New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-19

in the Clover Leaf" Railroad tricks lets water % in.o
Venice which backs up into an easer part .,
Grpenvi!le Miss dispatch says: "The situation re-
mains here about the same. with the exception 'nas
companled by high Wind terrific thunder and vivid
lightning, the worst seen here In many day op S 10
now me weather has been OF te oS' here
for the last forty eight hours at 43e feet with snght
indication toward lower marx od All aboSs ,bs mou of
the White River which is the outlet for the ARKANSAS
River into the Mississippi the river has been draining
for several days; The fall from Australian Lana'hg
down to Rosedale is encouraging IT Is thought oy
those most competent to judge that this fall VIII give
coming down the Arkansas River should 1t not be
sweed by the rise coming from Cairo The Ievees IN
water from the Panther Forest break Is gradually COW
ering the country. The break Is now 1000 feet VIDE
and Is dschargng about 10000 cubic feet OF water
Pine Bluff. Ark. May lS.-The Arkansas River at
thl, place has risen five inches since last night and
great fears entertained as the Fort Smith rise Is
Just reaching here Five hundred men are & at work h, on
but It viii be impossible to hold longer than to-day.
Many acres Of rich cotton land are now submerged
.ccon overt its a.. s'
acres Of farm lands flooded. All bridges swept
Ks: and c7n apy n% onsoS and Texas awavs
The Choctaw River Is two miles Wide and many
Pvor rose H ieS feet yesterday a IS still rising rapidly
The loss in stock and cr0ns will he large. .,
Paris, Tcx. May l8-The recent rains have rn6Si os
promised The water has spread out over the bottom
lands distance Of to three miles. running tho
crops OF thousands Of Of rich farming IN d. IN
many places the river Is changing its bed which
means the utter annihilaton Of thousands OF acres
OF land Much stock has been lost. ard human lf,
Is I'm danger in many places. More than SlUO.oOo
worth Il logs have been lost already In the fresicf
Alton, H.. May lS-The evils Of the Hood have
been increased by robbery and By spectators who arc
hrying stock for practically nothir Z. taking advantage
OF circumstances. The depredatiOnS have become so
bad that a party Of armed men has started for the
inundated districts - ,,. -, A.,
S,nrfmon bottom have new dangers before them
caused bv the giving way OF the Linn dyke. about
ten miles north of here. which has withstood the
pressure u~tl now. a great quantity OF water was
iet into The bottom by It's breaking and several
fame, were compelled to vacate their houses me
farmers Of that locality have lost much cattle ana
other stock hy the nood. Two thousand acres oi
wheat and corn are ruined.
Noscontah H.. May ia clergyman reachin
bere hv the overland route from Waterloo says ti't
10 ministers and delegates who have be"l attennIny
the state Conference Of the German Evangen'a'
protestant Church Waterloo are Waterbound there
Kansas Citv Mo-. May 1S.-Thc Missouri kiVer iS
,,iI Using and tho repetition OF last weeks flood y
confidently expected. The kaw River Is also ,lowiy
rising Heavy rains are reported throughout Kansas
last night. 20 r, ,,,onsa pivor at
,It. noint Is higher than known before ana Is
stiIl rSlng Fully 10000 OF corn ana cotton arc
overlowrd fences and houses washed away anu
tenants are dcSerting the owlands. special e@Mor,s @
are benc made by planters 10 save their Stock Many
bundreds Of farmers will be bankrupted.