Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-09
WATER ON A RISE
Many Southern Rivers Over
flow their High Banks
IMMENSE DAMAGE RESULTS
An unprecedented pownPouF Of Rain
IN the South-WoEk OF Cy-
clone in Arkansas

damage 70 property ara delay 10 rail-
way trains has been caused oy the un-
preeedented heavy rainstorns in Mis-
sissippi during the past few days AZ
Duck HUI, Miss, the rain has been the
heaviest ever known. 1871 inches
of water having fallen dur
ing the past two days. Much
damage to crops is reported. Carroll
ten is almost oiatcd from the sur
rounding country, and the circuit court,
which is in session there. has adjourned
owing 70 the inability of witnesses &c
reach the town, as numerous railway
bridges have been washed out, making
travel utterly impossible.
Bridges swept Away.
The Big Sandy river. which runs
through the town. is higher than for
ten years. An iron bridge costing SO.
ooo has been swept away, cutting of
communication with the outside
world except by means OF boats.
The Peluska creek bridge on
the Georgia Pacific, near Car.
rollto., is gone. as also are those At Me.
Anerary and Big Sandy. Near Big
Sandy 500 yards Of track is under water.
The loss to Carrolltcn and vicinity from
the destruction Of bridges alone Is esti.
mated at $4,000
Grenada Cut on from tho world.
A special from Grenada says: After a
weeks rain the streams hereahouts are
bank full. The Yallobusha river is
higher than ever before. Numbers OF
families have been compelled TO leave
their homes. Southville, little village
l mile from Grenada, is almost
submerged. Fifty bales OF cotton
are lodged against the Illinois
Central track. The track just across
the river from Grenada gave way Thurs.
day morning and now the break is 300
feet wide and rapidly widening. Fifty
car loads of bananas are side tracked
here waiting for the water to fall. An
other washout between here and
Winona leaves Grenada entirely cut
of The farming interests in this
section are very badly, damaged. Re.
ports from other places In the state
run in much the same manner, as
the great rainfall has been gen.
eral. So far no loss Of life has been re,
ported, although in some localities q
few head of stock have been lost by
drowning.
Several Negroes Drowned.
A special from Columbus, Miss. says:
One of the heaviest rains in years fell
here Wednesday aud Wednesday night.
The Tombigbee is big boom. 1t is
feet higher than was ever known be-
fore and is still rising at the rate of q
inches an hour. The river rose very
rapidly and several negroes were
drowned before they could be
rescued. A great number of horses and
cows have been lost and their bodies
are seen floating by constantly. A
negro woman, her child and negro
man have been drowned at the wharf
here by the upsetting OF skiff.
Rome I'm a Bad PhlIght.
ATLANTA, Ga, April s.-Terribly hard
rains through Georgia the past two days
have resulted in great deal Of damage
to property. but so far there has been
no loss Of life. The heaviest damage
has been at Rome. The rivers are now
80 feet above the low water mark and
still rising at the rate of S inches an
hour. Heavy rains occurred Wednesday
night above Rome in both the COSTA
naula and Etowah rivers. This makes
the situation alarming. II is feared
that the result will be that Rome will
have food greater thar tSat In 1885,
which was disastrous one. The
Fourth ward is already flooded and a
great many houses in that locality are
inundated. The rapid rise BODIES the
heaviest kind of damage to the town.
At 81. Louis.
Sr. LOUIS, April s.-The river has
risen to point very near the danger
line. and reports of foods are beginning
to come in. There is but small striT
Of the wharf along the city front lef,
dry and teamsters are begin
ming to experience difficulty
in handling freight. Men are al
work along the wharf pulling mer.
chandise from the waters edge to a
higher point. The rise. unusual ana
unexpected ut this time in the year
HAS 0OAC Qdtuag0 IL
south st Louis. From Mernsnec sta
ton south to jefferson barracks the
squatters were obliged to vacate their
homes and seek shelter elsewhere
A Cyclones Awful Work.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, Apri. s.-A cy
clone struck the northwestern portion
of Faulkner county Tuesday night
The storm swept the county for several
miles. The house of John Hale, meas
Quitman. was blown to pieces and the
chimney fell upon and crushed Hale T.
death. Twenty dwellings were demol
ished and over fifty psrs,ss were in
jured. some of whom will probably die.
Perished IN the Biisxsrd.
OMAHA. Neb.. April Dispatche.
from points throughout the state indi
cate an alarming loss of cattle during
the late storms. Between North Platte
aud the Wyoming line 1900 cattle liz
drowned in the North Platte river. Sew
eral thousand calves psrished In the