The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-10
Many neslituie Families.

PIE on lslanu SeNcnty-threc, White river.
IN which 1t Is said people there are in
imminent danger Of perishing. The people
are on housetops. on RATS and all man
ner of boats and are entirely without food.
There are said to be- b families around
the island, and the letter states that un-
less they receive immediate succor they
Will certainly perish. one family near the
island has Just lost six children Ia the
Hood. A letter from G. u. Blackburn. in
spector of Laconia levee district. gives
graphic description of the sufferings of
the victims in that district and urges
the governor 10 help render them assist
ance Eight hundred persons, he reports
are destitute and In immediate need OF
food.
Montgomery, Ala, April "A special TO
the Advertiser from Ozark. Ala. says: A
cyclone passed over portion of Dale
county last night, leaving wreck and dis
aster In its path, Many houses were de-
molished. Mrs. Powers was caught by
the falling timbers of her home and died
before she could be rescued The rest of
the family were rescued. This is the only
fatality reported. For many miles the
farmers are suffering, everything they
had having been swept away by the wind
or ruined by the torrents of rain
Indianapolis, April a-The heavy rain and
snowstorm which prevailed from o clock
yesterday afternoon until O'Clock to-
day did much damage to telegraph and
telephone wires. II was not the wind that
caused the damage. but the heavy water
laden snow. II accumulated on the poles
until either the wires broke or the poles
toppled over under the weight. Five inch
,f g.n I.,,t 4, a
Jackson Miss, April 9.-At 10: 80 a. m.
to-day all wire communication with
Greenville, Miss. was lost. II may be
significant. The city for days has been
seriously threatened by the Mississippi
flood. Startling rumors are current
here, The following telegram was just
received from Greenwood, Miss. The
Yazoo river fell two and a half inches
at this place during the past l. hours.
Two-thirds OF the water from Flower
lake Is going through Coahoma county
into the Sunflower river. and that sec
ton OF the country is completely inun-
dated. The Southei railway track is
nearly all submerged through both Sun
flower and Washington counties.
Trains have been suspended from Ita-
benda To Greenville and all communica-
Off This city lost all telegraphic COM
munication with Greenville, Miss. dur
ing last night. The wires run over the
Georgia Pacific road to Winona and
from there 10 New Orleans via Jackson
and Memphis. These wires so far stood
the Hood, and the loss at this time is
thought To he significant. Ii is reported
rain storms visited the delta last night.
Until communication is established the
flooded district cannot be heard from
definitely.
Washington, April s.-The people of
the submerged district OF the Red river
OF the North have declined the govern
ment aid voted them by congress on
Wednesday. When the food came in
the Red river a qsarter of a million dol
lars worth of property was destroyed
at Fargo n. d.. and ) miles Of fertile
territory inundated. An appeal was
made to congress through the mayor Of
Fargo. Yesterday the prospects along
the Red river Of the North were bright
er. and this morning Representative
Johnson received the following tele-
gram from the mayor of Fargo: Have
declined aid from congress. Water re-
ceding fast. Damage not as great as
expected"
ST. Paul, April "A Mellen. 5. d. spe-
cial says The surrounding country Is
flooded, railroads washed out and there
have been no mails for two weeks. The
James river has risen seven feet high
er than ever before and is a mile wide
II washed out three large iron bridges
in this county. Large numbers Of live
stock have perished. All farm dwell
ings on the river bottom have been
swept away.
Pierre. ;. D., April s.-The river
reached its highest stage here last
evening. about IL feet. and there was
fall of about six inches. with very
little ice running this morning. The