The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-04-06
LEYEES GIVING AWAY
The Worst Break Yet Along the
Lower Mississippi.
FORTUNATELY NO LOSS OF LIFE

The Moss Fertile Lands In the Northern
Part of Mississippi win BE Inundated
and tac Newly Planted Corn Crop VIII
BE Laid Waste Intense Suffering Of
Those Driven Prom Their Homes.
= MEMPHIS, April 5.--Another disas-
trous break in the Mississippi levee has
occurred at Flower Lake, six miles be-
low Tunica, Miss. The crevasse, while
not yet Of great width, is fully 10 feet
deep, and the water is pouring through
the opening with fearful velocity. This
will probably be the most destructive
break that has occurred in the delta.
The most fertile farmlands of Missis-
sippi, lying i'm Coahoma, LAHORE, Quit
man and Tallahatchie counties, in the
northern part of the state, will be mum
dated, and the newly planted corn
crops will be laid IN waste Fortunate
ly mo loss of life is reported, the inhab-
itants of this stricken section having
made preparations for just such a catas-
trophe.
The condition of the poorer classes
throughout the flooded area is indeed
critical Thousands of refugees are be-
ing huddled ON levees and spots of land,
waiting for relief. The towns of Rose
dale and Tnnica report that everything
possible is being done for these poor
people, but that funds and provisions
are 1ast becoming exhausted. In the
little city of Rosedale alone 200 refu-
gees are being cared for by the citizens.
Half a hundred towns stand in six feet
of water and the yellow stream is Creep
ing up slowly bat surely.
Advices just received tell of break
in the levee two miles south of Helena,
Ark. This is the levee for which the
people of southeastern Arkansas have
made such a desperate fight. The waters
from this break will flood a great area
and in all probability will back up into
the streets of Helena.
The relief steamer Ora Lee arrived at
Mariana, Ark, late yesterday after
noon, having made an expedition up the
st. Francis river. There were on board
100 rufugees and 200 head of cattle.
The steamer went up the st. Francis
river as far as Cutoff and then worked
her way down stream, rescuing people |
from perilous positions. The suffering
along the st. Francis river is appalling.
The water throughout the entire neigh
boring country is from o to 10 feet deep.
The relief boat had ON board the body
of Mrs. McMain of Raggio City. The
body was found at Raggio and it was
taken to Mariana for burial, there be- |
ing no land at the former place on |
which TO give it interment.
The st. Francis is rising from three |
to five inches daily At Memphis the |
river is slowly rising again, the gauge
1854 feet. This is rise of |
one-tenth since last report. At points
below Vicksburg, the river is rising. 1t |
is the general opinion of old river men
here if the levees below Vicksburg hold |
the great volume of water in its regular
channel, will be little short of miracle.
Heavy rains have occurred in the past
"a hours in the water sheds of the Ar
kansas. Cumberland and Tennessee and
along the central Mississippi river, heavy
rains or SHOWS i'll the upper Missouri
and light rains in the upper and lower
and the Ohio rivers.