Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-15
The Submerged Plantations Be-
tween Memphis and
Helena.
Suicide of a Woman Caused
by Fright From the
Over flow.
The Pastor Of q Submerged
Church Delivers His Ser
mon from the Roof,
Surrounded by Dcvout Worshipers
in Dug-Duts-Ihe Situation I'M
proving Above Helena.
pecial Dispatch to tho Globe. Democrat.

proving Above Helena.
Special Dispatch to the Globe Democrat,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March IL Your
correspondent has just returned from
Helena, Ark, which city he reached
late Saturday night, having left Nj,
phis Saturday evening at 2 o'clock OF
the steamer Josie Harry. Capt. Mark
II. Cheek, of the steamer Kate Adamr,
had telegraphed from Arkansas City
that IL the weether wss favorable on
arriving at Helena bis steamer would
make a fact run from there to Mem.
phis, leaving Helena at 8 o'clock SUM-
day morning. The Kate Adama
arrived at Helena ct 0 o'clock Satur.
day night, but there was a stiff breeze
bio wing from the north, and as there
were no Indications of tho wind calm.
ing, Capt. Cheek pushed on to Mem.
phis, awaiting calm weather in the
nea future, when he will make the
run and attempt tc reduce the record
made by the Jas. Lee last spring,
when she came from Helena to Mem.
phis, q distance of 80 miles, in 8 hours
and % minutes.
At Helena the levees we're found So.
cure, and there no longer exists any
fears Of the water flooding that city.
The river there has declined thu se In
ches from the highest point reached
this season, and was steadily falling.
To the south and In the rear Of Helena
the waters have flooded the entire
country all the way down to the
mouth Of White river, q distance of
OVER 200 NILES,
and extending into the interior fully
thirty miles. A considerable numbe r
Of cattle and hogs have been drowned
in that locality, and many more will
be lost, AZ there were no means to
rescue the cattle that are in the SUBJ
merged district. The residents. both
white and colored, have moved out to
high lands, and the waters now reign
supreme. Some 600 or 700 negroes
are reported In q destitute condition In
that region, but will be relieved
by state aid, q committee having been
appointed by the Arkansas legislature
to investigate their necessities. Be.
tween Helena and Memphis nothing
was to be seen except water, which is
over everything. Houses half sub
merged greet the eyes along the route,
with occasional strips Of ~levees, upon
which q be seen csttle that are
gaunt and will die from hunger unless
feed ID carried to them
AZ AsStr -5unty ssyt
of Tunica county, Miss, the wsssrs
flow through the streets, and have
flooded nearly all OF the county. Last
Thursday Mrs. j. 81. Hanna, residing
q few miles below Austin, finding her
dwelling entirely surrounded by water,
with no mean of communicating with
the people of the town, and driven to
desperation by the fact that she had
no provisions.
DELIBERATELY sUICIDKD,
by taking a dose of morphine. Twy
negroes, Tom Brown and Aaron Sm,xzi,
was drowned in the overflow b1(ik OF
Austin, Friday. bv the oapsiSihe of a
dug out. They were trying 90 rescue
some cattle that were In S:lnger of be-
Ing lost when their fail raft over
turned, and both w.Is drowned. The
water has inysInn nearly sn,!h al the
leyee to prot u 1t, as 1t was though.
to be absv nigh water mark.
A I-ed church In the northern
mari /c6wn Is flooded with water.
~ Covers half the pulpit from which
'fas oolored minister only two weeks
ego Ssooursed to q largeo 90 gregation.
pehohes are floating about within
the churdh, the water inside being at
least four feet deep. At the service
yesterday tie minister occupied the
fooi while nis Congregation listened to
THE Mega LABoRRRs
have nearly all cher coma n rho
hills In the interior on oome to Mem.
pills, and 1t IL estimatl that tha-s
are about 5000 In this o. vbo ny
only awaiting the declfR Of the
waters t, return to their pl.atation,
and make q crop.
In many localities below here +b.
extends from twenty TO fosv
miles from either bank into the inter.
ior, and gives q faint idea Of the ap.
pearSnce of the country presented to
the casual observer.
1t is to be hoped that the break
which occurred Saturday morning at
10 O'Clock In the levee at Lacoaia Cir. |
ole, 100 miles below Memphis, has
been closed. When the Kate Adams
there a large force of men wore
at work attempting to repair thu
break, which was about 20 feet widel
In an 8.foot ~levee, mostly sand.
There are about 5000 acres of the
best land to be found In Missippi pro-
tected by the levee at Laconia Circle.
The farms there are owned by
wealthy planters, and their loss
would be serious If the water should
food the Circle. y.s
The break In the Green Grove
levee, near Totten Ridge, above Sun
landing, is emptying a great
amount of water in tae back country
as far down as Aursralia, Miss, and
1t Is believed that section will be
all under water in q few days.
This break WAS reported 40 being
Misuirdppi kvee district No. q
was . mistake. 1t IL just above
the line of the. Second district. The
farmers residing In the Second district
are hard at work ontheir plantations.
Their levesa remainintaot and there