Show LEVEE DYNAMITED ANn f Drastic Action Ti en jn in Hope of b Saving Saving Cairo CaitO Menaced ll n d 7 c O J r s By Floods Jl III April 1 The south 1 levee e ens was ns dynamited ell this afternoon and mul the entire eit city is under water ater ranging from ten t to thirty ry feet in depth The levee Ie was or ordered cut by tho the state authorities in IU in order to reduce the pre pressure of the water Avater at Cairo and ot other er points f C CAIRO l O April Andl 1 News I.-News News that the Big Four levee in the drainage district district dis- dis is- is triet north of Cairo had gone out ont shortly before G 6 0 o'clock clock brought no alarm here hut but great anxiety is s felt over o t tIle the e fate of the levees IC which protect the city proper when the crest of the tile Ohio river rier flood reaches Cairo The Tho opening of or the Big Bib Four embankment embankment embankment em em- is about 15 feet wide and the drainage district certainly will vill fill to a n depth of or from 10 io to 20 O feet The rhe drainage district con comprises prise about acres in which are arc located m many ny big hl- manufacturing mall mail order and und lumber lum luni- bor ber distributing pla plants ts The flie territory was as flooded last year enl with a loss of about Tho The logs losa b by the pres- pres nt It If i la II n Ill not IiII 01 oP 11 i t OI o I I At the 1 time I C of r rt the tho former flood O I Future Fu Pu- ture turc City Cit with a negro population of ot 1500 was inundated Many of oC tho the houses there have havo been beer unoccupied since that time and those who contInued continued con con- to live in the tho district had ample amplo warning It required twenty four our hours houra for the flood lood waters to fill till the district district district dis dis- dis- dis last year car through a a. break feet wide wid and it Is estimated d that the district will not fill till up lot for lotmore more mo th than n two da days s If It the present break brcak is not widened t The rho break brcak will vill stop traffic on the tho Big Dil Pout Four railroad as its tracks run along alonE the top toi of ot the levee leee Water SUM SUII The time when the fl flood od crest erest will reach Cairo has not bi been et en n definitely do- do The Tho river gauge showed a a. asta sta stage c of 39 foot fet at 10 1 o o'clock clock tonight ht with tho the water still rising A A weak spot sot was us r found Just above EIght Eighteenth street late tiia afternoon by District Superintendent nt Moore loure of or ortho tho the Mobile Ohio 10 road Ii fl A A. troop train antI anil passenger trains were cro held up lii for tor more than an hour ho while the thc place pince U bolstered with sand and bags bass Many carloads of ot sand a d and cla clay been leen us used d today to strengthen the embankments embankments' em em- and and it is lJ tho levee loveo in ill front of tho s district Is about as as ns secure as aR it can can bo be made The Tho city is virtually under tinder military rule tonight Soldiers are aro patrolling I he hie streets and requiring all negro men who appear to have haye nothing to do o t to give s satisfactory t account of or them them- selves ad CS n nd fur tOI With Uh the tho flood waters of or the Ohio close to the tho foot fool stage Colonel Colon l Mon Morl allt anity in Iii command of tho Illinois state te troops here hurt took toole steps leps tonight to protect protect pro pro- teel the If lives hies 1 of ot women and children still HUll r remaining In Cairo Caito Sufficient river 11 steamers havo o been assembled to tt cure care for 01 or all an at ot them It Is Is' Is believed Cd Many Ian trainloads of oC rotu refugees es already have havo loft left and many nany ny have c been taken to K Kyi I cm steamers Those who nic poor people leopie un un- abbe to tI tickets to points of or safet safety O or Ul Id residents l who Imo have Im Implicit Implicit Im- Im o tuco In the stability of oC the homes rc Commander del lc of or tho hi Illinois Na Naval I Iel N who hns mado l an In- In of or boats e that bOU persons can cun li bo 0 cared ar for tOI OR It Jt Is that tho e left In this thIN elt t 0 not eX exceed J Und edS pf QI bags oj of sand c have een pl Pla od on top of or th o wu wall 1 h stands on ti th co edge three t h above street J J Ivel vol rl wall Thin IJ sur- sur SUlf on ago au i y Column ou n 1 1 10 f LEVEE BLOWN UP l TO 10 SA SAVE VE CAIRO Six Thousand People Remain in Illinois Illinois' City Menaced by byWaters Waters Continued d From Page Pape 1 I mounts mount the tho levee In front of ot the business business bustness busi bust ness section North o 0 or tho business section where thore J 1 Is no concrete I wall bags of ot s sand nd ha have c been plIed piled on top of or the levee b by Thy the railroad companies I Reports were received today of ot breaks In the small ld DrInkwater RUBell RUB Bus ell and Bird levees below here hert but no serious damage e was reported All saloons wore vore closed here today and the majority of ot the stores re removed removed removed re- re moved their goods g from rom the tho ground floors All trains Into Cairo with tho exception exception exception ex ex- ex- ex of ot work worle trains were cut off tonight at the request of ot D. D F. F Lansden Lansden Lans- Lans den of ot the railroad committee The tracks run along th the levee ev e and tue reason given gl for the request was that all an po possible space apace Is needed for tor WorKmen worK worK- men United States Senator James Hamilton Hamil ton Lewis wired from Chicago that ho he was S starting to Springfield to take up with Governor Dunne the question of ot ofa a a. request to the tho President to send 4 more more government boats now stationed in the Mississippi river to this place I DAYTON IN NEED I OF MilLIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTION Congress May Be Asked to Authorize Loan Loano to 10 City by F Federal Government DAYTON r AYTON 0 O. April 1 Dayton l. Dayton I Ifa la LI fa facing facing- tn on one of t f the grav gravest st problems probe lems that any city of the world faced and we want the people of or the thc world to know wo We need money and food tood for lor o our r stricken people said John Johi H. H Patterson president of ot tho relict committee tonight after he returned Ir In company with Uh H H. E. E Talbot chief engineer engineer en from a 8 tour of ot sections of ot Dayton Day Day- ton that were swept b by p the flood last lasi Speaking of ot tentative e plan to ask the thc federal government for tora a loan of ot fr from fron rr to to be used Ir In reconstruction work Mr Patterson said At a meeting o of bankers bankeTs and officials off off- daIs of or the building associations tonight tonight to to- night ht It was decided to maKe mako an appeal appeal ap ap- ap peal for federal aid The banks and building asso s have o worth of ot assets which the they wilt will put up as collateral It Il ma may bo be deemed advisable to ask the government tc to give c us somo financial assistance We Wc feel that the disaster Is an emergency which would justify justly extraordinary action action ac ac- ac tion on the part of or Congress Since Sunda Sunday more mori than In cash has been received from banks In lii Cincinnati to replace damaged mono money t tIn In local banks which will remain closed until April S. S In response to a telegram from Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Cox Mr l Patterson will go so t to te Columbus tomorrow to confer with Miss MIsa Mabel Boardman of ot the American Red ned Cross and the governor Mr lr Talbot estimated tonight that the property loss In Montgomery Montgomer county would reach at least Ho He declared that one manufacturing company company com corn pany alo alone e had lost a half halt million dol dol- lars Although several carloads of ot provisions provisions provisions provi provi- were received today todar officials In charge of ot relief relic work stated that the food rood situation was a matter of ot grave concern More refugees have applied for assistance We must have hare rations for tor more than people for tor an Indefinite period Mr tr Patterson declared Four bodies were taken from the debris b by workmen toda today bringing the total number of ot bodies recovered up to 1 19 9 according to the coroners coroner's c esti esti- U- U mate |