The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-11
THE FLOOD OF WATER
is STILL PLAYING HAVOC ALONG THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI.
More Levse Breakages Arc Reported and
Many Thousands Of Acres Are Going
Under Water-Soms Loss of Life-Other
Progress, Of the Misslss,pp, Floods.

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The crevasse in the levee which broke at
Catfish point is now from 100 to 1900
feet wide and increasing. The water
reached Greenville Saturday morning and
at night rose one foot in the streets and is
still rising rapidly. Washington avenue,
the main business street, is now one sheet
of water from tho corner of Poplar street
to the race track and the water is making
its way over the sidewalks into the stores.
A! great many people had to vacate their
residences to seek higher quarters on &C.
count of the sudden rise.
Parties who arrived from Greenwood, the
greater parter part Of the journey being
made III IL skiff, described the situation in
the Sunhower lowlands as terrible. 1t is
astonishing how the water is spreading
over that vast tract of improved and cult
waited lands and forests. In the neighbour
hood of Skipwith tents are badly needed
by the colored people. At every step the
colored laborer, his family aud his all are
found destitute, arrayed in garments that
have seen their best days and afford them
but little comfort and protection. If no
assistance comes to these people many will
die from exposure. Food will soon be
needed and if not provided great suffering
will ensue. Government officers have done
a great deal of good in that section, but
other localities are now showing signs of
approaching distress.
In the vicinity of Winterville a great
many cattle are dying from a disease called
hollow horn.
At Mound Landing, seven miles below
Catfish point, the river fell two feet Satur-
day, no doubt owing to the large break.
The outlook is not hopeful forthe plant
ing of the oyertowed region before May.
Just as soon as the water subsidies sufi :
GENTLY it is supposed the break will be
temporarily closed, so that the crop may
be protected against any further rises this
season.
Much Distress Along the Steele Bayou.
Nineteen negroes, survivors of a large
party of refugees which attempted TO es-
cape from the overflow down Bayou Falaya
on a raft, have arrived at Vicksbure on a
steamer. They report that twelve women
and children were drowned. The situa.
ton is growing daily more serious in the
Steele bayou country. Earl Miller, d
prominent planter, arrived from there by
the steamer Evergreen with his family and
stock. The Miller plantation, though
very high. has gone under The Ever
green reported that the water along
the bayons is rising. Cattle
and hogs are offered for sale by the people
for a song. Much more stock must yet be
brought out or allowed to drown. The
steamer Oceola, from the bend, reports
that the overflow is beginning to enpt,
into the Mississippi through Eagle lake
and predicts a great increase of pressure
all along the Louisiana front from that
point southwark, for the next two weeks.
There is most unmistakable distress along
Steele bayou and it would be cruelty to
deny it. Three steamers leave here to-
morrow. and will endeavor to bring out all
the people in danger.