The herald., 1897-03-29
ANXIETY
INCREASES
In Regions Threatened by
Floods
DESPERATE EFFORTS MADE
To Guard Against Destruction
of LeveeS
DESPERATE EFFORTS MADE
Towns in the Vicinity of Austin
Texas, Visited by Destruc-
i've Cyclone

Associated Press Special Wire.
GREENVILLE, Miss, March 2S.-The
gauge reads 465, rise of four-tenths OF
a foot within the past twenty-four hours.
Nearly 1000 men are at work on the levees
along the ten miles covering Greenville.
Five hundred laborers from the planta-
tions will arrive here tomorrow. The
sawmills are at work today
with full forces of men, while barges are
being loaded with lumber and sacks to
be sent to weak points. The boats Ell
bridge, vidette, Mayfower, Ruth, Annie
Laurie Brown, Chicot and Louise Lang
ley are being used now almost exclusive
ly for transportation of men and ma
terial to be used in Strengthening the
levees. Every energy is being used to
prevent a crevasse. with hopes of sue
cess.
If the weather continues good 1t Is
believed that the entire line OF levses
along the Mississippi side, continuous
line of nearly 400 miles, will be made to
hold. Several weak places reported south
of Greenville are now under control
ANXIETY INCREASES.
vICKSBURG, Miss, March 2S.-The
day has been one of anxiety for those de-
pending upon and protected by the
levees. Orders for sacks and other ma
terial have been plentiful.
The river here has risen hve-tentns
since last night and is now 4S6, SIX inch
es below the highest water' since 1862.
The most that can be said is that the
levees are being held on both sides of
the river under circumstances little
short of desperate.
Government bulletins today an
nouncing more rains in the upper valleys
are most depressing. The supply OF
sacks here is exhausted and $4,000 have
been sent from New Orleans. tu.
MORE HOPEFUL Il. .o-1 nc
flood situation around Memphis is un-
changed The river is slowly falling, the
gague tonight registering 1868 feet Many
of the refugees are returning to their
abandoned homes in Arkansas, and al
together the outlook is more encourag-
ing than at any time since the big flood
set in.
TRAINS STOPPED.
CLEBOURNE, Tex, March 28.-On
account of washouts no trains from the
south or east have arrived here today.
Rain has fallen in torrents all day and
all streams are swollen. The Santa Fe
railroad has several cars of steel rails
on its bridges in this city to prevent
them from washing away. 1t is author
itatively stated that 10000 feet of
track is gone at Valley Mills, two bridges
at Kopperl one at Blum, one at Morgan.
one south of Alvaradp and quite lot
of track south of Alvarado and num-
ber of small bridges The Santa Fe is
sending out every available man to re-
pair damages. The tracks are reported
to be all right north of here.
RUMORED BREAKS.
ROSEDALE, Miss. March 2S.-Ru-
mors are heard here that break has
occurred in the Issaqueena district, but
a confirmation has not been received.
The only point along the Mississippi line
tonight seriously threatened is at Long
wood, fifteen miles south of Green vile,
the situation there being regarded as
very serious.
A TEXAS CYCLONE.
AUSTIN, Tex, March 2S.-This after
noon at o'clock this city and the sur
rounding country was visited by a ter
rife cyclone that did great damage to
property. The wind came from the
southwest and blew at about sixty
miles an hour for nearly twenty min
utes, tearing down trees or splitting
them asunder with terrific force. Sew
eral electric towers were blown down
and quite a number of houses in the
residence portion were demolished, and
in several cases narrow escapes from
death are reported.
The new and unoccupied residence Of
Burt Mcdonald was blown down, strik-
ing against the residence of William
vining. knocking In one side of the
building. Two little children who were
in the room narrowly escaped.
The roofs Of a number of residences
were torn off, and in addition to doing
much damage to the state university.
the wind blew off the entire roof OF the
dormitory.
Inestimable damage was done to the
building and the property of the 200
students therein, many of whom fed for
their lives when the roof was carried
away. The roof was carried 100 yards,
lighting on and crushing the roof of
a cottage in which four people were
seated, but none were even injured,
though all were entombed by the fall
ing debris. A church just to the north
of the university had the entire east
side blown in and was unroofed, the
wind carrying the roof block away.
The residence of DR.. Graves, Immediate
ly north of the church, was lifted from
its foundation and twisted completely
around and set down in the same place,
so badly damaged, however, that none
Of the doors could be opened to permit
the escape of the frightened inmates.
The small town Of Clarksville near
this city was swept by the winds and
many horses were killed by flying de-
briss while number Of small houses