Show citing Alarm 1 f 1 e Springfield March 29 9 Troops and 08 supplies are being rushed t to Shawneetown Shawneetown Shawnee Shawnee- town to n to relieve tho the flood situation Responding to a a. distress message from Cla Clayton ton of at Gallatin count county Governor Dunne Dunno this afternoon ordered l lO 10 O men of ot ith the national guard Juard l 10 O tents tentH and sacks rushed to tho the flood district lct at once once once- Tho sacks aro are t to bo be filled with Rand nl nd and used to strengthen n the weakening levee Because of ot the hl high h water through through- out the state Adjutant General Dickson Dick Dick- Non son had consi considerable difficulty In routing rout rout- I ing I the troops so o that th they might i arrive In Shawneetown n In good time Many persons have ha fled from Crom their hom homes 3 along the Sangamon river bottome bottoms bot bot- bot- bot toms tome owing to the flood nood At 1 t the tue water Is within Bix Inches of at tho the Illinois traction system power lower plant Property loss Is 19 heavy along tho the river Word was received here tonight that J a a. Baltimore Ohio train which was oas I run on a bridge over White hite river near I Shoals III Ill to increase the flood lood re resistance ro- ro of 01 tho the bridge ge was plunged I into the river er when the un underpinning of at the bridge collapsed The Ohio river hero here today stood at nt I 49 feet Workmen are aro strengthening tho the drainage district levees north of or Cairo which are aro being made read ready for tor fora a a. high sta stage e of ot the river Thousands of ol acres of ot farming arming land are aro under water in Missouri l Kentucky Kentuck and Illinois and steamers toda today brou brought bt In refugees lotU and livestock from the flood lood districts |