The record-union., 1892-05-24
Terrible Suffering Among People
in the Flooded Districts.
HUNDREDS WITHOUT HOMES AND IN
A STARVING CONDITION..
Call for Assistance to be Issued by the
Governor of Iowa-yyilIiam II. VAN
derbilt, Son of Cornelius Wander
bilt, Dies of Typhus Fever-A Case
of Malignant SMALLPOX Discovered
in a Leading Chicago Hotel.
Special to the REcoRD-US1oS.

PINE BLUFF (Ark.), May 23.-The des-
titution among the flood sufferers, white
as well as black. between Little Rock
and the mouth is appalling. This city
and vicinity is filed with thousands OF
refugees. The cotton crop all along the
river is totally destroyed, and it is hard
to tell on what the farmers will live this
summer. The Government boat G. B.
Chase arrived this evening from the
upper river, where she supplied 1850
half-famished people, on seventeen differ
ent landings, with provisions. Hundreds
of people were taken along and put off on
dry places. At Eagle Landing 40 people
were found living in three houses. Two
men were seen drowning by the crew
and four were rescued from housetops,
where they had for hours found refuge.
The Government steamer Wichita, on
the lower river, fed and rescued more
than six hundred and fifty people. The
town of Auburn is flooded Rich plan
tations at Bankhead, Greenbank and
Swan Lake are entirely submerged, and
the planters refuse further supplies to the
hands. An urgent appeal for assistance
has been sent here from Merrill. A
iotilla OF Government boats is continually
on the river bringing succor to helpless
victims of the flood. The river fell two
inches to-day.
PLANTATIONS. .OVERFLoWED.
NEW ORLEANS, May 23.-At noon to-
day the crevasse which occurred last
night in Tessire's home plantation is "a
hundred feet wide, but has not gained
great strength, and will probably be
closed, as a large force of men are at
work. Many tine plantations with grow
ing crops are being overflowed, and if the
break is not closed many hundreds of
people will be obliged to abandon their
homes, and much suffering is expected
to ensue. The work of closing the Gypsy
crevasse is progressing favorably. Be-
low the city all except Happy Point is
closed, and the levees are reported in
good condition.
TO SAVE LIFE.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The Secretary
of War has authorized the Chief OF En-
gineerS to use the Government boats on
all western rivers to save human life
where residents in flooded districts are
in danger.
CALL FOR HELP.
SIOUX CITY Qa.l, May Ex-Governor
Boies arrived here this morning, after in
vestigatiug the Hooded district, and has
resolved to issue proclamation inviting
orally to contribute for the relief of the
destitute. The proclamation will state
that 100000 are needed.
Two more bodies, those of Oliver Hob
let and the daughter of V. Z. Leonard,
were recovered to-day.
LOSSES IN ARKANSAS.
OZARK, May %. = Twenty thousand
acres of farm land are flooded in Frank
lin County and hundreds of families are
homeless. The loss is estimated at
100000 to S250,000.
THE CONDITION IMPROVING.
ST. LOUIS, May 23.-The river has
fallen one-tenth of a foot since last night.
The Upper Mississippi has risen slightly
since Saturday. The Missouri is rising
from its mouth to Herman and falling
above that point. There is a slight i'm
provement in the flood situation here
about