The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-03
Fearful Work Of the Mississippi
Floods.


NEW YORK, March Specials to the
HerrH from Memphis, Helena. and other
points on the Mississippi river give the
particulars Of the disaster now being caused
bv the floods. \ Memphis dispatch says
from Memphis 10 Madison, Arkansas.
forty miles 10 the west, there j. nothing
hut one wide expanse ~ water. Trains
on the Memphis and Little Rock
railroad between Memphis and Nadi-
.on have been discontinued for nearly
four weeks. COmmunica' N between
Memphis and Little Rock j. kept
up bv steamboat down the Mississippi TO
the mouth Of the 81. Francis river, which
empties into the Missis-ippiten miles above
Helena, thence up the y. Francis 10 Madi-
son. where daily trains connect with steam
Els from that city. II j. estimated that in
Crittendcn, Lee, and Phillips counties,
Arb. there are not less than 1000 negroe,
who are in a destitute condition, awaiting
the bounty OF the Government 70 furnish
them with the nccessaries 81 life and keep
them from dying Of starvation. Food for
stock will be- n necessary ~ provisions for
the human beings. for mules, cattle, and
hogs are daily dying for want Of pro-
ycnder.
SERIOUS BREAKS N LEVERS NUMBER or
PERSONS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SUI
FERING.
NEW ORLEANS. March "a GTcenyille
Miss special says there was perfect
wreck OF the Bolivar levec Yesterday morn
ing. RiycrtOn. Wade, Clay. and Badgot
leyees also broke through, and il j. re-
ported that COnc0rdia broke the day be-
fore. These breaks cause the overflow Of
every plantation in Bolivar county. The
river fell here four inches last night. and
is still falling rapidly. The breaks in the
Bolivar county lcyces viii probably save
those ofWashington and ls.equana counties.
but the loss 10 the district in leyee- alone
il not less than $3.50, 900. Clay and Bad9ot
lcyees are the largest in the district except
Hushpuckena. Several lives are reported
lost. Ro,edale. The county seat OF Bolivar
county. is six feet under water The Led-
geY' Office and other houses are washed
away. Clark'- front levce. on Lake Beulah.
+, zone. This will cause an overflow Of
what was LETT Of Bolivar county. William $
BAYOU lcyce. in this county, j broken. and
all Of the northern portion OF Washington
county and the backands throughout I-aa-
guiana and >parkey counties will 20 under.
4 number Of people were drowned NJ
Riyerton. There has been fail oil eight
inches in the river to-day.
Later reports cay that in addition 10 the
breaks above stated there was one at
Hughes front, between Wade and Clark =.
Accounts Of suffering and loss OF life con-
tinuc 10 come li. and exceed anything
that has ever attended previous inunda-
tons OF the Mississippi river. The creya--c-
above named are all above Grcenyile.
MORE DETAILS OF TIE FEARFUL HAVOC.
MEMPHIS. March 2.-Private lett r. from
Rtverton. Miss. fifteen miles below Mem
pbis. and 10 miles above Nicksburg. say
That the leyee broke Monday night, and
that the loss If property is fearful. ~cy-
craI persons were drowned. and among the
number was Benjamin Hcync. shipping
clerk Tor Frank d Rcinach. who tried 10 20
10 the assistance OF a Mrs. Bradshaw. and
was drawn into the channel OF the break.
and was drowned. The live stock il al
drowned. and there are no provisions for
the people % sub,ist on. The break
occurred about one hundred yards
above Dmcan's. Message has been sent
10 Tcrrcnc for the steamer PlOw Boy to
take the women and children 10 Memphis.
They are suffering greatly, having lost
everything they possessed except the
clothe, on their backs. II j. impossible TO
describe the fearful havoc and destruction
the waters have wrought. Beside the
break at RIverion. there are two more-One
at Wright's. one mile below. and another
n Judge Mile,'s. two miles below River
ton. Mules, horses. cows, goats, and houses
pass bv continually; add 70 these falling
and crashing umber-, and YOU then have
the feintest idea Of the condition OF things.
In Riyerton there must be not less than
two hundred and fifty women and chill
dren. and a good many more are huddled
together on the leyee. IL is pitiful TO see
them half Naked frozen, and hungry.
Every house at Riverton, escept Dunean's
and Frank & Reinach's, has either
1oated off or is 20 damaged by the wash
inc away Of blocks that they will be unfit
for habitation when the waters subside.
The lcvee in front Of Dunean's house l.
weak. and there is danger OF is breaking.
The storehouse Of Max Miller, together
with his stock, floated off and was lost.
A letter from Sol Conn, at COncOrdia,
Miss. twenty miles below RiyertOn, says
the leyee at Blackburn's broke on Tuesday
morning. and the water i over C0ncorda.
The break is through Blanchard place.