Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-01
OHIO NOW RAGING
IN MANY STATES
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great section Of southeast Missouri.
! The number of workmen strengthen
; ing the Cairo levees has been doubled
! Four companies Of the Illinois national
guard are in the city
Crowds of refugees from southeast
Missouri have been coming to Cairo
all morning.
Laborers Flee to Cairo.
Springfield, Ill.,, March 31.-That the
river is still rising and that laborers
who are needed to throw the sand bags
along the concrete levee to increase
it's height are fleeing from the city,
was information received this morn
ing by Gov. Dunno and Adjutant Gen.
eral Dixon from Cairo.
No direct word came from Shawnee
town. Indirect word was received
from there that Shawneetown seemed
in bad plight. The inhabitants are
reported to have fed to higher ground.
Col. S. o. Tipp was this morning sent
to take charge of the distribution OF
supplies at, Cairo.
Distress calls have been received to
date by the governor and adjutant
general from Cairo, Alexander county;
Naples, Scott county; Junction, Gala.
tin county; Shawneetown, Gallat1n
county; Mounds, Pulaski county.
The following order has been filed
by the adjutant general:
Cairo-10,000 rations and 10000
bags. .. 49,
Shawneeetown-35O tents.
Naples-4O tents.
Mounds-50 tents.
Junction-l0O tents.s s- -
Gov. Dunno Spends $4,000.
John E. Jennings of Sullivan, grand
master of the Independent Order o.
Odd Fellows in Illinois, advised Gov
ernor Dunno this morning that he had
sent personal representatives to Cairo
and Shawneetown with authority to
spend $1,000 for relief Of flood suf-
ferers at the former place and $1,000
at ShawneetOwn. .s.
Governor Dunno estimated that
activities on the part of the state In
furnishing flood relief since yesterday
morning has entailed an expense ap-
proximating $4,000. No state funds
are available to meet this expense, the
emergency appropriation at the last
general assembly having been ex-
hausted. The governor Is confident,
however, that the Indebtedness will be
cared for without question.
A letter was received by the gov
ernor from Francis T. Simmons, treas
urer of the association Of commerce Of
Chicago thanking him for the position
taken by him in regard to the sug-
gested expedition of the Illinois naval
reserve at Chicago to the relief OF the
Ohio flood sufferers. Mr.. Simmons ad-
vised Mr.. Dunno that his organization
already has raised over 5000, 900 to ap-
ply to the relief of the sufferers and
notified him that the association Is
prepared to extend helping hand In
lower Illinois if needed.
Governor Dunno replied that he had
entailed an expense of 10000 with no
state fund available, and requiring
that the association of commerce pro-
tect him on this Indebtedness. .
Floods in the Ohio river from It's
mouth to- Marietta, Ohio, due to the
great volume OF water poured into 1t
during the last week by it's tributaries
have caused thousands of people to
leave the lowlands along the river and
seek refuge on higher ground.
Early today the fater is still rising
and at every city along the river
heavy damage to property is reported.
Railroad traffic has been impaired and
many miles Of track washed out.
In Illinois Gov. Dunno has ordered
{, 200 state troops to proceed by special
trains to Cairo and Shawaneetown for
the purpose of patrolling the levees.
Hundreds Of laborers also have been
to nile sacks of sand on the
levees in the hope of Strengthening
them and preventing break.
Reports early today from Henderson,
Greensboro, Louisville, Newport andl