Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-26

THE LATEST FROM THE OVER
FLOWED MISSISSIPPI REGION.
Baton Rouge and vicinity Now Threat
ened with Inunaation-The River
at yicksburg Higher Than
In Many Years
lBy telegraph to tho Dispatch.l

DaAS. isobtE, La, ApAh -. bC.A NhNH
of the Martinez crevasse below this place
have been secured, and n determined eff
fort Will be made 20 close it. The water is
rapidly filing the country TO the rear and
made Its appearance in Shannon's canal
this morning. II is said all his place will
GO under even il the break is closed. The
north bound Mississippi-valley train due
here at noon yesterday reached here at 3
o'clock last night. The tracks OF this road
will be submerged.
DAVID Dewan. president of the police
Jury, has $50 acres of land under and Is
out. Tho back water has reached the
Burke Il Dougherty Westover place, but
the leyee Is an excellent one and they ex-
pect to keep the water out.
FLEEING TO THE HILLS.
The people of West Baton Rouge are, as
fast as possible, bringing their stock and
cattle over to the hills for safety. Only
the highest places in West Baton Rouge
will escape overflow. The Texas and Pa
cific COmpany's steamer Wheelock that
has been doing relief work around Nor
ganza has arrived. Her commander, Cap
tain Scovell. says: I'VE went rs high as
the mouth of the Red river in search Of
all that needed assistance. We brought
down few people and stock. Some we
landed at Bayou Sara and some here. The
steamer Henry Parks proceeded down the
Atchafalya 10 see if any assistance were
needed there. SO far as | can see there Is
no need for any further relief boat.
TIE PEOPLE STICK TO THEIR INUNDATED
HOMES.
1.-THE people refuse to leave their homes
] saw Captain Kingsmau Wednesday eve
ming. He expressed the opinion that the
ends Of Morganza can be protected. Tues
10. Ia, 4 "a Il
others were deyoting all their energies to
the very important work of saving life and
property. So far there has been no loss OF
life reported, and the damage thus far in
the overlooked sections OF and in the
vicinity of Morganza has been confined
almost exclusively TO the crops in the
field"
THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHER THAN FOR YEARS.
VIcKsnuRd. MISS, April 25.-The river is
now higher than at any time in the past
twenty eight years.
TEXAS TOWN DELUGTD.
ST. LOUIS. April pa special from
Gainesville. Tex, saws it has been raining
almost constantly since last Monday night,
and mt o'clock last night "A clOud-burst
struck the city, lasting four hours, deluging
the town aud county TO the depth OF seve-
raj feet. The water ran in great rivers
through the streets, in many places three
feet deep. A small creek left its banks and
swept away numerous small dwellings.
The iire-alarm was sounded AT IL O'Clock
and the department and hundreds OF peo-
pie turned out and helped in rescung
families residing on the lowlands along
the creek. The loss of property will run
up into the thousands. The whole coun-
try is deluged and the crops are certainly
ruined. The Galveston and Kansas CITY
Santa FL train is water-bOund six miles
south Of Gainesville and the passengers
were rescued in boats.
WORK or THE RELIEF BOATS.
New ORLEANS, April %. A Baton Rouge
special GAYS: The steamer Dacotah, Captain
Mitchell in command. has reached here
| from the oyerflowed district, and put OF
| five or six hundred people and large
ouantity Of stock. The people put of
we're mostly negroes, who found no din
Guilty in getting employment. Severn
planters from the interior were here for the
purpose OF getting labor for their plan
| tations. The Dacotah yesterday went VI
IA far "a New Texas Landing, resculnE
people and stock along the route. The boa
! transported about /, 500 people 10 this sid,
aud could have brought many more. but
| the people said the river was falling anc
| they preferred 20 stay and take the chances
| in Polnte COupee. Captain Mitchell saio
| the break in the old MOrganza at O'Clock
Yesterday evening was SIX hundred fee
| wide. while the break in Grand Levee. jus
| below. was 900 feet wide and washing
| rapidly. the soil being of sandy nature
| As these leyees are three miles IN Length
| only comparatively small portion o
these great works have yet been destroyed
EVERYTHING RESCUED. INCLUDING PIGS, DOGS
AND CHICKENS.
The boat rescued every living thing
| from pips TO dogs and chickens. A refugees
was seen on our streets to-day with q dos
| tied AT one end Of a rope and a rooster al
| tho other. This was his only property
| He carried them in his hands and arms t6
| give him rest. -, ~
NJ. loading sacks above town to carry e
| tho Martinez crevasse. At this hour she
left. carrying down $1,000 sacks of earth
| The Pargoud is expected down to-nlgh
| To carry more sacks to the creyasse
] When she gets through unloading the
| Dacotah will return 10 New Orleans, a
| there il no longer any demand for relief
| boat along the Pointe Coupee front: I'M
| tug Will Wood came up ut o'clock TIM
evening with barge from Martinez for
| load of lumber. One line Of cribblng out
| side the break has been completed aH'
| work has begun on the second row. IN
work is under the supervision Of General
Manager HanTaAan Of the v Vail gd road
and j. ID; Houston; Thefy are are c3nhd1 IN . .
closing the break by next Tuesday. W. l.
Clark. of West Baton Rouge, was dow
here this morning to get help to close tn
Iabdell break. From what can be Learned
| it is "a forlorn hope.
| EMERGING FROM TIE WATERS.
Nrw ORLEANS, April pa Greenyill'
(Miss.) special says: After four days OF IN
| cessant rain the sun came up brightly TIN
morning. The river has fallen three niche
in the past twenty four hours, which Is tn
first permanent fall we have had since tn
beginning of the high water three month
ago. The same fall was recorded on tn
| back water of town and country and slne'
morning the fall has been fully two inches
Portions of the streets which have beel
covered for twenty-four days ara being un
| covered by the receding waters. which ar
watched with delight by the citizens. 1
il safe 10 say that this fall will be toliowe'