Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-21

the river. He earnestly insisted that the
only ones really in need OF relief were those
whose homes had been swept away, or. in
I other words, poor people who worked for
I Themselves The merchants and planters
White claimed, were well able to care for
( their employees, but il the government re-
/ lieved them Of the burden it would not sur
{ prise him TO see the same claim made an
nuaily.
I AT Ierrene, nearly opposite the mouth OF
/ White river, and throughout all that section
/ everything Is submerged. The whariboat
/ was crowded with refugees from Riyerton
| and ROsedale, both Of which towns are aban-
I doned. Five hundred families in this re-
| gion need assistance. Ben HAYNES, a white
man, was drowned at RivertoD, and Elder
! Williams and colored girl ne was attempt
! ing TO rescue from the water at Rosedale.
| / NO other colOred men were also drowned
| at the latter place. Many OF the houses at
! Terrene have tumbled down, and others are
| going.
| At Napoleon, just below the mouth OF the
! Arkansas river, but one house is left.
Bolivar and Chicot are as bad of as Ma
! poleon, and the loss OF life and suffering for
miles around must have been terrible.
At Arkansas City the water has fallen
nearly two feet, but the streets are still full,
| and the people can only get around in skifs.
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this place. He has just completed tour Of
observation through the counties of Desha
and Chicot, the whole trip having been made
| by skiff. He states that he found 5000 per
sons in each county actually destitute and in
need oil supplies, and so telegrsphed the sec
rotary Of war tonight. All the people here
have lost their stock, with but few excep-
| tions. Those that have been saved by the
greatest exertions, are gaunt and famine
str he iply no Of "
little account. He thinks the supplies will
have to be kept up by the government until
the 18th OF April, and possibly later, owing
to the fact that crops can be put IN, and
in the meantime the people must be fed.
AT cypress Greek, Gaines Loading and
Amos Bayou, there is great suffering. The
Arkansas river has overlooked its banks for
a distance of twenty-five miles, but the des-
titution around there Is not great, the plant
ers evidencing disposition to aid the poor
people. On Old river, in this county,
there are two ginhOuses containing 10 col
ored people on the verge OF starvation. Re
ferring to the probabilities of raising a crop
this season, the lieutenant said that would
depend in a great measure on the extent of
the June rise. II that was great as usual
1t would certainly make short crop. The
lieutenant had several narrow escapes from
drowning during his explorations.
GREAT DISTRESS IN THE YAzoO DELTA.
The government relief steamer, in charge
of Captain Lee, who is accompanied by St.
Clair, acting for the quartermaster depart
ment, arrived at Greenville, Miss, yesterday.
The Globe Democrat correspondent, who is
aboard this steamer, telegraphs that she will
distribute her supplies, about 10O tons, and
render what other assistance Is possible to
the destitute people in that region. Captain
Lee has information that there is great dis
tress and suffering throughout the Yazoo
delta. 1t was originally designed to remove
the people from their flooded homes to secure
and comfortable quarters, but it is learned
that there are many of them that il wonld
require whole Meet of steamers and boats
to carry out that plan, and it has therefore
been abandoned. The people will be left in
their houses, except in extreme cases, and
arrangements will be made to furnish them
with supplies from depOts, which will be es-
tablished at eligible points. Captain Lee
had a consultation with prominent citizens
of Greenville, and at last accounts was max
ing all haste to the Yazoo country. Seven
persons were drowned when the levee broke
at Prentiss
GOOD WORK OF THE PARIsOT STEAMERS.
The clerk OF the steamer City of Provi.
dence, just in from Nicksburg, gives some
information about the floods in the lower
river not before published. He says the
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steamers up GazOo river and its tributaries,
is doing more to assist and rescue the people
in that district than the government and
every body else combined. 1t has sent into
the submerged region of the Yaz0o, the
Sunhower and the Tallahatchie the light
draught steamers Dssmet, Headlight and
Sunflower, equipped for special work.
Each boat is manned with full complement
of skifs, axes and other necessary utensiis. |
IL, g.
tical, then anchor ami send detachment |
Of men in each direction TO look Tor suffer-
ers. They have medicipes, stlmulants, etc,
on each boat. The crews are started out in
the morning with instructions to prosecute
searches until nearly dark and then return.
The Suullower, one OF the boats above men !
Toned, returned the day we left Nicksburg.
She had on board $50 sufferers, and her deck
was crowded with cattle that had been picked
up. The people on board were nearly all
;ick and a majority of them in destitute
Another one of these boats, the
is expected back at any time. She
will also be crowded with passengers and
,attie. The worst point on the whole river
) Milliken's Bend. There is an over
low and counter overflow in that dis.
riot. The waters from the Mississippi |
ire going over the levee, and the
Ioods and bsckwater from the Yazoo
re coming in from behind. As a conse-
uence when these two bodies meet a whirl-
,ool is found which destroys everything in
is course. The locality of the whirlpool is
hanging continually, and every day it COM
'letes new destruction. large yawl filled
With negroes was caught in it the other day,
pset and all its occupants were drowned.
he whirlpool struck a church few days
go in which several people with their stock
ad taken refuge. The church was in a few
ainutes torn to pieces, plank by plank, and
arried away, the stock was drowned, and
he people hoaled around in the water for
ONE hours, but were finally rescued, after a
reat deal of trouble and danger. The vor-
ex struck the residence, barn and stable of
ir. Arnold and a paralytic farmer by the
anne of Jameson, and totally annihilated
hem. The old gentleman was drowned.