Millard County Chronicle | 1912-04-04 | Page 4 | Streets under Water

f STREETS UNDER WATER. ,.J Kentuoky TownTiSoded Owing to ' Break of River Levee. Hickman, Ky. With suddenness that Jeopardised 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 beard the fire alarm, agreed upon as a signal, they rushed toward the levee to see the spectacle, un aware that the break was of so great an extent. No Uvea were loat, but homeless persons are wandering about In the rain, seeking shelter. Water was lx lnchee deep in the stores.