Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-19
VICTIMS OF TIE FLOOD.
Rescue Steamers Brought 400 More
Refugees to Memphis.
Many OF Them Had Stood for Hours
in Water Up to Their Waists.
One Womans Infant Died in Her
Arms While She Awaited a Res
cuing Vessel.

the great flood claimed five more victims
Near Marion. Ark, Eta LiX and her four
children were trying to make their way
to Marion for shelter, and while attempt-
,ng TO cross "a railroad trestle the strong
current overwhelmed the party and all
per'shed. The Oldest child was girl
aged i6. and the youngest an infant OF
eielt months. The river is stin rising at
Maaphjs. and the indications are that it
viii continue to do so for some lime TO
conc.
rn, river tonight stands at 36.9 feet.
rise since morning Of one-tenth. Such is
the rronounoement Of The weather bureau
at Memphis.
The conclusion as to a continuation in
the rise is based upon the fact that the
rise is continuing at Cairo and the further
fact which is behind the rise at Cairo
ramer.: that of heavy rains i'm all dis
tricts which feed the big river both a.onS
tne INNER portion and the middle valley.
Throughout the entire northwestern Ter
Iitory me drainage from which sWel7
The volume of w.ter in the upper Missls-
eirui these r3iuGlls continue. Ihe same
conditions prevail i'm the territory Wnich
feeds the Ohio and other tributaries
while the heaviest rains of all are de-
sceudiug over the already submerged AT
kansas territory.
ON the eastern side of the river con-
tmuous rains are the rule. At Memphis
and throughout this district the rainfall
I'm The last q hours amounted 90 -ol
inches. while across the river at Helena
# was 80 inches. SO long as the heavy
rains continue there is small chance oil
a cessation Of the overflow.
AT cairo. the rise continues i'm about
the same proportion two-tenths Of a foot
being recorded in the twenty-tour hours
this morning. when The guaga indicated
nsu- feet. This is ten feet above the dan
ger line and within two feet and a. fraction
Of The extreme high wafer mark reached
about week ago.
at Helena. where the rainfall was al
most as heavy as that at Memphis. being
2g inches. the river rose eigh--tcn,hs of
% foot Dr. twery-four hours ending this
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r.,.,
At Viclsshurg. the river rose another
eight-tcn,hs of foot. the guage register |
ing i4.7 feet. which is IT, feet above the
danger line.
AT GrcanviIo. the rise in the twea.y-fJur
hours was siE-tenthsh OF % foot. sgN feet
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.S ''l OF l'' sufferers are praet-
'"''' Ies''.L''s oil Arkansas. iho relief COM
mittoe tciegraphad TO Governor Jones. of
that State. asking his cooperation in re-
hcying the dire distress ion which thousT
ands of the people of his State were. Thf
Governor replied there were 10 funds >,
his Gispo.al.
The local relief committee have sent out
an appeal TO the individual citizens Of
Arkansas. Tennessee. and Mississippl
To-ui-ht the Naz0o valley railroad
abandoned i,s trains. owing 10 encE5ach-
mont of ,he water over its track. "a few
miles south of M,mp,is. Tire railroad
situation on The Arkansas side of the river
mains unchanged. all trains entering us
CITY over tae Iron AIoun,ain tracks which
remain few inche. above tbS water
ro,,r resc,,o e+oor,ors i-,I,d-
inc two orverrmcnt E,ots ar
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vi ", +lVi'l' ''',S' 'giuiH6 fy' iyi'7a anu 81
li'ou9""" neau vi 7'o'N y "e 0't'U ~ Iol
NY 'He a.! ed"l I'ellaAtN ~ Dun ~
i i ne coHui'loH oi lle ,~Ils@I I0S ~ pl''@"'y'
some are paIlIdI.y CIo,.e" anu s-0A di,
most unto ue"'n RON exposure anu
long SuHeIIHA 9e' e'..' NV vi '"G W.
Iai Drought mere '"5""3 ""'o 'eo"
standing in "&,er ior hoEI5 @ @NaIsl-
ueep' a"al'itl7 'u- - al vi ''ie ',S
steamers. O-e ""pi"l IUAl 1',c Ho, III
OF Marion e@peilehceu lAe uoIIloIe
sight ol having ber inIanI dle III her
arms. When the' steamer hands liIted
her TO safety she clung frantically to
the dead babe. Another family Of four
rescued said that TWO OF their number
were drowned Just few minutes before