The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-21
RUHl0BS Of LEVEE BREAKS.


MEMPHIS, Tenn, Alarming reports
are being received in this city tonight
of breaks in the levees both north and
south of Memphis Government Of
ficials state that the levee broke at
San Souci, Ark, late last night, and
great torrent is pouring into the low
lands of Arkansas, adding to the mis-
cry and suffering already prevalent
The other reports are to the effect that
the levee'has broken between Memphis
and Helena, but nothing definite can be
learned as yet. 1t is known. however,
that the river is pouring over the levee
at ModOc, near Helena, Ark, and
break is momentarily expected.
While the river is reported as sta
tionary a Memphis by the weather
bureau, the situation is regarded as the
most serious since the big food set in
OF the eleven railroads entering this
city, it is learned tonight that all but
two are tied up on account of the del
uge. The Kansas City, Memphis &
Birmingham sent its regular night
train on its eastward Journey. and the
Illinois Central is reported all clear to
New Orleans.
The official bulletin sent out by the
weather bureau tonight indicates that
the river has remained stationary dur
ing the thirty-six hours ending to-
night. In the face of the warning sent
out from Washington yest erday, call
ing upon residents of the districts
threatened by floods to prepare for an
even greater rise during the next ten
days, the fact that the river has been
stationary during the past thirty-six
hours and that the local weat ther bur
eau predicts in this mornings bulletin
that the river will in all probability
continue stationary for the next TWEEN
ty-four hours, cannot be taken as indf-
eating that the crest Of the high water
has been reached, or that the cessation
in the rise is to be followed in the near
future by any marked fall
The abatement Of the heavy rain
I during the past "A hours in the districts
Which drain into the river and swell
| the flood is encouraging, threatening
a speedy thaw of the SNOW and ice of
| that region is onlinous
The river is again rising at Cincinnati
and throughout the Ohio valley due no
doubt TO heavy rains which prevailed
throughout the district for the 4S hours
preceding yesterday At Cairo the
river continues to rise and this fact is
of special interest here. as it is we'll
l1sewn that no cessation of the high
water can he expected here so long as
it continues at Cairo. This morning
the gauge ct Cairo indicated 5o7 feet.
which is rise of three-tanths OF a foot
during the "a hours ending this even
ing. This is 10.7 feet above the danger
line.
At Paducah. the rise in the same
period was four-tenthS Of a foot, which
is 9.3 feet above the danger line.
At Helena. rise Of six tenths was
indicated this morning. which showed q
height Of 4S.3 feet. which is f1.3 feet
above the danger line.
At GTeenville, big rise occurred dur
inE the "A hours ending this morning;
MS rise was ID feet. The gage indi-
Gated at this point q height Of A. feet.
which is two feet above the danger
i:ne. At Vickshuig ard points on tff
'sFfr Mississippi, tke river IS rising
teadily
The relief hca.s contis4.,e to max
e',lar aE.rr The district hoti
--bove and below the city, rescuing peo-