OCR Text |
Show STREETS UNDER WATER. Kentucky Town' Flooded Owing to Break of River Levee. Hickman, Ky. With suddenness that jeopardized lives of lowland dwellers, dwell-ers, despite elaborate preparations to warn them, the Mississippi river levee broke here Monday night, and a current cur-rent went racing through the streets of Hickman that reached a depth of two to eight feet within an hour. To add to the danger, when the Inhabitants In-habitants heard the fire alarm, agreed upon as a signal, they rushed toward the levee to see the spectacle, unaware un-aware that the break was of so great an extent. No lives were lost, but homeless persons are wandering about In the rain, seeking shelter. Water was six inches deep in the stores. |