Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-31

Floods III the ONO river from III
mouth to Marietta, Ohio, due to the
great volume OF water poured into Il
during the last week by its tributaries
have caused thousands of people tt
leave the lowlands along the river, ant
seek refuge on higher ground.
EARLY today the water is still rising
and at every city along the river
heavy damage to property is report
ed. Railroad traffic has been imped
ed and many miles of track washed
out
In Illinois Governor Dunno has or
dered 1900 state troops to proceed by
special train to Cairo and Shawnee
town, to patrol the levees.
Hundreds of laborers have been or
dered to pile sacks OF sand on the
levees in the hope of strengthening
them and preventing break. Reports
early today from Henderson, Owens
boro, Louisville, Newport and Coving
ton, KY; Evansville, Ind; Cincinnati
Portsmouth, Marietta, Ohio; Hunting
ton and Parkersburg, w. Va. show
that stocks of goods in buildings near
the river have suffered heavily and
that the damage will run into the mil
lions. There has been no loss of life
at any of these points.
OHIO RIVER RISING
AT CAIRO SAYS REPORT.
Mo CT
the Ohio river here, at o'clock this
morning, was 52.1 feet and the river
still rising The levee is fifty-five feet
high and as it is weighted down with
sand bags, for two additional rect,
there seems no immediate danger.
Several camps Of Illinois guard arriv'
ed this morning.
The local weather bureau announc'
I'd today that stasa.ol ~ Fact was
certain, and possibly Sc. 1t is believed
that the levees can hold 81 feet of wa.
ter.
Traffic on the interurban road out
of here has been discontinued. Water
is now sweeping over the top of the
levee at Birds Point, Mo-, laying
waste a great section of southeast
Missouri
The number of workmen strengthen.
ing the Carlo levees have been dou.
bled. Four companies of the Illinois
national guard are in the city.
Crowds of refugees from southeast
n
all morning.
The Illinois Central railroad is
closing it's subway in the center of
the drainage district north of Cairo, so
that if one side of the subway is flood
ed, the other will remain dry.
The big food gate at the subway
was dropped in place at l o'clock this
afternoon and set up. The local
weather bureau issued bulletin stat
ing that conservative estimate is
that the crest of the flood will reach
the Sc foot mark on the Cairo gauge.
Five companies of the Fifth Illinois
infantry now are here and another
from Chicago is expected later in
tuC 0dy. AAOAS q 6Sh|iNh o-NoNoS
of women and children from the city.
TWO FOOT RISE
SHOWN AT PADUcAH.
Paducah, KY, March 31.--The Ohio
river gauge at Z o'clock this morning
registered AZ feet, rise Of two and
three-tenths feet in the last "a hours.
RIVER is RISING
AT LOUISVILLE, TOO.
Louisville, KY, March 31.-The
stage OF the Ohio river here at
o'clock this morning was 43.7 feet a
rise of 1.6 feet in the last "A hours.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
is RISING SLIGHTLY.
Memphis Tenn, March 31.-A stage
OF SO feet was registered on the local
gauge of the Mississippi river at 7
o'clock this morning, rise of eight
tenths of foot in the last "a hours.
NO LOSS OF LIFE
AT LAWRENCEBURG.
Lawrenceburg, Ind, March ST.
Practically the whole city is under
deep water today and more than fifty
buildings are known to have been car
ried away. Owing to the warnings of
food danger, however, it is not be-
lieved there will be any loss of life