Telegram-herald., 1890-04-02
THE BROKEN LEVEES
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sinsess that large eoEtiSa Of ne city
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part VII bs three fssE lie sslephOas
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1svess II 10 greatly feared that shs
hs@vy -iad ant rain a0- prevailing
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ne. pl.eeA The water from the A lsssia
brszk -ill hsvs zn Oatlss into tas IA
s0o river which stI mandate q large
sscsloa Of country IN 5uanowsr and
Y4zoo eoan sisa The sater has reached
Washington avenue, ons Of the prinsi-
p4l busiasss streets. and ths people afs
navigating Ia sks1s.
I've White men and one negro com
Gnx fron stone vtlls 20 CFsenviiie sa
skln we're drssnea by the apsetting OF
shs boat TAslr names have not been
Aearned NAny casualties have resulted
fssan skis eoming in contacs wish wire
Esaees and other hidden distractions
There IA ons seetLoa o. she eisy on
ssry hixh ground that Will escape. On
tals pornSa ne Lahsbltants OF ne
Hooded dLssries Aro gathering Hun
drods OF pIansatioas that escaped ths
rood OF 1882 are no~ 4n1er water. Green
Vile Ass fe.00o population and Is sae OF
RE leading OiTies Of the dslta-
Every thing IS afiO&t IA Ashport AL
Houses ara half filled with water. The
zsvee is exported 70 give way.
MEaraIs Tenn April Tho hood
waters have no~ covered about all of
shs S. Francis oasin west OF here. Its
area being 4 900 square miles The
TensAs basin, Of about tbs same area, Is
nearly al submerged. ana about one
snird OF ths YazOo basin. with its :, ooe
square miles. Is threatened. a cons'dera-
ole part Of lt already bsing covered
UnIess she food soon sbates % will be
100 ate 20 FtptA4b
81 Lows. April l.-tnioruiation from
what's known a. "ths LecOnia Circle, >
/. tract OF country between Helena and
Arkansas City. which Is practically sur
rounded by she Mississippi and White
rivers Is 20 the effect that the people
thsre are IN a depi Orabls condition The
water poured Over the levee on all sides,
and IN three hours the circle va
died oven With the suriIc5 OF the
rivers the water averaging eigh'
Ts.t deep This occurred so sud
denly ths. the people had nc
time 20 do any thing. Their houses
stock and every tn ng else they owned
vas Ia shs water and in some eases
swept away before thsy realized whs
haa happened. The citizens Of Helena
raut the steamer Houston C0onbs dowr
xhs-s last ThsrsdAy, a. relie
boat. % aid rae people. cor
reaocndsnt on board writes that wher
s&hs steamer arrived At the oar
Gle a number OF houses we're found q
kavs been blown or their blocks, o.
stiles. and others were badly oareeneC
over into he water People bad beer
rvinz in the lofts. and when shes'
carsened they could only escape bl
knocrrE holss in the roofs Severa
people ~ers blown ioto the water anc
swAm 70 trees. who're tbey -emained Al
q t2st Taarsday night aat nuua Der O
cattle we're blown from -he leves8 an,
drowned On Friday Iuen vent over ia,
whole circle in sSifs and traRsferre,
people from their roofs 20 the giI
houses which ars generally larE
And substantial buildings Al
shsss houses are now packe
with people, eco persons being Il
some % thea The COOmbs brought on
$50 people aud 10 head Of stock. an
took shsn 20 Helena When th
Coombs came out of The circle. III
steamer Titan with oarges was going in
snd IL u thought thst they can brini
cut al The remaining ssock and a
many Of the people as desire 70 &c
swsT. Many % the planters in th
circle are atterlY ruined, and he IA
naiadsr haTs no seed 20 plans sVer
should The water sussi3s in time 90 pu
fna crop. Ths suffering has been an,
viii Be grsa.. and ala Of al kinds vii
b. necessary 90 cary tie people through
their afhlctIon.
AT louisville
LovrsvrLEE Ky. April In ~
residence portion Of ths dssoiatsd dis
srics o. this citJ he sno~ has rrsstl-
retarded repairs. Very few of tb'
houses even where least damaged. a.,
habitabls. In sa intsTvisr Mayo
jacobs said,
We hsv. abc-t recovered ne 30 ss o. - o.
~he vsre Frfrd ~ ths --csss torusdo ard
90 thoruuzhIv sstassst thar fns sstsl rarn 5a
81 those VIE rsr- rfies otsriEht and tsos
~sa 49, 80 frorn vouads slstai1ed VT "a
rsarh M To- g~ratest sufsrinz riN tsii cp1i
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- a. fsr soward nasfrF ssois ne Iossss q
thrse poor people A far ~ susfne~s = -on
e~rnef ~ffh the -1csot.o- ~ the lesf toeacc
rnassst s has rev-r sen suspended sna svsi
a. -hls srsnca OF trade haf ne warehouse
49, intaer
The fetal amount % she relief fun,
svp~,rfr-at~s sffo. or. The BOARD o
T-ade bAs recei vrd - bscrf pficn
snounsinr 70 s. GOO While namerou
rharrs have heen sent Th- Loulsvflh
q Nashville -silrcad - hsCribed sc, eco
Ors-s - aii come IN frsm All direc
soas The lord mayor y Dabiin Ia
sent eahisgram expressing sympathT =
Ms Barr wslL We q The rector o
Fs J-an's Chnrch. sss heen robbed o
a. vaiuahies Al hsr ie~siry va
f-.-s - hsva been tsxen freui b1res'
Erawer and a box son ntaining s4lverwsr'
ras broken rrsn and - ccrasass stoten