New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
FLOODS AND STORMS.
MISSISSIPPI LEVELS BREAKING.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND HEA'i
LOSS OF LIFK-IMPENDING DISTRESS.

LOSS OF LIFK-IMPENDING DISTRESS
NEw-ORLEANs, March "a Greenville'
Miss dispatch says: There perfect wreck OF 'ne
Bolivar lcvee yesterday mornins. Riyer'on, M"uo
CLAW and Badgat levees also broke through am IL - "
ported that the Concorlia broke the day beiore Ho
breaks viii cause the overflow OF every plantauon III
bolivar County Tho river fell here four lhcA'S l'S'
night and is still falling rapidly. The Dre'Ss M .'
var County levees will probably save tno'" VI ",u'"3
ton and Issaqucna Counties but the IpSs W . $50, $50
in levees alone IL not less than Sl9OOoo' Inc N"! %
,a, toos a-e tho largest the district except the
,Iushn,ckana Several lives are reported lost hose
dale the of Bolivar County Ii SIX feet un1er
water The Ledger office and other houses are wasneu
away Clarkes front leyee on Lake Buah IA gone AS
will eanse an overflow OF what sleft OF Bolivar County
williams bayou levee in This county, Is broken and all
n, the northern portion Of Washington County and the
back lands throughout Issaquena and 7harkey Ooles
will q under. several people were drowned at aveI
There has been fall OF eight Inches III 'no '4
Later reports say addition to the breaks SiaGa @
there was one at Hughes Front, between Wade anu
Carkea Accounts Of suffering and loss Ol ne o.".dd
20 come in and exceed anything tna has eyer ses
inundslions Of the Mississippi tI'er' 4"o
named all above Greenvilie ~. ,to+ .be crc
dspa,oa from Lake Providence rep0Tes ps bove lake
vase In the LongwoOd oyee SIX In,rs 81 dany"r ia
Providence has been closed efectualy anu al uauso
over ,,,. ,,-,,,,io,, ~ nropcrtv
eanse by tho breaking Of the levce at Carson Landing
1--WE feet was made by the rushing water
and one hundred wards Of the levee was soon swept
ing citizens aud the utmost CONSERVATION cnsued ON
looking out OF their homes they saw the river rapidly
sprcadug the surrounding country, ana. without
taking time 10 cloho themselves. He'd for ther uves
IeWamn Haines keeper Of the landing ana TWO negro
POSED BEGAN ght for safety. but the wa'eS had
,seapS ,ssIcS ana All three were drowned. A number
Of Others had narrow ESCAPES from wairry graves
In addition this break several Others are rep rted
In the Vicinity Of Bolivar $50 yards Of the leye3 gave
way. and between Catfish Point ami Mound Lsn1hR',
oisanc Of ak miles, the icvec broke IN l9l ILees ~
Arkansas city, Ark. the water covers the hoor OF every
s,ory, and the lower floor OF every dwelling ose, nup
e floor OF the hotel covered the depth OF 20 inches
sevra Of the plan ers are feeding their hands and they
fear that the movement TO furnish rat0ns VIII 9eo.ze
the arrival Of the boat with Government ratons Boats
are moving persons and properly ifce ID case oi LA
bility 20 pay FOR sucn service
NFwoRtrAys March "a dispatch from Greenvle.
Miss. SAYS: The levee system on the Bolivar County
front is general The high water ia now inun-
dating the whole Of Bolivar. and all OF Washington
County except ribbon OF land on the west bank OF Deer
Greek from Fish Lake to the Sharkey County line and
the plantations Immediately the front from this
Idr IDl oir Tycryboy is bisv saving the most Val
uabe portion OF his live stock cattle aud hogs being gen
in the next few weeks and the season prove propous.
planters may vet be able to make good crops. While
hoping FOR these OrtOus circumstances they refuse 10
look at the reverse Of the picture
MEMPHIS March 2.-Privato letters from Riverton,
Miss $50 miles below Memphis and l75 miles above
vioksburg say that the levee broke on Monday night
and that the OF property is fearful Several persons
were drowned and among the number Benjamin oteyne'
shipping clerk for Messrs Frank Renach who tried 10
go TO the assistance OF Mrs Bradshaw and was drawn
Into the channel Of the break and drowned. The live
stock is all drowned ard there provisions for the
people to subsist on The break occurred about 100
yards above Duncan's. message has been sent to
Teri1ne for the steamer PlOw Boy % take the women
and children TO Memphis They suffering greatly
having lost everything they possessed except the clothes
tbeir hack "a m d
havoc and destruction the have wrought Besides
the break at Riverton there are two more; one At
wrght's mile below, and another at Judge Mless
gas and houses pass by continually. Add these the
falling and crashing timber, and you then have the
there must be no less than twenty i've women and
children, and good many more are lqdded together
and hungry Every house at Rverton, except Dlncans
and Franks and Keinachs has either oaied of or IS
so damaged by the wasning away Of blocks that they
will lie unit for habtati0n when the waters decline
Is daTger of lis breadns The storehonse Of Max Miller
together with his goods foated off and lost. let
miles below Riyerton. says Tae levee a. BlaekDqrns
broke on SeS1&5y & morning. g SH6 ne waST r T9c Con
scaod IA being erected 10 take Of the stock The
river rose three inches in twenty four hours
SARATOGA, March Q.-The high water has caused much
damage to the Adronnack Railroad bridge and the en-
bsnment Is carried away at Thurman ard above that
station 400 feet Of track covered by land side Near
Hadcy a slide has covered 100 feet OF track. Two or
three DAYS will be required TO put the track IN order
VIcKsBuRG. Miss, March 2.-Keports from above are
very discouragng The general situation is not improv
lug The water ia lower consequence Of going through
the different breaks; hut Is spreading over the in
terror on both sides at many places and the scene
nj Bolivar Is very distressing. At River
side the eyee yielded in places. the breaks being
from nifty to one hundred yards wide, and the water
rushing through washed everything before IT, The land
tug-keeper named Hanes IN attempting to rescue Mrs
Irab-tcr who was in canoe. caught in the channel
and drown d. RO.endle about seven feet under
wafer and great deal Of Is supposed 10 have been
drowned The steamer City Of Providence going up
was Hel with refugees taken on at different points or
wherever she cOuld make landing.
Tho breaks ore inun lating all OF Bolivar
and Washington Counties, and nearly all
tho country bordering these counties "a uiHfr
necessari cnsuc. Below sdpwitn the leyee is SIN
good. but requires constant watching. Every device
possible 20 imagine has been rcsOrted %
II order o. prevent break. should
break occur all the swamp between the river and Deer
Creek viii 20 under The Asatia lcvee IL IN critical
condition hopes entertained tnat VIII he aDe
20 stand the great pressure. There IS no bright side TO
The outlook al present. Many OF tie planters Will lose
al their The river at this point came To stand
to-day. The weather Is clear and warm
HIGH WATERS IN NEW-YORK STATE.
ALBANY, March 2.-Advices from along the
Mohawk Valley state that the Mohawk River Is the
highest It has been in ten years. The Central Railroad
track il two feet under in places and all
no tore he raj neoT