The daily gazette., 1883-03-07
ntoRn FLOODS.
w,ss,saippi River Causing Destruction
|Tht ~ life and Property.

.ana.. AHtaalHANuVA
The ~ Life and Property.
v, Ark, March 0.--The breaks,
.oe at Appersons and announcer ~ Vlueown,
line and eighteen miles respecslyely SCUM
" here on tine Arkansas side, ana tne thiru
"l neav, M toyvn Of Friar's Point, In Mississippi,
=! lnT M below, are pouring out volume
llii.e ~ great that 1t Is difficult 70 con-
~ We Me now Il can be maintained for any
,h SeNe of Of time. The area Of county sub
ss'ad NV these three breaks will foot up
ihetth ,he millions of acres, and the loss Of
NV laoot af6 property by the sudden rush OF
~ M, mad tide into the houses OF hundreds Of
Soonle unexpecting and unprepared, must
P'ooapssarly be great, as well as Involving the
ioss of human life.
loI9 a. Friar's Point there Is not foot of
rth above water, and this is true OF the
ontire country surrounding II, Clarksdale,
W. oway back in the country, is com
,,s ,n,aly Inundated aud cut of from the outside
iorL' nor,d 'except by means OF skifIs. The water
nom ,,,snv nlaces Is 100 miles In width, with
" " foot of ground. At Ashley's Point,
to miles north OF Helena, the water is pour
,"r ont on both sides OF the river, and II is
wster. water, as far as the eye can reach In
every direction. IN, -
,ster are crowded with negroes, with their
s.mIlies and household effecta, pigs, chickens
ond dogs. waiting for some way Of escaping
n n Terra hrma. At remote places back in
M bottom many families have been caught
y their houses during the night and Inn
nrisoned by the rapidly rising waters ere
ihev knew of Its approach. Instances of
S,hIs kind are far more numerous, than is
generally known, and many, very many, 60
down to watery graves Of whom no tidings
EVER come.
The bleaching bones after the waters have
subsided will all too graphically tell the dis
tresslng story. A coal feet is moored on
our public square to-day. At Madison It is
sin rising, and It continues 10 rise here "A
3hours after the decline sets In at that point.
Hundreds in the bottoms will be cut efl
beyond hope of assistance by the breaks OF
last night. Should windy weather set in
The chances are against the saving Of the
City.
sT, LOUIS, March 6.--Lake county, Ten
nessee, is deeply flooded and nearly every
farmer In the overfowed district has lost bis
rorn and hogs and considerable part OF his
cotton. In many instances dwellings have
been swept away. Scarcely farmhouse has
been left along Reelfoot Lake, which is rush
hing ike pOTfeDI bnFOuku bhp Ouioh AN
Deer Rivers and into the Mississippi. Tip
Itonyllle is surrounded by water, the neares
and being ten miles to the East. Westward
the water extends sixty miles, giving thu
river width of seventy miles. The whol'
country to the West OF Memphis is sub
merged and the back water from the st
Francis is pouring over the levees below
into the Mississippi. Fitzburgh Place, eigh
miles below Helena, Ark, broke early yes
terday morning In the same place where l
did last year.
The Sunhower river, tributary of thu
Yazoo, is at a very high stage and rising
rapidly. The Indianapolis Relief Commit
tee, in response to appeals from small rive
landings yesterday, started two more relic
boats with a full line of supplies and medl
cines to distribute between Evansville am
Cairo, and Madison and Jetfersonville.
Is impossible 10 tell the exact condition. o
tie sufferers. So far $50, 900 have been re
ceiyed by the Indianapolis committee. II
alOne giving general relief. Clothing an,
bedding are still IN great demand.