The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-21

count Of the rapidly rising waters. people
are decsrting the Napa7n' iatOka, ana
White river bottoms, and making all pos
slbIe haste to the hills. Many of the ul-
fortunate have no boats, and are com
PEELED to wade in water from one 10 two
feet deep. One poor fellow wadcd in
water up 10 his waist several miles carry
Ing his wife In his arms. Who was dying
with malarial fever.
CHEROKEE, IA. March 2O-The Little
Sioux river IS higher than at any time
since the floods Of lS9l All railroad COM
munication except over the Illinois Gem
trail. south OF Onawa, is cut or.
The railroad bridge at VI er'll IS reported
gone. Wagon bridges ara generally
swept away, and all communication east
is cut off.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D., March 2o.-Along
the Missouri river settlers are fleeing
from rapidly increasing fools The snow
that covered the State "aa from four to
six feet deep on the ieVeA
Two days OF warm weather set this run
ming 10 the river.
At Pierre, S. D.. the Chey nne and Bad
rivers AZ Chamberlain, the White, ut
Yankton: tho Big and Little Sioux riv-
ors. and the Floyd az Sioux city are
SIOUX CITY, IA, March 2l.-The food
situation IS not improving here at 1850
Friday night. The Floyd river is car
rying out the bridges In the city. and it
IS still rising.
A fall is reported farther mp, however.
The Big Sioux IS rising. At Westiield,
north OF here Il came up twelve feet In
four hours, and IS washing out bridges
and the road bed OF the Milwaukee road.
MILWAUKEE,. WIS, March 20.-Re-
ports to the officers oil the different rail-
roads IN this city say that all the rivers
and streams throughout the Western
part Of the State are IN q threatening
condition. the result OF recent heavy
rains. The ice in nearly an OF the riv-
ors IS going out rapidly and considerable
damage is feared 20 railroad and other
property on the low lands.
OMAHA, NEB., March 20.-The gen,
oral thaw Of the past week has started
the Ice in the Logan ma E.Nhorh t'tcls,
and towns along their banks have been
threatened with floods. but only two OF
any Importance have been seriously dam
aged. Pender. on tic Logan river, IS
tonight partly ergea. ana Nolh,oin,
the sugar-beot factory city or M59isyh
county, IS IN several feet OF water. Whlle
the Missouri river is very high, the danger
point has not been reached.
MEMPHIS. TENN March 2o-Ihe
most important development IN the HOOD
situation to-day g. the break that oc-
CURED last night az Sans souci, on the
Arkansas side aboU seNenty-nNe NJ.
north. It was two hundred feet VIDE.
on the same stretch 1t lcVco sectloh OF
ten miles between lmOrt and Osceola
has been abandoned because the water
WAS higher than its Top. south or mere
the rravcet danger exists at Australia, on
the Mississippi side, where break u
imminent A break IS reported 70 nave
occurred at Rescue, near Frlars Iolnt.
However il IS only pocket leNee.
On tho Arkansas tide the leNee rom
Modoc 10 Avenue in tho Helena district
has been abandoned for moro important
and urgent work at yellow BANKS. AT
tho latter place the water is two rect
9ehcr than tho regular lcvcc, but sacks
81 sand arc employed against the excess
and are thus far holding well. Inc river
here has remained stationary all DAY,
due I'm some measure 10 the breaks IN and
ovora0ws of lovees above.
WASHINGTON. j.. o., March % Sec
rotary Algcr acted promptly to-day 10
relieve the flood sufferers Of the Missis-
.ippl Valley by the use Of vessels belong
ing TO tho War Department ) senator
Cull0m. of Illinois. presented the 5tcie-
fnr,- with am auucal lnis murulnl from
the MavOr OF Cairo. Ill.. FOR governmental
assistance 90 save lives and property.
Secretary Algor at once teIegr1phed Major
Handy. the engineer IN charge OF river
work. and Colonel Gillespie the president
of the Mississippi River tOmmI ION, dl-
rccting them 20 have all gofernmtut Dot's
sent 10 Cairo and TO confer with lne
Mayor. Board OF Trade and Circuit judge
Roberts as TO the measures 10 la taken
for relief