The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-03
FLOOD Is SWEEPING
EDGE OF ILLINOIS

tic reports have been heard in two
days. The situation at Shawneetown
Is said to be very bad. "A violent wind
storm, added to the effect of the high
water, has destroyed every house In
the city, 1t is reported, except a few
stone and brick buildings and in these
the 500 men who remained In the
town are said to be marooned.
The main levee. protecting the town
from the Ohio Is said to be holding,
but the east and west levees are re-
ported to be entirely submerged. No
fatalities have been reported.
The state guards who are camped
beyond the levee have removed their
forces to the top floor OF one OF the
buildings and continue to do such
work as possible.
At Paducah, KY, nearly all Of the
warehouses are reported under water
Water is said to be running through
the first floors OF many OF the retaf
stores and another rise Is predicted
to cover all but Ave blocks OF the city
to depth from few inches to sew
eral feet.
Mechanicsburg, suburb OF Padu-
cab, its people mostly laboring men.
is entirely under water and the inhab-
itants have taken refuge in Paducah.
Paducah is on high ground and has
no levees. the need of such protection
never before having been felt.
A fleet Of steamers has been order
ed to Cairo by the war department, a
report said, to do relief work. These
steamers will bring supplies to the
thousands OF refugees at Wickliffe,
KY, the only high place near here.
In Wickliffe are nearly all the inhabi-
tants Of dozen cities and towns on
both sides Of the river, and food ant>
other supplies have been low for two
days
The steamboat City OF Cairo left
this morning on rescue trip to
O'Brien's Landing, on the Missouri
side. where, 1t is reported many fam
| lilies are trapped on house tops and
1 suffering greatly.
| 1t is reported that the levee at
Medley. Mo, forty miles south of this
city, has given way and If true,
| Cairo's predicament will be greatly
relieved
| Another relief expedition has start
4 ed to Birds Point to investigate a re-
1 port that families had been seen on
housetops. The expedition also will
watch for other evidences Of suffer.
ing from the flood.
While Cairo continues to appear
safe from any great flood damage
some anxiety is caused by the pre-.
dictions CT thunder and wind storm
4 this afternoon.
Money from Abroad.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Flood re.
lief contributions of s1o,250 were re
ceived by President Wilson today
from Canada, London and Paris. The
s II
Paris sem $4,000: the American
Lunch club of London, - pounds
and the mayor of Regina, Saskstche-
wan, $1,000.
Governor at Dayton.
!, ON BOARD OHIO RELIEF COM
y MISSIONS SPECIAL TRAIN, DAY.
4 TON, o., April 3.-Goyernor Cox, &C
companied by Miss Mabel Boardman
of the National Red Cross society
] and members Of the Ohio relief com
! mission. today saw for himself the
havoc wrought by the food which
4 swept his home city. A complete tour
of the city was made by the party
and the commission is expected to
/ formulate more complete plans a.
once for the relief Of the food suffer
ers.
In an interesting steroptican lee
! ture Governor Cox and the commits
sion were shown actual scenes in the
i city when the food and fire was at its
4 height and the frightful devastation
and suffering Immediately after the
waters subsidized The steroptican
slides were also used to plead for aid
in the rehabilitation Of the city and
the surrounding food-swept area.
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