The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-04-05

q 1913. by American Press Association.
feet during the night. Members OF
the board OF public safety and other
city officials inspected the entire flood
ed district from motor boats and di-
rected efficient organizations OF the
relief workers. aiding the state troops
and state officials in every possible
way.
Ohio River on Rampage
Towns along the Ohio river in Ohio
and Indiana are experiencing the
greatest food in years. Not since
the devastating floods OF 1884 has the
water risen TO such heights as were
reached today.
At Cincinnati the river has reached
stage OF 65.9 feet and still rising.
One hundred and twenty blocks I'm
that city and the cities OF Covington
and Newport, across the Ohio, I'm Ken
lucky, are submerged from one TO ten
feet.
The river is rising rapidly Suffer.
ing Is at a minimum owing TO ample
warning.
All street car lines are out OF COM
mission the approach to the suspen.
sion bridge being under water An
other rise OF foot will put all car
lines in Covington and Newport out OF
commission.
Loss Of Life Reported.
The water from the Muskingum
river, which flooded GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
is coming down fast and many houses
believed to have come from Marietta,
Ohio, have passed by on the food.
Loss OF life has been reported at
Cincinnati from the villages OF Harri-
son, Gloves, Valley Junction and New
Bethlehem, located at the mouth of
the Great Miami river twenty-five
dead is the estimate.
Twelve bodies have been recovered
at Harrison. two At Cleyes, six at Val
ley Junction and two at New Bethle-
hem.
Al Evansville, Ind. the stage Is 42.2
feet and rising. White river has swept
away the Hazelton fill on the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois railroad and that
roads bridge is endangered.
Governor Dunno has ordered 1900
state troops 10 proceed on special
trains 10 Cairo and Shawneetown TO
patrol the levees. Hundreds OF labor
ers also have been sent TO pile sacks
on the levees in the hope OF strength
ening them and preventing a break.
Situation at Shawneetown.
All that is left OF Shawneetown. H..
is a few substantial brick and stone
buildings behind the main levee and
they are considered unsafe Fewer
than 100 persons remain in the former
town OF 5000 and they are perched In
the second and third stories OF Main
street buildings. structures on the |
highest street in the town.
Water within the levees was up 10 !
the ffty-seven foot level OF the Ohio I
river. The forty-hve mile an hour
gale dashed the broad Ohio into n
rolling, tossing sea, until breakers
dashed over the submerged levees. Be
tween the churning waters and the
southwest gale. frame buildIngs fell
TO pieces and the more substantial
structures were shaken. A treak in
the northern levee added to the dan. +
ger, the full force OF the Ohio striking
the north levee. a rift In the EN-.
bankment was enlarged and soon a
was rushing through the resi-
ience section, carrying all before II.
Cairo In State OF Expectancy.
With the highest flood waters pass
Ing Cairo In the Ohio river, the city
was in state OF expectancy never be-
lore experienced here
One OF the most thrilling OF the
stories TO be received here was BROUGHT
by Captain S. a. Martin, regimental
and Captain ~ A. N
Jameson OF the Sixth Missouri nation
n guard. They were rescued from
section Of leyee which broke away at
Bird Point, Mo-. Just below here. In
/ launch and brought here. IA
Three Years for Mrs. Pankhurst
AZ London. England, Nrs. I'm
neline Pankhurst. the leader az
he militant suilraFettes was found
guilty and sentenced 70 four years
,enal servitndee az the old rafiey