Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
THE GREAT FLOOD.
Memphis Appeals for Aid for the
Unfortunate Refugees.
CLIMAX OF RUIN TO THE DELTA.
The Iirtak In the Levee ut Tunlca County,
Miss, DisastrOus-The Jim River
StationHry-An Ice Gorge In
the Missouri

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"o''" .'i''" .'o 'ie""inB VI .ne io'o'
at polnt on the east SIDE OF the rlvel
north of Helena, Ark, has been ter
riblv realized. The breal, at Flowe,
1ol,a ,,h;,h o,.,,.aa l..,;
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nus rdPiuly grown from uoleh Ieel
In length to thousand An effort is
being made Ia tie eacb end Of the levee.
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the distressed aood snsersrs trp ,ha a,er
flowed districts Of Arkansas and Mississippi,
with some little outside assistance, for several
Hor,a,a .onnU.'.o"''a IL Al nooo, wv sno
and are Increasing every dav Indeed di ,h sI do.
mands on our people have grown to such pro-
portions that we feel unable to meet them
alo me-; heretofore we nave attempted TO carry
from o,%sr c,t,os n vO n,,,a noms
generously given us voluntary old. II the kind
people Of other towns and cities feel disposed
70 ,ena ,o. nepns mana IN ,ns matter oil dona
highly annrecIa,ss md md,e,onsln wonano W
Donations Of meat, meal and money are prefer
able The relief committee is well organized
aha can use money 70 the best advantage, as It [
situation All rsu,,ancos 9 s auSS, wv VI .to
Bun +. Price, treasurer Of Tho citizens relief
committee Memphis Tenn
CLIMAX OF RUIN TO TIE DELTA. l
VloKsBuRd, Miss, April 1.-THE |
break in Tunica county is considered
by most persons here to be the climax
of ruin to the delta. Not a county will
escape severe loss. Messages from |
SunAower river report a terrific rise {
there, and three barges were sent
there Yesterday to bring out stock.
The citv is Hllinp nm with negroes
from tho delta aeeirr from tbe good I
and every train adds IN the num. c
her The Fifth Louisiana district levee
hoard is concentrating its efforts inst I
now IN the Rcdrord. picc. levee iust !
heIow tbis citv Tour hundred CON. L
victs ware brouobt there Yesterday
md the lsvee is n bs raised Tor dis.
tanoo ~ soo foet boinr veal along
thot strotch other Louisiona lsvess
sna ronor,ad IN mood condition Greer-
Lii Iast n,nht ranortod the neonlo ~
,hot o,,r toLirn ovorvthino oosv
Business Is confined chiefly to the de-
mands Of the town, The splendid iron
bridge across Bogue Phalia, on the