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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcu.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcu.I
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.-Bogosloy, the
Alaskan volcano that rose from the oceans
depths about seven years ago and blazed
and smoked for time, is again in eruption.
News reached this city by private letter
from Port Iliuliuk, on some Alaskan
island. These letters we're brought by the
ALASKA Commercial Company's steamer st.
Paul. and were forwarded by rail from
Departure Bay, where the steamers stopped
to coal.
If nothing has happened the ST. Paul
should reach this port tomorrow, and then
Captain Erskine or some of the passengers
will doubtless be able to tell some interest
ing stories about the island volcano. This
recent eruption began, according to the re-
ports received on February 10 and since has
continued at intervals. @
SMOKE AND FLAME.
On the 17th and 22d there were signs of
great activity, smoke and flames pouring
forth from the lofty and lonely crater and
rising to great height. The sky for weeks
was clouded with ashes and these fell in
liberal showers in the town of Iliuliuk A
miles away to eastward. To people there
who saw the eruption it seemed that pillar
OF fire and smoke was fully Is miles high,
rising from the horizon and losing itself in
the low clouds in the sky.
Just II miles back of the settlement, and
between it and Bogoslov, rises a volcano Of
Makushi, 5,691 feet high. That the erup-
tion of Bogoslov could be seen over this
lofty obstruction gives one some idea of the
height to which the smoke and
ashes rose. Professor Davidson, Of
the coast survey, estimated that the
volcanic pillar must have been sent up To q
height of at least four miles above the sea,
in order for it to be seen at all by the people
ut Iliuliuk. In his letter to the Alaska
Commercial Company's agent OF Oonalaska,
Mr.. Neuman writes that he will forward
some OF the volcanic ashes that fell about
town.
FOUR NEW ISLANDS.
He notes also the report OF the mariners
that the mountain Of Bogoslov has risen
considerably, and that the new land has
risen about It. Captain Everett Smith, Of
the steam whaler orca, passed near
the scene soon after the first erup-
tion. He noted that four new islets
each detached, but near Vocano Island, had
risen from the depths. AS the ocean bottom
here right off Bogosloy, sounds 844 iathoms
and there Is q depth OF 200 fathoms about
~ miles away, an idea may be gained Of the
tremendous energy required to raise an
islet from the ocean bottom to and above
the surface OF the ocean.
1t is understood that the eruption had
somewhat subsided when the news was sent
from Iliuliuk the latter part of April.
Bogoslov is above or to the northwest of the
general curve on which the Aleutian Islands
are located. 1t is nearly due west from the
island of Oonalaska.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The Different Committees Preparing TO
EuIcrtnI In n large Number Of Delegates.

The Different Committees Preparing TO
EuIcrtnin, n large Number Of Delegates.
The Executive Committee of the Sunday
School Association met yesterday afternoon
in the reception room OF City Hall to make
arrangements for the convention of the In
ternational Sunday School Convention in
June. The Finance Committee reported
that they had received returns from 81
Sunday schools. showing contributions
amounting to 81, 900 with 113 schools to hear
from. 1t was also reported that lodgings for
the delegates to the convention have been
procured at the Monongahela House.
The Reception Committee reported that
headquarters would be established in the re-
ception room at City Hall, and pages would
be in attendance to show the delegates to
their lodgings. Dinner will be served to all
the delegates at the Exposition cafe, tree of
charge. The tables will be attended to by
the ladies OF the different churches, and the
committee will see that all are fed.
The Committee of Arrangements reported
that they have their work well under way,
Another neeting of the Executive Com
mitIee will be held next Friday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
AN IMMENSE PROJECT.
Prominent PiftsburGers Will Mnko Fire.
brick In West Virginia.

Prominent PittsburGers Will Mnko Fire
brick in West Virginia.
A company composed Of Matt Weios,
George Bryan, Evan Jones, S. =. Connor,
John Gripp, George Miller, James and
Thomas Morgan, J. j. Mcclure, Fred
Gearing and others, all residents Of this
city, has purchased plant in Taylor county,
W.. Va, for the purpose of making fire.
bricks and has already commenced oper-
ations.
The property consists OF an aband doned blast
furnace plant. There are over 1, ,000'acres Of
ground in the tract, covered with fine
timber and underlaid with vein of fire.
clay 16 feet thick in the thinnest part and
three veins of coal. 8, and II feet in thick
ness. The property is near Grafton and
railway runs through it. Men have been
put to work In the drift, lumber put on the
ground and IN short time the company
will have bricks in the market.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
THEY WERE NOT MISERs.
An Editor Related to the Crouches Denies
Certain Statements.

An Editor Related to the Crouches Denies
Certain Statements.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH;
MANSFIELD VALLEY, PA, May 16.-
The Mansfield Item, the editor of which is a
relative by marriage to the Crouch family,
which was so brutally murdered at Bentleys-
vile, Pa, in to-day's issue says:
In reference to the report of the Crouch
murder as given in the daily papers. we would
say that we have it from absolutely good au-
thority that the statement made that
they were a miserly family is false,
and must have emanated from an enemy of the
truth. The fact is that Mr.. Crouch in his bet
ter years was liberal-hearted man, and
sociabe. too. The great age to which he lived
made it impossible for him 10 mingle in society.
His wife being blind for years. and his son
being deaf from scarlet fever, made their Cir.
might have made them appear close. The re-
port as given in some daily papers is unjust
and untrue, so far as that part of 1t is COLI
cerned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
AT REST UNAVENGED.
The Murdered Members of The Crouch
Family Consigned to Earth.
A SON AND A DAUGHTER PRESENT,
The Only Real MOurners Among o Large
Concourse Of People.
WEST TALKS IN HIS PRISON CELL.
clsws Obtained That Throw Suspicion Of Guilt on
Other Parties.

The bodies of the victims Of the Bentleys-
vile tragedy were buried yesterday. West,
the colored man arrested for the crime, will
have a hearing to-day. Relatives Of the
murdered family say they will do their ut
most to bring the guilty parties to justice.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
A Pa..eugor Coach TeIe.coped.

TUscoLA, ILL.,, May 16. A serious
wreck occurred this evening on the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois Railroad. The pay
car teiescoped local passenger coach.
Mrs. Mary Burns, Of Sidell. was fatally in
jured, while other passengers were more or
less injured.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
KNIGHTS OF HONOR OFFICERS.
Tho National Convention Meets and Selects a
New Board.

New Board.
DETROIT, May 16. - The Knights of
Honor, in national convention here, have
changed the constitution to provide for the
election OF Supreme Chaplain, Guide,
Guardian and Sentinel from among men,
bers. Officers were elected as follows:
Supreme Dictator. A. b. Savage. Maine; Su-
preme Vice Dictator, Samuel Klotz, New Jer-
sey; Supreme Assistant Dictator. Marsden
Beliamy. North Carolina; Supreme Reporter.
b. L. Nelson Missouri; Supreme Treasurer
Joseph w. Branch, Missouri; Supreme Chap
lain. ]. D. Carpenter. Rhode Island;
Supreme Guide. John S. Hancock, Kentucky;
Supreme Guardian John z. Shannon, Georgia;
Supreme Trustees, F. A. Pennington Pennsyl-
vania; Okey Johnston, West Virginia, and Ed
mund Bacon, South Carolina: Supreme Sem
tInel C. II. NJ. Murray. San Francisco; Past
Supreme Dictator, l. A. Grantz, Tennessee.
After a warm debate over the question of
extreme temperance legislation, it was de-
cided that the law on the points involved
was sufficiently strong.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17

WINDS, COLDER SUNDAY MORNING.
FOR OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA.: SHOW
ERs, PRECEDED IN WEST VIRGINIA By
FAIR WEATHER, soUTHERLY TO WEST
ERLY WINDS, WARMER, COOLER AND
FAIR SUNDAY. .... ...,. ..,,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
KILLED ON THE LAKE SHORE.

An Oil City Mans Body Horribly Mntilated
by n Railroad Train.
rsPEcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.I
ERIE, May 16.-The Lake Shore flyer"
added another to its long list of unknowns
last night near Springfield. The victim
was a man who had stated at Girard that he ,
was from Oil City. He was SO frightfully
mutilated and mangled that the body was
buried at once in Girard.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
ANOTHER POSSIBLE CLEw.

1t is said tonight that information has
been secured of country woman who saw
man depart from the Crouch house Tuesday
afternoon. This clew will be worked. Three
purses were taken from the prisoners, two
from Vests pockets and one from his trunk.
The latter contains only the old-rashioned
dollar offered to Sutman in payment for the
pair of shoes.
The County Commissioners have not yet
offered reward, as recommended by the
grand jury and Judge McIlyaine.
HASSLER.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
HENRY M. STANLEY TO BE MARRIED.

The Nupflnls Will Take Place In the Early
Part OF June.
LONDON, May 16.-A news agency here
learns that marriage has been arranged
between Henry NJ. Stanley and Miss
Dorothy Tennant, who is young, artistic
and much admired. Miss Tenant lives in
Richmond Terrace, Whitehall. She is q
daughter of the late Charles Tennapt, and
has become well known through her clever
pictures in the Academy and other galleries.
The marriage will probably take place
early in June.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
YoUNesTowws ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
Tho President Of the Company Says The!
VIII HnYe The Resi-.

THO FrcsIueht OF INF LOmphby 5uyS IHcJ
VIII Have The Best.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DisPATcH.1
YoUNGsTowN, May 16.-James Parmlee,
President of the YOUNGSTOWN Street Rail-
road Company, said this afternoon that
work would be commenced on the electric
line to be constructed here within two weeks.
The rails have been shipped from Johns
town and all the equipments contracted for
to be delivered here as soon as the rails are
laid.
tive power power have been recently tdrned
out" said Mr.. Parmlee, "and we have Sc
cured the best, and Youngstown will have
one Of the finest lines in the country"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
ONE FATAL, TWO SERIOUS.
Apple Blossoms, Railroad Trains and Cable
Cars Cause Accidents.

Cars Cause Accidents.
William Dugan, 16 years old, OF Brad
dock, went out to gather apple blossoms
yesterday. He climbed up tree, when the
limb broke, and he fell Is feet to the ground.
He was taken to the Mercy Hospital, where
it was found he had broken leg, bad
scalp wound, and was injured internally.
He may die.
Mary Kelly, years old, had three fingers
crushed yesterday by an Allegheny Valley
train while playing around the track on
Pike street.
Frederick Patterson, an old man, fell
from the platform of Citizens car at the
corner of Penn and Highland avenues, and
was badly cut about the head.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
A Challenge to the English Wrestler.

CHICAGO. May 16.-Charles E. Davis to-
day sent cable to London challenging
George Steadman, the English champion, TO
wrestle Evan Lewis. the American cham
pion, for s., 900 side, the match to take
place in this country within IL weeks after
signing articles.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
CRUSHED BY AN ELEVATOR.
A CoIored Ash Hauler Meets With n Prob.
nbly Fatal Accident,

nbIy Fatal Accident.
Ben Hall, a colered ash hauler, living in
Pasture alley, was probably fatally injured
by the elevator at H. Childs & Co.. ware
house, No. lis First avenue, yesterday
morning. He was cleaning out the cellar,
and started up on the elevator with load,
when, in some unexplained manner, be got
caught in the machinery.
When found. Halls body was terribly
crushed from the waist up. He was taken
to the Homeopathic Hospital, and at late
hour last night there was little hope for his
recovery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
rrrou A srArr coRREspoNprNr.,

MoNoNGAHELA CITY, May 16.-To-day
the three victims OF the BentleysvIlle MUIR
der were laid away under the sod. The
funeral was a very large one, the people for
miles around attending in wagons, buggies
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
DIED.

FROEHLIGH-Att the parents, residence, 291
Main street, Lawrenceville, on Saturday, May
II, 1890. at A. NJ, JOHN, youngest son Of John
and Louise Froehligh, aged years
Notice of funeral hereafter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17

"You can't prove me guilty; don't know
whether 1 can prove my innocence" He
asked for lawyer tonight, and has had
long talk with Attorney Charles McIlvaine.
Mayor Huston will give West hearing to-
morrow afternoon. In the forenoon officers
will 60 to Bentlysville to look up new Wit
neSses.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
MURDER OF A o. 8. OFFICER.
A Deputy Marshal Is Murdered While At-t
tending to Official Duties.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DI5PAfcH.I D.. .
UNION, w. VA, May 16.-William
Beane, Deputy United States Marshsl,
was murdered yesterday afternoon while on
his way to serve a warrant for the arrest Of
man charged with violating the in
ternal revenue laws. AS Beane was
travelling rapidly along Eggleston
stopped him and served the papers. Beane
said that he could not and would not stop,
as he was executing process of the court,
when Eggleston said he would compel him
to do SO. Beaue started on, when Eggleston
drew his revolver and shot Beane, who fell
from his buggy and died in q short time.
Eggleston was arrested at once, and is now
in Jail.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
A LAW AGAINST HYPNOTIsM.
All Public sennces Except for Healing Pur-
poses Are Declared Illegal.

tBY DUNLoP's CABLE coMPASY.1
BRUSSELS, May 16.-In accordance with
q resolution passed by the Brussels Acad-
emy OF Medicine the Government has for
hidden all public seances of hypnotism and
declared all hypnotism, except used
legitimately for healing purposes, to be
illegal. The hypnotizing OF girls under 18
years of age is now punishable both by fines
and imprisonment.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
Grent Loss of Life.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 16.-The City Of
Tomsk, IN Western Siberia, has been almost
ompletely destroyed by food and fire.
Many lives have been lost.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17

a n d o n
hors eback.
The C hief
motive was,
W i t b o u t
doubt, Curl
osity, rather
than sorrow
or sympa-
thy. T h e
; ;countryp peo-
pie feel less
regret 70 r
t h e d e a d
than indig-
n a { i o n
against the
murderer.
Z h e fu-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
MONEYMANIPULATED
BY the Secretaryof the Treasury
In the Interest of
Wall Street.
SENATOR PLUMB'S CHARGES
BE Wants the Surplus Removed Just
as Soon as Possible.
SHERMAN SUPPORTS Mr.. WINDOW.
The Ohio Financier opposed to the Free
Coinage of Silver.
SENATOR PLUMB'S CHARGES
SHERMAN SUPPORTS MR.. WINDOW.
LIVELY DEBATE Upon TIE SUBJECT

In the Senate yesterday Plumb, of Kan
sas, charged that the Treasury Department
was continually manipulated in the interest
of New York fnanciers. He wanted the
Treasury emptied so that it could have no
influence upon the circulation one way or
the other. Sherman strongly opposed this
idea.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WHNTED-A GOOD BOY TO DRIVE DE
w LIVERY wagon and make himself generally
useful around grocery store. Apply CORNER
PENNSYLVANIA AVE. AND B1bWEL ST.,
Allegheny. myl7-0s
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
Irwin High school Graduates.

tsPEcIAt TELEaRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.i
IRWIN, May l6.-The commencement exer.
cses OF the Irwin High School were held In the
Opera House this evening, Prof. NJ. O. Gordon,
Principal. In the chair. There were seven
graduates Effie j. Fisher, Salutatorian; Ger
trudo Bowman, Name Boyd. Mamie Mccormick,
Maude Taylor. Mary Scorer. and Thomas H.
Cough, Vaedctorian. =
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
A GIGANTIC VOLCANO
Has Suddenly Assumed q Very
Prominent Position in Alaska.
FLAMES FOUR MILES IN HEIGHT.
A Number Of New Islands Forced 10
Surface of the Ocean.
THE ERUPTION IS NOW sUBsIDISG.
Liberal Showers Of Ashes Scattered Upon . Town
Fully ~ Miles Away.

TheIAlaskan volcano of Bogoslov is again
in eruption. 1t is estimated that the pillar
of flame arising is four miles high. A
quartet of new islands has been discovered
in the vicinity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
THE ABODE OF DEATH.
Nineteen Bodies Removed From the
Caved WiIkesbarre Mine.
AN EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP
Was the Direct Cause Of the Great Loss Of
Human Life.
A SIMILAR DISASTER AT SCRANTON,
In Which Five Italians Were smothercd Without
Word Of Warning.

The rescuing parties reached the caved-in
portion OF the Wilkesbarre mine yesterday.
Nineteen bodies were recovered. Six are
still missing. Five Italians were smothered
under a culm heap at Scranton.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17

A. Andrews bed. D. Unopened trunk.
B. Spare beds. E. Empty trunk.
G. Revolver on chair.
Second Floor Crouch Residence.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
THE WEATHER.

For WESTERN PENNsYLvA-
MA: INCREASING CLoUDI-l
NESS, AND RAINS BY SArUR-
DAY NIGHT, WESTERLY
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17

conducted by Undertaken Milleken, of
Bentleysville. The religious services were
held by Rev. E. c. Cooper, the minister of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at
the little borough of Bentleysville. Ser
vices were held in the house where the dead
people had lived. The bodies were in plain
but substantial coffins. There were few
flowers. Mrs. Lizzie Griffith, the only
daughter; Prof. Alexander Crouch, of In
diana, and his son were the chief mourners,
though Mrs Crouch's relatives, the Camp
bells, were present.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
THE FUNERAL SERMON.

In his address Rev. Mr.. Cooper spoke Of
the quiet, inofensive lie OF the dead people
and denounced the enormity Of the crime,
committed not only against the three indi-
viduals, but against the community and
society at large. He said that II was the
duty Of all good citizens to unite in their
efforts TO apprehend the murderer The
service was quiet and solemn, broken only
by the moaning and crying OF the daughter.
The bodies were conveyed to the cemetery at
Beallsville three miles south Of Bentleys-
vile, and five miles west of Brownsville. A
long line of carriages followed the hearsc.
On the way to the cemetery the procession
passed by the small house on hill occupied
by John West and his wife, the parents OF
the man who Is now in the city jail here
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17

He Held tho Welsh american Vote In Line
for the Party-A Nomination Which viii
HuIur Fiuht.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-04-02
DeplOrabie Accident.

Mr.. r. W. Cobb, of Appleton City,
and we'll known by a majority OF
people in this community, met with
a terrible accident at Rockville Mon
day night, and one that if it does
not result in his death, will make
him cripple for life.
Mr.. Cobb, according to the reports
at hand, in company with another
gentleman was crossing the railroad
in that town, near the depot at the
time the fast train from the south
was coming in and was struck by
the engine and received injuries that
made it necessary to amputate the
right leg a few inches below the
knee. The other leg was also terri
bly, mangled and mashed in such
manner that it may be necessary tt
amputate it.-Appleton City Jour
nal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-04-02

pie, but am simply stating facts that
will be verified. I have been station
ed OF Cairo, New Orleans and Gin
cinnati during the times of the great
fooks, and [ know what they are.
Some of the strongest levees on the
river, those at Helena, Ark, have
been swept away completely in the
last two days.
To-day it is showing all the North
west, the lake regions, the northern
Mississippi valley and in New Eng
lard, and raining to the south, the
storm covering every state west OF
the Rockies.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-04-02
No President Likely.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 2S.-The
board of curators of the university
of the state of Missouri met to-day
at the Lindell hotel.
The vacancy created by the resig-
nation of Prof. A. F. Fleet of the
chair of Greek was filed by the cleo
ton of Prof. w. G, Manley, a grad
uate of the university of Virginia,
recently professor of ancient Ian
guages in Mercer university, Geor
gia, now pursuing post gradute stud
les in Greek at the Harvard universi-
ty. Prof. Manley comes from race
of teachers, presents the very high
est recommendations and will bring
to the department the results of re-
cent study in Greek language and
itereture in one of the gaeatest uni
versities in America.
No president was elected and it il
not likely that any one will be chos
en- for that Office at the present
| meeting.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-04-02
CALAMITY TO COME.
The Signal Service Warns the
People of the Lower Missis-
sippi Valley to Prepare
For the Worst.
A GREAT FLOOD CERTAIN.

New York, March 2S.-Sergeant
Dunn of the signal service, in an in
terview, this afternoon, says that
one of the greatest calamities the
country has ever known is imminent,
and that it is the duty of the press
to warn the people of the lower
Mississippi to prepare for the worst.
He says:
"It will be the greatest calamity
that has ever befallen that section OF
the country. The damage will be
the greatest below Memphis. The
storm is just like an enormous pitch
sr of water poured upon country
already flooded. Although several
immense crevasses have been formed
in the levees below Vicksburg from
200 to 1,5OO feet wide and twenty to
twenty five feet deep, carrying of
millions OF gallons of water every
second, the height of the river al
Vicksburg and Cairo has remained
almost stationary at the top OF the
food limit.
This shows that the channel OF
the river below is all choked up with
alluvium and debris from the first
food, and that this is acting as 6
dam which will eventually work
havoc with all the levees.
When the wave crest comes dowr
the river things are bound to bt
carried away and the entire sur
rounding country covered. Thi:
will probably arrive at Cairo in two
or three days, but 1t will be three
weeks before it reaches New Or
leans.
New Orleans will be visited with
out doubt by one of the most disas
trous floods ever known, and Iwoult
not give five cents for my life in tina
city when the wave crests strike it
do not say this to frighten peo