The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-01
THE MISSISSIPPI FLI5f4.
Rain and Snow Cause the River to Rise
Rapidly Inundated.

Rain and Snow Gauss the River to Rise
Rspidly-Greenvllle Inundated.
Me MPHIs, March 31.-The disaster in the
Mississippi Valley increases. The fifteenth
crevasse opened on the iowlands early
this morning. The leyee gave way at
Austin, Miss. The opening started at
five feet, and by Z o'clock had increased to
400 feet All efforts to close it have been
in vain, SO far. No lives were lost, but
many lead of stock were drowned. The
main levee at Greenville broke to-day,
leaving the inside levee liable to go at
any minute. The erevasses in the levees
commencing first south of this city
are with the date of the break, and
width as follows Austin, March 3lst, 400
feet; Laconia Circle. Miss, Goth, 1900;
Chicot, Ark, 9th, 400; Sappington
Hoop, Ark, 9th, 1900; Arkansas City,
oath, running over the top; Eu-
law. Ark, 26th. 2oo;, Easton, Miss,
2sth,- 1900; Huntington, Miss, 18th,
800; Offuts Landing, Miss, 18th, 1900;
Luna, Ark, 18th, 600; Columbia, Ark,
2sth, 500; Skipwith, Miss, 26th, 2OO0;
Pecan Grove, La, 18th, 1900; Nita, st.
James Parish. La, 200.
Millionaires, clergymen, professional men
and negroes work side by side night and
day. From now until after the river has
fallen to its natural banks breaks
will be Of almost daily occurrence. and even
in strong condition it will require hard
work to hold them. Government relief
boats. are at work about LacOnia Circle,
where there is the greatest suffering
Greenville, Miss, is shut out from the
outside world and MayorSyllie is entirely
are wavering, and there must be
general break A circus boat came to
grief in the storm at Island
No. 8, above this city. Tie people
and wild animals and circus
9afaphernalis are a. ~ tas bank ana in
needy circumstance g short 0i
TODD The an mails haga ha6 nohing to eat
for three days, anu are eIaAeu .,4th hunger.
There are six women an the party and
eight or ten men. The boat is a total wreck
The snow-storm tore off the cabin and blew
the stern foremost on to the. bank. One
cage of tigers and three performing dogs
we're lost, but none of the people were hurt.
- Rain has fallen in torrents since
last night. The, Mississippi River is
again rising, and it is probable that
all the lowands below Helena will be mum
dated. a break in the levee occurred at
midnight at Austin, Miss, and this morn
ing widened to 800 feet. There is no possi-
bic way to close the gap, and 1t may in
crease to an unlimited extent All the
plantations in the vicinity are being rapidly
submerged. 90
= Tenants are leaving Without saVlnR any
of their effects.
ia rapidly rising. The present indications
are that the river win reach fifty feet here.
The Iron Mountain and st. Louis and the
Arkansas and Texas railroads are again
shut ant from Birds Point, and ara trans
ferring their trains by Belmont.
HELENA (Ark.), March 3i.-The river is
at stand at 474eet9 inches. This is 3h
inches below the high-water mark of 1886.
Steamers loaded with provisions have
reached Laconia Circle. The unfortunate
ueople~IfI that district are being relieved as
fastlas nossible. The levees around Helena
q "a still in good condition and more con-
hdent feeling prevails
NTw ORLEANS. March 31.-Advices from
various points regarding the Mississippi
Ievees show no marked change to-day, eX-
cept in the vicinity of Skipwith, where the
water is steadily advancing. In the towns
,of Mayersville, Filters and Hayes people are
moving their goods as rapidly as possible.
There is 10 danger to human life, ami most
of the stock has been taken to safe grounds.
In Madison parish the legee bank is
crumbling rapidly, but new one is being
built and may be completed in time to save
the country. The railroads in that vicinity
and all along the river are the heaviest suf-
ferers. Some divisions have been entirely
aband oned and others will be soon unless
the situation improves. The town Of Ray
vile is in imminent danger and four-inch
rise will food it,
IA new break has occurred at Huntington
and the water in the town is now rising al
the rate of an inch aud half an hour. Ill
railroads there have been abandoned. e.
Greenville, Miss, snow ON an
Inc protection leyee esove gave :