The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-19
MORE FLOOD VICTIMS
Eight Thousand Added to the List
Of Government Benefoiaries,
no MORE BREAKg in THE IEvEEs

But Several Entertainments Arc Very
Weak, and Further Breaks Are Lie
able at Any Time-Refugees Fleeing
to Natchez.
Memphis, April 10.-No more breaks
are reported in the Louisiana levee dis
trict, although the embankments at
Hancock and Ferriday. in the northern
part of Concordia Parish, are reported
to be very weak, and a break may
occur at any hour The crevasse at
Riggs is now a seething torrent, and
the waters are spreading rapidly
throughout Madison Parish. At Cow
pen the levee is leaking badly, and al
though a superhuman effort is being
made to hold 1t many experienced
river men are of the opinion that a
break win occur sooner or later The
town of Vidalia is in a critical condi-
ton, and many of the inhabitants are
hastily packing their most valuable
effects and fleeing to Natchez. The
waters from the Biggs crevasse are
expected to inundate the town by We'd
nesday.
a
rive In large numbers while live stock
Of every description is coming into
the city in large droves. Thousands
of men line the lower levees watching
every weak spot and hoping for the
best.
In the Mississippi delta the situation
continues to improve slowly. Yester-
day was a beautiful day throughout
ha ,t,I N,,,..
are receding. The river at Memphis
is still falling The work of relief is
being Systematically carried on.
A ViclSsburg dispatch says: The river
has fallen three-tenths IN the past "a
hours, a total of six-tenths since the
crevasse at Biggs levee at 10 O'Clock
Friday night. The situation in Mad
ison parish, La, is growing worse
hourly. The flood Of water going
through the Bggs break in the levee
is fast covering the lowlands and is
flooding Bay Vidal, and the greater
part of the land in the southern por-
tion of the parish. The water has
reached Tallulah, some is miles west
Of Delta. The water had risen sever
feet in the bayou at Tallulasi, and was
rising a foot an hour at noon. Delta
is about depopulated, only enough
persons remaining to look after the
houses.
The back water is fast covering land.
north of the delta and at Young's
/ Point At Omega the floods are com.
/ ing fast. Relief boats are running t
Davis Island and FSellogg's section
Planters in Entail and the northern
\ part of Madison are placing their stocl
/ in reach of boats on the river front ol
I at the stations on the line of the ViclSs
| burg and Shreveport railroad, so they
/ can be moved in the event of another
break in the upper portion Of the par
ish, which is now severely threatened
Millikens Bend and DuQkport levee.
are both caYing.
Reports from Madison parish stat,
that the water began rising in Brushb!
bayou, at Tallulah at Z o'clock yes
( terday, and up to D. m. had riser
seven or eight feet. About three mile
I below Tallulah the water is over tn
! leyees, and is overlooking everything
| two miles below. Richland, La, re
ports the water overlooking the King
and kels place. also the villages O
Trinidad and Ashwood, eight miles be
low Richland. Everybody is gettinl
their stock together, so as to NOV
I promptly.
1t is now estimated that not less thai
5000 persons will want relief in thi
county for the next 30 days at least
Lieutentnt Crowley, of the United
States army, reached here from Wash
ingtOn by the noon train, having beer
! detailed TO duty here to purchase ant
distribute relief He has gone activel.
at work, and win purchase meal, mea
and molasses for distribution through
the gentlemen named by the governor