The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-15
DISASTROUS RAINS,
ArkAnSas Valley Subner.eu-H -Huildings
mud CrOp9 swept AWAY nuh Destroy cd,

LITTLE RocE, ARK, Nay l3-A Ga:elle
special from Jacksonport, Ark, says OF the
great Hood in the White river: "We are in
the mids, oi the most destructive overflow
that las visited this section for years. The
water stands thirsy.one feet eight inches
above zero, and has fallen three inches
Not 4 foo, Of dry ground in town. except
Jefferson street, which affords refuge to all
iiestock the citizens possess. Quitea nun.
ber OF families have been compelled to
'ake refuge in the upper stories OF store
Ao'ises. The whole country ior miles
around is one sea Of water, and the damage
to crolA md stock cannot be ascertained,
bu: may safely estimate up in the thou
sands. \ large proportion OF the Oil.troush
aud Big Bottoms are under water, and
the damage to the wheat crop is terrible.
The present flood is the highest since
1851. II second rise should come, good
bye everything. Weather clear. Strong
northwest winds, and hopea are entertained
,hewOyst is over. We have not had mail
ioE nearly week. -o.l
\ GQtdtt special from Batcsville, Ark,
says This section has just been visited by
an unprecedented rain, commencing 1T S
o'clock Monday evening, and continuing in
torrents fer twenty-iour hours without Il
moments cessation, swelling rivers and
creeks 70 height beyond the knowledge
oi The oldest Inhabitants, sweeping in its
mad career everything before it. Mills.
houses bridges and fencing were all hurled
from their foundations and washed on with
wild fury, utterly oblitera!iag the entire
crops on the bottom lands. Not only the
crops, but the soil is gone, leaving only the
bare clay surface. 4s'Ez
MaSlicld 4 Bros woolcn mill, valued at
$4,000; anu Joe Smiths Hour mill, valued
msap0O, are both q total loss.
Rutheriord's mill was damaged $4,000.
A number Of other mills not yet heard
l'om are MI beloved to be totnl loss. 1t
,s2cneraly estimated that 100000 will
not repalr the loss to which this country
has been subjected. 3.
Ayoans mau employed at Smiths mill
TSdrowned a young man by the name
o. Green Norris, son Of Hon. Robert Nor.
fs,ol this county, and student in, Arkan-
sa' College, whi.e bathing in Polk Bayou,
Yesterday afternoon, was drowned. 's'.,'
The Ga:c..es special tonight from Hot
springs says: This locality was flooded with
aaii0Ety,.eght o. hours rain, beginning Monday.
Inc damage affected railway, tciearaphic
anu general traffic, and has rendered Hot
springs literally isolated from the rest oi
@e World. Damage by Overflow Of Hot
'spunss Creek in this city alone caunot be
's9aAted at less than $4,000. !.sai4
iae area Of the rlnfsl extended many
.els around, and continuous reports OF
SNa damage done rcacl, here. The Hot
;SNEss railroad has sustained m immense
mI mM Nsa damage. The track for many
l.;Ss lua,ss has been washed away, and three iron
s,'lss ssauses completely demolished. !, large
nS ,"n,,sS ~ u"9orers are ut work day and night
ra"s ~, ,ran Hae road, bnt it will be some days
,ri,oI i"'t' ~. IL resumed No mails have ar.
.raui, rrN sn. s''.se tuesday morning, and tele.
5,a, H. ".n ..n1n'1'','nielliou has been impractical.
n,rl.s Le onaSl!ila ,I river rose iar besoud its
ot,iks, and its width extended % iSr man. NJ
nrOSs lrt'vs over over the country, washing away
et9RS, fences, houses and milk i.''' "'' y
r,S Whites @ mill, the largest in this section
WIS swept away. anl the cytnnisvc N v;nn
yafa OF Or. Lawrence was ulmos, ,o,ni,, y,II
1ns;s'foyed. 1;sfo In the fertile VALLEY OF IN" % s !;
.nn Slne river and its tributaries throu"hou o."
M Ste county, many rich planiai;onS '"r w,
Total % Sama,da ,a Practically r. ruined As yet, tho
,yy,ei, .ase a.,;,s. III lhe county cannot be accu
ay ,aISs estimated; i, is placed by some a