The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-19
MANY DEATHS ~ ARKANSAS.
Memphis Relief Committee Appeals
for tsxistaRce

MEMPHIS. Tenn. March fS-Tonight
tne great food claimed Ave more victims
AZ Marion. Eta Lix and her four children
were trying 10 make their way 20 Marion
for shelter. and while attempting 20 cross
"a railroad trestle the strong current over
whelmed the party and all perished. The
oldest child was a girl aged Is and The
youngest an infant OF & months
The work Of rescue and relief goes for
ward with uuabated zeal -Four or FIVE
rescue steamers arrived here bringing
several hundred refugees nearly ali of
whom are destitute. 20 be cared for BY the
charity OF Memphis people Some are
partly clothed and sick s.most unto death
from exposure and long suAerfng Sew
enty-fve had been standing for hours in
water waist deep waiting for the rescue
steamers. one woman clunE frauticaliy
20 r dead ba ~. Ia another family OF four.
two were drowned a few INMATES before
she boat arrived
The relief committee has SIS hands full
As lauE as the overflow continues funds
wlN he needed 90 relieve the immediate
pressing wants of the food sufferers In
asmucN as practically al of the sufferers
are residents Of Arkansas. the relief COM
uitfes teleErarhed 70 Gov Jones az that
state. ssking bis cooperation in relieving
che distress az thousands OF the people of
hls state The governor replied that there
were no funds at hss disposal The local
relief committees have sent out an appeal
70 the individual citizens OF Arkansas.
Tennessee and Mississippi
Islands o. =. =. e. 81 and = are reported
entirely submerged today. These contain
magnificent cotton plantations of thou
sands 81 acres. operated nv 5eB negroes ard
80 head of stcck The stock was ahan-
doaed. hut the owners and hands have
been landed safely az Memphis and cairo
Toe river IS stlli rIsluE as Memphis ara
the indications ara that 90 all continue TO
On - fer some tlS1e. The river tonight
stands al sAs feet a rise since morning or
one-tentk. Heavy rains prevail c1 al
streams witch feet the nsE river ssou z
tha upper portion BGd the ul3ate valley
Throughout the entire Nor auzesr te-r.-
terry tne drainage from which sveIls ere
vetunue of water 3u the apper Mississippi.
ra5uf4ls continue
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