The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-14
THE LEVEES IN DANGER.
Reported that over Two Hundred Lives
Have Been Lost as Result of
the Great Floods.

NASHVILLE, TENN, April l5.-hepOrlS lfOm
the flooded districts state tho condition of
affairs to-day worse than yesterday. So far
eghty-seven bodies have been recovered. and
as many more are known to have been
drowned. The Coosa river is now eleven feet
above low water and rising rapidly, and the
Tennessee river is now beginning to boom.
1t is within three feet Of the leyees. and If
they break hundreds of families will be rem
dered homeless.
TIE FLOOD SPREADING.
No trains are running on the Alabama
Southern or Georgia Pacific railroads west or
Columbus. Beyond Columbus the track is
two feet under water. The food has spread
into Sumter Greene and Pickens counties in
Alabama. 1t is estimated that forty negro
families have perished in these counties.
Rain is now falling and the indications are
that the Hood will exceed the overflow OF the
Mississippi three years ago. Carpenters are
building boats by the dozen in anticipation
OF an overflow.
THE TOHBIGBEE FALLING.
JAcRsoN, Miss. April l3.-The water in the
Tombigbee river is now falling. The number
Of drowned has reached l25. When the VA
ters subside entirely 1t is thought other bodies
will lie discovered. Ii will be several DAYS
yet before the river gets inside ITS banks. In
many places it was upward OF ten miles
wide. Mounds that have never before been
overfOwed were under six and eight ieet OF
water. Houses III large numbers were swept
away.
THE DAMAGE VERY HEAVY.
BIRMfNGHAM. Ala. April 13.-The first
train on the Kansas City. Memphis and Biz
mingham road for ten DAYS arrived to- night.
The conductor who brought the train IN says
on going out ten days ago his train was caught
in the flood between Gatman. Miss. and sui-
ligent Ala, and for several days was not aDle
TO get back TO Jasper the largest town IN that
section Tho crops IN Northwest Alabama
are entirely ruined. The water on
the level ground was from one to SIX feet
deep Houses are washed away. hundreds
OF head of cattle were drowned and many
people had 10 climb trees To escape death.
The damage 10 the railroad Ia that section
will amount to over 800 600. Every bridge
in three counties is washed away and large
saw-mills were swept half mile from their
foundations.
STARVATION THREATENED.
Had the rain continued much longer many
people would have starved as the stores sod
out the provisions on hand and trains were
unable TO run TO bring more. A trestle three
hundred feet long was swept away.
AS reports come IN from the district the
amount OF damage grows greater The loss
=
people have been drowned but late reports
from Columbus. Miss, and the low!ands ad-
iacent TO Iombigbee river indicate that not
less than one hundred and fifty negroes were
drowned.
Ii is probable the reports are exaggerated,
but owing TO communication with remote
sections being cut Of. 1t is impossible 10 OBJ
tain accurate information as To the loss OF
lie. The IOmbigbee river Is still rising TO-
day. and now ram IS threatened.
CITY THREATENED.
WrSNmFG, MiN., April 13.-The Rod on \
Assinaboine rivers here are about bursting
over their confines. The water last night was
only thirteen feet below the highest point OF
the business centre of the city and much un-
easiness is felt by merchants and property
owners. The ice is still sOlid. and If the Jam
occurs when it breaks up there IS sure 10 be a
big flood. Parts Of the Northern Pacific
Transfer railway are now under water and
five big bridges are in imminent danger of
being swept away. Goods are being removed
from warehouses on the river front. The
easements OF the Northern Pacific Hotel and
other buildings are flooded.
ARKANSAS RIVERS RISING.
LITTLE Rock. ARK, April 13.-Reports are
being hourly received from oil sections Of the
State 10 the effect that the rivers are rising
rapidly and oyerflOws are also momentarlly
expected % occur. White river Is higher
than it has been for two years The Arkansas
is coming up very fast. Trains are still de-
layed from two % six hours on account OF
the washOuts which occurred q week ago.