The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-16
FLOOD ON ITS WAY SOUTH.
DANGER LINE NOW BETWEEN
vICKsBURG AND NEW ORLEANS.

The River StiI Rising in the LOuisi-
ana Levee District and weak Spots
Being Strengthened-The Suffering
i'm the SunnOwer Country Greatly
AlIeviated-NO Change in the Sit
uatiOn at Helena-SIight Rise mt
Memphis.
Memphis, Tenn, April 15.-While the
condition of affairs in the overflowed Mis-
sissippi delta is reported brighter tonight
the situation between Vicksburg and New
Orleans is causing the greatest apprehen-
sion. The river continues to rise In the
Louisiana levee district and weak spots in
the levee are being strengthened.
The suffering in the Sunfower country,
ported, has been greatly aIeviated and
much of the country is dry. FARMERS are
busy blowing and planting cotton.
The water at Rosedale has not receded.
The first train that has entered Clarksdale
for many days has arrived there. Trains
are also being run from Clarksdae to
Miner City aud Phillip, and from Lulu to
Jonestown.
At Helena the situation is unchanged.
At meeting of the property owners of
the city to-day it was decided to begin
the erection of a new levee around the
city.
At Memphis the river rose one-tenth of
a foot in the twenty-four hours ending
tonight. An additional slight rise is
looked for.
Kansas City, April 15.-The river has
risen eight inches since yesterday, mark
ing three inches about the danger line, and
is still coming up slowly. Two mics up
the river the Burlington tracks are en-
dangered.
The last Of the families on Lewis Island,
a small place at the mouth Of the Kansas
river, have moved out. The place is en-
tirely submerged and the water at the low
est points almost touching the caves of
the huts.
Washington, April 15.-The news to the
war department from the Lower Missis-
sippi valley to-day was conflicting Be
low Vicksburg the conditions appear to
differ on each side of the river From
the army officer in Mississippi comes the
most alarming statement OF the number
specting officer in Louisiana counsels
against too liberal assistance as likely to
lead to bad labor conditions.
Just before the close of office hours Sec
retary Aiger received another telegram
from Vicksburg representing that the peo-
pie in the Sunflower district We're cut off
from dry land. and in great need of food
and forage. He Immediately called his
bureau officers in consultation, and then
ordered another steamboat to take on sup
plies and start for the scene of distress.
Vicksburg, Miss, April IA mass
meeting was held tonight, and a request
sent to Washington, through Gov Nc
Laurin, for tents to shelter 2,C0O refugees
from the food. The city council was also
requested to appropriate $500 and private
subscriptions will be solicited. There are
reports of additional loss of life on parts
of the island not yet visited by relief
boats, so far as heard from, but as yet,
but one death by drowning is authen-
ticated.
Omaha, Neb., April 15.-The flood situa-
ton tonight is grave. All day the tor
rents poured from the Missouri across the
North Omaha gardens into Florence and
Cutoff lakes. The former has lost it's iden-
tity in the general food and the latter may
do so soon.
A special from Vermillion, S. D.. to-
night reports further rise in the Missouri
river at that point.
There have been no lives lost so far as
is known, but the damage to farm prop
erty and live stock is enormous.
Rosedale, Miss. April BINARY Robin
son, colored, IA years old was drowned
near here to-day by the sinking of a canoe.
This makes the sixth victim claimed by
the flood in two weeks in this vicinity