The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-02
CAIRO MUST FIGHT
A TERRIBLE BATTLE
TO vANQUISH FLOOD
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Capt. Mum has complete list o!
all the boats and river craft in the
harbor. and he has information as
to the capacity OF each. Each of
the boats of his equipment will hold
about fifty persons.
Subway Closed Solidly.
At 10 o'clock last night the Sub
way had been raised TO the SO foot
stage and fully 10000 sacks of dirt
placed behind it, Watchers there
are perfectly satisfied that il can
withstand any pressure that can
possibly be presented against il as
the work of placing the bags has
been done more thoroughly a2d sys-
tematie than last spring.
At 1880 the watchers reported
no signs of water in the Orange
District, the sipeage and overflow
from the Big Four embankment not
yet having had time to fiji up the
ow spots,
Birds Point Levee Breaks.
Reports from good sources yeste--
day were to the effect that the
leyees at Birds Point would give
way under the pressure and breaP
before night.
About 3 O'Clock reports of guns
were heard on the west side OF the
liver which were being fired In vol
leys in Missouri
AS there are militiamen on that
side of the river il is supposed that
they were firing their guns to warn
each other that the levees had at
last given away.
Railroad Service Ceases.
All traffic in and out OF Cairo was
temporarily suspended last night by
the Illinois Central and Mobile and
Ohio under orders of the city Off
cials in order that there could be
free and unrestricted train service
do~a tao rIiSsi3s,o9. laYoe v7ith
trains Ecedca with loaded sacks of |
leose dirt
These trains, of which there were
many. were Drought down from
Villa Ridge as fast as loaded and as |
needed or the Ohio side were
brought around and empted OF con-
.ents.
These trains were then sent up |
he east side to villa Ridge. loaded |
again and put through the same |
outline.
This method prevented Interrupt
ion in the work of filling bulkhead-
ngs and Placing of bags on top of
he stone wall in preparation for
IS or 81 foot stage of water
All the railroads in Cairo have
ie-y generously placed at the dis
,osal OF the city all the cars and
witch engines the city has asked to
,e placed at its disposal.
Piefeld Levee Lets Go.
The Piefeld levee. eight miles be-
ow Birds Point on the Missouri
ide Just below the government light
It station No., III broke yesterday
Forming
This !sFee protects about $50
quareTmiles which when completely |
He'd will average about Is feet
epth of water over the entire dis
riot.
Western Union Ready for Emergency
The Western Union has establish
! an emergency office on the iii,
OILS CeHtral bridge approach.
Hickman Levee Safe.
Z. S. Engineer Markham at Mem
MS at 4:30 yesterday afternoon
i'd that the Hickman levees at I
land No. 10 protecting the Rec :
OF Lake country could stand 81 I
ct on the Cairo guage.
Engineer Markham personality
pervised the reconstruction of the
wees since the breaks last spring
ID has beensthere recently to make {
examination.
1t was the breaking of these
'ees that relieved the situation at
.iro last spring.
Fire in Drainage District.
About 1880 last night a fire de-
Dyed frame shack in the Drain
g District on the west side of the
ain road 1just below the Bruce
1901 house Parties on watch at
e subway ventufed short dis
ice UP the road but were deferred
I'M proceeding very far into the
strict by hearing the roar of the