Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-03
THE GREAT FLOOD.
The Magnitude Of the Damage Be-
coming Apparent.
Whole Counties Submerged-ievees Broken
inal 0irecnions-People HalfNaked
and Starving-Number Of
People Drowned.
A TERRIBLE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS.

MEMPHIS, March 2.-Priyate letters from
Riverton, one hundred and fifty miles
below Memphis. and one hundred and sew
enty-five miles above Vicksburg, say the
leyee broke Monday night, and the loss of
property is fearful. Some people were
drowned, among the number Ben Heyne,
shipping clerk for Frank & Reinach. He
tried to 90 the assistance OF Mrs. Bradshaw
and was drawn into the channel OF the
break and drowned.
The stock is all drowned, and there is
.--..---, No PreSisions ..--..-
for the poor people to subsist on. The
break occurred about one hundred yards
above Duncan's. We have sent to rerrene
for the steamer Plowboy to come and take
the women and children to Memphis. They
are suffering greatly having lost all
they possessed, and the clothing they have
on their bodies is the only
Property they Saved.
1t is impossible to describe the fearful
havoc and destruction the waters have
made. Besides the break at Riverton there
are two more, one at Wright's, one mile be-
low, and another at Judge Mills place, two
miles below Riyerton.
Mules, Horses, Cows.
gsats and houses pass by continuously.
Added to these the falling and crashing OF
timber and then you have a faint idea of
the condition OF things. In Duncan's
house there must be no less than twenty
five women and children, and good many
more are huddled together on the leyee.
II il PitiruI
to see them half.naked, frozen and hung
ry. Every house in Riycrton, except Dun
cans and Frank and Reinach's, has either
tloated Off or is so damaged by the washing
away of the blocks that they will be unfit
for habitation when the waters decline.
The levee in front of Duncan's house is
weak, and there is danger of ii breaking.
The Store House
of Mat Miller. together with his stock OF
goods, hoated off and was lost.
A letter from Sol. Cohen, at Concerdia,
Miss, twenty miles below Riverton, says
the levee at Blackburn's broke Tuesday
morning, and the water is over ConCordia
Tho break is through Blanchards place
The Parsons place is catching it. They are
building sCatiolds TO take care of the stock
The river rose three inches in there in
twenty-four hour.
Another Account.
NEW ORLEANS, hdTtH "A lllc,
Miss, special says: There was a perfect
wreck OF the Bolivar leyee. yesterday
morning Riverton Wade, Clay and Bad
gar levees broke through, and COncordia is
reported as having broken the day before.
These breaks will overflow
Every Plantation In Bolivar County.
The river fell here four inches, last night
and is still falling rapidly. The Bolivar
breaks will probably save the levees Of
Washington and Issaguena, but the loss to
the district, in levees alone, is not less than
O hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Clay
and Badgar are the largest leyees in the
district, except Hushpuckana.
Several Lives
are reported lost. Rosedale, county seat OF
Bolivar. is six feet under water. The Lefty
CT office and other houses are washed away.
The Clark and Front levce on Lake Benlap
is gone. This overilowS what is left of Bel-
livar county. The Williams Bay and levee
in this county is broken. All northern
Washington and back lands throughout
Issaquena and Sharkey will go under.
ANumber Of People
were drowned at Everton.
Later-In addition to the above 1t is stated
there was one at Hughes front, between
Wade & Clark :. Accounts of suffering and
loss OF life continue to'Come in and exceed
anything that ever attended a previous
Mississippi river inundation. These Gre
vases are all above Greenyille.