The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-11
The River sttIl Rising
s,,iprvrs oF HELENA ABANDONING HOPE 90
SAVING TUE TOWN.

rKsgpHNTS oF HELENA ABANDONING HOPE 90
SAVING TUE TOWN.
1efrNA. ARK. March 9.--The situation
t.,rc beco,ncs more distressing every hour.
TIE levccs are built MP as high and strong
III. is POSSIBLE under the circumstances. and
am the river continues to rise aud the
,,.ier lacks but a few inches Of sweeping
.,ervthing. The town Il protected above
b., . cross lcvee, and IL has been thought
,i,f his would save The city from a sweep
.,,.tcrilow. The leyceS above are pierced
H., great crcyasse. and the water IL
o the top OF this second levec.
rh,rs j. no hope now that the food
Jan he Kept from the town. and At any mo-
..,.ri ,ho alarm-heil may ring ont the terri
HI news that the water Is flooding The
.fcefs. Those who occupy homes In the
,,uosed places have moved 10 the second
t,ies 81 biisineSs-houSeS and 10 buildings
i, fhe highest point. The overflow from
,be backwater occupies two thirds al the
Gown. and il still rising. A regular busi-
,... I. done hy boats and scOws carry
Ia, peoplc around the overlooked dis
,~',t and scores Of big boats are AZ
,,or. moving furniture and other pro-
,.rf, Tho news from below tells OF great
U.tres. and increasing loss Of stock and
l',,adipgs. The break AZ Bolivar. Miss, Is
...,. a The .rrestest ever made in the levce
tom. and floods % vast territory. The
..,t.r cap hc seen from the steamers DASH
', through 10 the fields below with the
s..... and roar ~ cataract. Terrcne,
vg.. hccausr ~ is central position. has
I..,. made She point for distribution for
,t. .oc,ion around Bolivar and Riverton,
...l every boat leaving this place for the
.',,,r,ry below carries supplies 20 the sui.
So. and set the cries for help come mp
rom. very land. The immense extent Of
G'. eood emt bc understood before any
...,r,..f idea can be- formed Of the demands
ul .he ease.
srrrEgETs PROM BIG CREEK.
Tho di.trp.. is not confined TO miles. but
.eorc. and hundreds OF miles. Mr.. s.
sro,,. u Trenton. twenty miles southwest
.f Helena. came in to-day in the interest
~ considerable number Of white suffer-
.r. .r,u r.. .-crook bottom. who are quar-
f.-.J qf Trenton for the present. a. objects
~ uuhlic md. For several days they were
...rrd nn in ein-houses and lodged in
tree.. and would be there now bat for Che
..f-lnce 81 some charitable people who
brought Them 20 Trenton, where they
e.-e received hy Mr.. Know, and
.,o~rihinc was done that could be done.
Tine, are in ID terrible state. and their eXpe-
r,pres In trees aud in outh0uScs during
flr uast tnn nights are terrible 90 cOutem-
n4ie Their losses have been great. and
M. Know say that they are bat the begin
ming II what /, sure 10 follow. lie Is GER
lain that mny more persons are in the
...ua condition that these were. and efforts
rllh made rs soon as possible 10 bring
h.m 20 Trenton, which IL The nearest high
rrf % their iOcalitv. The overflow water
.ru ibe Mississippi. sweeping in west
.rn direction. he, thrown Big creek out OF
a.. anks AVID caused this misery and dcsti-
tuition. from speciGl 10 Ner York Her
n'd
WATER Up To THIS CABS OF TIE ENGINES AND
PEOPLE LIVING UPSTAIRS.
MEMPHIS. Msrch "a gentleman who
arrived tonight from EdmOndson's sta
lions. seventeen ulos from Memphis. on
il, Little Rock ui.rold. reports the water
10 That place over the top of The ilat-cars
-tBudlng on doc track. Two engines OF The
company were caught there by The rapid
,irs VI The back-WateT, and il is now up
fo fge cabs of The engines. People have TO
20 90 md ont of their dwellings through
windows iu the second story. rs the water
rDtcrs everything there 10 a depth OF from
tour To- eleven Feet. The railroad track is
covered with water from Riceyille to Madi-
son. distance of twcnty-ninc miles. At
ElackGsh tuc water is i've inches over the
.lloon-couuter 90 the cating-house. Thee
$50 small house there with q second story,
aud about thirty people are congrcgated in
TO. .uhsisiinc as hest they can. some few
Ia,c built RATS and are living on these float
nc dwellings,. The gentleman came allthe
uar from Elmonisonto Memphis ina dug
uu'. The country intervening is fillodwith
,sua..es Of dead animals that were caught
Nf fhr water and drowned