Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-21
HELP FOR THE HOMELESS.

Relief Measures Vigorously Carried For
ward for tho Flood suffsrers-The Dis
tress Extreme-Sevcral Persons Drown
ed, Etc.
ST. LOUIS, March 20.-The government re-
lief steamer Anita, in charge OF Capt. Lee,
who is acting for the quartermaster's depart
ment, arrived at Greenville, Miss, yesterday.
The Globe Democrats correspondent, who Is
aboard the steamer, telegraphs that she will
Immediately proceed up the Yazoo river and
distribute her supplies, about 100 tons Of food
and render what other assistance she can, to
sufferers in that region. The correspondent
has information that there is great distress
throughout the Yazoo and Delta regions.
There are SO many Of the sufferers that It
would require whole feet OF steamers and
boats to carry out the plan of bringing them
to place of safety, and it has therefore been
abandoned. The people will be left in their
houses except in extreme cases, and arrange
ments will be made to furnish them with sup.
plies from depots which will be established at
eligible points Capt. Lee held a consultation
with prominent citizens of Greenville, and at
last accounts was making all haste to the
Yazoo country. Seven persons were drowned
when the levee broke at Prentis.
A STEAMBOAT COMPANIES GRAND WORK.
ST.. LOUIS, March 2O.-The clerk of the
steamer City of Providence, just up from
Vicksburg, gives some information about the
flood in the lower river, not before published.
He says the Parasol Steamboat company that
runs steamers up the Yazoo river and its tribu-
taries is doing more to assist and rescue peo-
pie in that district than the government and
everybody else combined. It has sent into
the submerged district of the Yazoo the Sum
flower and the Tallahatchie and the light
draft steamers Desmit and Headlight,
equipped for special work. Each boat is
manned with full complement of skiffs, axes
and other necessary utensils. They steam out
into the flood as far as practicable, then go
ashore and send a detachment OF men in each
direction to look for sufferers. They have
medicines, ETC., in each boat. The crews are
started out in the morning with Instructions
to prosecute their search until nearly dark and
then to return. The Sunfower, one of the
boats above mentioned, returned the day we
left Vicksburg. On board she had $50 suffer
ers, and her deck was crowded with cattle
that had been picked up. The people on board
were nearly all sick, and the majority of them
were in a destitute condition. Another of
their boats, the Headlight, is expected back at
any time. She will also be crowded with pas.
sengers and cattle.
A DEADLY WHIRLPOOL.
The worst point In the whole river IS
Milleken's Bend. There is an overflow and
counter overflow in that district. The waters
from the Mississippi are going over the levee,
and the floods and backwater from the Yazoo
are coming in from behind. AS a conse-
quence, when these two bodies meet, whlrl-
pool is formed which destrOyes everything in
its course. The locality of the whirlpool is
changing continually, and every day it COM
pletes new destruction. A large yawl, filled
with negroes, was caught in 1t the other
d., upset, and all its occupants were
drowned. The whirlpool struck
church a few days ago, in which
several people, with their stock, had taken
refuge. The church was in few minutes
torn to pieces, plank ~ plank, and carried
away. The stock was drowned and the people
hoated around IN the water for some hours,
but were faally rescued after great deal of
trouble and danger. The vortex struck the
residence and barns of an old farmer, by the
name of James, and totally annihllated them.
The gentleman was drowned.