New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29

/ THOUGHT TO BE INEVITABLE-THE WAIEh
FALLING IN ST. LOUIS
Arkansas City, Ark, May 26.The river here is still
rising and now the gauge IL 40.S feet All communlca-
ton with the back country, except by sklh or aug
out Is cu off, The water is cutting all kinds OF queer
capers Bayous and sOugls that have heretofore run
down stream during food time, are now rushing up
stream at lightning rapliity taking not only inc
farmers fences but actually tiing his crops by the
roots soil and all. and carrying it. no man KNOWS
where Whole fields are reported from which every
particle OF loose soil has been swept Wmle the o"'n
water at Arkansas City Is cght-tenths below thht o
| $50 six miles west of here 1t Is reported up 10
| 1890 ard mp about the Amos Bayou country IL as lar
above 1880 The waier from the Arkansas passing
through Gum swamp and other places, Is now po"fihg
over the banks into Bayou Bartholomew IN n"h'oet
of places and overlooking that stream. damaging Inc
planting community along ils banks
trip through a portion OF the submerged oistr'c'S
OF the Arkansas and White rivers reVeaiS c'o
fact that the stories Of suffering nave no.
been half told. without exaggeraiion IL can oe S''o
that the entire valley Is In condition bordering on
state OF horror.
In Desha County, Arkansas. Of the richest arm
ing Counties In the South there not 1ooo acres Oh
dry land to be outside OF Laconla Circle. Not u
farm has escaped and OF the entire popuia'ion' VIII,
the exception Of few negroes who are roo'lihs III Tue
SECOND stories OF houses not human being Is TO be
/
OF the face OF the earth ana remnants Of the houses
are lodged among the limbs Of along the banks OF
that mighty torrent. There is not an inhabtaht ther
to-day, a soul living at Chicot CITY. Inc pa'h
water has come forty miles from the Arkansas River
and up the second stories of the buildings heo
Fork place Of 400 people. Is no more, ana tile same
can he said OF Pendleton Relief boats have come In
from that part OF the country bringing the surviving
families Tho large plantations known MS the Blake
more Place the Allen. the Naples and the Green
places are under water and mined and the tenants
are camping around on high spots Of ground. wet and
hungry All around Catfish Point, the waters come
rushing in the Arkansas River, sweeping through
forty miles OF plantation property.
shreveport Ia May 2s.-The situation in this Sec
tion is growing hourly serious account OF the
| steadily rising river. II now seems that general
overflow OF the Red River Valley Is Inevitable Thou-
sands OF people have been impoverished The steam
ers Wagner and Howell doing great work IN saving
life and property in the overlooked section. Inc
| Howell brought from the lower river lis men, women
and children rescued from levees and high houses
| The water is the highest since 1e49 Two breaks
occurred I'm the evee today on the left bank OF ING
river one below Shreveport on the Bleacher place. ana
| the other at Gold Point, fourteen miles above me
watcr r,lshes through these breaks like mllraces ana
will spread over three fourhs OF the land OF Bose
| Parish The water from the Gold POINT crcVasse VIII
interrupt traffic the Shreveport and Arkansas Ka'''
! road. 49,
Greenville Miss, May o6.-Thc gauge reads mere
400 and rising. This Is the highest stage ever
/ ooordcd NJ This point The evees not. ms
usual water soaked but from Broad Crown TO brea'er
Zee are strong and firm. An alert and Watchiui
,uord IS constantly maintained both night and day
over the precious embankments. and there Is every
nrot,hl,y that 1892 unparalleled by previous fools.
uiu mss without break 10 food the Mississippi
! Delta.
yicksbury Mss. May c3.-When the protection
eyec AZ Gibs0n's Landing, La. broke yesterday e"o
negroes who were riding along behind II were dr'wheo
| Jy the sudden food which SURROUNDED tneni' IDS
Is tho first loss Of life in this territory The river
| Is falling but slowly, here and there are no oad
r,nnr from either the Mississippi or Louisiana levccS
Tho ynter from the Arkansas crcvasscS Is steaaliy
! sprcadinc and rising In the Tensas Basin ana on
F.is, Carroll and MADISON parishes second crevasse
has occurred on Point Chicot, Arkansas, manhg 'he
fourth in Arkansas.
! ohou, IN. food here The river fell half foot
YESTERDAY and after TO-DAY the fall VIII be muci
more rapid. The gauge now marks fraction undeF
thirty feet In the flooded district the water
IL rcccdine rapidly and the situation therefore, Is
more hopeful With the dsppenrng water there u
! ,o,bnr IA Indicate that the figures OF estimated
damage owen ont some time ago-sll 100000 are
nm cxaggeraticn. n anything they are under the
actual loss. The railroad situation sill: Improves.
l,ht being handled Nv nearly all the roads now ana
passenger traffic being unimpeded In any manner
I The relief committees doing excellent work,
and are lessening OF doing entirely away with an
! ,mmeas. amount Of suffering. me total amount
/ NJ money subscribed mp u O'Clock tonight was
soa 200 Tie sanitary condition Of the
Hooded districts s being carefully looked after
a. prevent as IA. ~ possible all danger OF disease
! 20 s~rio,,, damage Is expected from the June rise.
Icphlnsvllle. Ky. May During violent tnunuef
| and rain storm that passed over this netghborhood
"over,cnn head OF sheep belonging ~ q. Y. Mallory.
| 81 Todd County. struck by lightning and III
! stanly kl'i . - r, 81, - - \,
S;onx city, Iowa. Nav 26.-Thr body Of C. NJ
,-auv the nI-th victim OF the food. baS been recoV-
I cron, tho debrl, near the sioux city and Northern
| Railway bridrc The stock Yards Company VIII
abandon the old yard. destroyed IS the recent nopi
and transfer It's busi1cSS 10 the central yard. when
| Is above the highest water mark