Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-09
WIND AND WATER


Of the world.
A dispatch from Helen, Ark, says !:
The river has risen scant half inch dur
ing the past twelve hours. It is thought
that the levees can now be held against
probable emergencies, az they were main
tanned last night against terrific eastern
gale that sent tHe waters dashing over in
many places. The situation il still criti-
cal, and there will be NO relaxation Of
vigilance and labor to make everything
compact and thoroughly secure.
Below Helena the country is all under
water from to Is feet. The back water
from the Hubbard break is appearing in
the lower end Of the city, but will do no
damage. Unless other breaks occur there
will be no overflow at Helena. The Lam
guile river rose two inches last night.
| This indicates that the rise will continue
for some days.
Two breaks in the levee on the east
bank of the river occurred on Monday
night -one at McClouds, Is miles below
Friar's Point, Miss, and the other at
Robard's, IS miles below Friar's Point.
The latter break is the most serious.
This crevasse is about 200 yards wide, and
the water is rushing through IL with
great velocity. These are the first breaks
reported from the Second Mississippi
1 levee district. The farms of Colonel Ed.
Richardson, near Robard's, will be over
flowed, and the water will find its way
through the break into the Yazoo river.
The water continues to rise at Arkansas
City, and, like last spring, the citizens
have no means of communication except by
toats. There is four feet of water in the
Parker house, and the backwater covers
the Little Rock, Mississippi River &
Texas railroad for II miles, though com
munication is still maintained. The only
ground visible in town is near the eleva
tor. There is considerable suffering
among the poorer classes. No provi
sious have been made to relieve the desti-
tute.
A dispatch from Skipwith to TIE Vicks
burg Herald says the water is nearly ever
with the top of Runaround levee, and
that all parties in authority have gone Il
Elleslie to assist in stopping the breaks
there. Protection levee stands the waite
we'll, but needs heightening and strength
) ening at the base in places. It is already
leveed with sacks its entire length, ant
being short and earth hard, judges say
can be held if worked on. Contractors ar
hard at work on the main line. It
thought it will be high enough to protec
us, even should the protection leve
break.
The officers of the steamer Lefore, VIII,
arrived at p. M, report the Mississipl
water in Tallahatchie river, which come
from break somewhere on the Missis
, sippi side-perhaps from Friar's Point
= They say no danger is apprehended from
,, tho water SO far.
A special from Mayersville says th
water is still running through Ellesli
: gaps, and is entirely over Elleslie plants
3 ton. The gaps were not caused by th
breaking of any of the finished levee, bu
Q were gaps that had not been completed u
D to the time of the running of the waite
r over the small protection levee, nor ha
tho levee even caved at either side of til
i gap through which the water has bee
pouring for the past two days. Tho wate
. is about foot deep in these gaps.
2 It is thought the lakes into which th
{ water is running, which lead to Steel
o bayou, will carry it of sufficiently fast
: render the damage comparatively small
The adjacent levee above this point is re
= ported in good condition, and no trouble
apprehended from that quarter.