River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-01
DRIVEN FROM HOME.

Four Hundred Families in aud Around
Dallas, Tex, Forced to Leave Their
Residences Because Of the Fioods-Dis-
tress In Louisiana-Aid for the sufferers.
DALLAS, Tex. April 30. There are
400 homes in Dallas and the suburbs
rom which the inhabitants have been
driven by the overflow in the Trinity
river. The river at this rise was few
inches higher than that OF ls6o which
was the highest recorded. The water
Sunday night ran through the windows
Of the first floor of the Dallas elevator
and damaged a large amount OF
wheat as we'll as the machinery and
betting. The st. Louis Pressed Brick
Company are heavy losers. Two thou
sand bales OF cotton were soaked at the
compress, foot of Lamar street, and the
Dallas Brewing Company will suf-
fer considerably from Inconvenience
caused by water. The Eureka
steam laundry has suspended opera
tions, as the water is several feet deep
In their building. Sunday as the mail
was being transferred from one train TO
the other on the Texas & Pacific a
pouch of registered mail slipped off the
hand-car and sunk in the swift current
before il could be recovered. The city
water works are useless. The damage
done by the food in Dallas viii amount
to several hundred thousand dollars.
PARIS, Tex, April 99.-Reports from
Red river are to the effect that 1t is
higher than it has been for forty years.
There was thirty-four feet of water at
Arthur City Monday morning. All the
lowlands are inundated, several houses
are reported TO have been swept away,
and tine occupants of Others have had to
move out in boats. The loss can not be
estimated now, but it will be very
great
ST. MARTINsvILLE, La, April %
The water in this parish is rising at the
rate of eight inches every twenty-four
hours. and those who reside in the low
land sections near the woods were
compelled to leave their homes and
move TO the bayou banks. The crops
in the overlooked sections are lost.
Cattle are being driven through here to
the west bank of the bayou for pasture.
Twent y-five hundred people will suffer
in this parish. The Bayou Chene peo-
pie are asking for relief boats to save
their live stock. Every inch of ground
in that section is under water.
RELIEF FOR FLooD-sUFFERERs.
WASHINGTON. April 20. - Secretary
Proctor has received several replies TO
his kilograms asking for information in
regard to the extent of suffering in the
overfiowed districts of the South. The
Governor Of Louisiana said that ten days
rations for %, 900 people should be sent to
New Orleans for distribution through
out the State. The Governor of Mis-
sissippi said there are probably 10000
persons in that State needing assist
ance, and the Governor of Arkansas
said that 800 people in Phillips County
and considerable number in Desha
County are in great need of relief.
Lieutenant James l.. Wilson,
Fourth Artillery, at jackson bar
racks, Miss, has been di-
rected to report TO Captain Weston,
acting depot quartermaster at New Or
leans, for temporary duty in connection
with the relief of the flood-sufferers and
Major-General Howard, at New York,
has been directed to detail such other
assistance as may be require'