The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-04-23

telegram by It's recipient:
"Pembna, N. D., April 49,
Hon. III. G. H@nsbrough, Washing
I ton:
The storm Of yesterday, i'll connection
with the flood has left over 200 people
destitute along Red river in this
county Aid is needed at once. Can
anything be done? Local committee is
unable to render sufficient aid.
Judson Lamoure.
This news came as surprise to the
war department officials, The officer
who had been sent to the Red river
country has returned, reporting that
there ras no can for government oi1
AS the department has no agentin that
section it will communicate directly
with the mayor of Pemblna and pro-
badly authorize him to extend aid to
the destitute.
The following report came today
from the inspecting officer at New
Orleans:
IL have had interviews with parties
represented to me as responsible, who
report that 372 persons, including men
women and children, are destitute
from the overflow in the vicinity Of
Nestor, on the left bank below the
organized levee district and have
practically been in that condition for
several weeks. 1t is recommended that
rations be shipped to them for three
weeks"
The department has already adopted
this suggestion.
In view of the representations by the
army officer at Vicksburg that he is
obliged to pay $3.50 per day for relief
boat, General Wilson, chief of engi-
neers, has directed Major Stickney, the
engineer in charge at st. Louis, to put
in commission at once two of the
steamers belonging to his department,
the Golden Gate and the Alert, and
send them to Vicksburg for the use of
Lieutenant Crowley. One is wanted
for the distribution Of relief on the
Mississippi between Vicksburg and
Greenville, and the other is at work
along the Yazoo and Sunhower rivers
and their tributaries.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 20.-The
river at Vicksburg, Helena, Natchez
and all along from St. Joseph, La, to
Bayou Sara, La, is reported either
or falling tonight. This
condition is the result of the vast
amount of water passing through the
at Biggs and Feeds levees,
above Natchez and at Hancocks, be-
low. The levee in the immediate
vioin;t, of Natche2 continues to hold
of little interest to the planters in Con
cordia, Tensas and Madison parishes,
the water backed up from the breaks
above and below will soon flood the
rich lands of these parishes and the re-
suit will be almost as disastrous as if
other breaks should occur. The Red
ana Tensas rivers are now swelling and
almost running over their banks aud
oy tomorrow they will begin spreading
,ver section of thirty mile to the in
;4rior. Work continues on the levees,
however, without abatement, and
everything possible is being done to {
lold the remainder of the levee system
intact. At Memphis the river con- t
inues to fall. Reports from Green
lille, Rosedale and Cairo state that all
encouraging decline is noted.
V1cKsBURG, Miss, April 20. Thanks 6
0 the prompt measures taken by Major
United States engineer, in ,
the steamer Vidette, with
kitfs, to the country back Of Coon's +,
anding, it is believed thai all persons
n danger will be relieved in time, .
he Florence, returning from there j.,
his morning, reported no cases Of
rowning in the back country. Large 7
<iffs were taken by the Vidette and !
hose can be put over the levees and 9
ed to help the people in the interior. ;
10 more breaks are reported. The
,ork of relief is proceeding here under !
ifficulties, the applicants being so q
umerous that it isa task to systenatize :
ne matter. Advices from Davis island ,
here great many negroes are remain !
lg, say that planters will tie unable to :,
lpply rations for more than two weeks
ence. The prospects of making a
ron there is very uncdrtain. The !