Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-04-05
PEOPLE IN THE TREES.
Distressing Scenes on the Mis-
sissippi LowlandS.
Twenty Thousand Acres Z nder Water.
Thousands OF People DeS stute--
Cattle starving and Drowning.

Twenty Thousand Acres Z der Water.
Thousands OF People DsS stute--
Cattle Starving and Drowning.
Mr.. J. J. Hogans, Of tue Memphis CONNER
cidl. has arrived in ST LOUIS direct from the
h5oled district, along thu Mississippi river.
MIR. Hogan has just completed tour of the
devastated region. He says the situation is
alarming, and that in his opinion the food
has not reached the highest notch, Ia the
Laconia Circle, which is situated in Despa
county, Ark, and comprising about $1,000
acres, the scene is a heartren ing one. The
strip Of the country IS nov inundated TO
depth OF tive to twebty feet, anu ths inhaoi-
tants, numbering between two thousand aud
three thousan people--uhitrs aud negroes
women and children are peroned on house
tops and in the trees Live stock nos already
drowned are maintaining p &c triousexs.
tenee with tier wretohed owners N some ln-
stances on tue roofs OF res,deucss aud else
where, on tluprovtsei plat orms OF wree Rage.
Starvation Is teihng on he ca-lls, while the
uunau v,ctims a,e in scare y less deplora-
be co ditlon as 10 TODD. From HsenA tue
entire Mississippi delta country reaching
from NiCks u < west to Shreveport, and
down TO New Orlraus, seemed doomed TO de.
struction. MIR. Hogan reports that a the
people in the wide district there are hseing
Tor heir lives
VIcKsBURG, MISS Latest returns from
the ailssIss,ppi lev~ys report no change. OK
cept tuat tae w,t.r is stcaJily adyauuiug
southwark from SSipw,th orevasse, aud tue
towns OF Mayrrsyille, Filters aud Hayes are
being surrounded AMI must 20 under IN q
short time. The steamer Evergreen is In
from a second trip TO Sseofs Bayou going as
far as the DRIFT would admit IN exporinS the
adjacent pltnt tons in sEiifs, Her officers re-
port that they found no suderiug; that cat
tie and other stoex had been removed, and
the people were safe. Tne bayou is rising
fast Tue bank is cavins rapidly IN front Of
Bedford evee, Madison par an, the caving
being now witulu seventy live feet OF tue
leves Work began aud tho new levea may
be finished before the Old ons goes into ths
river. The levee Inspector elsewhere in
Louisiana report no change. Trains have
been ABANDONED between Greenvi.is and Boil
ling Fork, and IN TACT all trains on tue river
size divla.on except from Gresnville 10
Hampton, twenty Vi bit miles, AMI between
Coahoma aud Benolt, sixty hyo miles. Tnis
leaves Grevnvliie with ut communication
with the out'ide world except by r,ver
The 81 uation on the Mississippi Valley
Railroads main line between Nazjo river
and katzsnmeir IL very .rious indeed.
SIX inches more OF water viii send tho
Vicks urg, Shreveport aud Pacific Rail cad
under Letweea fal,uiah and Lake Ono. The
water is rising slowly, but II Is very unlikely
that the road can run trains more than a
we3k longer, and additional or, vases may
stop operations at any tins. Nc. u w. Mo-
Caoe, contractor for bridges Tor the New
Orleans ami Nortawtstern Railroad, ultil
Lately IN proc ess OF constructisn between
Vsdalia aud Winusboro', In, arrived from
Rayville, La. lie says work . been stopped,
aud the construction company now has ITS
teams and men n Rayyllla. The water ross
i've feet in Dry Bayou, SIX mites FROM Ray
vile, in twenty four hours, anu Is now within
half a mile OF town.
Greenvllle is now on an island. The town
is in the greatest danger OF an OVERT Nv,
with little hope OF keeping out the wHteF,
though the levses are stih standing.
A despatch from Talluiab, La. aays all
farmers east OF thar place are planting, While
ali West are under water.
HAIENA, Ark.--Ths river stands 81 feet
on tue .auge-tbree inches aud hail hollow
the higu-water mara OF 1888. The steamer
Houston Comts and barg,s ladr, ei with
provisions donated ~ the proplg OF tnls place
has reached the Licuny ciroie. Tue uIlor-
tunate peopie OF that district are DaluS re-.
lieyed - last as pOsiibie.
Tue ,evees aroma Helena are still 10 good
condition. aud the feeling here Is on5 vt CON
h1ence.
GREESyILLE Miss. --latest news from
Breaks! Unutls Miu, Sk pwith 200; Easton
700, aud huntington $40 fest wtue, aud all,
except OnuJps, oaving rapidly IL IS now
given up That tbs entire oJuutry from Lake
Bolivar to tbs Warren county bills wiII 10
flooded.