The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-04-07
FIRE AND
famine
BLOWS UP THE DEVEE.

BLOWS UP THE uEVeE.
EVANSVILLE. April 1.-The inun-
dation of many towns along the Ohio
river below Cincinnati was prevent.
ed today by the destruction Of the
southern levee at Shawneefown and
the release of a large part Of the
flood water which at present i:
taxing the strength OF the great
dykes along the stream
The greatest danger existed at
Cairo where the water was within
four inches of the top of the leYeV
when it was decided to use the dvni.
mite at Shawneetown The Cairo
leSee has been built up much above
its usual height, but the scarcity of
laborers greatly hampered the work
and the water gained steadily until
it was apparent that break would
town were already flooded when the
2oinf lower down was provided for
the water
The loNland back of Shawnee.
levee was dynamited. so that the
levees will hold up under the strain
additional damage in consequence
of the destroyed levee will BE far
less than if the river had broken
loose at Cairo.
The water is falling steadily nov
and it is believed that the threatened
levees will hold up under he strain
until the crest of the flood has
passed
MlssOURlANs WARNED.
CAIRO. April I'm conse1en e
of the continued rise OF both the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers and
the weakening of the leyees at q
number of points above and below
this city on the Mississippi all OF
Southern Missouri is threatened
18th inundation and a general warn
ing has been issued to the people
repare for instant fight.
The destruction of the levee al
Sha"neetoWn greatly relieved the
strain yesterday and for a time It
VAS thought the crisis had been
passed. During the night. however
here was a considerable rise in the
Mississippi and today the levees
on both sides of the great river are
Derceptibiy Weakened-in one place
broken through.
The break, which occurred in the
Bic Four leyee, is Il serious menace
to the country south of this city.
The levee here Is still ;ntact. but il
has required the combined efforts
of citizens and mill!iamen 70 keea
the water back. MANY women as
sisted in the work of packing sand
today. the scarcity of labor render.
ing the situation extremely threat
Ell ng
HoOTcH IN THE WATER.
LOlIISN1! z, April @.-Through
the weakening of the foundations
in consequence of the food the
building OF the Rugby Distilling com
navy co'lansed today, prectnitatlne
5000 barrels of whisky into the
water which surrounds the plant
The loss Is est mated at s25000
GARRISON RETURNS.
WASHINGTON. April 2.-Secretary
of War Garrison, who has been view
food zone during the past several
DAYS. returned to the capital today
and made his report direct to
President Wilson The secretary 5
findings We're not given out for pub
lication
FOOD is SCARCE.
DAYTON April 2.-Nothwithstand-
ing the statement issued by the re
lief committee several days ago to
the effect that there were ample
provisions on hand to supply the
needs of the flood sufferers. the
mayor has issued a statement in
which he declares that there is
actual suffering because of the lack
If supplies
1t is estimated that fully ten years
" II be required to restore the city
% its former PROSPEROUS condition.
The refugees throughout the city and
surrounding country must be fur
nished with food for an indefinite
period.
TURKEY TRoTs FOR CHARITY.
ST. PAUL, April "A number of
benefits have been given in ihi-
city in aid of the flood sufferers Of
ohio and Indiana. and the relief
fund is growing at rapid rate.
Mayor Keller was the chief at
traction at one of the entertain
ments. his particular stunt being a
practical demonstration of that much
abused dance known as the Turkey
Trot,
LOOKS BAD FOR CAIRO.
SPRINGFIELD, April 3.-Advices
received late this afternoon from
Cairo state that the levees surround
ing the town are slowly giving way
before the flood and that small hone
Is entertained OF averting disaster.
The prediction is made that within
"a hours the threatened city will be
completely submerged.
In addition to the militiamen,
every able bodied man in Cairo
is working on the weakened levees.
Many of them have been on CON
slant duty since yesterday.
STEAMERS TO RESCUE.
SPRINGFIELD, April 3. = Several
government boats have been dis
patched to Cairo to rescue the women
and children from their threatened
pos'tio Should the levees break
before the arrival of the steamers
there is the probability that humid
reds of people will be drowned.
BUILD NEW CITY.
DAYTON April 3.-The work of
clearing away the debris left by the
fire and flood of last week has
been started under the direction of
the new civic commission, of which
Iohn Patterson S president, and al
ready considerable progress has been
made. Months will elapse. however,
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