The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-01
THE LEV EES BREAK
THE MISSISSIPPI TEARS THROUGH
FERTILE COUNTIES.
Great Destruction to Property and
Live stocl-Thousnnds OF Desper-.
ate Men mt Work ON the Levees
Trying 70 Stop the Work OF De-.
struction-Other Places In Danger.

Memphis, Tenn, March 80. The
flood situation in the vicinity Of
Greenville Miss, is alarming. The
reported break at Wayside, nine miles
south Of that city is fully confirmed
and the latest reports are to the eff
feet that the water is pouring through
a crevasse 500 yards in width with
tremendous force. A telegram from
Pertrshire, four miles north Of Green
vile and Immediately at the head Of
the fertile Yazoo delta, states that
break has occurred in the main levee
there. Just how serious this break is
the telegram does not state, but special
trains loaded with laborers and sacks
of sand lave been hurriedly despatch
ed to the scene. If the break at
Perthslire assumes anything like the
proportions OF the crevasse at Way
side, the destruction will be enormous.
The water will sweep over the rich
farm lands Of Bolivar, Washington,
Sharkey, Issqueena, Warren, YaZoo
and Sunflower counties in Mississippi
and the loss to stock and property will
be appalling. Ten thousand men line
the leyees between Memphis and
Vicksbrrg watching and working with
desperation almost pitiable. The sit
uation at Memphis is about the same
as Oh yesterday. A dispatch from
Gunnison Miss, says that a break in
the levee is morentarily expected at
Sunnyside but it is thought this catas-
trophe can be averted if $50 men and
material could be had at once. Ac-
cordingly 100 men were dispatched
on special train from this city to
the scene. A special to the CONNER
cial Appeal from Gunnison Miss,
says: The leyee broke at Sledge
plantation near Concordia landing
three miles north of Gunnison. The
crevasse is about one hundred feet
wide and the levee being made Of
sand will cave and cut very fast.
The people are wild with excitement
and there is no effort being made to
! stop the widening of the crevasse.
Loss and Suffering Will Be Great.
Helena, Ark. March 3O.-To-day has
the city. The river has been steadily
rising and stands at 500 feet. All
night long the wind blew and the
waves beat upon the levee and weary
hands piled sacks of dirt where
showing. 1t was gallant fight and
it left everybody exhausted. Capt.
Nolty, of the Titan reports another big
break about mile and a half above
Knowlton. 1t occurred Saturday even
ing and was over 500 feet wide when
the Titan passed down to KnowltOn.
This break puts all the country from
llnowlton to Laconia under water, and
as the section is more thickly settled
than the Modoc, the losses and suffer
ing will be greater.
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n rii;si5sl Danger at Winona. eEi%
IL Wirona. Mimi, March 80. - Travel
over the high bridge is suspended as
portion Of the Wisconsin approach
is in danger Of going out with the ice
some of the supporting piles already
being broken. Ice has moved out OF
the main river channel but is still helC
above this approach, and on account
Of high water has great pressure or
! the piling. a.
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H. Lake Pepin Flooding.
4 Pepin, Wis, March 3O-Lake Iepir
is rising rapidly and the ice is still sol
id. Should the water rise much high
er before the ice is weakened there il
danger Of much damage to railroads
n and other property along the lake from
i near here is rising. "A hail storm O.
4 evening.
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a. The Missouri Breaks.
. Chamberlain, S. D., March 3O.-Th
ice in the Missouri river broke her
passing out without the anticipate,
damage. Extensive preparations ha,
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