The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-04-03
CAIRO WAGES BIG
FIGHT WITH WATER
Illinois Flood Situatioa Grows
More Desperate Hourly
HUNDREDS FLEE FROM HOMES
Twenty-Five Companies OF state
Militia Are Assisting In Strength
enino Levees Along Ohio
and Illinois Rivers.


Springfield, ILL.,, April Illinois
flood situation is growing more des-
perate hourly and the number of dis
tress centers is rapidly increasing.
Governor Dunno and Adjutant Gem,
eral Dixon, with their flood head
headquarters In the statehouse, are
In touch with Cairo, Alexander coun-
ty; Shawneetown, Gallatin county;
Naples, Scott county; Junction City,
Gallatin county; Mounds City, Pulas-
XII county; Beardstown, Cass county
and Valley City, Pike county.
Emergency orders from civil au-
thorities in all of those towns and
cities have been filled.
Hundreds Flee Their Homes.
Hundreds of families have been
driven from their homes in the low
lands along the Illinois and Ohio
rivers. They are living in tents.
At Cairo desperate battle is being
waged to hold the rising waters back
with sand bags. The families have
been ordered to leave Shawneetown.
The inhabitants have fed.
Martial law has not been declared
at Cairo, but the police and militia
are working together to force every
able bodied man in the city to work
on the levees.
There are now seventeen com
panies of militia at Cairo, three at
Shawneetown and two being rushed
to Mound City.
Beardstown reports families being
driven from the lowlands.
Mound City Endangered.
Mound City is in imminent dan
ger of being wiped off the map,
Valley City has ordered tents for
refugees from the lowlands.
Naples sent a distress call indicat-
ing that town in distress, and asking
for forty tents.
Junction City ordered tents and
said the emergency was pressing.
Adjutant General Dickson has or
dered Springfield bakers to rush ont
10000 loaves of bread to be hurried
to distress centers
OhIo nlsin9 AT CdiTC.
Cairo. ILL.,. April 1.-The Ohio river
at Cairo has reached stage Of 81
feet and six-tenths and is gradually
creeping upward. Local Forecaster
says that "a conservative estimate Of
crest of flood at Cairo will be IS
feet This will give Cairo two feet
more Of water than she had during
the great food of last year. Much
work has been dong on Cairo levees
and they are In better shape than
ever before and they can probably
protect the city from 57-foot stage
of water.
Every train and boa. out OF Cairo
has been loaded down with women
and children. Refugees are flocking
into Cairo from flooded sections in
this territory.
Saloons Ordered Closed.
The saloons and retail houses and
other industries with the exception OF
bakeries drug stores and newspapers
have been ordered closed
SnaWneetOWn IN feFiI.
Shawneetown, ILL.,, April with
every possible precaution taken, 200
men of Shawneetown are awaiting
the inevitable rush of the waters over
the levee and the inundation OF the
city. The little band faces death but
there is confidence that the warning
will be ample to allow every one to
gain refuge.
The women and children are safe,
in camp on hillside. as well
equipped as has been possible, are
the refugees. The spirit of women
and children first rules absolutely.
Strong resourceful men are in charge
at the camp.
Thousands Are Homeless.
New Richmond, O., April about
500 houses have been flooded and
LOO to 1000 persons are homeless
Lawrenceburs Short Of Food.
Lawrenceburg, Ind. April All Of
the old town Is under water, the peo-
pie being encamped on high ground
Some buildings have collapsed. The
food supply will not last two days
No loss of life reported.
Ripley People Marooned.
Ripley, O., April Hundreds are
marooned in their homes. The water
Is thirteen feet deep in the main
street.