Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-11
No ABATEMENT IN THE FLOOD.
People In Distrcss-Rclicf Work.
Tenders OF Aid.

MEMPHIS. TENN, April l0.-There is
no abatement OF the Mississippi flood.
The water continues TO pour into the
lowlapis through five breaks in the
levee. and the smaller streams tributary
to the big river are filed to overlooking.
This has been a rainy and stormy day
IN the flooded district. and extra guards
are being placed on the levees tonight.
With the river stationary at Memphis
and Cairo, and the upper Mississippi ris-
ing, the duration Of the flood is now a
question that only the future can deter
mine. The great volume OF water which
for weeks has filed the Arkansas bot
toms. and which is now rushing into the
delta. continues slowly passing into the
main channel again. and adds TO the al
ready swift current which now threatens
the Louisiana levees. At Rosedale a
steady rain is falling and a high wind
prevails
Along the Bogue Phalia, one Of the
richest sections Of the delta. the people
are in distressing circumstances. Relief
was sent them from Rosedale to-day. AT
Friar's Point the river continues 10 fall
The towns OF McLemore and Shepard are
3 feet under water.
At Helena the situation is slowly i'm
fallen enough 10 allow some smaller resi-
dences 10 be occupied, while those VINO
now live in the second stories are pre-
pairing 10 move down again. The river in
that place has fallen two-tenths in TWEEN
ty-four hours. Inside the city Of Helena
the water is fast disappearing over tine
Arkansas Midland levee.
A telegram was received to-day by Gov
ernor McLaurin, at Jackson, Miss, from
the citizens Of Akron. O.. rendering a
carload Of provisions and clothing.
SITUATION TERRIBLE.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. April 1O.-Ac-
cording to letters received by the local
relief committee to-day. every foot Of
land in the Indian Bay country is now
under water, and the situation there is
terrible. one later from Holly Grove,
Ark. says that the people there have not
received any supplies and the situation
is becoming rapidly worse, as the water
is still rising. Live stock and people have
been driven TO the highest places. There
are 1900 head Of live stock and 800 per-
sons in the district. and not one morsel
to feed them. The letter continues: I'VE
beg and plead Of you, for humanitys
sake. to assist US"
The chairman of the local relief COM
mittee says that rations for 400 people
for one week were shipped TO Holly Grove
on the 3D. but were delayed in transit,
and are expected 10 reach the sufferers to-
day.
THE CUMBERLAND FALLING.
NASHVILLE, TENN, April 10.-The
Cumberland river reached it's highest
point during the rise this morning, and
is now slowly falling. the gauge tonight
showing 42.M feet. II has been clear and
cold during the day, and is cold tonight.
A damaging frost was experienced
throughout Middle Tennessee last night.
and there may be frost again tonight.
COTTON-CROP LOSSES.
ST. LOUIS. MO, April 10.-St. Louis
factors say enormous damage has been
done to cottOn-planting i'm the South as
a result of the flood in Arkansas. Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, and a portion of South
western Missouri. 1t is estimated on a
conservative basis that the inundated
territory along the Mississippi river pro-
duces an annual average of 100000 bales
of the highest-grade cotton. From pres
be materially reduced by the ravages Of
the waters; in fact, I'm many localities 1t
is doubtful if any crop at all will be
raised while in others there will be
sickly yield. A million and a half bales
of cotton even at the ordinary price, ag-
gregates probably 100000 and con-
servative estimates place the damage to
cotton alone at about this figure. not
taking into consideration the other losses
incident 10 the flood.