The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-01
WEATHER BUREAU BULLETINS.
Cold Facts About the Rise ana Fall
of the Flood.

Washington, March 31-Gen. Wilson,
chief of engineers, received the following
telegram this morning from Lieut. New
conner, army engineer officer in charge at
Memphis: Three crevasses are reported
in the lower Yazoo levee district-one at
Deerfeld, Northern Lake Lee, Sunday
night; one opposite Island Seventy Mon
day afternoon; one near Stop Landing,
Choctaw bend, this morning."
The Mississippi river commission now
in session at New Orleans, requested to
be informed promptly by telegraph when
President Mckinley signs the joint reso-
luton of congress making $250,OOO imme-
diately available for work on the river
between it's head and mouth. The COM
mission desires to spend the money at
once, believing that prompt action at this
time will save many lives and much prop
erty.
The weather bureau has issued the fol-
lowing special bulletin: THE following
reports have been received from weather
bureau officials in charge of river dis
tricts:
Memphis, Tenn. March 31.-A severe
break has occurred Just south of Gunui-
son, Miss, making four on the Mississippi
front. 1t is believed that the whole region
from Australia south to Vicksburg will be
inundated. Helena, Rosedale and Green
Vile are in great danger. Gunnison is
flooded badly. The flow out of the St.
Francis is increasing. No further rise is
looked for at Memphis.
" Helena, Ark. March S1.-The rise is
over three inches in twenty-four hours for
a DAY or two. The levees are holding for
thirty miles below Helena. We can hold
one foot or more in Helena. Destruction
is going on below, and will probably get
worse.
" Cairo, ILL.,, March 31.-Sipe water
continues increasing, and has risen about
one inch during the past twenty-four
hours. Many one-story houses in the
lower portion of the city have been evac-
uated, otherwise the situation remains the
same as reported Tuesday afternoon.
st. Louis, Mo-, March 31.-The rivers
in the ST. Louis district viii remain nearly
stationary for a day or two. The rain to-
day will check the fall, but will probably
not cause another rise within that time.
" 'Vicksburg, Miss, March a.-No re-
ports of crevasses are anticipated this
morning. The crevasses already report
ed will be very disastrous in the delta.
Heavy rains and a thunderstorm prevail
at this hour-10:30
New Orleans, La, March 31.-No
crevasse on Bayou La Fourche, near Race
land, of yesterday, will cause only local
damage and will relieve the pressure on
the lower bayou levees some. Brisk
southerly winds with rain now falling To-
caily is causing some wave wash, but no
damage is yet reported
During the past twenty-four hours the
following average rainfall in tenths inches
has occurred over the respective river ba-
sins viz: Ohio, l; Central Mississippi,
a; Arkansas and Lower Missouri 6.
"The Missouri, Ohio, Cumberland, Ten
nessee and Lower Arkansas rivers have
fallen slowly. The Mississippi has risen
from st. Paul to Dubuque, being IL feet
above the danger line at Lacrosse, fallen
from Davenport to below Cairo, and risen
slightly from Memphis to the mouth, ex-
cept at Arkansas City, where it has fallen
or of a foot due to the break in the levee
near that pace. The Red and and Upper
Arkansas have risen.
"WflIis l. Moore Chief of RureaT