Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-04-04
BOTH RlVERS
ARE RISING SAYS
FLOOD BULLETINS

FLOOD BULLETINS
Washington, d. c., April 4.-Tc
days special flood bulletin says
The crest of the lower Ohio flood il
in the vicinity of Evansville, Indiana
where the stage of the river Frida.
morning was 4S.2 feet, 1872 feet above
flood stage. The river at Cairo con
tnues to rise slowly and is now at
stage of 54.7 feet, a rise of 2 fee
since Thursday morning. The Mis-
sissippi river south of Cairo continues
to rise slowly"
CAIRO is THREATENED
FROM TWO RIVERS
Cairo, Ill.,, April Anxiety tc
prevent the levee from breaking on
the Ohio river side of Cairo led citi
zens today to overlook temporarily
danger from the Mississippi. The re-
suit was that a washout was threat
ened between Nineteenth and Twen-
ty-fourth streets.
High winds had caused the river to
cut into the bank to such an extent
that danger was imminent before the
fact was discovered.
Several hundred bags of sand were
hurriedly carried from the Ohio river
levee. BY the transfer, which was
made in automobiles, further eroism
of the bank was prevented for the
time.
The flood on the Mississippi side is
well below the levee top. Water which
has backed into the Cache river at
Mound City, Illinois, has found an
outlet into the Mississippi and has
caused a slight rise in that river.
Arrangements being made by Lieut..
Buckner, U. S. A, for the comfort and
safety OF the people went directly
ahead. BY night it was expected that
small life RATS would be placed
throughout the city in readiness for
the Mig break, should such a crisis
Come.e,
DAYTON IS FACING
AANOTHER GRAVE FLOOD.
Dayton. Chic, April 4.--Ten more
inches of water in the Miami river will
give Dayton another flood. A ten hour
downpour, together with clog9ed
sewer intakes, flooded many streets
in the city last night
Much apprehension was felt in
Riverdale and Edgement, because OF
the washed conditions of the levees,
and soldiers assisted by citizens, kept
a constant vigil.
Telephone reports from P11ua,
Bellefontaine, Troy and other places
north indicated there had been inces-
SAINT rain, of which Dayton will get
the issue. 1t was necessary today to
dynamite a number of rubbish piles
along the river SO that accumulation
might flow away.
HOWELL LEVEE AT
EVANSVILLE CCLLAPSES
Evansville, Ind. April 1.-The How
ell levee protecting two hundred faml-
lies at Ingleside, between Evansville
and Howell, gave way today and the
district is now inundated
six to ten feet Heroic work for three
days to protect the levee failed and
the break was expected. Minute men
had been posted all along the danger
GUS dixie, and when the water began to
pour over the top, the alarm was
Bells were rung in Howell
to warn the people at Inglesde to fee.
There was no loss of life.
The Ohio continued to rise slowly
here today. The stage at a. NJ. was
4S.2 feet, practically four-tenths above
the record of 1884 with no signs of
Conditions in the Wabash bottoms
where the flood spent its greatest force
in the last three days, were ameliora-
ted today. Relief boats reached In
i1ntown, KY, and the 1000 people
there who have been marooned with
out food and with only the shelter
animal stalls provide, are better sit
uated now.
The north side of Evansville, along
Pigeon Greek, is flooded three to ten
feet. Many families have been forced
to leave.