The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-07-07

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After rising fH twenty sis days. sod
fesehlHs The highest stare N eater kHHwH
since isaN. The Mississippi, la the afsslaess
tluH N Ell, Il ssslsialHK sIawtY, "A els
e'eiuel yesterday evening 4 haa fsIlea aua
Inch. wllfH The tipwefnmHnt aAuHs at The
fuui n MARKET street registered 1hftYsfusF
feet nine inches, The deeiIne will IruI.a.
by not hn rapid, bat viii be sufficient 10
greatly lessen ihs dHnssr ~ the situation
when the anticipated HJuBe risrr esmes.
This tsleEfsms ffa,a tlppef Missaafi liver
points bring Information that ths flse frum
The mountains has hegun, but over week
must paas before ths effect will he felt IN
the nslkhbufhopd n NJ, Louis. II Ia the
opinion n many VI The river men that the
worst of the fieod ef Isrl has been seen.
IN East H. Louis The news that tho river
had commenced falling caused universal
Rejoicing. Tho situation yesterday was
considered more favorable. and II II gen.
orally believed that the worst II over. No
further danger II feared Unless there should
be heavy fi.e. Every dangerous point
about ths town u well protected against
any possible influx NJ water. and work
goes on constantly. While elatsd over tho
change, citisens aud railroad officials ara
as ylEilant a. ever, and prepared for any
emergency. Az Bowman's dikc yesterday
everything appeared safe. Tho water In
the slough had gone down three inches
since Monday morning, and tho fall was
perccptible. The new ridge on tho dixie Il
considerably above the sweeping water,
aud Il will require heavy rise 10 cause any
weakening. Cahokia Greek was higher,
however, caused by the Influx Of water
from the breaks nj Venice and Brooklyn.
The current was quite swim, and for tho
first Tins In four days running In its nat
ural direction down stream.
In the region known ~ the willows"
aud al different points on Bloody Island,
the inundation II extensive, and many
houses, nearly 400, arc still In deep water.
Some families have been obliged 10 leavc
their home. and take quarters In boz cars
The leak At Jarrett,s Station has been
stopped and no danger IL feared for East
~. Louis In case Of tho embankmeut being
cut. In the old railroad yards, midway
between the Hslay Depot aud the junction,
there IL water over all the tracks. A dixie
about two feet and : half high was built
between the two wesf tracks and those east
Of than. On the east side Of this dik~
there were four inches Of water, and on the
west side about twic. q. much. The water
was rising steadily last night but having
very nearly found level, there was no
peroeptible motion 10 II, The principal
danger along the line Of the Alton Rbad b
| from the ground molss, which, driven from
their usual hatints by tho water, have made
their way 10 the road.bed, the only dry
ground they can reach. They are IN count
less numbers, and are continually burrows
Ing aud iooscning The track below ~ sur.
watsr reeping through. Probably from
the result of these burrowings an alarming,
though not serious, break below the water.
| lins occurred yesterday afternoon, about
mfls above the junction. An EXTRA forss
Of meu and . liberal supply OF sand.bags
stopped the now and restored confidence.
Later reports from The flooded farnHng
rsson .o e ss nSa sSs :'s Il ss
dollars worth Of ripenlng crops havs been
destroyed and hundreds Of farmers ruined.
! A grpst number Of families havs hssn len
absolutely homeless.
Imsssass Lsss Absvs Chssess.
East CARospsLsT. IT., Jsae =.
The river a. this point came 70 stsnd
last night, sincs when u has fallen thr~s
inches, q fact hailed with great Joy BY or
people who, for the iasi ten days ksvs lived
IN painful suspense, hsdsed In On every
aide by the threatening wstsss. II h nov
confidently fslt by Ill thae Tie criais
is past Further south, IN ths vicinity
Of Fish Lake, The ruin wrought by ~
waters simply beggsrs dsscFiptions A lhs
eastern end Of thu dixie, which crosses ~
lake, |. narrow strip of land connecting
two ridges across which the farmsp Of ~
neIghborhood had constructed . temporary
lsves, which up 10 twelve O'Clock yesterday
held the water back from about 100 acres
OF corn, potatoes and wheat. For sgvpn
days and nlzhts tbs farmers have batt1ed
In tie hope that Just this litsls spot Il lsa1k
might possibly b. savsd, but eli thsir 81.
forts proved fruisless. The water steadily
crept up fhe crumbling hanks, and a noon
The workers threw down their shovsIs. -
the waters burst through, Iayiag wasts ~
last of tbs crops.
In the vicinity Of Smiths Landing. Hsr.
risnnvills, Cheztrr and Grand Tower, ths
situation was but duplicate Of that pre-
senssd In the Fish LAks country. Th~
entire bottoms from East d. Louis 70
Chester On ihs illtneis side and from y.
Msry's 70 Dsiley's Landing % The Missouri
side being inundated, ssvs an occasional
knoll here and fhers.
In an interview with Mr. wslsh, n.
Sheriff of Randolph County, u was learned
that ihe ~. Msry's leves, opposite Chester,
broks night ipfors last, Ioovrning III vnesrs
of The MIssissippi upon 10 90 arTesof whsee
that wss ready for the reaper, and aecos4-
ing 10 the opinions Of thoes compgteue -
Judge, would have yislAed thirty hushsla
70 the acrs. The town of -. nary'e =
partly Submerged, and = sun f9stha
ihresiened unless the wax! .eosld sulst1s
sanes q twenty .6vs rsiiss, ~ sl5se1loa :
even worss uhin IL shs ~ nnryss npeasun.
. Ths bottoms heswsea thess points rspre'
sent an avvrnge width of IN mtle~: h@em
|, In this locality n1ons IN nr~a d - sqo4fs
msl~~ y -sid y - fsIly shr~~-sssvshs se1er
, water. Wills the Inla1 cone1tegp % 1reon1
out. swallowing W ~ ~. 9el1s
Il ~ ns!skbsstood q xAa1ns13a -
.sms delsfsl sspsss Irss<sss '..s.k - p.
, inr usfsru, ihs inhsblfsn1s kavine al1saly
teiskaphed 70 Chester Ter 4 boef n cnnvvy
shem % ~ influr plac> n hgvn1lng. q
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J Landing. wkieh oecnrrod y No c'eeo1
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