Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-11
A RAY OF HOPE.

forts Beiag Vigorously Prosecuted.
DISTRIBUTING SUPPLIES.
WASHINGTON, March 10-Senator Vest,
resolution authorizing the secretary of war to
employ steamers and other boats used in river
ard harbor improvements on the Mississippi
river and tributaries, in distributing supplies
provided by the government, to destitute suf-
ferers from the overflow. Vest said he had
conferred with the secretary of war and the
difficulty In the way of the distribution of
supplies is to get them to the ridges and high
places where the people have been driven by
the water, and other central points without
trouble, but smaller boats must be used to
distribute the supplies in the back country and
along the high points where the people are.
The resolution was adopted and will be passed
through the house. Vest said reports to him
are that tn people are starving and food must
be sent to them.
ANOTHER BREAK.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 10.-Passengers
from below report break in the levee l1X
miles above Friar's Point, Miss. The break
occurred yesterday, and although Friar's
Point will be overlooked from the break, yet,
occurring where it did, the town will not suf-
tin.
RED RIVER VALLEY.
New ORLEANS, March 10.-The New Or
leans, Chicago & st. Louis railroad is again
submerged and impossible In the neighbor-
hood of Water Valley, Miss. The overflow
has assumed alarming proportions, inundat-
ing all that section of country. Trains are
unable to proceed further north than Coffee
vile, this side of Water Valley Arrivals
from Red river report $50 families below Al
exandria living on RATS and in deplorable
condition. Bayou Sara levee is still giving
way rapidly. 1t is all green earth, and crum-
bles as fast as the water pushes against it. A
gap 1000 feet wide and as far as
it goes through about ten feet
deep but is rapidly digging deeper and spread
ing far and wide over the country. Will over
fow the part of this parish west of Baton
Rouge and portions of Assumption, st.
Charles, st. Mary and Terre Bonnie, the richest
sugar district of Louisiana. False river and
the Grosvenor country will be inundated. Loss
of property and suffering of the people will be
terrible. The state engineer says it is useless
to attempt to stop the crevasse. The people
of Bayon Sara are making brave fight against
mar is at work upon the levees which protect
the city. while the drawing machine is work.
ing against fearful pressure.
TENNESSEE RIVER OVERFLOW.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 10.-Heavy
rains north of this city caused the Tennessee
river to overflow and weaken its embankments.
Three washouts on the Memphis & Charleston
railroad near Tuscumbia. Orders have been
received to stop the sale of tickets to points
west of that city for thirty-six hours. The
otr,f IN f1,o ho do -,
eight or ten hours after the water subsidies.
SUBMERGED.
MEMPHIS, March 1O.-Late heavy rains
have caused washout on the line of the Mem
phis s. Charleston railroad near Middleton
which necessitate the transfer OF passenger
The damage will be repaired by tomorrow.
The water Is over the trestle on the Missis-
sippi & Tennessee railroad at Yocona, this side
of Grenada Passengers are transported on
hand cars. The waters are subsiding. The
track is expected to be free by Sunday.
ILLINOIS SUFFERERS.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 10.-.The governor
received applications to-day for relief of !, 900
flooded sufferers in Alexander county. He
has directed supplies for Pulaski county to be
divided with Alexander, and telegraphed Sec
rotary Lincoln for an additional allowance.
FALLING.
MEMPHIS, March 10.-The river declined
one inch here to-day, and now marks thirty
five feet eleven inches on the gauge. The new
levee at Bushmatha broke down yesterday
morning, three and half miles from Lake
Charles, in a dozen different places. Three
crevices were caused by the high westerly
winds. The ievee was four feet high with q
base of thirty feet, all new work. A force of
men under Mr.. St. Clair Arnold, who were
protecting aud Strengthening the levees in tho
vicinity, had their camp suddenly submerged
by the break, and the men were aroused
from slum5er by the roaring water. Nearly
all the camp equipments, including wheelbar-
rows, tents, implements, ETC.. were carried
away by tho waters. The men had to hustle
in hurry aud even then did not reach the
high ground without wading to their waists.
RATIoNs.
Secretary Lincoln telegraphed to-day he had
instructed that 10000 rations be sent to Mem.
phis for relief of the Tennessee sufferers.
H. II. Harve and G. J. Marshall, two reputable
colored men representing the relief association
organized Monday at Greenville, Washington
county, Mississippi: "Arrived this morning
on the steamer Belle of Memphis. They give
a doleful account of the sufferers, residents of
Washington county, where lands had been
covered by the water coming down through
Williams Bayou from Deer Creek in the levee
below Catfish Point. The lavee having
given away Deer Creek is flooded
and all the country back of
Greenvile is covered with water from one to
seven feet deep. The town of Greenville, it.
self, is at present protected by temporary
levee hastily thrown up during the past week.
Allavailable labor In the country, Including con
victs, was employed in constructing this levee
and are now engaged in its prosecution. AS mat.
tiers now stand, 8 1000 to 10000 people in Wash
ington county are homeless. A great number
of these people have gone to Greenvile where
they are now congregated ina most destitute
condition. They have also lost their live
stock and the bulk of their perso nal property,
the deluge having come upon them so unex-
pectedly that in many instances the sufferers
were compelled to leave their homes without
wearing apparel. The refugees include sew
enty five prisoners convicted of various Of
lenses in Bolivar and Washington counties,
besides number of state convicts.
SPREADING.
NEW ORLEANS, March 10.-The Times
Democrat Bayou Sara special says: The Gre
vase will flood every place on False river
from Waterloo to Vincent Plantation, about
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