Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-15


sons were found dead 1T point 30 mics
below here yesterday. They bad either
starved to death or died of fright. The
water was at the caves Of the house and
the victims were in the attic.
Helena, Ark, April 3. Five men
near Indian Bay, Monroe county, are
known to have been drowned while flee
ing from the rising waters in White
river bottom.
Drowned at Sc. paul.
St. Paul, April q r. The food IN this
region and other Mississippi river
points in the state and il south Dako-
Ia remains serious Mr. Hualesin. of
Prescott, was drowned yesterday while
trying to cross the South ST. Paul Bet
Line bridge, although he had been
warned OF tho danger.
Expect had Flood.
Alton, AZ, April 3-The government
forecast officials at ST. Louis wired here
Friday that disastrous food stage win
be reached by Sunday. The river had
already risen 10 20 feet above low water
mark, the highest point touched for five
years, and this intelligence caused "A
mild panic among those who have hoped
against hope for relief The levees in
ST. Charles county gave way Friday and
many splendid wheat farms are under
water. Hundreds of families have been
compelled TO move within the past "a
hours, and several relief boats were
called out Friday evening. The river is
21h feet above low water mark and
rising. The Touring mills and glass
works are running siphon pumps day
and night,
Change for fhe worse.
dickson. Miss, April 3.-The only
change in the situation IN the Delta is
for the worse. The water is stan pour
ing through the breaks and cncroach-
ing upon places heretofore thought
above the danger line. Plantations
never before under water are now sub
merged. The streets Of Greenyille are
now nayigable only BY bout. The flood
from above having met and joined forces
with that from below, nearly j 900 fam
lies il, Greenville are surrounded by
water; still some PORTIONS Of the little
city are dry. The lcgees there still
hold, however. Citizens Of Huntington
telegraphed the governor TO send 50
tents at once. They were forwarded by
the first train, but will have To make
several miles Of the journey by slzin.
More Levces Break.
New Orleans. April 3.--The second
break in the lower Louisiana Ievee sys-
TEN occurred Friday morning on Bayou
La Fourche The break has widened to
100 feet aud there is no hope that it
viii be closed. The break is 36 miles
below Thibodaux. where the levees are
neither large nor modern. In that sec
tion there are large number of truck
farmers, who have well cultivated and
extremely fertile lands. 1t is quite
probable that these unfortunate
people will suffer severely because the
crevasse comes too large for the water
10 run Off IN time for them to make an
other crop.
Threatened with Famine.
Memphis, Tenn, April 5-Fifty thou
sand persons are confronted with fam
inc. This is the shocking result of the
floods in the lower Mississippi valley.
which are spreading with every hour
that passes. All OF the country must
come 10 the rescue OF the homeless ref
ugees. or hunger possibly pestilenee.
viii make dire inroads on the victims.
r G. Graves and ]. S. Menkin. Of the
Memphis relief committee. have gone
70 Washington ~ ASS the general gov
eminent 70 lend assistance Ten thou
sand dollars have already been cx-
pended 81 the local committee, ard
probably $4,000 more tn provisions
have seen distributed It now looks
as if famine Is ahead. Many thousand