Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-20
WATRRY WASTES.
Such tho Condition of Large Portion
of Country from Memphis to Viclks-

Such tho Condition of Q Largo Portion
of Country from Memphis to Vicks-
burg.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 19.-The latest advlces
from the river are that the break in the levee
which occurred just below Austin, Miss, on
Friday night, extends nearly all the way up to
Mahone's landing distance of about three
miles. The levee which protects Laconia
Circle bfOke Thursday night, and all the Cir
Gle Is now under water. The break occurred
In the rear and is about fifty yards wide.
There are eighteen large plantations in the
Circle, several being owned by Gov.
Luke Blackburn of Kentucy and
his relations. Planters are all
busy at work trying to save their
away to the ridges. Great fear exists that the
rise now coming down the Ohio'will check
the decline that has set in and add to the dis.
aster that overwhelms the inundated sections
At Helena, Ark, the water has backed up into
the city until the largest portion is covered to
a depth of four feet and this rises at the rate a
foot day. Her citizens are conveyed to their
dwellings by skiffs. Planting throughout
the section of country from Memphis as far
down as vicksburg must necessarily be de-.
layed this season.
CINCINNATI, Feb 19.-Rain began falling
here at 1905 this afternoon, and up to 1886
tonight one inch had fallen. At Louisville
at that hour an inch and thirty.four hun.
dredths had fallen, and at Pittsburgh where
the rain commenced late nearly an inch had
fallen. The river at Z this afternoon was fifty.
three feet, and stationary, which is within nine
feet ten inches Of the great rise of 1889, and
within nine feet OF the great rise of 1847. Men
are watching the cellars, some of which
ora hnOded o1rne Tho wofor to r1,os fho
sidewalk on the river bank from near suspen-
sion bridge in Covington, Ky. Rain appears
to be general, and gives apprehension of
great destructive flood, coming as 1t does on
the Ohio when that stream and its tributaries
are at high food. The Muskingum is over.
high. rising rapidly and navigation is about
closed. Heavy rain is falling.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. l9.-Great crowds
visited the levee to-day to see the big river.
The river rose two feet during the past "a
hours, and is rising with 2911S feetin the canal,
and 27K feet in the chute on the fall The
foot of Fourth street is cut off by the
water from all communication with water.
The water has extended some distance up
Fourth street and the cellars as far up as
Gray's alley are filling up with water. All
first floors Of houses around the corner of
Fourth street and the river are covered with
water, and all houses along wharf from
Fourth street down are in the water. Teams
are busy hauling stuff off levee and many peo-
pie are moving.
At Madison, Ind, the starch factory, saw
mills, ship-yard cooper shops and cellars on
Ohio street are flooded, also the Jacksonville.
Madison q Indianapolis freight and passenger
depot is flooded.
kilograms from st. Louis report heavy rain
setting in tonight and all points IN Ohio val
ley from Pittsburgh to Cairo report srains dur
ing the day and continuing inthe night.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 19-Walsh & Kelley's
distlllery and Hemingway's glass works in
Covington will be endangered if the river
rises two or three feet higher. At / O'Clock
this morning rain is still falling and is re-
ported falling all along the river. It looks as
if great food was coming.