The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-04
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
RAGING RIVERS.
Terrible Suffering in the south
and West.

and west
Memphis, 2.-Refugees from all points
to the south and west are focking to
Memphis by hundreds. Several families
from over the river came this morning,
and others will come tomorrow. The
first instaIlment Of government ratiens
will arrive tonight. This afternoon
Colonel Hemingway sent supplies by
steamer to the sufferers at Niblitz, River
ton and Concordia; also to Quitmal
county via Vicksburg. The commits
sioners will appoint agents at eligible
points within the inundated districts, and
form depots OF supplies to be served out
to the needy.
AVGtGnche'S Helena, Ark, special: The
river rose an inch, and work on the levee
Is going ahead fast. Think it will be
able to Withstand the coming rise. Re-
ports from upper White river show great
loss asd suffering. Steam boats now run
through the streets at Indian Bay, Ark.
Several houses have been Knocked out Of
place, and business generel,y is suspend
ed. The leves which protected the coun-
try from the mouth Of Arkansas river to
Pendleton's dock broke yesterday, caus-
ing great destruction. At Rosedale, two
lAlltS AhOL4 bOLIt III Ohnlukd VINO
very great, the water being i've feet deep
in the main room of the Court House
there.
New Orleans, News reaches here of
the terrible destruction Of property by
Landing after the heavy rain and wind
storm Of Tuesday, A gap of seventy five
feet was first made by the rushing water,
I'D IL ~ h.
swept away.
Baston, Ps., 2.-The Delaware River,
tonight, is twenty-three feet above low
water mark, aud still rising. 1t has
risen one foot since 4 this afternoon. TIE
river is filled with lum Der and broken
rails. The loWsr )ors Of mills il South
Esston are submerged and considerable
damage Is done to locks oa the Lehigh
And Delaware canals.
Sa -stoga, -Aigh water caused much
damage to the Adirondack Railroad
bridge. The embsnkment was carried
away at Thurman, ABOVE the station,
-Four hundred feet Of track is covered by
land slide meas Hadley.
Montreal, 2 Owing to constant rain
yesterday aud last night melting the
deep snow in the elevated parts Of the
city, nearly al the low western section
from BOuaventure 10 st. Cunegonde is
inundated with water from four to ten
feet deep. The only means Of getting TO
dwellings In several sections ia by raIls
The Grand Trunk Railway track is three
or four feet under water.
Greenvilie 1.-The noise Ofthe roaring
food swOke the sleeping citizens, who
looked out Of their homes and saw the
river rapidly spreading over the country.
Without taking time to clothe them
selves people fed for their lives. Ben
HAines, keeper of the landing, and two
negroes, were overwhelmed 10 the rush
ing water. Many narrowly escaped
drowning. In the vicinity Of Colivst,
ESQ yards Of levee gave way, and within |
q distance Of six miles the lsVee broke in
four places In Arkansas City the water |
covers the floor Of every store, and
dwelling from six inches to four feet, |
causing great suffering. Many planters |
are feeding their hands. Many negroes |
are anxiously waiting government |
rstions. Bosts are moving persons and |
property free, where people are too poor |
TO pay for the IerVice. The levee system |
in Colivar County front is 8 general |
wreck. The whole of Colivar and Wash |
Ington counties, except ribbon Of land |
On the west bank Of Deer Creek, is under |
water. The food commenced 10 rapidly |
'ubSide THE evening.
st. Adams, 2.-The rivers in Northern |
Vermont are much swollen by rains.
Lee forced from the rivers carried away
telegraph poles Railroad trains are |
stopped.
Harris burg. 2.-The Susquehanns is
Twelve feet above low water mark. In
labited islands are partly submerged.
Chicsgo, 2.-Direct telegraphic com
with Kansas City was had
o-day for the first time within wsek.
The recent rains were supplemented by
Ileet, covering the trees an inch thick.
Over 1000 telegraph poles were pros
rated on the Wabash alone, between
lere and Kansas City. Trains are 1un-
ling regularly.
Little Rock, 1.-The overflow has
damaged the Little Rock Railroad not
ess than half million.
Bordertown, n. J., 3.-The railroad
rack for three miles between here and
Trenton is covered with water, and no
rains pass that wsS for New York.
Memphis, 3 Judge l.. II. Mangrum,
ommissloner to the State OF Arkansas,
hlpped 10000 rations to sufferers in Ar
.ansas City, this morning, per steamer
rhe Belle Of Memphis, which steamer
'rought the first instalment of provisions
onated by government. The river con-