The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-03

which is covered with three foot OF
water.
The readhed will have to be en-
tirely reconstructed from the cross
levee to Cache as it has been very
badly washed out.
There are three breaks In tae Big
Four embankment The biggest
one is opposite the Sears-Roebnek
plant and is the same one that gave
way last year The new fill of the
Federal Government failed al the
crucial time. II is about 800 feet
wide. The other breaks are below.
II only required two and one half
hours for the Drainage District 10
fill after the low places had been
filed and the water had found a
level over the territory.
Narrowly Escapes Drowning.
member of the Seventh reg'
ment fell into the river at Mound
CITY late Yesterday AFTERNOON while
helping to unload supplies from the
tusboat Theseus and narrowly es-
capped death by drowning. lie was
crossing d narrow plank from u
wharf landing To the bulkheading
when the board slipped with him.
He fell into the river with heavy
sack Of sugar. but saved being
swirled away in the swift current by
grasping the planking. Several Of
the militiamen hurried to his aid.
Undaunted by his escape. the sol
der made a dozen more trips with
heavy packages, declaring that he
did not fear another ducking.
I'm just about as wet as ! can
get, he said Let me handle The
freight and save the other boy :
clothes,
His offer was declined, but h. In
sisted upon helping until the freight
had been entirely unloaded. One Of
the boys carried a quarter of beef
across the trembling plank. while
the onlookers held their breath,
Telegraph Wire Are No. Down.
The two telegraph systems in
Cairo are still in operation although
wires are down In some cases in the
Drainage District.
The Western Union is despatehing
all messages TO the north and soutl,
with regularity except for Memphis,
which are sent to st. Louis and re-
layed back from there through the
local switchboard.
4 The Postal wires are all down to
the north, but through southern
gateways reach the northern and
other points. BY 10 O'Clock this
direct communication viii
be established with the north and
Train Service Abandoned.
Train service to the north Of
Cairo is cut of from the outsid 2
world insofar as direct train service
is concerned
The Illinois Central is the great
est sufferer through the Drainage
District being flooded. The erlbank-
ment of the road above Cairo june
ton Is completely washed away.
Yesterday evening a train that
had been marooned there was COM
PEELED TO back over the bridge TO the
south and make a detour.
The Mobile and Ohio is cut off en-
tirelv.
About S:45 a work train with a
pile driver passed over the bridge
from the south to Cairo junction
to restoration OF the
damaged track and embankmcnt.
1t Is expected that service on
both roads will be resumed within
/ week.
The Big Four is not only denied
entrance to Cairo through the Drain
lge District. but is shut out Of
Mound City by the washouts on the
forth
People desiring to leave Cairo for
outhern points can go by ferry to
Nickliffe and there catch train.
Federal Succor Arrives.
President Woodrow Wilson in re-
'ponse to appeals made locally and
ipon representations of Senator
,lect Lewis and Congressman Hill,
ordered the U. S. Engineer Corps
steamer D. r. King to Cairo, the
steamer arriving here yesterday ar
.ernoon at 8 o'clock from Fayville,
having in tow three steel barges. two
oarges of rock and one big quarter
boat.
The steamer and BRACES are lying
to the shore above the Big
Four incline and lust helnw tho