The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-21

No Improvement IN tho situation at
HeIena-Better at Nicksburg.

Helena Better at NicksburC.
HELENA, ARK, March 2o.-The river
situation here this morning is no better
ia fact It locks more serious and work
is going on night and day raising the lc-
wees from one end Of the city TO the 9th
er. The water IS coming IN the north
suburbs where IL has been expected for
several days but as 1t only fects d
portion OF the town occupied by small
cabins principally. no danger TO the city
proper is apprehended. The y. * NJ. V.
railroad people are at work with hun
drCd men on tl-ir tracks, which run on
the top OF the lcvce almost the entire
river front.
The Kate Adams -ought up a dozen
families this mornln from the overflow
ed district below, among them G.. w. AL
fray. who has been living at Mod0c until
within few days ago, when he moved
over TO Rescue. only TO get into it worse
than ever the levee breaking at Rescue
last night. lie left this morning al 8
o'clock and at the time the break was
two hundred feet wide and growing all
tho time.
Major Dabney is there with quarter
boats and the Ralph has also gone down
and will look after the rescuing Of the
doubleday relieve this place some. but
at the present time there has been no
precepuble change
The river Is rising very slowly. The
water has gone over the levoe below Mo-
doc and S. flooding the White river bot
toms. Tie people down there have an
gotten out Of the way and no loss Of life
is expected. it was reported this morn
ing that the levce had broken at O. X.
twelve miles above. but this was later re-
futod
BETTER AT VICKSBURG.
VICKsBURG, MISS, March 2O-The
weather this morning IS very favorable
20 the permaneucy OF the levces. being
calm warm and bright Tools and ma
terials are being rushed forward Oh
every train TO the levecs I'm Mississippi
The Mississippi route reports AN lcvces
intact to-day. There is no news from
the Lea leVces. The river rose eisht-tenths
Of foot here in tie past twenty-four
hours. This is an abnormal rise at this
stage OF water and 10 Us now 40 80. The
Nazoo. now banks FULL is largely rcspon-
sible.
ST. LOUIS. March 2O.-The warning
sent out 5y the Government Signal Ser
vice yesterday that me Mississippi river
and an It's tributaries would continue 10
rise has been fulfilled 20 the letter. Com
municaton has been very difficult with
the flooded districts but dispatches snow
that all have suffered alike though wide
ly separated il IS estimated that q Sec
tion Of country with an area equal to
that Of the State of Missouri Is now
under water and that tho worst is not
over.
Adviccs from Cairo, Paduca. Memphis
and Helena show that the region begin
ming north Of New Madrid. Mo-, west TO
and including the valleys OF the st.
Francis, the White. and the Arkansas
rivers in Arkansas. east in Kentucky and
Tennessee the valleys OF the Tenn ssee,
the Cache. The OhiOn. ana tho NazoO rlv-
ors. and south TO the Red river are un-
der water. The Intervening ranges Of
hills and high ground are the only places
OF refuge The dispatches received here
tell but one story-lives lost stock
drowned and country dcsolated.
~ Cairo. H.. to-day the river reached
500 feet and rising slowly which Is but
one foot short OF the high record of
1883. All tho country south OF there 10
Memphis is submerged.
A relief steamer from the fats below
Birds Point brought IN four families. IL
IS reported that q fat boat containing
number Of people was sunk az Island
No. 10.
All the cotton fields in the valley Of
Forked Deer river in Tennessee are under
water.
Tho Memphis Relief Association has
five boats at work. These boats 20 10
points that are some twenty miles from
streams navigabe in ordinary stages Of
water. Tho unanimous opinion OF St.
Louis river men is that conditions must
l.
manent relief. They say that numerous
breaks in the lower levees are really
blessings as they are natural outlets for
the deluge that is certain 10 come from
tho melting SHOWS OF the north.
PRINCETON, IND. March 20.-On ac-