The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-06
W|CKLIffF THE
REFUGEE CITY
FOR HUNDREDS
Flo0d Victims From Three States
Being Comfortably Cared for by
q Hospitahle Kentuckians.
! SITUATION WE'LL IN HAND
Visitors Beng Hooused in Court
House Tents and Homes
Rations Being Dealt Out.

The little city of Wickliffe. six
miles down the river from Cairo, has
opened wide its gates and the hos.
pitality OF its homes 10 the food
sufferers in this vicinity and at pres
ent .s0o refugees are being cared
for within the limits of the town.
Fully lT06 out in various parts OF
the county are being given assist
ance from Wickliffe. Some are be-
ing housed in the homes of citizens,
some are Quartered in the court
house. and many are living in tents.
Rations are being dealt out to all
| the needy, medical assistance is at
hand for any whose health is affect
ed and withal sincere welcome is
lbeing extended to everyone who Is
n stranger within the confines
Such we'll disposed state of af-
| fairs was the sight that greeted the
leyes OF the Citizens Relief Commit
tee Of Cairo when several of its rep
lresentatives visited Wickliffe yester-
day afternoon. They made the trip
down the river on the tug Ariadne,
with Capt. Chas Nichols at the helm
and detail of the Naval Reserves In
charge Of Lieutenant A. Chidlow on
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Messrs. H. A. Loar, Edwin, Bond and
w F. Crossley were met on their
arrival by County Judge j A. Hines,
who is one of those at the head OF
the Wickliffe relief committee and
taken for an inspection of the city
where the food stricken people of
three states are being cared for.
Many of the refugees are being
cared for in the court house, espec-
tally on the second floor of the com
modious building, where separate
rooms have been turned over to en-
tire families, or possibly people from
one district.
Hundreds are partaking of the
hospitality in the Wickliffe homes,
| many of these being Cairoites.
Still others are finding comfort
beneath tents sent by both the state
and federal government. Two tent
ed colonies have been established in
the center of the little city, and one
is occupying a site on the outskirts
OF the town. Here, those of the
| refugees who have live stock are
quartered and they have been given
the privilege of pasturing the ami
mails in nearby fields by the owners,
Once a day all the refugees re,
ceive rations which are being dealt
out by Sergeant Mcdonald, who is
In charge Of the situation represent
ing the war department. He is A
member of the Ninth U. S. Infantry
stationed at FIT. Thomas, KY. He
was recently a participant in the
relief work at Hamilton, Ohio, and
fully understands the situation,
rendering much valuable aid in CO.
operation with the citizens in Wick
| life.
The Wicklffe citizens have been
able to cope with the situation in
such a satisfactory manner because
of the system that has been estab-
lished in connection with the task
OF caring for the food victims. The
exact number of people in the city,
those in the court house, those en-
camped in tents, those in the homes
of citizens, is made possible by a
record kept of their arrival and de.
parture. The total has designa-
tion of the men, women and children
in separate numbers.
Sanitation is being strictly ad-
hered TO In the habitations OF the
visitors in the court house and the
tent camps, and an inspection is
made daily to see that the health
measures are regarded Quite a
number of the refugees. especially
the women and children, are indis-
posed. and they are being given
proper medical attention.
Those prominent in the relief
work in the city are Judge Hines,
Mayor Weston, John Harkless,
Chas. Wickliffe, w. E. Wear, j. w.
Sherron. DR.. Shelton, L. G. Nor
wood, !. n. Trimble, w. T. White.