The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
BY FLOOD.
An Entire Family
Wiped Out.
They We're Fleeing to a
Place of Safety.
Boat Overturned by a Nearly
FamiShed Bull.
In the Excitement Ensuing Seven
Lost Their Lives.
Apprehension Felt at Moline, IlI.-Re-
ports From Flood District,
Boat Overturned by a Nearly
FamiShed Bull.
In the Excitement Ensuing Seven
Lost Their Lives.
Apprehension Felt at Moline, IlL-ite-
ports From Flood District,

Helena, Ark, April IA distressing
accident has occurred ten miles west Of
this city, resulting in the drowning cf a
family OF seven negroes. ~ lyester san
ders a tenant on the joel Higgins farm,
where the current has been SO swift as to
threaten tnc destruction of the house,
left with his family, wife and five child
ren. for high ground. Unfortunately,
he t,oi into his Hat bout large bull
wh,cl he valued bighly. When near the
lank the bull, which was almost fam-
isned, attempted TO cat the small limbs OF
the willow trres through which the boat
w.s Being pulled. he animals action
til ped the boat and in the cycitomcnU
kicked the side of the foat To pieces and
the ei tire family was drowned.
Apptche sbn Felt
Moline, H.. April IL Tho river is still
rising heie ard the ,argcr 10 the Moline
Water Power fall is 50 Imminent that the
8. ,cr .ncnt has taken emergency action
10 lr,tect IT, a STARTING bulkhoGd Is be-
! 2 hui.t so Us 20 take c&re OF IA possible
I SO Of two feet or mote above the present
i.i. Tho water NV stands AT %. . feet or
W nn Two feet of the top The wall
irh was built many years ago. mas hecn
s,SCnca ana the wntyr, Is sweeping
ouyh l1pF ~ lcnath. Sevcral factory
"a s,e O. Gre already ui,er water AID
consid b @ apprehension ox.s;s regard
ing tbs nooo.
Water Ia Cellars at Dubuque.
Dubuque, Iowa. April IA Water is i'm
the cellars Of several warehouses on the
hi 'slssippi river front and goods have
been lemoved to upper floors. IL Is be-
lisv,d tbe rivor has reached its height as
:. is falling at all pcints north of the
city.
Supplies Sent Out.
Memphis Tenn, April liA large lot
of supplies have been SHIPPED To the hocd
sufferers at points above Osccoa on the
steamer Chickasaw. Tie supplies were
purchased bv CAPTAIN Davis who was sent
here ry Secretary Algor for tho purpose.
Liel ,nant Whitney liz ON board tho
Caickasaw and Will make an inspection
of TIE situation. He has already inves.
tlgated the conditions between Memphis
and Ashport. Government supplies have
also been sent TO Cinccnt and Marked
Tree In he future supplies will be sent
out rapidly us soon as the relief stations
along tre river arc established. The
government officials and the citizens relief
committee are working together i'm this
matter and hope within short time to
have the relief work within such systc-
matte shape that IL will not be very
laborious.
Near Danger Mark.
Davenport Iowa, April l4.-The Mis-
sissippi is within two feet OF the danger
line &c this point and is rising at the rate
of several inches daily. Merchants arc
moving goods from cellars in the business
district and district below the city i'm the
Rock river and Iowa river valleys. A
large area of lowland is under water,
while families are moving back from the
river To escape the advancing flood At
Burlington, Iowa. the river is again
rapidly rising and is now 10 feet six inches
above normal. The residents Of Huron
have moyed to the mainland as that
island is nearly under wntcr