Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-04-03
THE FLOOD GATES ARE OPEN
LeveeS Cannot Stand the Awful Forse
of Water.
Greenyille, Miss, is Submerged Nearly
Three Feet.
Grief Stricken People at Louisville
DiSheartened.

GREENvudE Miss, March 3l.-The
levee north of the city gave way at noon,
despite the efforts OF the people, and the
water poured in upon the city which al
ways before has been above the level of the
Mississippi in its highest. The food is a
tremendous one and the volume of water
pouring in from three breaks above is
spreading ont in all directions, inundat-
ing plantation after plantation, which in
the flood of 50 was above water. 1t is esti-
mated 10y engineers that a large portion
of the city " III be flooded. and the great
est height of water will reach three feet
in the lower parts.
It's greatly feared that the heavy wind
and rain now prevailing will cause the
leyecs to give way in new places The
water from Austin break, will have an out
let in the Ya2oo river; which will inuudate
large section of country in Sunaower and
Yazoo counties. No lives are reported lost
and no actual suffering is anticipated.
LATER-A white man and a negro,
who were crossing the river in a skitf.
were drowned by boat capsizing, Many
slight casualties resulted from skifFs COM
ing in contact with wire fences and other
hidden distractions.
Their Sunertngs Many
ST. Louis, March 81 The snow storm
of yesterday and last night seems to have
been local, its area being confined
to a radius of 100 miles from this city
At points in southern Illinois and central
and Southern Missouri from ten to fifteen
inches fell. The melting of this great
body of snow is likely to be quite rapid
and all small streams tributary to the
mississippi and Missouri rivers within
the area mentioned will pour out floods
Of water whiting there days Trains on
the Missouri and Illinois roads have been
somewhat delayed, but it is not thought
that there will be any serious detention to
traffic.
Wife four inches of water, and soaked
snow slowly melting. the situation in the
and many people tonight are broken in
spirit, though their physical wants are
supplied. Most Of the streets of the dis
trict are anke deep in mud and water
The worst result Of the
wet is not so much in the
additional injury to property as in the
suffering of Unprotected people Scores
of families are protected only by hastily
put up boards or canvas, and they are wet
and cold. There is plenty Of food, how
ever, and the relief committee and agents
are striving in every way to provide pro
per protection from the weather
for everyone. The heavy snow,
however, has greatly retarded repairs in
the residence district, and a vast quantity
of household goods have to-day been de-
stroyed by the wet Tobacco warehouses
are pretty well protected, and it is not
thought their loss will be serious Mayor
Jacobs, in an interview this evening, said
he was satisfied that the number killed
outright and those who will die from their
wounds will reach $50.
Ghouls Arrested.
Three Russian Jews were arrested last
night while setting FIRE to a demolished
store on Market street in the midst of the
shattered district The fellows will
be severely dealt with. Besides
this there have been but few criminal
attempts since the storm Mrs. Barnwell
whose husband, the rector of St. Johns
Church, and his son were killed, was
robbed of all her moaey and jewelry, and
the wet body Of her dead husband was not
respected his gold watch being taken
from his pocket.
In Louisville the total number of dead
so far is 80, and the wounded is about
$50. Of the latter between 20 and 30 are
not expected to live Possibly more than
that number will eventually succumb.
HENDERSON, Ky, March 3l.-The
total number killed in Webster county is
forty and of the wounded eighty. Nearly
all are poor in the section known as Black
ford A relief corps has gone from Hem
derson.