Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-03-17
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 It was not uasti yaHaeH mar3- ing that the ciHaaaa q fife 's c ali2ed that the wa would cause intense sgEief 9aH at property ioss 8Hf 9i stock and pfoba He f belD was not given % thl HaFs Ae- cordin9ly several AiemaHlHas, uhe have often been idens flea with char itable work amoHg hem beia E. Bryan, Ed BeasleF # q Graves " A. Gage, Charles EfeIhae assnhls ed in the office af che llsba6 Coal company to devise way a rescue the suffering
 She steamer c. 3 Bryan Lad bsen busily engaged in b6u t9 tine city from the sHbmergsH e'ets people and stock aa sata43a aat and yesterday morning
 The Bryan, however could not eel close to the banks below Mehis, and as sine had ao stage ans was almost an imposB lfitE s3 gel stock on the b#at EsoH tHs bank. The gentlemen who had caarse ol the movement of sending oat re4cee boats hit upon the steamer ], N Harbin to make tbe tia below Il better boat for the au ae aal brayer and more kind-taarled com maader than Capt Ed Rowland could not be found on aHF river
 Capt. Rowland was communicated with and came at ce t0 ire office where the gentlemen were maa5iag. He readily agreed to take his boat out on the dangerous mission and to do all in his power for the saier CTS. Capt. Graham D. Tich If t1e United States Engineers. Was tan communicated with 8ed lie could furnish q boat and bar te the relief committee. EeT bonded in person to The reQHe and sIa that he would put every piece aA the government feet under H eammaaa at the disposal Of the eoHni tea II was finally agreed that fha 0oH II little government tow boat A5asfa should accompany the N ara.n and tow q baF9e oa w n pg0pe. stock and household goods cauid be loaded.
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 The route chosen for the iIar8in was around Prerid 8ts anu he steamer to take away 88 na8fa and stock who wished to leaqe tae Island and those who wished to age fbe submerged portion of adea county, Ark.
 It was feared by some ol she gi9sl men that the Hafb.u, wsiea is Of very light draughti would be washed ashore by the current wael 7iQs IT. ward at some points an ae aute chosen for her to go Ea5 Capt, Rowland knows the traacherous and mighty Mississippi well ana he had no fear for this.
 Owing to the faet tRai waa isii7 possible for him to ob pilot yesterday to take chaa of the wheel, Capt. Rowland Himself went into the pilot hHse and eaDtaia Charles Russell, who had uot been on the rive for yeape, va.a teeged to go to his old post and i4eip oat ia this emergency.
 OFF FOR THE Gs UE.
 It was shortly after 0'e'aes that the Harbin backed oat 4 fer lanG- ing place near the foot of Zeal street and pushed her nose ia5o t5sa tnebii waters of the Mississipa s5uiawafd bound. on her mission of mercg she lay to at the steamer E, flfKua's dock and took on peovisisns which MT. R. c. Graves had sent down to the boat to be used Av the seseping crew and by those wba wese rescued. She stopped lat the Drvaps dock enly few moments, then steamed away toward President Island II seemed that her tall smokestaek would strike the big bridge as she passed under it, but she missed b sexeaa feet. As the water daAgs aaiDsi the sturdy stone piers ei Ae h z it makes a very awe-iD si Eff The current at 1he middle p.er X run ming 1t the rate of about twelY, miles an hour, and the water beaves , high on the north side of the stons , pier and then rushes on wfth t aHlleT 1 ...,4l uc,.,, Il, I.Ii.acr .... sl