St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
ECHOES FROM THE FLOOD.
Arkansas People Manifesting Consfd-
cradle Anxiety.
Cincinnati's Grave Danger - Estt-
mates of Losses.
The Southern Flood.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
HELENA, Ark, April 4.-Owing to the
fact that our best posted river authorities.
whose representations are based upon cal
culations deducted from records of the
river in the past. have predicted that the
Mississippi river would be as high as the
great flood of 1882, great CONSERVATION has
followed among the inhabitants of the Mis-
Sissippi bottoms, and quite a number of
them who are aware of the fact are making
active preparations for the same. The au-
thOrities referred to do not take into con-
sideration in their calculations that in 1882
the levees were down in many places and
now they are all up and in good repair. too.
There is probability. and good one, too.
that we may have the highest water ever
known. The river rose at this point in the
last twenty-four hours fifteen inches, and
on the gauge shows that the city is seven
feet two inches above low-water mark. 1t
is calculated the food will reach the highest
at this place about the Goth of this month.
at Arkansas city the 22d and VIcksburg
the oath. The levees on both sides of the
river contiguous to Helena are in splen-
did condition. but many are agitating the
final strengthening of them and raising the
low places. The White and st. Francis
rivers are both rising very rapidly. Heavy
rains and back water from the Mississippi
are the causes of it.
UNEAsINEss AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 4.-The river
here continues to rise two inches an hour
and has reached the houses at the foot of
Sixth street, running the inhabitants out
No damage Is reported yet. The Kentucky
and Big Sandy rivers are still rising from
their headwaters, and much loss of lumber
is reported. At midnight the river
here will reach twenty-seven feet
and much uneasiness is felt.
RAINING AGAIN.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, April 4.-The
river at this point has been falling rapidly
for two days. Rain, however, is falling
fast and the stream Is rising. 1t is feared
another food will be upon the city within
the next twenty-four hours.
FIGURING UP LOSSES.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 4.-The
river has fallen two feet in the past twenty
four hours. If the fall is as great as is ex-
pected in the next twentyfour hours the
water and gas companies will be able to re-
sumo tomorrow. Arrangements have
been made whereby passengers and
mails will be taken by boat from
here to Charleston. Tenn, there connecting
with the East Tennessee railroad, and to-
night the first mail which has left Chatta-
nOoga since last Monday was forwarded.
| Outside of the railroads the heaviest losses
in the city are Falrweather IL Laden. tan
merry, $50. 900. Other losses, while aggre-
eating about 500, 900, are small in each
| Individual case.
| STILL ANXIOUS.
CINCINNATI, o., April 4.-Advices from
upper river points are to the effect that the
river Is again swelling. owing to heavy
rains last night and to-day. Here the marks
show fifty-three feet eight inches and sta.
tionary. but it is now feared that 1t will
rise higher.