The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-13
HIGH WATERS.
Situation in the FIood-Stricken Section
Enoouraging-It is Thought the Louis

Encouraging-It is Thought the Louis
lana Levees Will Withstand the Strain.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 1O.-Notwitk
standing the high winds and heavy
rain storms reported from the over
flowed Mississippi delta Thursday
nigh the situation in the food-stricl1-
en- section if not better, was certainly
no worse Friday night. The water,
which has been pouring through five
large crevasses for more than a week,
is rapidly flowing into the Mississippi
again at point IL miles north of
Vicksburg, and is sweeping southwark
with terrible force. The strain on the
Louisiana levees will be something
terrific for week, and if they with
stand the powerful pressure for that
length OF time all will be we'll
The Sunflower river, which traverses
the counties of .Coahoma, Bolivar and
Sunfiower, in Mississippi, is on ram
page. Two-thirds of the water from
the Flower lake crevasse is rushing
pellmell into this stream and a large
area will be inundated from the over
flow. The Tallahatchie and Coldwater
rivers are gradually falling.
At Salem the river is slowly falling,
and the indications are that the big
stream will continue to decline. The
backwaters below the Arkansas Mid
land levee were on a stand Friday
night. The mum Der of refugees are
increasing at Helena almost every
hour. The steamer Maud arrived there
late Friday afternoon with more than
hundred flood sufferers, swelling the
list already there to 3 900 people.
At Rosedale nothing of special in
terest has occurred in the situation.
After stormy night, that caused
buildings to rock and sway like boughs
OF trees, the sun came out bright and
clear in that section Friday, but
cold north wind is blowing In the
Rogue Phalia country much suffering
is reported. Members of the Rosedale
relief committee will visit that section
Saturday and distribute provisions to
the needy.
At Greenville the situation has not
changed. All the levees along, the
Mississippi front satisfactorily with
stood the terrible wind of Thursday
night
At Memphis the river continues to
fall, a decline of one-tenth of a foot
being reported by the weather bureau
Friday night. The railroads, with one
exception, are again open for business
and in good shape, and all trains are
being run on schedule time. Many
dispatches from Memphis have stated
that the Iron Mountain was the only
road entering the city from the west
side. This is erroneous. The Cotton
Belt has been open during the high
water in Arkansas, dispatching its
trains promptly and regularly. By
raising the tracks in the vicinity of
Birds Point, opposite Cairo, the road
has had an uninterrupted service to
and from st. Louis
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 1O-Gov.
Jones Friday received a letter from
people at Island 70, White river. in
which it is said that the people there
are in imminent danger of perishing.
The inhabitants are on house tops, on
RATS and ali manner Of floats, and are
entirely without food. There are said
to be 35 families around the island,
and unless they receive immediate
succor, they will certainly perish One
family near the island has Just lost
six children in the flood. Another
letter from c. B. Blackburn inspector
of Laconia levee district, gives a
graphic description of the sufferings
of the victims Of the flood in that
district and urges the governor to help
render them assistance.