Telegram-herald., 1890-03-15
SOUTHERN FLOODS.
Nearly 200 Niles OF Lower his
s1ssippi Lsvees II Danger.
THOUSANDS OF ACRES SUPxEHCED.
Another warsiaE frOn the Sigaal Ssrs-
tce-Hlsh - Ter a. Ns~ orlssss-
ne Klser Forts Mites ulae
at MsEaphR.
WAIVED AGAIx.

s rgiee bureaa saws there are no e--
couEsging pros pects for any portion g
The Lover Mississippi Valley. IN
stage - ms North Aew Orleans IS nos
three-teaths shove the highest ever
knowa, snd IA1rsday night touched
siT-tenghs above.
Z Ts river : - fallen slightly al Cairo.
b4s Iae sAarp rises al 81 Louis. and par
tlcGlagly .. Cincinnati. LoUlsyille 4ao
Nashville, make 1t evident that the re-
eesSion a. Cairo Is only temporary, and
thst thence south ward the river
must continue al It's present big
stage for a. least a week. Al
though The stage vi water al Cairo ano
Helena is about four feet below ex-
treme foods IL The past. yet the pros
poets are very decided that al even thest
places the greatest food ever known
will obtain during the next seven days
The warnings given by the signal
Office several days since that al stock
and other movable property in the
lower Mississippi valley should be re
moved to localities above extreme hooc
lsvel are reiterated. Ordinary prudence
demands under present prospects thaJ
extreme fiood conditions should every
where be provided against
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, March l4.-The rive
g. this point Thursday was six inchcs
above the record of other years. and tn
water went over the levees all along tn
city front at every depression or lov
| place, and soon flooded the streets an
/ sidewalks OF large section of the city.
I At the head of Canal street the water
was running over the levee but yer
I little, but from Custom House street 4
/ Cont the water came over the leveC
! freely and completely submerged thC
/ streets, and in many places the side
walks and lower floors of business
/ houses.
This overflow seems TO have taken
most people by surprise, though
I all who had business on the levee
made preparations for it TO the extent
Of removing their goods to safe quar-
! te,s.
| The City Council met Thursday night
and adopted resolution appropristinf
! $50, coo or as much as shall be necessars
for work on the levees during the dan
| ger period.
During Thursday night the river fell
/ slightly, and in the morning the streets
were free of overflow water along the
/ river front. except St. Peters street Al
| other points in the lower Mississippi
Valley the waters continue to rise
/ slowly.
200 MILES OF LEVEES THREATENED.
| ST. LOUIS, March l4.-Additional ad-
vices from the lower Mississippi regard
/ ing the food in that section are that the
| country between the Arkansas line anc
! Vicksbu on both sides of the river,
| is in imminent danger of inundation
/ The Arkansas ,evees have beer
abandoned. The water is running over
the Arkansas levee in several places.
| This means that the Tensas basin in
/ Louisiana will be inundated. All efforts
are being concentrated to save the levee
in Louisiana between Vicksburg and thc
Arkansas line. and those on the Missis-
| sipp; shore between Vicksburg anC
! Greenville. IL Louisiana goes unde
Mississippi may be safe, and vice versa.
On each side Of the river the most he
roic exertions have been made for weeks
and are now being redoubled. Rain has
fallen in torrents everywhere. At all
endangered points work is kept NJ
/ day and night. Live stock and NOV
ables are being taken to places of safety.
| The protection levee at Mayersville,
Miss, gave way Thursday afternoon,
and the Siver came against the new
levee, which is considered unsafe.
4 panic seized the population and
many ladies and children were sent to
Vicksburg by steamer. Longwood, Pc
can Grove and Alsatian levees, in
Louisiana, are barely maintained.
The contractors have left Longwood
levee. being unable TO work on
account OF the seepage. Over
200 miles OF levees are en-
dangered and general overflow is con-
sidered inevitable By majority OF ex
perienced persons. There is no cause &c
spprehend loss OF life. but the destruc-
tion of property will be great
CHARLESTON, No, March iA-Bird' $
Point. Mo. is entirely submerged. AL
the people have moved out OF the town
to the higher ground. Deer, bear.
wolves and other kinds Of wild gam
have also taken refuge on the higf
: ground and hunters are shooting then
By thousands. The Iron Mountain
railroad tracks are FIVE feet under water
Over 100. OO0 acres of farm land is sub
merged and the food is still rising.
MENPHIs, Tenn, March l4-Grea'
anxiety is felt IN the levee-proteoted
districts. The rain still falls in tor
rents and the wind drives the wave
against the slender threads OF levees
wearing them thinner and thinner
The river a. this point Is forty miles
wide. extending to the foothills il
Arkansas The St Francis basin
covering an area of $500 miles
has been filed up, and this
viii cause rise In the river, a.
IL has heretofors acted "a 8 vent Ths
Government engineer saws that az sd
ditional rise Of two inches Will c0mpe
him 20 abandon the unequal struggle
Cattle, hogs and sheep have beer
drowned in large numbers The Teuss'
basin has been ordered evacuated. an
the people are moving ont as rapidly =
thcv ran Tks Government eruploTe'
are doing al in their power but ths
lsvses sre growing 40 weak that it B
not believed they can hold out mucf
logger
A reporter who has just returned fron
Arkansas Citv. Ark- SAYS the resl cor