The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-05

Water-Another Break In Levee Ten
Miles South of Helena Said To Be
Worse One Yet.
= = Memphis, Tenn, April 4-Another
disastrous break in the Mississippi o.
curred today at Flower Landing, six
miles below Tunioa. Miss. The crevasse
which is not yet of great width il fully
10 feet deep and the water Ia pouring
through the opening with fearful velocity.
The probably will be the most de-
structive break that has occurred in the
delta. The most fertile farm lands Of
Mississippi In the northern portion of
the state will be inundated. and the
newly planted corn crop will be laid
waste. The condition Of the poorsrfulass-
es throughout the flooded area 10 indeed
critical. Thousands of refugees are
huddled in levees and in spots Of land
waiting for relief. The towns Of Rose
dale and Tunica report that everything
possible is.bsing done for those poor peo-
pie, bus that funds and provisions arr
fast becoming exhausted. In the little
being cared for by the citizens. Half a
hundred towns tonight stand in six feet
Of water. and the yellow stream 10 Creep
ing up slowly but surely.
Advices just received tell of q break in
the levse ten miles north Of Helena,
Ark. The waters will food great arena
and in all probability will back up into
the streets Of Helena. The relief steam
or Ora Lee arrived at Marianna, Ark,
this afternoon, having made an expedit-
ion up the st. Francis river. There were
on board 100 refugees and 200 head Of cat
tie. The steamer went up the st. Fran
ots river as far a. cutoff, and then
worked down tho stream, resouing
people from perilous positions.
The suffering along the 81. Francis
river is appalling. The water through
out the entire country ID from to Is
feet deep. The relief boat had on board
the body Of Mrs. MoMain Of Ragsio city,
there being no land at that place on
which to give it interment. The St.
Francis river 10 rising from three to five
inohes. daily.
AT Memphis tonight the river il slowly
rising again. the guags registers SO.
feet. This is rise of One-tenth since
the last report. At points below Vicks-
burg the river 10 still rising.
warning From the Weather. Bureau.
Washington, April 8.-Mr. Willis L.
Moore Of tho weather bureau has issued q
special river bulletin in which he says;
"The river at Vioksburg will probably
begin to rise again when the water from
the orevasses returns through the Yaaoo
and the rise from Vioksburg 10 the
mouth IL likely to continue indsnnitsly.
The great strain on the levess below
gions formerly ovsrdowed should heed
the warnings previously given by the
weathrsr bureAu and remove persons and
property to places of safety. Heavy
showers occurred last night in the water
shed of the Arkansns and along the lower
Mississippi. The Tennessee, Cumberland,
Missouri, Red and lower Arkansas
rivers have risen and the Ohio has con-
tinued falling. The Mississippi has risen
throughout its entire length, except that
1t 10 stationary at Msmpis. and there Is a
slight fall from Arkansas oiGy to Vioks-
burg In the viotnity Of the orsvasses; It
ts above the danger line at St. Paul and
from Keokuk to st. Louis Ample warn
ing of the threatened foods in the latter
district was sent two days ago to cities
and residents along the river from the
weather bureau office at St. Louis.
The President is showing great interest
in the news of the foods in the West and
his sympathy has been aroused at the
accounts of the sufferinss of the unfortu-
mates who have been driven from houre
and home by the rapidly rising waters of
the Mississippi. On his own initiative
he can do little for them but he intends
to appeal to C0ngress at once to coms to
the relief Of the suffering people. ne had
made inquiries by telegraph Of the COVER
nors Of the states where the foods prevail
as to the extent of the foods and the
needs Of the people. These replies will
serve az basis for an application to Con-
gress.
Another Levee Break.
Tunioa, Miss, April AT pollock
this morning the Flower lake leves,
where 1t CROSSES the Yellow bayou, gave
way under the tremendous pressure of
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