The record-union., 1897-04-09
Grew ASSES CAUSE
THE RIVER TO FALL.
Situation in the Flooded Areas in the
Mississippi Delta Unchanged.
Heavy Rain, Accompanied bya Strong
Wind. Prevailing.
Louisiana Levees Still Hold Intact,
But Great Fear Entertained That a
Few More Storms Such as Pre-.
vailed Tuesday Night Will Leave
Little Damage for the Flood to Do.

MEMPHIS, April S-Telegrams re-
ceived tonight from the flooded areas
of the Mississippi delta report the stu
alton unchanged. a heavy rain, ac-
companied by a strong west wind has
prevailed all the afternoon
Information from the Flower Lake
crevasse says: Breaks LOO feet wide.
Every effort is being made to tie the
ends of the levee.
To-day was ration day for the desti-
tute refugees, and a more poverty
stricken band of negroes than those
gathered at the place of distribution
would be hard to picture Only those
who We're known to be actually in need
were supplied. The news had become
current among the negroes that the
Government has sent rations, and many
who We're yet able to take care of them
selves were grievously disappointed at
not finding their names on the relief roll
AT Helena the river has fallen = feet
and IL inches since the levee gave way
on Sunday The back water in the
southern part of the city is at a stand
still. Many flooded refugees are being
taken to Helena, and the number in that
city will now probably reach 1900. The
relief committee is doing good work and
no complaints have been made. The
river is falling at all points between
Cairo and Helena
LOUISIANA LEVEES HOLD INTACT
NEW ORLEANS, April S.-The flood
wave has not yet given the Louisiana
points its fullest force and the levees
still average. several feet above the
water. A few more storms like that Of
Tuesday night will leave little damage
for the flood TO do, and the weather holds
more dread for the levee boards than the
rising river. Along Bayou La Fourche
the vegetable crop is ruined and many
substantial structures injured, but
strange to say, the levees regarded as
probably the weakest part of the Louisi-
ana system came through unscathed.
This has given the water-side dwellers
hope, and they will make a gallant eff
fort to hold the banks.
FLOOD AT BISMARCK.
BISMARCK On. d., April S.-The
water in the Missouri River has risen
four feet since last night. A boat land
ing, erected by the Northern Pacific
Railroad for the transfer of passengers
has been swept out, and the telegraph
poles lifted and swept away by the tor
rent. The water has broken through
the dyke at Mandan and Bismarck, and
at 5 o'clock this morning was running
into the railroad roundhouse. The ice
has gone out at Fort Yates, but still is
solid at Glencoe, twenty miles down the
stream. No trains have arrived here
since day before yesterday.
DANGER PASSED.
FARGO On. d., April S-The waters
are receding and the danger is passed
Hundreds of people are destitute. The
Secretary of War has just wired Mayor
Johnson of this city, asking what
amount needed for their immediate
relief Johnson wired back $4,000.
RED RIVER RISING.
ST. PAUL (Minn), April S.-A Grand
Forks, North Dakota, special to the
Dispatch" says: Red River rose six
teen inches last night, and passed the
high-water mark of 1898 At s O'Clock
this morning the Government gauge in
dictated fcrty-one feet above low-water
mark. 1t is now rising one and one
half inches an hour. The bridges are
being closely watched. When the big
gorge above the city comes down, it is
feared they will be carried away.
THE ICE GORGE MOVED.
GRAND FORKS IN. d.. April s.
This has been a day Of excitement. The
ice has been gorging near the city, and
only by the most daring and persistent
off !,
property. At one time the situation
near the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific bridges looked so threatening
that the structures We're turned so as
to allow an open way for the ice, and
the approaches We're weighted down by
steel rails and old iron. Until after
dark crew was busy making the
structures strong.
About neon the ice began to go out
near the Minnesota Point bridge. 1t
came down the Red River in sections
many yards square, and piled itself
upon the south side of the structure
Dynamiters were at once put to work
on it, but before they were able to do
anything it started 1t wrecked the
approach on the North Dakota side
and demolished the under piers of the
bridge proper.
Finally effective work was done with
dynamite, and the huge cakes were
sent on down to the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific bridges. a quarter
of a mile below, where occurred a bat
tie royal. A buffer consisting of stone
and timber had been erected in the
morning. and on it We're stationed eight
men with long pixies to do battle with
the ice. AT times it looked as if the
buffer would be completely demolished.
but the men stood their ground. and
guided the cakes past the bridges. At
one time the stone foundations of the
Great Northern bridge gave way on one
side under the pressure of a giant
cake. placing the lives of the courage
Gus men in peril, but by hard work they
succeeded in preventing gorge. BY .
o'clock the bridges were out of dam
ger.
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