The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-22
THE FLOODED l' li:IEI SECTIONS.
Great Danger stlll Exists in the south
Tho Damage mt Omaha.

The FLOODED SECTIONS.
Great Danger SIM Exists in the south
Tho Damage mt Omai,a.
Memphis, Tenn, April 10.-No more
breaks are reported in the Louisiana
levee district, although the embank.
ments at Hancock and Ferriday. in the
northern part of Concord parish are
reported to be very weak, and a break
may occur at any hour. The crevasse
at Biggs is now a seething torrent, and
the waters are spreading rapidly
throughout Madison parish. The town
of Vidalia is in a very*critical condition
and many Of theoinhabitants are hastily
packing their most valuable effects and
are fleeing to Natchez. The waters from
the Biggs crevasse are expected to i'll
undate the town by Wednesday.
Delta is about depopulated, only
enough persons remaining to look after
the houses. Many of them have two o.
three feet of water in them. The back
water is first covering lands north of
Delta and at Young's Point much
land is already covered. At Omega the
Hoods are coming fast. Relief boats are
running to Davis island and KeIlogg's
section. Planters in Entail and north
part of Madison are placing their stock
in reach of boats on the river front or A.
stations on the line of the Vicksburs
&c Shreveport railroad, so they can be
moved in the event of another break
in the upper portion of the parish,
which is now severely threatened. Mil.
iken's Bend and Duckworth levees are
both caving.
Richland, La, reports the water 60
ing all over everything, overlooking the
Kings and kels places, also the vii.
lagos of Trinidad and Ashwood, eight
miles below -Richland. The telegraph
line is down some distance below Rich.
land and communication was shut of
from the country up to noon Sunday.
The people at Tallulah are building UP
the old levee on Bushby bayou as far
south as Sewers, about eight miles
south. in an endeavor to hold the water
in the bayou. Everybody is getting
their stock together. however, SO as to
move promptly.
1t is now estimated that not less than
5000 persons will want relief in this
county for the next 80 days at least.
Lieut.. Crowley, of the United States
army, reached here from Washington
by the noon train, having been detailed
to duty here to purchase and distribute
relief. He has gone actively at work
and will purchase meal, meat and
molasses for distribution through the
gentlemen named by. the governor.
Burlington, Ia, April 19.-1'he river
at Burlington is now eight miles wide
and extends over the lowlands at Glad.
stone, ILL.,, IL miles from Burlington,
The roadbed of the Burlington system
has the appearance of a dixie, running
for miles through lake which extends
to the Illinois bluffs in the distance.
Omaha, Neb., April 1o.-Fifty thou
sand people, at low estimate, visited
the scene of the high water around
Omaha Sunday and looked over the
flooded districts. Eastern Nebraska,
and western Iowa furnished many
thousand sightseers, and all railroads
run heavy excursions.
The river is not likely to resume it's
old channel at the foot of the bluffs on
the Nebraska side, as many have feared.
1t receded three inches Sunday, but
work on the levees has not stopped. No
lives have been lost in the locality thus
far. Several thousand dollars worth of
live stock has persisted. however. The
total loss is estimated at from $1OO,OOO
to 100000. The foundations of many of
the big buildings and perhaps Of one of
the bridges are permanently impaired.
large number of men have been given
employment by the flood. About 500
have been working on the levees and as
watchmen for corporations. At present
about 300 acres are under water which
under normal conditions are inhabited.
Kansas City. NO., April 19.-The flood
of the Missouri river at this point is
steadily increasing, the rise in "a hours
having been nearly six inches. Though
a large area of bottom lands is under
water. no serious damage has been done
so far. A few poor families. numbering
probably SO persons, have been washed
out of their homes and are in need of
food, but their wants will probably be
met to-day by the local authorities.