The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-25
.FALL|NGS[0NLY At MEMPHIS
RECESSION IS DUE TO BRbAh' Nv
THE LEvEE AT CARRUTHEhs-
VILE, ALA.
IS RISING At CAIRO AND|PEDUcAH
And Points South of Memphis-Water
Continues to DeluGe Acres VI
IowIands-Relief Boats Al
ways Return Loaded.

Times 70 fail slowly at Memphis the
youpe registering degree under 81 feet,
but the fall in the voume OF water Ut
this point is due to breaks in the leVee
Mt Charlottesville and Sans Soucl.
The railway situation tonight presents
n decided improvement. Traihc Oh inc
Illinois Central has been resumed, ana
all trains on the entire system are again
run ON time. The Yazoo and MISSISSIPPI
Valley is also opened up and is running
its trains promptly on schedule time Inc
Iron Mountain still remains above water
on the west side of the river. Two
negroes are reported to have been drowh-
ed today at Lake Horn, a few miles south
of this city.
Within the last forty-eight hours the
river at Memphis has fallen little over
an inch. This does not indicate, Ill the
opinion of the weather bureau, that the
high water will subside from this time on.
The slight fall is ascribed to the Car
ruthersviile break, which has afforded an
outlet for an enormous volume of water,
which is now spread over miles of terri
tory adjacent to the river instead of being
confined within the banks of the levecs.
The fact that the rise continues at
Cairo and at other points not affected by
the charlottesville break, is sufficient
basis for the conclusion that the slow
drop here is not indicative that the be-
ginning of the end of the flood is At hand
At I o'clock this morning the gauge here
registered 81 feet fall of just one-tenth
of foot since Saturday morning at the
same hour. This is still four feet above
the danger line.
At Marked Tree. on the ST. Francis
river, the gauge this morning showed
1872 feet, rise of seven-tenths of foot
in the past forty eight hours.
At Cairo the gauge this morning indi-
Gated 81 feet, rise of three-tenths of a
foot
At Paducah the gauge registered 80
feet, a rise of seTen-tenthS of foot.
L HIS lutuuS luut tht NuttI IL 'l'NNh lNNI
above danger line at Cairo and ten feet
above at Paducah.
At Helena the rise since Saturday has
been eight-tenths of foot, the gauge
this morning indicating 401 feet, which
is 12.1 feet above danger line.
At Arkansas City the rise has been
very much greater--almost unprecedented
the gauge indicating los feet rise
of "a feet above the danger line.
At Greenville, too, there has been n
considerable rise since Saturday, the
gauge indicating 42.S feet, a rise of two
tenths of foot.
The river at Greenvillc is two-eighths
of foot above the danger line.
At Vickburg the rise since Saturday
has been very great, amounting to Ii
feet. This brings the river up to a height
of 4G.1 feet, which is 81 above danger
line.
At points below Vicksburg the rise con-
tinues slowly and steadily.
The outlook both as to the conditions
of the country and refugees remains
about the same. The relief boats bring
in daily their loads of destitute people
to be housed and cared for and fed by
the Memphis people with whatever as
sistance that may come in from those out
side this city. Besides there is the stock,
too, which has been saved from the floods
and now must be saved from starvation.
The owners having no means to feed
themselves, can not feed the horses ard
mules, without which they would be I'M
able to make crop after the waters sub
side. The members of the local relief
have more than they can do in
the work of distributing rations and pro-
viding quarters for the refugees.
1T has been found necessary to tclc-
graph the secretary of war asking for
enough tents to accommodate 1000 pcr-
sons. If Secretary Alger acccdcs to this
request, and there is every reason to be-
lleve that he will, the situation will he
greatly relieved The number of the
refugees has increased so greatly that the
relief committee find themselves entirely
unable to furnish suitable quarters. The
TACT is that there is so much crowdine in
nose places where lodging is provided
nat 1t is thought to be somewhat menec'
ng to the public health.
Today Mayor Ciapp received tbe fol-
ilgcr: '''' VI war
=. Have telcgraphed quartcrmastcr NJ
81 Louis to ship you all flood suffnrors'
ems with poles and pins on hand"
Australia. Miss, just west of Dno.on,
>!alloh, IS in very critical condition tnl
llEht. The water has been nonr;no
through hoe i'll the levce for Snrnrai
lays, and tonight it increases in ,,,o I'rl4 i
,ile mat Maj. Sterling, chief engineer
WAS wired at Grcenville to come and !