The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-14
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
HIGH WATER PLAYING HAVOC
In MANY SECTIONS.

HIGH WATER PLAYING HAVOC
IN MANY SECTIONS.
Over a Hundred Fatalities in the
Flooded District of fMtssissippi--
From Arkansas 10 Manitoba.
By Telegraph to State Chronicle.
The recent overhows have been re-
markably general and the damage has
been great. From various sections of
the country came reports of the havoc
wrought by high water:
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS.
WASHINGTON, April l3.- Secretary
Elkins today directed that 800 army
tents be furnished for the flood suffer
ers in Mississippi. The tents will be
sent from St Louis, Mo-, in charge Of
an army officer.
TOMBIGBEE RIVER OVERFLOW.
JACKSON, Hiss, April 13.-The
water in the Tombigbee river is now
falling. The number of drowned has
reached 125. When the waters sub
side entirely, it is thought other bodies
will be discovered 1t will be several
days yet before the river gets inside its
banks. In many places, it was up
ward of ten miles wide. Mounds that
have never before been owe. flowed
were under six and eight feet of water.
Houses in large numbers were swept
away.
ARKANSAS RIVERS RISING
By Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 13.-Re-
ports are being hourly received from all
sections of the State to the effect that
the rivers are rising rapidly and over
flows are also momentarily expected to
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 to six hours on account
of the washouts which occurred a week
ago.
THE FLOOD IN MANITOBA.
NNIrEG, Man, April l3.-The
Red and Assinaboine rivers here are
about bursting over their confines.
The water last night was only a foot
below the highest point of the business
centre Of the city and much uneasiness
is felt by merchants and property
owners. The ice is still solid and if
the jam occurs when it breaks up, there
is sure to be 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
HIGH WATER IN TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April l3.-Re
ports from the flooded districts repor
the condition of affairs to-day worse
than yesterday. So far 81 bodie
have been recovere d and as many mor'
. are known to have been drowned. Th,
Coosa river is now eleven feet abov
s low water and rising rapidly. Th
e Tombigbee river is rising an incl
l every hour and the Tennessee river i
b now beginning to boom. 1t is within
three feet of the levees and
they break, hundreds of fam
lies will be rendered homeless
No trains are running on the Alabam
Southern or Georgia Pacific railways
6 west of Columbus. Beyond Columbu
=, the track is two feet under water. Th
4 flood has spread into Sumter, Greene an
% Pickcns counties in Alabama 1t is est
mated that forty negro families hav
perished in these counties Rain is no
t. falling and the indications are that tt
flood will exceed the overflow Of tt
le Mississippi three years ago. Carpente
+ are building boats by the dozen in antio
ie patton of an overflow.