The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-04-08
MORE LEYEEs BREAKAWAT
Waters Rush Through New
Crevasses and Inundate
New Southern Cities.
The Creyasse In the Levea al Catfish
Point 1900 Feet Wide and
Sill Widening.
Colored People Drowned While Flee
ing From the Flood---Steamers
Sent TO the Rescue.

GREENvuxs, Miss.. April 7.
The crevasse In the levee which broke ~
Catfish point 10 nov from l,700 to 500
feet wide and increasing. The water
reached Greenvilie Saturday morning aud
At night rose one foot in the streets and Is
stili rising rapidly. washingt sn avenue.
the main business street. h now ONE sheet
Of water from the corner of Poplar street
10 the race track and the waller In making
its way over the sidewalks into the stores.
great many people had 10 vaeate their
residences 10 seek higher quarters on ac-
count of the sndien rise. 80 /,
Parties who arrived from Greenwood, the
greater paster part of the journey being
made In a skiff, described the situation Ia
the sunhower lowlands as terrible. II H.
over that vast tract of improved and cnlti-
waited lands and forests. In the neighbor-
hood OF Skipwith tents are badly needed
by the colorsd people. AZ every step the
colored Iaborax. his family and hts all are
found destitute, arrayed in garments that
have seen their best days and afford them
but little comfort and protection. II no
assistance comes to these people many win
sfae from exposure. Food will soon be
needed and IL not provided great suffering
will ensue. Government officers have done
a great deal of good In that section, bnt
other Localities are now showing signs Of
approaching distress.
In the vicinity Of Wintervilie great
many cattle are dying froEz disease called
hollow horn.
AT Mound Landing. seven miles below
Catfish point, the river fell two fest Satur-
day. no doubt owing 70 the large break.
The outlook is not hopeful forth plant
ing of the oYernowed region before May.
Just As soon rs the water subsidies sufi-
eieptly IL Is supposed the break will be
temporarily closed. 80 that the crop may
be protected against any further rises this
season.
sIach Distress Along the steele Bayoa.
vIcKsnURa. MisA. ApriI7
Nineteen negroes. survivors of q large
party OF refugees which attempted TO es-
cape from the overflow down Bayou Falaya
on q raft. have arrived at vieksbnrR on
steamer. They report that twelve women
and children were drowned. The situa-
tion is growing daily more serious in the
Steele bayou country. Earl Miller,
prominent planter, arrived from thers by
the steamer Evergreen with his family and
stock. The Miller plantation, though
very high, has gone under. The Ever.
gfsen reported that the water along
the bayous is rising. Cattle
and hogs are offered for sale by the people
for song. Much more stock must yet be
brought out or allowed to drown. The
steamer Oeeola, from the bend, reports
that the overflow is beginning TO empty
into the Mississippi through Eagle lake,
aud predicts great increase Of pressure
NIL along the Louisiana front from that
point southwark, for this next two weeks.
There II most nnmistakabIe Distress along
Steele bayou and IL would be ernelty 10
deny IL. Three steamers leave here to-
morrow, and will endeayor TO bring ont oil
the people In danger.