The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-07

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they had gone The steamer State
Of Illinois which left Mound City
yesterday for Shawneetown on re-
lief expedition had Eat passed the
steamer City of cairo up 10 the hoer
the message was sent. Lieut.. Chi
low reported also that the river WAS
oneia stand at that point which in
iieated that the crest had been
reached there. a
Still Faking ,loesl Situation.
TAtrs has bssh aasf unnecessary
:szaii \ |,oison picsnres
i 4: 5 stsths past aesfsS, srhs fist
iasla neeg Of fakings@.gt.lhs, tating t
The subway Of asesssy' Of soldiers
Of the .Fightipgt sian}h' carrying
sacks Of dirt /. prgsaluan " in protest-
ing Cairo 1,aim st si,lrafsion OF tte
river. ,The y xigsk .slspskets' hlts-
led ara'md w hiss iasn aJehfh D.
was effansiRsE hls n inc Afear
ticking about sSat sit:6s am; The pic
tire was ecsnphaI ! aud y esboys drop
ed their sacks aQfehsg
The next episode. 3h lsting was in
the Drainage District Saturday
where rescue work was enactedt
Then followed more horse splaI %
on Eighth street Yesterday mornias
BE it said taaihe credit of the Chieago
Naval Reserves and the Fourth
regiment that their commanding of
fcers and men have refused To par
tieipate in sach work saying that
they came here to be of actual ser
vice and not to indulge in grand
stand plays,
Flood Excursions
Many people took advantage @
the halnly Sunday weather TO tab
trips up and down the river through
the Hood districts. in launches anc
skins. The steamer Three States
carried fully 500 people on a trip K
Niskllffe, where a tiood refugee can't
has neen established
Soldiers Attend Church.
Besides the Seventh regiment, thc
majority of whom attended services
AZ ST Patrick's, quite number OF
those I'm the Fourth regiment were
present at the services held by tn.
various Protestant churches of thu
city
Manv More Sacks.
Some $4,000 empty sacks are ey
pcctcd to arrive at Mounds this
morning sent by the state depart
nent for leyee strengthening. and
Commander McMunn of the naval re.
serves will transfer 10000 of thesf
o Mound City TO be used there. Tht
lther l5.C0o will be held for emer-
Fcney at Mounds.
Mound City Still Safe.
The leyees at Mound City are still
lolding but are in very weak con
'.Iion according - several Cairoitas
shc inspected them Yesterday tn,
Fater now stands ahout a foot from
he or Of the bulkheaI
Off for Shawneetown.
The steamer Illinois with Adju
ant General Dickson ana other no
ables aboard left Mound City earl,
yesterday for Shawneetown. II Is
they will return to Cairo
umetime tonight or Tuesday
Assistance Offered.
Walter II Wood has in his pos
ession two kilograms from out %
own parties Offering their aid %
afro in the present flood situation.
hey were declined with thanks
he offers were from d. II. Betherd.
ireetor for Illinois OF the Nationa'
Wholesale Groccrmen's Association
nd from Howard Humphreys, rep
Toeery Association.
Railroad Situation Improves
The railroad situation is greatly i'm
royed and it is only a matter o.
few days until both the 1llinoi
entral and Mobile and Ohio wiz
gain have trains running into Cairc
he Illinois Central Sunday with Its
He drivers and big force of men
ad reconstructed its road bed on pit
1g 70 point only q quarter of :
lile above the semaphore tower a
afro Junction at the bridge APP
roa ii
The Mobile and Ohio road bed
hoye Davis Junction Is submerged
I'D washed out badly in many
lacas but south toward Cairo. the
Dad red is above the water all the
'ay into Cairo through the Drain
&c District, /
Nothing is known regarding en-
eayors OF the Big Four to restore |
Is service, but it is assumed tina. I
n account of there being so many |
'as'lcnts in the road between Cairo
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