The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-29
THE FLOOD SITUATION
No Material Change in the Waters
Soaked Districts.
The Water Covers Over Four MIL.
lion Acres-Many Persons Arc &.
Dcstitute-Ohicial Weather ~
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Bureau Bulletin. az
| Washington, April 22.-The burea of
| statistics of the treasury department
has made the following report on the
damage caused agricultural interests
| by the Mississippi river food:
The total area submerged at this date
| is over 10000 square miles. 1t contained at
! the last census 1896 farms, with total
| area of 4,904.46e acres. nearly one-haif Of
| ton, agricultural and other, Of 4G2, Oh. If
| the value Of the farms. farm buildings and
| farm machinery. according to the CEN
| sus Of 1890. there be added the value. OF its
| live stock on January l, last, $9,l74.6
and of it's products of last season still on
| hand on March l. last, A,595.179, the total
| OF $90,176,l7 will represent the approximate
| value of the agricultural property of the
| submerged region. Among the products
of this region last year were 46G,0G bales
of cotton. worth $16.312. 06O: 12.525,645 BUSH
els of corn. worth $3.Ss5,27S. and 9.Oa3.sIS
| pounds of sugar, worth S27l,0l6, the total
| production, including minor crops. repre-
senting value of $2l.7S2.lS on the plan
tation.
| Reports Not Encouraging.
Memphis, Tenn. April 24.-No new
crevasses have appeared in the leyees
but the current CT the river is still
beating against the southern embanll-
ments with fury that causes the
gravest apprehension. The break at
Delta has inundated $4,000 acres CT the
finest plantations in southern Louisi-
ana and the water continues to pour
through the opening and is rapidly
| spreading over greater area. Reports
from Greenville are not encouraging.
While the water is slowly rcceding in
the overhowed portions of the Delta
district it is almost certain that the
planting of this years crop will be 80
days late.
Many Are Destitute.
The negro Iaborers are III Il fearful
state of restitution throughout the
delta, although the government relief
work is being carried on energeticaily.
The situation north of Memphis and in
Arkansas, however, has greatly i'm
proved. Capt. Davis. the general pur-
chasing officer here. will send out two
boats loaded with provisions to-day.
one going north and the other to the
St. Francis river country. Capt. Davis
states that this will be the last govern
ment shipment to these districts unless
some new emergency arises. Many peo-
pie are returning to their farms in Ar
kansas and the work of planting will
begin shortly.
An Official Bulletin.
According to the Official bulletin of
the United States weather bureau, the
Mississippi river at Memphis fell two
tenths of a foot in the past 30 hours, and
will continue to fall slowly at this point.
From Cairo. ILL.,. most encouraging re-
port comes. It is to the effect that the
river there fell several tenths of foot
since the last bulletin was ISSUED, and
will continue to fall at that rate for
some days to come. At Vicksburg and
New Orleans there are no changes, the
river remaining stationary. At all 9th
er points from which bulletins are is
sued decline is reported, varying from
one-tenth to eight tenths of Il foot. The
greatest fall is at Shreveport. La, where
the gauge shows decline of eight
tenths of foot in "a hours. The Mis-
scuri river at Kansas City and Omaha
fell three-tenths of a foot. The rivers
ut Nashville and Chattanooga also reg
istered fall. In fact, no rise was re-
ported by the weather bureau in its Off
cial bulletin.
A Dam Gives Way.
Creston, Ia. April 26.-The tremen-
dous rains caused the dam of the Cres-
ten Waterworks company at Summit
Lake to break, flooding the country be-
low, drowning great deal of live stock
and carrying out bridges. The city is
left without fire protection. The dam
was erected at a cost of about 100000
and is owned principally by Omaha cap
italists.
Railroads in Bad Shape.
Ottumwa, la, April 26.-The river
broke over the levees Saturday night
and flooded the bottoms, carrying sew
eral houses down stream. In some
places the water was above the first
story of the houses. On the Burlington
main line the track was I'M passable
The situation is critical, but it is be-
iieved the Burlington will keep the line
open. The Wabash and Milwaukee
track has gone here distance of 200
feet. Other roads are tied up. The Rock
Island is still abandoned, and miles of
track are under water. Twcnty-one
hundred feet of the Abba & Des Moines
branch of the Burlington are out at
Swan. The St. Joseph and Indianola
branches are abandoned. There are
several bad washouts. The Iowa Cen
trail has II bridges out between Center
Vile and Moravia. No attempt is made
to run trains. The river is still rising
slowl y.
| Cloudbursts in Indian Territory.
Dallas, Tex. April ga special to
the News from Eufala, l. T., saws: A
series of cloudbursts, heavy wind and
transforms occurred in and around Eu-
fala all of Saturday night and extended
over about 100 square miles of terri
tory. The rain fell in torrents and was
the heaviest for so years. Farmhouses.
fences and crops were washed away t.
an extent amounting to calamity. ;.
| Calls for Special Election.
| Springfield, ILL.,, April 26.-Gov. Tan
ner has issued proclamation calling