The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03
Walls OF Cairo Are
Tested To Capacity
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Cross. They were due TO arrive ear
ly today. Just In time, perhaps, TO
see the river make Its supreme at
tempt TO cut through the walls.
Fate OF Cairo At Stake
When the river reaches 90 feet,
it will be at the top OF the concrete
wall. Then Cairo'B fate will depend
on the strength OF the emergency
topping. II the river ever breaks
/ through, the town probably will be
doomed. II In 20 feet below the
water level on the wall In places
now.
Cairo rs capable OF pumping s.
900. 900 gallons OF water q day out Of
Its streets. Three electric pumps
already are working steadily 10 clear
out the sandboil water and any
backwaSh that gets In. Two more
I pumps are available.
South OF Cairo there Is danger
at Bessie. Tenn. where a sandbag
wall went out. The gap Us WIDEN
Ing. Unless the main line lcyec
holds there, water will break
through toward Tiptonvillc, Tenn,
where 1000 refugees are conccn-
tratcd.
Workmen Keep Busy
Workmcn laborcd around the
clock 10 strengthen tho wall at
Hickman KY. which probably will
catch the full force OF the crest
once II gets past Cairo. Water was
reported 10 be dangerously close Ia
the top OF the Hickman wall.
Far couthward OF Memphis, the
Arkansas national guard conscript.
ed 1000 men from refugee carnpt
and put them 10 work strengthen.
ing the Mcliwood, Ark, lcyee. which
has been sinking for years. A five.
loot bulkhead has been built or
top OF the levee.
Louisville Looking Up
Louisville, X, Feb. 3-OUP)--
Louisville. In the throcs OF rehab
itation, undertook the tremcndou
task today OF leading 10000 foo,
refugees back into the arms OF thci
loved ones.
Mothers. fathers. sons and daugh
ters who last saw each other scran
bling from the path OF floods wcr,
scattered In refugee camps OF fou
states. BY mail, telegram and teic
phone they pleaded frantically TO
information about each other.
The pleas we're sent 10 Louis
ylllcB missing persons bureau
They were filed and cross filed ant
matched against each other. As faa
AZ a missing person" was located
those who inquired about him yer,
notified.
The bureau had two principa
lists. One. growing hourly. carried
the names OF the persons abou
whom Information was asked. Berge
said this list contained 10000 names
The second list carried names o
the refugees scattered In smal
towns and cities principally In In
diana. Illinois. Kentucky and Ten
nehAcc.
18th Ligbtless Night
Meantime, Louisville passed IL
18th night without electricity. Ic,
coated the streets, slowed the run
on OF flood waters, and hindcret
"""Ns" pumping WhICb Dut VI Cgt
larg.
The cold hampercd relief and re
Mobilization work but II helped re
ducc the menace OF disease. Health
officials believed the danger Of cpl
dcmlc had been ayertcd.
Other cities In The wake OF th,
flood crest threw their resources In
10 rehabilitation which may TAX
months. Evansville. Ind, estimated
It's damage Mt 4i7,000,00 Nationa
guardsmcn barred sight-sccrs an
oyer-anxioB home owners from
riycr-frOnt district where sanitation
was disfupted. City officials Issues
lists Of precautions against fire nm
use OF disabled structures. Childrci
will not return TO school until hcaltl
ofiicials are satisfied they have no
been infected with typhoid.