The evening world., 1913-04-02
Facing Flood Doom, Thou
sands Still Work to Head
Of the Break.
CUT OFF FROM WORLD.
Fast Trains Held Up by
WaShout on Illinois Central
River to Rise for Five Days.


CAIRO. H.. April s.-Ths ievsss
| guarding Cairo proper were still intact
this afternoon. but water was coming
over the summit In places. and the mi.
ntia. volunteers and hired laborsrs
were working franticaliy to reinforce
ths endangered dikes
Water to-day continued 70 now
through the gap in the Big Four lsvse
iato the drainage district back OF Cairo.
and In two days the iowiands probably
will be covered with water from ten 10
twenty feet deep.
The gauge stood at a. to-day
the highest IN the history Of Cairo.
The seepase from the lsvses 10 asSum-
ing alarming proportions. and while
the levees are holding. the engineers
fear that the secpass " weakening
them and that collapse y probable.
The food remained stationary to-day.
but this partial relief will only be-
temporary. II In said. N engineers
gave as the cause the passing Of the
crest In the wsbash high water. The
crest Of the Ohio River flood w6ters IL
still to come. and II In expected that
before tonight the gauge readings will
again be In the ascsndancy.
Practically all the women and chill.
dren left the city during the night.
xSe93e - ~ aAAn lAns Of Ne MI.
neAs 0eatsa1 1Aalseal was yasalyssd
ts-1Ay boeaase % Q VusAeut q ne
esasAs bseveea 0alsV JuAetlsn anl he
0esAo 1lves - ne AsainaGU aissssst,
which sew - saDsAly AllAng WITH wssss.
ths waeo9 west Oves ~ tsNaho Aus3>9
Ne carry morning. WIN Ne Fssuls nat
NE Seminole 3AAA1el, seuAAbouaA fson
d. Louis. 40 ~ YAAaAA xAmltsA
from Chicago wsse aAAAls - paos. ne
esssseh Of sutnssgsA DssDssty = said
- ~ aboAt feuS nl1so Yong. Several
huAdred fest q traSk hAo been washed
eat. 81
There will b great delay In rsrout-
Ing tratnS and II 10 said ths road can
get none OF It's traffic into Cairo for
several daye.n 'ThiA viii prevent Cairo
from getting further Supplies Of sand
over this route 10 aid In holding tho
lsvss.
CITY NOW CUT OFF FROM THE
oUTsioE WORLD.
For more than q mile beyond the II.
linois Central tracks and for several
miles to the north from the big levss
surrounding the district from Cairo
there 10 nothing which Is not touched
oy the vast field Of water.
The Big Four Railroad was the first
to 20 out OF commission In the district
and since then the Illinois Central, the
Mobile and Ohio and the Iron Noun
tain have been cut OF from this city,
Thh makes the tie-up OF railroad
frame and mail into or from thi, city
cofNpete. Cairo In cut OF from the out
size world. and In case of n break In
III" ieVee here the only means OF es.
| cape tue inh tbitants. not omrs than
one-third Of whom remain here. would
have to lie by boat. This would mean
that they would be taken to WicllIne.
n.y. the nearest point. unless they re-
i'ained on the boats here.
WIN these conditions facing the peo-
Tie. the supply VI food becomes a uues.
ton. Food conditions up to date have
been Sood. but II the tie-up OF trims
continues for two days the situation
would be greatly changed. No suffer.
inh has been reported.
LeVee Engineer A. J. Wheeler of tho
southeast Missouri District has sent out
warnings 10 all cities In that corner of
the state predicting the greatest flood
since 1870 and warning those endangered
70 move to higher ground.
according 10 reports reaching here.
the Deerfeid levee at Birds Point went
out last night and water IL pouring down
over O'brisn's Ridge to Belmont. The
9rsenfeld ieves on the Missouri side
was also reported nut.
Ths levee In front of Reelfoot Lake,
below Hickman, KY. Is weakening and
Is being reinforced with rock.
WATER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
FOR FIVE DAYS.
| WASHINGTON. April "A slow rise
OF water az Cairo. H.. for the next Ave
days was predicted by Prof. a. j. Henry,
.ne Wea.her burcaus Hood expert In "A
special Hood bulletin to-day. lie said
the Ohio RIVER At Cincinnati had fallen.
NJ Louisville II was stationary. The
Mississippi Mt 81. Louis In falling.
| The crest OF the Hood In the Ohio"
the bulletin stated, lis yet about Ave
days away from cairo. ~ that II seems
reasonable TO expec; slow rise provided
the levees hold. The present stage Al
CAIRO tSa,l feet. or 81 above Hood staxc)
seems to be AT least a foot higher than
would he due to natural causes. This
~ accounted for by the fact that the
Mississippi above Cairo 10 somewhat
over the 2O-foot stage
"R,rrng further rain fail. stages be-
tween Memphis and New Orleans slightly
below the Hood of 1912 have been fore
cast"
| ---- -:
not believed a Democratic Senate win
pay much attention To them. When
the Governor heard Of them he said:
IT'S all rot; that's all | care to sIy
about IT," Earlier In the day he hld
denied having made any promise TO
sgn the fun crew bill.
| Stilwen has supporters In the Senate
| They recall that Stilwell on two nota bic
L.G al niAIlasnl n LII