Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-21

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but the Outlook is bad on Ac-
count Of Melting Snow and Warm
Rains at the Headwaters Of
Tributaries-Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri,
Kansas and the Dakotas Feeling
the Effects Of the Floods-The
War Department Orders the Fleet
at Cairo to Help the Sufferers.
Memphis, Tenn, March 2O.-Alarm-
ing reports are being received in this
city tonight of breaks in the levees
both north and south Of Memphis.
Government officials state that the
Ievee broke at San Souci, Ark, late
last night, and a great torrent is pour
ing into the town, adding TO the misery
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 leyee
at Modoc, near Helena Ark, and a
break is momentarily expected.
While the river is reported as sta
tionary at Memphis by the weather
bureau, the situation is regarded as the
most serious since the big flood set in.
OF the eleven railroads entering the city
it is learned tonight all but two are
tied I'D on account of the deluge. The
Kansas City, Memphis and Birming-
ham sent its regular night train on its
eastward journey, and the Illinois Cen
tral is reported all clear to New Or
leans.
At Cairo, the river continues to rise
and this fact is of special interest here,
as it is well known that no cessation
of the high water can be expected here
so long as it continues at Cairo. This
morning the guage at Cairo indicated
$40 feet. which is a rise, of three-tenths
of a foot during the a hours ending
this evening. This is 1O.7 feet above
the danger line.
The relief boats continue TO make
reguler trips over the district, rescuing
people and stock, which are brought
to Memphis. where the refugees aud
the stock rescued are being cared for
s,a. Il eho refugees &c @i-nout d
change Of clothing when they are
picked up.
Nashville. Tenn, March 20.-The
Cumberland river is 1902 feet and ris-
ing. 1t will reach 50 feet tonight and
is expected to go OF least 3 feet higher.
Sioux City, March 2O.-Dispatches
from South Dakota, Iowa and Nebras-
ka points tell of serious floods with
indications that trouble has only be-
gun. The Big Sioux has risen twelve
feet in thirty-six hours, and is still
going up. Several big bridges have
gone out and Others are expected to go.
Al Akron the river is three miles wide
AT Rock Rapids seventy feet of the
steel railway bridge has gone out.
Warm rain is rapidly melting the tre-
mendous piles Of snow in South Da-
kota and swelling all the streams. At
Yankton. thirty square miles of bot
tom land is under water. In North
eastern Nebraska the streams are
higher than ever known. Ice in the
Missouri here went out to-day.
Milwaukee. Wis, March 2O.-The
State Of Wisconsin is almost com
nIeteIv under water. Railroad tracks
are washed out or submerged. The
Northwestern, St. Paul and Central
tracks are under water.
Kansas City, Mo, March 2O.-The
river is climbing up rapidly.
Rock Valley, Iowa, March 2o.-This
nlace is flooded. L. II. Dearborn res
cued Is persons from the island in a
small boat. 80
St. Louis, No, March 2o.-River 17.8
feet. rising. Cool and clear.
cairo March 2O.-River 5C.6 sta
tionary. Fair, warm.
Nashville. Tenn, March 2O.-All last
night and to-day the water climbed
steadily. submerging factories and lum'
her mills. driving business men out OF
tbeir houses and stopping street rail-
way traffic.
washington, D. c., March 2O.-The
Secretary of War has directed that the
government fleet in the vicinity Of
Cairo be put in commission and every
thing possible be done to relieve suffer-
i7g and prevent loss of life and prop
orfv in the flooded districts along the
Mississippi river.
PIC FIRE IL PARkERSBURG.