The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-08
RAGING RIVERS.
Another Bad Break in the Missis-
 sippi River at Fowler Lake.
THE JIM RIVER SUBMERClNG FARMS.
A Steamboat Sent from Yankton. s. D., to Rescue sufferers-Fo Hundred Fam lilies Made Homeless by the Mis-
 sissippi at St. Paul.

Nisastrous break in the Miss sissippi
 levee occurred yesterday at Fowler
 lake, six miles below Tunica, Miss.
 The crevasse, while not yet of great width, is fully l5 feet deep ard the
 water is pouring through the opening with great velocity. This will prob ably be the most destructive break
 that has occurred in the delta. The
 most fertile farm lands of Mississippi,
 lying in Cohoma, Lahore, Quitman and
 Tallahatchie counties, in the northern
 part of the state, will be inundated and the newly-planted corn crops will
 be laid waste. Fortunately, no loss of life is reported. the inhabitants of this stricken section having made prepara-
 tions for just such a catastrophe as ex- ists there to-day. The condition of the poorer classes throughout the flooded area is indeed critical. Thou sands of refugees are huddled on the levees and spots of land, waiting for relief. The towns of Rose- dale and Tunica report that everything possible is being done for these poor people, but that funds and provisions are fast becoming exhausted. In the
 little city of Rosedale alone 1,2OO refu- gees are being cared for by citizens. Half hundred towns stand in six feet of water, and the yellow stream is creeping up slowly but surely. Ad- vices just received tell of break in the levee two miles south of Helena, Ark. This is the levec for which the people of southeastern Arkansas have made such a desperate fight. The waters from this break will flood Q great area and in all probability will back up into the streets of Helena.
 THE JIM RIVER sUBMERaING FARMS.
 OMAHA, Neb.. April 5.-Special tele- grams from points in South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska bring word of in- creased floods in all the flyers. Rain has fallen almost necessarily for the last 73 hours over an area of more than 100 miles in radius from Omaha, the fall being fully four inches for that time. This has greatly increased the volume of water in the already swollen streams and now what are usually bab- bling brooks have been transformed into raging torrents. Thousands of acres of farm lands are under from four to six feet of running water, and many families have moved from their homes in boats. Along the Jim river in South Dakota great many farm CTS had gone back to their homes when the water receded early last week, and are now caught in this second flood. A Missouri river steamboat has been sent from Yankton to rescue the sufferers along the Jim river. Sioux City reports that the Missouri has passed the danger line there and is overfowing the lower part of the city. Cherokee reports the second flood on the Little Sioux worse than the first. Repairs had commenced on the property damaged by the first deluge, but all is being washed away again. Yankton is cut of from rail- road communication and most of the and telephone lines are down. Pierre reports the Missouri river clear of ice there, but word from Bismarck is that the ice on the upper river began to move last night. At Omaha the Missouri is still within but preparations are being made against dangerous flood.
 THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER UP NORTH.
 ST. PAUL, Minn., April 5.--The Mis- sissippi river is still rising, but is yet almost two feet below the high water mark of 1881. Nearly 400 families liv- ing on the flats have been rendered | homeless and are in a destitute condi- tion, notwithstanding the efforts of | tine authorities to assist them. Several | public buildings have, been opened to them for shelter. No serious damage has been done to business, and the railroads are still above the flood.