, 1890-04-10
The BREAK WIDENING.
A Tremendous Crevasse at
Catfish Point.
PLANTATIONS ARE OVERLOOKED
Several Lives Lost-Great Destruc-
tion Of Property and Much
Distress.

GREEsviLLE. Miss, April 5.--The cre-
vase In the lcvee which broke at Catfish
Point Is now from |, 100 to l, $40 feet
wide. and Is increasing.
The water reached Greenville this
morning, and tonight rose ono foot In
the streets and Is still rising rapidly
Washington avenue, the main business
street, is now one sheet of water from the
corner of Poplar street to the race track,
and the water IT, making its way over
the sidewalks into the stores. a great
many people had to vacate thei. resi-
dences to seek higher quarters ON ac-
count Of the sudden rise.
Parties who arrived to-day from Green
wood, the greater pars Of the journey
being made in skihs. described
the situation in the Sun Flower lands as
terrible. The speed with which the
water Is spreading over the vast i'm
proved and cultivated lands and forests
OF the planters, many of whom would
have been at the end of another week
or so through with their planting. Is
astonishing. Houses OF ali description
and fences In long sections are easily
carried away by the terrible current.
and every conceivable household object
Is seen floating down the Boyue and
Philia swainps.
At every sicp the colored laborer, his
fnmily ana his all are found, almost
destitute arrsyed In garments that have
seen their best days, and that afford
lection. II no assistance comes
TO the people, many will die from ex-
posure and food VIII soon be needed, and
| " not provided great suffering will he
the consequence. The government
officers have done great deal of good
in that section, but other localities are
now showing signs OF approaching dis
trees.
In tho vicinity of Wintcrvillo a great
many cattle are dying from the disease
called hullow.horn.
Al Mount Landing, seven miles below
| Catfish point, the river fell two feet to-
day, no doubt owing to the large break
in the Lake Washington country.
| The outlook is not hopeful for tht
| planting ofthe ovcrtiowed region before
May.
Just as soon as the water subside,
sufficiently, 1t Is supposed that the brcal
will be temporarily closed, SO that tn,
crops may be protected against any
future rise In this section.
THREE wonKY DROWNED,
| Yesterday. while n colorcd man will
three women In skin was fleeing from
the Hood In the Rogue country, the skii
commenced leaking, and before assist
ance could be rendered the whole party
] N'llt uOWn. iihu n nhTfOW
escape, but the three women wer
drowned.
GREAT DAMAGE AT DALLAS.
DALLEs, Tex. April 5.--Trinity river
like all tho others, is ovoriiowing its bot
toms, and much damage is resultln,
thereirom by the drowning of stock
The dam broke at the unfinished cit,
watcrworks above the city. and now Tn,
new $4,000 pumping engine is 100 fee
under water. The unfinished reservoir
will sustain damages to the extent o
many thousands of dollars.
AID PRoN ARKANSAS CITY.
ARsAHsAs CRY, Ark, April "A
soon as the news OF the break at Cathsi
Point reached here. the sovernmen
steamers Sheed and Graham took sevcra
barges to that point, and brought ava,
about $50 people and their effects; also
lot OF stock, etc. Captain Tcllinger
of the government service, IL on tn
ground doing everything he can to say
life and property.
fEyEs nroHoEs DROWNED.
vIcKsbukG. April 5.--A RAFT contain
ing twenty negroes, who were trying b
keep from the Hood, capsized ut tn
mouth of tho Bogue Fataya; only thir
teen reached the shore alive.