Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-30

The river is strewn with floating debris
from the storm from Tenth street 20 sne
water-works, and hundreds OF SKINS a,e
plying abodt collecting splintered worA.
The dry-dOck at the foot OF First stIee,
was tossed about yesterday by the gaze a.a
finally 1t sunk. George Ritter, 10Y
was the only person aboard, ana ne es en be
by swimming ashore. Inc uocA Col
readily pumped out. .o.
In Jacksonville the damage IN nouses,
furniture, &C., will be large. More damage
was developed TODAY. All of the many IL
jured buildings standing will have 10 90
torn down and rebuilt. Not less than t"o
hundred houses were wrecked OF dauaaseu.
indianapolis has offered generous help,
and yesterday at IL A. ID, archer train l Mi.n
surgeons, ambulancess &C., was ready 10
leave there for this point, when message
was sent by Mayor Warder saying THAI IL
was not needed.
At Board of Trade meeting last owe
nine stems 70 raise relief subscriptions were
taken. The Secretary OF War has ordered
that four hundred tarpaulins be loaned 70
the citizens to protect their roohess houses.
A cloud accompanying the cyclone was
observed along almost its entire course py
DR.. Lyon, who resided Mt the talls. Inc
cloud approached up the gap IN hnIo11'
through which the Ohio flows. 1t was pai,
loon-shaped, twisting an attenuated TAI
toward the earth. 1t emitted constant
fusillade of lightning and seemed TO be
composed of lurid. snake-like mass OF
electric currents. whose light would some
times suddenly be extinguished for few
brief moments, making an almost intoiera-
BILE darkness. IL was accompanied Oy
fearful roar. like that of q thousand trans
crossing big bridge at once. IT could be
seen TO strike Louisville. and then with IN
credible rapidity it appeared to cross near
the Louisville bridge Just over the talls'
DR.. Lyon il gentleman OF scientlnc al
tainments and close observer, aud watch
ed the storm with view OF ascertalnlnS
certain points in oyclonic movements.
AID FROM JoHSsTowN.
PIrTsBrRGH, Pa, March ga special
from Johnstown says that Mr.. Burgess, or
Johnstovn, wired the Mayor of LOUISVILLE
to-day asking what Johnstown could DO
for tho people. and committee OF citizens
" To me Lovisriis Board Of Trade Relicf
Committee: We wire you $500
Money is freely being subscribed to-
night.
TWO MORE BAD BREAKS.
New ORIEANs, March 29.-The Times
Democrats Greonville Miss special gives
details of the two latests breaks in the
levees The first to give way was the leyeo
known "a EastOn's leyee, which IL halt n
mile above Round Landing. in Bolivar
county, and about sixteen miles north of
Greenville. The break occurred at 3
O'Clock Friday morning. The second was
the levee one and half miles below Hunt
ington. on the Timberlake plantation, four
miles above the Ofutt break. This place
was also considered safe and secure. The
breaks are both very bad ones. The
outflow of water from these two
places will iuundate large section
Of country before it reaches the laZoo
river again to join the great river, leaving
des0lation and ruin in these parts, sub
merging the garden-spot of the iazoo del
ia, and entirely suspending all railroad
travel from Leland to Rollngford. on the
Louisville New Orleans and Texas railway.
The Easton leyee broke at the same place
at which the break occurred in 1882, but
since then il had been enlarged and
strengthened until it looked like noun
tain OF earthwOrhs aud strong enough 70
keep the rlyer in bounds nj its greatest
height The water from this break VIII
first find its way into Williams bayou;
which has its source near the break. 1t VIII
follow the bayou some fifteen miles hood
ing largo section of country on the east,
| until it reaches Deer creek, Overlooking the
east and west banks
THE BREAKs GROWING WORSE.
| The latest from tho Easton break states
that it is now 600 feet wide and increasing
randy The water has crossed TO the
west bank of the Williams bayou al Avon
/ dale and il two ieet deep in the stores at
! that place. 49,.
! The break at Huntington, which Is 600
feet wide, IS hourly growing wider, and
| threatens to become an immense break.
| The break at Skipwith IS now between
| 600 and 700 feet wide and Is rapidly IN
| crossing. The river at Greenyille has
| fallen three inches. caused 10y the BREAKS
above the leyeo between Luna and Column
bia landing. The Arkansas broke at
o'clock Thursday morning. but no particu-
| lars could be learned. Tho people are
taking the matter phlosophically as they
! have been in floods like this before.
At Memphis.
MEMPHIS, March 29.-The severe wind
storm at 10 o'clock thursday morning con
| tinued till late last night. The maximum
velocity was forty-eight miles an hour
Slight damage was done TO property al
over the CITY. mainly damaged roots, broker
windows, telegraph generally down
although communication was MAINTAINED
with Nashville, Little Rock. and New Or
leans. Specials from Nashville report
terrific storm north of there. At Gallatln
John II. Tribbett his two children, and
Young girl were killed by falling walls. anc
several others were injured. The ston'
bridge over Desher's creek, on the Chat
| tanOoga road, was thrown down and al
trains abandoned. The town of Raigin i
said to be a complete wreck. Every house
except newas demolished. A child OF th'
postmaster was killed. and another seri-
ously injured. Seven buildings were blown
down. A negro woman was killed and
number Of people injured. At Bellevue
two men were burned TO death in build
ing.
Six 9Icn Drowned.
MEMPHIS, March 29.-The towboat MAI
CITY, with her tow. was caught bya cyclone
/ Thursday night at GoyosO. 1875 miles above
here. The entire tow was lost, lncludins
one coal, ono fuel. and two produce
bargcs. Six Of the crew were lost. The
Nail City was not injured.