Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-02
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.

Carried Several City Eiec-
tions Yesterday.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcosD-uNIoN.l
RAGING WATERS.
A Circus Wrecked and the Wild Animals
Turned Loose.
MEMPHIS April lst-The disaster in the Miss
lssippi valley increases. The fifteenth crevasse
opened on the lowlands yesterday. The levee
gave way at Austin Miss. The opening started
at five feet, and by7 O'Clock had increased TO
400 feet All efforts to close 1t have been in vain
stock were drowned. The main levee at Green
vile broke to-day, leaving the inside Ievee Ii
able to go at any minute.
LIST OF THE BREAKS
The crevasses in the levees commencing first
south OF this city are, with the date of the
3lst, 400 feet Laconia Circle, Miss, 26th l,200
Chicot, Ark, 27th 400 Sappington Hoop, Ark
9th, 800; Arkansas City, 9th, running over the
top; So. ETlaw Mann Ark 26th 100 Easton Miss 2sth
ington, Miss. 2Sth, 300 Offuts Landing. Miss,
18th, l,500: Luna, Ark, 18th, 600; Columbia
Ark, 2Sth, 500; Skipwith, Miss, 26th. 20O0
Pecan Grove. La, 18th, 500; Nita, ST. James
Parish, La, 200.
ALL on AN EQUALITY.
Millionaires, clergymen, professional men and
negroes work side by side, night and day. From
now until the river has fallen to its natural
banks, breaks will be of almost daily occur
renee, and even at points where the leyees are
said to be in strong condition, it will REQUIRE
hard work to hold them. Government relief
boats are at work about Laconia Circle where
there Is the greatest suffering.
CIRCUS BOAT WRECKED.
Greenville, Miss, is shut out entirely from the
outside world, and Mayorsville is entirely under
water. All the levees standing are wayering.
and there must be a general break. A circus
boat came 10 grief in the storm at Island No s,
above this city. The people and wild animals
and circus paraphernaiia are all on the bank
and ii needy circumstances. They are short of
food. The animals have had nothing to eat for
three days and are crazed with hunger.
CAGE OF TIGERS LOST.
There are six women in the party and eight
or ten men. The boat is total wreck The
snow-storm tore Oft the cabin and blew the
stern foremost on to the bank. One cage of
tigers and three performing dogs were lost, but
none OF the people were hurt.
LARGE SECTION SUBMERGED.
New ORLEANS, April 1st.-The situation TO-
day along the front of the Yazoo district is des-
perate Crevasses continue; it looks as if the
greater part of the Yazoo delta will be flooded
The water from the breaks up the river is NOV
ing southwark rapidly, and the country for
the New orleans and Northwestern Railroad
has been stopped by the overflow from the
Pecan Grove crevasse. The Yicksburg, Shreve-
port and Pacific Railroad is also in danger from
this break. 1t has been found utterly impOssi-
BILE to close the crevasses except below this city
Those above continue to grow larger. The
losses as yet are not very large except in stock
Many refugees have come here from the flooded
districts. The river is falling here, and is now
fourteen inches below the highest mark. 1t is
believed the Louisiana levees below Red river
will hold.
DISTRESS OF THE PEOPLE.
MEMPHIS, April lst.-Information from down
the river this morning is of the most distressing
character. The crevasses are constantly widen.
ing, and thousands of acres heretofore un-
touched are tbeing submerged Reports OF loss
OF life are coming in, as well as of various casu-
alties.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
ST. LOUIS, April 1st.-1errible suffering is re-
ported among the people at Laconia Circle. The
tract of country between Helena and Arkansas
City is practically surrounded by the Mississippi
and White rivers. Waters have poured over the
levees and flooded the entire peninsula to the
depth of eight feet. Houses have been swept
has yet been reported.
THE OHIO BOOMING.
CAIRO GIL }, April lst.-The Ohio river is rap
idly rising. The present indications are tha
the river will reach fifty feet here. The Iron
Mountain and st. Louis and the Arkansas and
the Arkansas and Texas Railroads are again
shut out from Birds Point, and are transferring
their trains by Belmont.
BUSY TIMES AHEAD.
New YORK, April 1st.-When told that the
New Orleans Board of Trade intended to ask for
his resignation for prophesying the present flood
there, Sergeant Dunn of the Weather Bureau
said:
"Ithink the New Orleans people are acting fool
ishly in the face of the present dangers. No
matter what they say, they will have their
hands full looking after their city. They may
have my head if they want it, but think they
had better protect their people. The only por-
tion OF the report that has been misrepresented
is that which states that said the food would
be as disastrous as that at Johnstown. What |
did say was that districts all through the Mis-
sissippi valley, from Cairo to the gulf would be
hooded mentioned no particular place. The
flood is no respeler of cities, and l hardly see
why the New Orleans people should take oifense
at my prophecy. There are busy times ahead
for the people of New Orleans, and they should
know it,"
FLOODED OUT.
ST. LOUIS, April lst.- Information as to the
state OF affairs in the flooded Laconia circle
the section OF country between Helena ana
Arkansas, and lying between the Mississippi
and White rivers, is that the people have been
IN the tops of their houses and clinging TO trees
for week. Many of them nearly starved to
death. Many OF their cattle, which were placed
on platforms, were washed away and drowned.
The citizens of Helena sent the steamer
Houston Coombs down on Thursday to aid these
people, and on Friday men went over the whole
circle in skiffs and trans erred the people from
the trees and roofs to the gin houses, which
were generally large and substantial.
The houses were packed with people, as many
as 200 being in some of them. The Coombs
brought out $50 people and l1e head of stock
arriving at b elena yesterday. When the Coombs
came out the steamer Titan, with baTges was
going down the river, and it is Thought that
they can bring out all the remaining stock and
as many people as desire to go away. Many of
the Planters are utterly ruined.
MYRIAD OF GNATs
HELENA ARK J, April lst.-Owing to a break
in the levee at Austin, Miss, Helena has re-
ceived some relief. The river is falling slightly
here. Stock saved from the flood is having a
fearful time standing the attacks of the buffalo
gnat, that swarm in myriads.
DAMP AND DIsAGREEABLE
GgEENvILLE miss J, April 1st.-The situation
has been very wet here Tor the past twenty -four
hours The heavy rains of last night and to-
the encroachment of backwater in the northern
portion of the city Water which has not read
much since last night Is flowing over the tracks
of the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas road,
thereby preventing water from spreading very
much in town. Water from the Huntington
break is now Iasslng back into The river
through the 0ffut break. thereby relieving the
waters at our back considerably.
The Easton break is, however letting out
great quantity of water, which is fast spreading
over the eastern portion of the county, and in
some places IL is quite deep. To-day the Mayor
appointed committee to look after and care
for those in distress in the oyerfowed portions
of the city.
The Cotton Exchange to-day sent a report to
the Associated Press saying the condition here
Is not so bad as it would seem to be to the out
side world. Should the food pass off In thirty
days, good crop can be made, which has been
the case in nearly all cases of overflow.
CRYING FOR HELP.
MEMPHIS (Tenn.). April lst.-At Greenville,
below here there is great destitution. as well as
az Laconia Circle, some distance this side For
several days the negroes who live in the bend