Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-15
The Submerged Plantations Be.
tween Memphis and
Helena.
Suicide of q Woman Caused
by Fright From the
Over flow.
The Pastor Of q Submerged
Church Delivers His Ser
mon from the Roof,
surro unded by Dcvout Worshipers
in he Situation Im-
proving Above Helena,
pecial Dispatch to tho Globe. Democrat

proving Above Helena.
Special Dispatch to the Globe-Demoorat
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March IL Your
correspondent has just returned from
Helena, Ark, which city he reached
late Saturday night, having left M, IN
phis Saturday evening at 2 o'clock OF
the steamer Josie Harry. Capt. Mark
Il. Cheek, of the steamer Kate Adamr,
had telegraphed from Arkansas City
that IL the weather was favorable on
arriving at Helena bis steamer would
make fact run from there to Mem.
phis, leaving Helena at 8 o'clock SUM-
day morning. The Kate Adama
arrived at Helena at 0 o'clock Satur.
day night, but there was stiff breeze
blowing 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
near 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, distance of 80 miles, in 8 hours
and 20 minutes.
At Helena the levees were 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 la destitute condition In
that region, but will be relieved
by state aid, 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 can be seen cnttle that are
gaunt and will die from hunger unless
feed ID carried to them
AZ A..s..r ;s,aa' se vcunty sss
of TuniOa county, Miss, the wsssrs
fow 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 means Of communicating with
the people of the town, and driven to
desperation by the fact that she had
no provisions.
DELIBERATELY sUICIDRD,
by taking a dose of morphine. Twg
negroes, Tom Brown and Aaron Sm,xzi,
was drowned in the overflow b1ik Of
Austin, Friday. bv the oapsi,iE of a
dug out. They were trying 90 rescue
some cattle that were In kanger of be-
ing lost when their fail raft over
turned, and both w.Is drowned. The
water has inysti nearly early al III the
leyee to prot IT 1t, as 1t Was though.
to be ab.v nigh water mark.
A oE-ed church In the northern
nart/S6wn Is flooded with water.
~ Covers half the pulpit from which
'fas oolored minister only two weeks
sgo Sssooursed to large 90 gregation.
Inc pehohes are floating about within
the churdl, the water inside being at
least four feet deep. At the service
yesterday tie minister occupied the
fooi while nis,ongregation nis listened to
THE NEGh LABoRRRs
have nearly all cher uons to n.
hills In the interior on oome 70 Mem.
pills, and 1t IL estimati That tha-s
are about 8, 900 In this av vbo s-s
only awaiting the declfk Of tho |
waters t, return to their pl,tations |
and make q crop.
In many localities below here n.
river extends from twenty TO fosn
miles from either bank into the inter-
ior, and gives faint idea of the ap.
pearSnce of the country presented to
the casual observer.
It 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
passed there large force of men wore
at work attempting to repair thu |
break, which was about 20 feet wide
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 II the water should
food the Circle. AZ,
The break In the Green Grove
levee, near Totten Ridge, above Sun
flower 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
nearly all under water in q few days. |
This break WAS reported as being
within Misuislippi Isvee district No. Q,
which was mistake. 1t is just above
the line Of the Second district. The
farmers residing In the Second district
are hard at work ontheir plantations. |
Their levesa remainintaet and there |