The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-24
A FALL AT MEMPHIS,
1t Mas Caused by the Break 10 the
Levec. IL
TIE RIVER RISING AT OTHER POINTS.
The General Situation Is Regarded
as Better.
DEMANDS FOX ASSISTANCE.
lie RIVER RISING AT OTHER POINTS,
FOX ASSISTANCE.
The Relief Committee mt Mcmphln.
In BcsieHcd by IA Mob of Negro
Applicants for Aid.

Memphis. Tenn. March 23.-Another fall
| of ono tenth OF foot In tue river at Mcm-
phis is announced by tonighrs official bul-
lotin from the weather bureau.
| This very slight drop in tie high water
| here is not considered by the weather bu-
rcau officials us being Indicative OF pcr-
mancnt or material ohansc. but is causeds
| II is thought. by the giving away OF the
lcvee above Memphis.
The end Of the flood is not yet dlsccrn-
able. The gauge this morning rcgntefed
800 feet. or one-fifth of a foot below
the highest point reached. This drop fas
| not made any change for the better In the
situation. ladced it Is caused by de-
cded change for the worse IL the AR
kansas districts. which have been inundated
by the water rushing through the broken
| levecs above Memphis, '
| At Cairo the river is still rising. the
gauge indicating 5l.3 feet. rise of three
| tenths OF foot In the twenty -four hours
| ending this morning
| At Marked Tree on the st. Francis river
the rise Is even greater. the gauge regis
| tering ~ feet. rise OF eisht-tenths oi
foot In twenty-four hours. with the rise
continuing at Marked Tree and at Cairo.
L
Memphis
The rise continues at every poiut below
Memphis except at Arkansas City.
| AT Helena the gauge this morning regts-
| tered ia feet. Il rise uf threo-t enths OF
foot. The river at llclena,s now 1874 feet
| above danger line
AT Arkansas City there has been fall
| of four tenths of foot. At Grcenvllle. on
the other hand, there has been copsid-
| cradle rise. the gauge registered %3.4 icst,
rlso of six-tenths of a loot This brings
the river Mt Groenyille to Il height which
is "a feet above the danger line.
AT Viekaburg the rise has been even
greater, the gauge indicating a6s feet. e.
rise OF seven tonths Of foot since yes
tcrday.
At points below vicksburs the gauge ina
dcates that the river Ii rising slowly <
Both the Tennessee and Cumberland riv.s
ers are falling.
Altogether the feeling prevailing In res
gard to the flood condition may be saiasso
be more cheerful than II hss been at any.
time heretofore he report OF a brcck IN
the lcvee at Australia. Miss. which was 50.
extensively circulated this morning. haR
been authoritativeiy corrected. No such
break has occurred All The ieveea below
Memphis are aa vet intact and are being
| guarded with tho greatest care and
strengthened wherever any weak spols are
suspected. The hope grows more aud moro
confident that those levcos viii DO able
to Withstand all pressure In the future. as
they have done In the past. the more so as
the pressure has been somewhat relieved
by the break above Memphis Since the
Charlottesville break others have oc-
CURED at any point M TO this writing.
Tho continuance OF fair weather and
sunshine tends 10 Nisc Tho spirits OF all.
and there Ia much less gloom to be felt In
the atmosphere than ut any former time.
The slightly cooler weather. too, points 10
probable continuation OF the fair weather.
All tho trains are again running on
schedule time with The exception OF the
through line on the Louisville and Nash-
vile road. Thus the wheels OF commerce.
are no longer retarded TO any material ex-
tent BY the overflow
No further foss OF life has been reported.
The relief boats are no longer kept busy.
as the overflowed tcrtiSry has been gone
over and an in danger or distress have
been brought to this city whore all efforts
are now being concentrated In the work Of
feeding and lodging them.
n Tho work OF the relief committee has
. assumed enormous proper lions and there "a
not a moment when tn headauarters "a
: Second street are not boseged with D ON
: of negro applicants for every kind OF ~
. sstance. II is almost impossible for thu
committee to attend to the needs Of al
who apply. but they are doing great WORK.
= II liz especially difficult TO distinguish be-
tween the irrostors and the really needy.
as the former are known to be much in
= evidence In the crowd which daily seek
[ supplies from the committee. The utmost
: pains is taken to distribute the ration
where they are really needed and the col
ored preachers of the city are rendering
assistance to the committee in this diff
y cult part OF the work.
Relief Funds RAISED.
=