The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-24
THOUSANDS ARE DESTITUTE.
Results Of the Floods in the MiSSiS-
Sippi Valley.
PEOPLE RESCUED BY RELIEF BOATS.
Immense Tracts Of Valuable Land Still Under
Kater-Ihe Northern RiITS Reported to
De Again Rising.
PEOPLE RESCUED BY RELIEF BOATS.
Special to THE MoRx1Se CALL

PINE BLUFF, Ark. May 23.-The destitu-
tion among the food sufferers. white as well
as colored. between Little Rock and the
mouth Of the Arkansas River, is appalling
This city and vicinity is filled with thou
sands of refugees. The cotton crop all
along the river is totally destroyed, and it
is hard 10 tell on what the farmers will live
this summer. The Government boat c. g.
Chase arrived this evening from the upper
river, where she supplied 1900 half-fGmished
people on II different landings with pro-
visions. Hundreds of people were taken
along aud pUt off on dry places. At Eagles
landing, 120 people were found living in
three houses. The bodies of two men were
seen, who had been drowned, and four were
rescued from house tops, where they had
for hours found refuge. The Government
steamer Wichita, on tie lower river, fed
and rescued more than $50 people. The
town of Auburn is flooded. The rich plan
tations Of Bankhead, Greenbank and Swan
Lake are entirely submerged and the
planters refuse to furnish further supplies
to their hands. An urgent appeal for as
sistance was sent here from Sheriff.. A
h0tilla of Government boats Is continually
Oh the river, bringing succOr 10 the helpless
victims OF the flood. The river fell two
inches to-day.
ST.. LOUIS, May 23.-The river has fallen
cne-tenth Of foot since last night. The
Upper Mississippi has risen slightly since
Saturday. The MiSSOur IS rising from its
mouth to Herman and falling above. There
is a slight improvement IN the food situa-
ton hereabOut.
NEW ORLEANS, May 23.-A crevasse Oc-
Cured at O'Clock last night on the TesseTe
place, three miles below College Point and
L. - ~ -
last season. This is regarded as tie most
serious break so far in the levees Of the
Lower Mississippi this season. The water
from 1t will overflow a large part OF 81.
John Baptist Parish, and greatly damage
the Mississippi Valley Railroad.
At noon to-day the crevaSSe on the les
sire's Home plantation was 100 feet wide,
but had not gained great strength and prob
ably will be closed, as large force CT men
IS at work. Many fine plantations with
growing crops are being OyerhOwed, ana If
the break is not closed many hundreds Of
people viii be obliged TO abandon their
homes, and much suffering Is expected 10
ensue. The work of closing the Gypsy ere
vase is progressing fayOTably. Below the
city all the breaks except at Happy Point
are closed and the leyees are reported IN
good condition.
OZARK, May %. - Twenty thousand
acres OF farm land are flooded in Franklin
County and hundreds of families are home
less. The loss is estimated at 100000 to
S2500c0
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May Ex-Governor
BOies arrived here this morning after in
vestgating The flooded district and has re-
solved to issue proclamation inviting the
people Of Iowa ana the country generally
To contribute for the relief of the destitute.
The proclamation Will state that 5000, eco
is needed.
Two more bodies, those of Oliver Hoblet
and the daughter Of Y. /. Leonard, we're
recovered to-day.
WASHINGToS, May 22-Ihe Secretary Of
War has authorized the Chief or Engineers
to use the Government boats on all Western
rivers to save human life where the resi-
denis in flnnded dlstricts are In dangsr.