Telegram-herald., 1890-03-16
STILL IN THE RING.
BE pRENcIs 4 VIOLENT STORE.
Hsrthqus&es sad tssles So C4sss Dsstros-
tfon iu E0reps Aua Aaasr4Cs Nithia
len Days Ns~s fSaa the
flood-swept Soath
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OTTAWA. oat. MAroh IA Virgins.
the weather prophet predicts that vio-
lent STERN viii soon be feif al ever The
world. IL NIL reach Europe from tss
l7th inst u the leth and sili b1rsI ever
the eontineAt % America bst~een the
2lst and 2Sd inst Nothing short of mir
acle Vii prevent the destruction ot
shipping that may be o20gbt OH Of
hsrbor Volcanic erupuons and earth
gnakes will take place in the South sad
oa the Pacific coast ana also IN Europe
During the last two years. be says, there
has been unusual planetary sctien
over the Northern Pacific Ocean, espeC-
Tally off japan and CAina THIS power
iul attraction contracted that pATt of
the planet causing e@Tthe uaiSes. vel
eanie eruptions sad the overflow o. the
yellow river. which swept over . large
area and drowned thousands Of people.
The storm. he says, will originate in The
Northern Pacific aud viii be most dan
geroas on that ocean on account 81 t4a4l
waves 1t viii also bs very heavy in
America. One part of IL vii move up
the Nlssissippi valley and come down
the great lakes, while a northeast cur
rent Will move over Quebec 20 meet H.
The gale will be heavy iFam the south
east and east in sae maritime provinces
and eastern United States
THE SOUTHERN FLOODS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. March l5-The river
rose one-tenth Friday and is now Sc 4
OF the gauge the highest point ever
recorded, and is sull rising The gen
ersl opinion here is that the levees CA
the Mississl ppi side Viii be able 10 th-
stand the pressure Of the great food.
The splendid levees and equipment o.
the Mississippi Valley railroad are con
tribuung In ; material degree % the
preservation Of the levees in the HaEoo
delta. Tue situation on the Arkansas
side below Arkansas City is far from re-
assuring.
Passengers on the Louisville. New
Orleans a Texas railroad on the train
arriving here Friday morning wer6
treated 70 novel scenes along the road
The lowlsnds ana lagoons in the Mis-
sissippi delta are flooded until all The
dry land visible is the ridge on which
the track runs and few promontories
whose black hulks protrude above the
water now and then. These places az
ford shelter Tor hundreds Of squirrels
and small game, driven 70 them by the
inundation. Huts and cabins IN the
lower lands are submerged several feet
in water. Tied al their doors are skifl
and dug-outs, which afford the occg.
pants their only means Of transit from
one place TO another. Every thing pre-
sents an air OF waste and desolstion.
The railroad en- bankment is still twelve
or fifteen feet above water and in NO In.
minent danger.
The scene is picturesque in the ex-
treme between Nicksburg and Lula,
Miss In that district the water is high
est and farmers who have not already
moved are making every preparation 10
do so.
Along the line Of the Memphis A Lit
tie Rock railroad. as far as McCslleys
Ridge, the same state of affairs exists
Unless the waters in the Mississippi and
Arkansas recede more rapidly than be-
fore. the unfortunate people who are IN
able TO leave will suffer great privstions
before they can again resume work
The circle levee back OF Laconis viii
surely break. The water Is within ten
inches OF the top and rising rapidly.
There are 1000 people living inside
the circle. OF whom $50 are white. The
negroes vii! suffer from hunger unless
The whites are able 20 tske caro- of
themselves Destruction 70 stock and
other property viii be enormous
NEwPoRT. ARK. UNDEB wAIEn.
NEwFoRT, Ars- March I5.-The rivers
commenced running over the levees a.
10 o'clock Thursday night and tho
whole town except Fort street is now
from four inches to two feet under va
ter. Business is entirely suspended
The White and Black rivers have CON
menced falling, and tits hoped the worst
Is over. The damage 10 the al djscenf ooun-
Try Is great ollt-ough County. contain.
ing IS. 600 acres Of cultivated land.
is now under water from six inches u
twenty feet The rise was sudden snd
without warning. Fences and every
thing movable are gone. The country
south of Newport. which embraces some
Of the finest farms in the State. is also
inundated The losses in Newport ere
very heavy. regardless Of tho loss of
business
sTfLL FAILING At CAIRO.
CAIRO. IL. March 1.-THE width q
the river at the mouth a the Ohio. from
dry land to dry land. Is estimated at
about fifteen miles. and this vast body
Of water 81 present is slowly reos6inG.
River men say danger from the food
viii be south Of this point. and viii not
affect Cairo 70 any ersent The lerees
have been raised 70 ffty-hve feet and
strengthened during the last FIVE year
and the present food vili not have any
effect upon them The highest water
kno~n here was in 1855. when the river
reached - 30 feet
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Horrible Double Tragedy.