
| could be brought to the scene on car
in few minutes time
Mounds and Centralia Visitors.
]. F. Ericsson, of Mounds, and b.!
slests, Drs. Brand and Phfer, o
! Centralia. came to Cairo yesterda
} afternoon in gasoline launch
They intended TO return to Mound
! before dark, but In attempting I,
g stem the rapid current of the Ohio
S the boats gasoline engine refused t
. operate and they were at the mere
! of the current, which drove the it'll
raft against one of the boats lynn
} near the foot OF Eighth street an
; came near capsizing it, On thei
8 trip down here they had troubl
: with the engine and the boat floate
down the river most of the timf
They will make another attempt {
! stem the current this morning a
tHts are all duAlpuS 10 ItluTH HOHlt
i Illinois Central Repairs Tracks.
The work of repairing the track
t and roadbeds of the Illinois Contra
in the Drainage District washed ou
: by the food is progressing rapidly
!, a large force of men are at wor
: al the way between Bridge junction
and Mounds. II Is said that nue.
less damage was done TO the EN-
: hankment than at first reported. |
D Is exD5cted that the repairs will b
pushed so rapidly that he work vii
be completed sufficiently within
few days to permit of the resumption
5 of traffic. All the available equip
ment Of the road for this work wa
sICARnIII WORKED