The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-31
The Flood Not Over.
Continued Rise of the swol-
len Mississippi Riyer.

Memphi Tenn March 23.-
Another fall of ooe tenth of foot in
the river at Memphis is announced by
to nights official bulleotin from the
Weather Bureau. This very slight
drop 10 the water here is rot consider
ed by the Weather Bureau officials as
being indicative Of permanent or ma
terial change. but is caused, i; is
thought, by the giving way Of the
levee above Memphis
The end of the A,od is not yet dis.
cerniblc. The gauge this morning
registers SO 9 feet or one fifth Of foot
below she highest poios reached This
drop has not made any change for the
worse 10 Arkansas. which has been To-
undated ty the water rushing through
the broken levees above Memphis.
At Cairo, ILL.,. the river is still
rising. the gauge Indicating 31.3 feet,
a rise of tbree-teoths Of foot 10 the
twenty four hours ending this mornings
At Marked Tree. on the ST. Francis
River, the rise is even greater, the
gauge registering 49 feet, rise Of
eigbt-teoths .of a foot io twenty four
hours. With the rise cortipuing at
Marked Tree, and at Cairo. there is no
hope of immediate relief at Memphis.
The rise continues at every point be-
low Memphis, except at Arkansas City.
At Helena, the gauge this morning
registered 1914 feet. rise of three-
teotbs Of foot. The river at Heleba
is uow II 4 feet above the danger line.
At Arkansas CITY, there mas been a
fall of four-tentbs of foot AT
Greenville, oo the other hand,
there has beer a considerable rise,
the gauge registering 4S4 feet,
rise of six-ten,hs Of a foot
This briggs the river. at Greenvi
to height which is 3 4 feet above the
danger iine At Vicks1urg the rise
has been even greater, the gauge in
dioa.iDg 1853 feet, a rise of foot
since yesterday.
At points below Vicksbure the gauge
indicates that the river is rising slowly.
Both che Camberlsnd sud the Tennessee
Rivers are falling Altogether, the
feeling prevailing in regard to the
conditions may be more cheerful than
it has been at auy .ime heretofore. All
the levees below Memphis are as vel.
intact aud are being guarded with the
greatest care aud strength wherever
any weak spots are suspected .be
hope grows more aud more coc6deot
that these evees will be able to VITA
stand ali pressure in the future as they
have ione in the past. been somewhat re.
lieved by the break above Memphis.
Since the Caruthersvlllc break, 90 9th
ers have occurred at any poiat up to this
writing
A.lrhe trains are again ronti-g on
schedule time with the exception of The
through traios on the .ui>ville aud
Nashville Read
= No further toss Of lite has been re
ported. The relief boats are no LONGER
kept tusy. as the ovesa wed territory
has beeu gone over aud all in Danger
or iu distress have been brought to this
citv. where tffp.ts are now being con
in the work of feeding and
lodging them
. The work of the reliet committee
las assumed enormous proportions and
Ihere is n"t moment when the head
quarters ir Second street are not be,ieg-
e1 With mob Of negro applicants for
every kird oe assistance. l,is almost
in possible for the committee to attend
10 the needs of all who apply. but they
are DOING great work