The chronicle=news., 1913-04-01

river to rise another tenth Ihe 'aH.
6A said. would be slow At first be-
cause Of the largo amount OF water
above.
I'm river points report the river
either slowly falling or stationary.
New Richmond, ohio. April ii
The eutirc town Of New Nicnmond
waa under water today The people
have taken up quarters on tue hiiis
surrounding the town. Provisions
have been received from Batavia and
thor In no suffering. No one has
been reported dead or missing. FIJI
" houses have been washed from
their foundations at Moscow. near
New Richmond,
I.awrenceburg. Ind. April Am
Inspection made today showed that
seventy homes of persons In good
circumstances hay. been practically
destroyed by the flood here.
RELIEF work Is being conducted
systematically and rh"r" Is no sur
fcrins.
Huntington. W Va. April l.
Fire broke out In the il0od residence
district here carly today and threat
ened an entire city block. but the
flames were checked by the use OF
dynamite. Eleven persons were res
cued from the burning buildings,
ST. Louis. Mo. April 1.-The Unit
ed States Army Iuartermastcr here
has received orders today to buy food
and tents for flood refugees and TO
establish u floating base OF supplies
within easy access Of the lower Ohio
and Mississippi diiricIs where floods
are feared.
Rnrers loaded with provisions and
diAlnfcctants will he sent to Cairo.
Ills. and Louisville.
Louisville. Ky. April Little
ANXIETY YVES felt over the few inches
OF additional rise predicted for the
river before the crest OF the flood
reaches hero late today or early to-
morrow with y stage OF u. feet.
Major James :, Logan. Jr.. OF the
department. and
Lieutenant simon bolivar Buckncr.
Jr.. and sixteen men who arrived
here last night from Hamilton. o..
cNpec; to hav. iheir federal relief
work well under way NJ lower river
points before the final swell reaches
that section.
Evansville. Ind. April 1.-The
government took charge OF the flood
iu the lower Ohio aud Wabash valleys
this afternoon and Captain ". X.
Saylor is on his way hero 10. com
mnudeer steamboats, and patrol the
river TO pick up flood sufferers. May
or Charles HcilniRu Of Evansville
left this afternoon for Mount Vernon
where he has been commissioned by
Major Logan to take charge OF res
cue work In that section.
indianapolis. Ind. April i.-Tcm-
porary rciicf work progressed rap
Idly today In the flooded district OF
West indianapolis and the board Of
health hopeA soon to have the terri
tory in . sanitary condition. Food
and clothing are being supplied lib
orally.
More than l3o persons have
agreed to re-furnish completely one
home each for the flood sufferers.
The public schools will be re-
lopened Monday. this week being the
regular spring vacation. Other towns
lin Indiana are rapidly recovering
from the flood with the exception
OF those In the pocket inundated
by the Ohio and Wabash rivers. The
surrounding Evansville Is
said to be acute.
Washington. April 1.-War de-
partment officials decided today to
establish at once near st. Louis. Mo-.
a floating base OF supplies from
which relief may be extended with
the least possible delay to any flood
ed community along the lower Ohio
or Mississippi. The base will consist
of \ number OF vessels loaded with
food. clothing and medical supplies.
Major Normoylc will he In charge.