The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-01
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A WIDE WASTE OF WATER
AUSTIN FLOODED By THE BREAK
ING OF ALEVEE.

The People Forced 30 Flee Without
Saving ANY of Their Effects-The
Overflow Already Making Rivers OF
the Streets of Greenville-A Circus
Party Stranded.
MEMPHIS, March Sit now seems that
all the low lands below Helena will be over
flowed within the next two weeks. A break
i'll the levee of about fifty feet occurred
about midnight at Austin, Miss, and at z
O'Clock this morning it had widened to 800
feet There is no possible way TO close the
gap. and as the levee is on sandy
foundation for mile from that point, the
break may increase to an unlimited extent.
All the plantations in the vicinity of the
break are being rapidly submerged, and the
tenants are leaving without saving any Of
their effects. Rain fell in torrents all last
night.
GREENvILLE INVADED.
A special to the appeal from GreenvilIe.
Miss, says: Protection levee north Of
this city gave way at noon, despite most
heroic efforts on the part of the people and
tho waters poured in upon the city, which
since its existence has been above the level
of the Mississippi at its greatest hight. The
OF water that is pouring in from the 800
freaks above is spreading out in all direc-
tions, inundating plantation after planta-
tion, which, in the flood of 1882, were above
water. IL is estimated by the engineers
that large portion of the city will not be
flooded, and that Che greatest hight the
water will reac in the lower parts will be
three feet.
MORE BREAKS FEARED.
"The telephone lines are ell down above
Ggeenville, and nothing has been heard
from the levees to-day. 1t is greatly feared
that the heavy wind and rain now prevail
ing will cause the levees to give way
in new places. The water from the
Austin break will have an outlet
into the Yaz0o river, which will
inundate a large section of country in
Sunhower aud Yazoo Gcounties. The
water at this hour has reached Washington
avenue, ono Of the principal business streets
of the city, and people are navigating in
skiffs. No lives have been reported lost
aud no actual suffering is anticipated unless
the flood continues for a considerable length
of time.n
SNOW TO INCREASE THE FLOOD.
ST. LOUIS, March 31.-About twenty
inches of snow has fallen here, but less than
one-half Of that depth now lies on tho
ground owing to the mildness of the tenn
perature. At points In Southern Illinois and
Central and Southern Michigan from ten to
fifteen inches fell. The melting of this
great body of snow is likely
to be rapid, and small streams
tributary to the Missouri and Mississippi
rivers will pour out foods i'll the next three
days. Trains on Missouri and Illinois roads
have been somewhat delayed, but it is not
thought that there win be any serious de-
tention to traffic. Snow has stopped falling
Lere, and although the therpometer is
lower than it was yesterday, the Indications
are that we shall have rain.
A CIRCUS PARTY CAUGHT.
CAIRO, ILL.,, March 3l.-The officers of
the steamer Nail City report the steamer
City Of st. Paul lying at Shotwell's Field
a complete wreck from the storm of Thurs
day. The ST. Paul had a circus on board
consisting of twenty-thres people
and a small menagerie belonging to
George Edwards. Six of the party are
women, who are living in shanty boat,
and the men are without shelter, fuel, or
light. and for days have had no food. The
spot occupied by the party is about an acre
in extent. and no dry land is within twelve
miles