The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-23
CALM BEFORE THE STORM.
Mfssissippi Falls slightly af Mem-
phis. but the Rise Sonffanes af
Ir-Rfver Points

MEMPHIS March --The river con-
tlnues 70 fall slowly al Memphis. the
gauge roright registering fraction IN
der thirtv-Sewen feet a fail OF about an
fneh tn forty-e4ght hours. but the decline
Of the great volume - water at this point
i due Z, breaks IL TIE I@vss =: Carruth-
srEvslie No ard sans So0cf, Ark TIE
"a Tfroaa situation r8rIghr shows a de-
cl6ss5 Improvement OFFICIALS Of the Ilii-
res Central announce that zli trains on
that road are again running On time. The
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley road has
also been reopened- The Iron Mountain
remains a bove water OF the west side Of
the river
The fact that the rise continues at Cal
TO and other points not affected by The
CaTrgthsrsviIie break iS sufficient for the
belief that the slight drop IS not indica-
tive that the beginning OF the end OF the
food Is al hand. Al Cairo. Arkansas
City. Gree,ville and Vickshurg there has
been stSldy rise since Saturday morn
ing. and al all these points the river IS
far above the danger line AT points be-
iow Ylckshurg the rise continues slowly
and steadily.
The outlook, both as 70 the condition OF
the country and The refugees. remains
about the same. The Iifeboats bring in
daily their loads OF destitute people 70 be
housed, cared for and fed by Memphis
E@0U.S.
come from those outside the city. Be-
sides the people that must be cared for.
there Is the stock which has been saved
from starvation. The owners. having no
means 10 feed themselves, cannot feed the
horses and mnles, without which they will
be powerless 10 make A crop after the
waters subside.
The members Of the local relief commit
tee have more than they can do In the
-s~,ar
Ing quarters for refugees. 1t has been
found necessary to telegraph TO the secre-
tary OF war asking for enough tents 10 ac-
comrnodate 200o people. II Secretary AL
ger accedes TO this request. ard there Is
every reason TO believe that he will, the
situation viii be greatly relieved. The
number of refugees has increased so great
" that the relief committee find them
selves unable TO afford suitable quarters.
The fact that there is so much crowding
in those places where lodging is provided
is thought TO be somewhat menacing TO
the public health.
lee Gorges on the Missouri.
OMAHA. March "A special to the
Bee from. Yankton. South Dakota. SAYS:
The ice In the Missouri Is still gorged be-
low the city. II is in Haggin's bend oppo-
site 81. Helena, where the ice gorged in
IsSi. The bend is the narrowest in the
river and is what Is known as an elbow
bend. On both sides are solid bluffs for the
ice TO pile against.
The ice Is reported as being out at
Springfield. thirty miles ap the river. but
there Is gorge above and below that place
and as a result the river lowered ten inch
IS here today. The ice IN the river Is very
firm. Fears are entertained here of warm
weather setting in above Should II do so
with the gorge in this particular bend, a
general overflow would result.
Danger Over at Sioux City.
SIOUX CITY. Ia. March 22.-An danger
from high water Is past The rivers are
clear of ice and going down. There are
ice gorges Up the Missouri river. bat none
nearer than Vermillion. All the railroads
resumed business today ont Of Sioux City
except the Milwaukee. whose western and
northern lines are badly crippled. owing
TO loss OF several bridges ard washing out
of several miles Of track.