Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
THE FAoOps.


Live Stnck-PeOpis Forced 40 Flee
From Their isuinod sfon,es-fse.
ports rrOiss tlae Flooded DISTRICT
Twelve Persons Drowned.
VICE BURG, April 6,-Nineteen negroes,
The Survivors OF u large party OF refugees
which attempted to escape from the over
how down bayou FalHya Or a raft, have
arrived here on the st amer Hill City. They
report that IL wom,n and children were
drowned when the curren dashed their
crazy vessel against q tres, and that th5y
escoped with extreme difficulty.
THE MIST TRAGIC EVENT OF TIE FLOOD.
This Is the most tragic event OF the food.
The situation is growing daily more serious
In the Steel Bayou country. Earl Miller, o
prominent planter and brother OF
Attorney general Mtllrr, arrived from there
to-day by Steamer Evergreen with his
family and stock. The Miller plantation,
although very high, has gone under. Tho
Evergreen reports the water along the
payous still rising. Cattle and hogs are
offered for sale by the pc pie at song.
Much mora stock must yet be brought or
allowed to dtown. steamer leaves Tues
day for Suntiowsr, and that planters will
desire to remove their stock Is certain. The
steamer Oseeoa arrived this evening from
the bends. Her officers report that the
overflow IS beginning to empty into the
Mississippi through the Eagle Lake and
predict great increase In pressure all
along the Louisiana front from that point
soutnward for the next two weeks. The
Oseeola bsgins an inspection OF the levees
from Delta. L., northwatd tomorrow,
and Will be Joined by President Maxwell
and probably Assistant Engineer Thomp.
son.
DISTRESS ALONG STEEL BAYOU.
There is the most unm lsCakable distress
along Steel Bayou and Will ba cruelty to
| deuy 1t. The Evergreen returns there to-
morrow, and the Bousan, with Captain W.
| ID. Pugh and M. W. Smith on board, will 20
| Tuesday or Wedndt sdsy. They viii! bring
| out all people who are suffering or In
danger. Bargae cannot be taken there, and
| only the small est boats are suitable for re-.
lief work. Captain Pugh will relieve the
distressed whether thoy havs money or NOT
to pay their fares.
kilograms from Sharkey, Tallahatchie
river, report decline OF 10 inches. Capt.
John y. Matttngly, who has Just returned
from Austin break, says It cannot affect the
Yazoo and Tallahatchle country, as its
current IL too feeble. Engineer Stubs OF
the Vtcksburg, Shreveport q Pacific rail-
road, reports the prospects moro cheering
and only 90 pot Is rise in "a hours.
AFFAIRS OkTTICAL AT BAYOU SARA.
/ NEW ORLEANS, April 6.-The Times.
Democrat Bayou Sara special, says: The
I hlchiubE IaLR'uuht now ulubT kONbrutn6ul
charter, arrived to-day, having on board
Captain Kipgsman, Uhigsd States engineer
iu charge OF this levee district. He has been
inspecting the leVoes between New Orleans
ard this place. he reports the PoinI
Ooupee levee in good condition, with the
exception of tho levee at the Preston Place
almost opposite Bayou Sara. At this point
be has left large number OF sacks and
several thousand feet of lumber. and things
there IL no immediate danger IL tho people
In the neigtborhood aud on the Faiso river
will rally at once and use their best ma.
terial to the best advantages. His motto II
that the government ia willing to help those
who are willing to hep themselves. He Ii
OF the opinion that the situation Is 6
critical one, and warns our poole to looh
out for at least Is Inches more water.
LIKE BEsIEaED FoRr
Morgan levee is like besiaGed fort;
large number OF men are on constant duty
The earth work is being thoroughly braceC
with timbers, and pile driver and pllei
are kept ready for immediate nse wheI
needed. This great buwark that guard
50 many Of our siluvian parishes Is beinl
put to very severe test. May the prayer
OF all south western Louisiana for Its safety
be tsvDrAbly answered.
Bayou Sara stiil holds out and Is maxim.
desperate fight. A force will be put Il
work tomorrow to raise the levae to NEE
tue coming rise. We arc having lovell
weather. The river at this point has risei
two tenths in the last "A hours, and is onl,
ssyen-tenths below the high water Of 1881
AT ARKANSAS CITY.
ARKANSAS Cry. ARK, Apri 6.-The waite
on the inside Is rising slowly, caused by
crevasse In BogRy Bayou levee. At
O'Clock this morning Captain TollinGer
United States engineer, received dispatcl
saying that Red Fork people had cut tht
levee about 60 feet Wide and feet deep
Captain Tolllnger Lett Immediately for tina
point and will be followed as soon as pos
sibls by men and material for the purpos
OF closing IT. Boggy Bayou Is a very iu
portant point TO all the country beIow her,
on this side OF the river.