New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-24
THE DANGER POINT PASSED.
1T IS HOPED, AT LEAST. THAT The
WORST OF THE FLOODS 1s OVER.

Ct I.ouis March 23.-Acting upon an app'"'
from Governor Jones Of Arkansas, Tor aSs's'""N''
the Merchants Exchange of this city ,o-oa. ''
scr,bed So 600 for the relief of the flood
This money and future gifts VIII DE ha"u'N
10 the Memphis Relief Committee S'a''".
from Mayor W. l.. Clapp and Chief OF ro'''e w. I've
Moseley. OF Memphis. were received ny VI.
ohorao The Mavor says that nearly all Tic
refugees come from Arkansas. the chiei o"''
that Memphis has two funds TO draw upo" oa'
ances left from the yellow fever fund' anu VI.
cash donated for the Johnstown Pennl hoou
sufferers. neither OF them being exhaus'eu
following from the Mayor OF Helena Arh was
also read:
Helena Ark. March 1.-THE dahser-po'','
has been reached and passed we are III o"o"
shape now that we can build our leVee up do loo.
90 the river can rise. No matter how high 1t
goes we can keep above 1t. / therefore WISH 10
alay the alarm that has been spread ap'o"u ''
garding the situation here.
Appeals for aid were also received from Crit
tenden and Mississippi Counties Ark.
Dispatches from many points in the flooded
sect,on show but slightly varied conditions from
those OF yesterday. Slight rises are reported at
Now Madrid Mo-: Columbus and Paducah, ny,
and Cairo and Metropolis. Ill The greatest IN
crease was at Paducah. That town Is now an
island and il only reached by one rairoad-the
Illinois Central.
At noon to-day the gauge at Memphis read eX-
actly thirty-eght feet and stationary, but rises
a. noints above and below there show that the
steady gauge was caused by levee breaks al
Uono6eld and St Francis. in Arkansas. South or
Helena TO Chicot there is scarcely any more ei-
fort 70 save the evees. At Modoc the break Is
now nearly mile wide. The levees IN MISSES
sinni are older higher and better aIlgnen u
resist the torrent than those on the west pahk Oh
the river and the area under water Is much less
The worst break is below Frlars Point. Dut cross
levees restrict the overflow dispatch i'oi''
Greenyille Miss, says the Sunflower River Is DIS
wide and full OF water as the mississippi a'
ordinary stages, and that the sluggish ia@oo
River is now raging torrent
Rescue work continues undated from Nlcks-
burg. Helena Memphis and Hickman NY
Steamer expeditions never return Ruthless anu
II would seem that only start mas peeh hiaue
to save the suffering. The misery undergone
bv these people is beyond description. Natu-
rally an improvdent class, they were not pre-
nared for the calamity that came so suddenly.
All are without extra clothing, and many had
NOT eaten a morsei for twenty-four hours when
rescued
A startling statement by river pilot Is pub
lished here to-day. He says: "Al the rescue
work seem TO be done on or nea' the Mississippi
River Nothing Is known OF the fate or 'he
100000 poor people in the lowlands OF 'he
White. Arkansas and Black rivers In Arkansas
When the death roll is made up II will be largely
from these valleys.
Cairo. H.. March 23.-The slight rise In the
Mississippi during the last twenty-four hours
is taken as an indication that the hood IS no" a'
its height. and unless heavy rains prevail IN the
next few days the danger VIII be over AT this
point.
New Orleans March 23.-The river continues
% rise at the rate Of about six inches every
twenty -four hours and this morning the gauge
registered 155 feet. Preparations for flood
are being made along the levees' anu PfopeiV
is being moved out of danger
Columbus. Ohio. March Ex-Governor bushnell
sent the following telegram to-day to Mayor
Clam. of Memphis: "Ohio recognizes generosity
Of vorr people in caring for the sufferers by the
doodle II more tents are needed. will gladly
send them TO aid in your good work. Please ad-
wise us"
Stony cItv Iowa, March 23-While endeavor-
ING IN escape through the water which sur
reminded her house, Mrs. Belle Maxsey. living
an farm near the Big Sioux. between here ana
westdeld fell from boat and was drowned.
From Canton TO Sioux City the river Is fall
ING fast At Canton is a big gorge. ana fresh
rise may be expected when it goes out ,,,,on
The gorge at Haggn's Bend below 1anh.on,
stiu holds. and Is growing worse J, wal, -, 80
waother sets IN above a general overflow VIII
be inevitable. -, 49,, Tho oooI
weather IS delaying the thaw.
In this city a special Council session was held
to-day 70 arrange for repairs 10 pupnc I'M
movements ruined by the Floyd River freshel
The condition Of the railroads IL lmproVlns,
h,,t &c s,, very had The Sioux City and Northern
will he unable to get trains into SIOUX Slty pe
fore Thursday The Milwaukee. the heaviest
loser has lost ten bridges on the SIOUX rhls
line. and two ON the Mitchell Division ,,,
A. FIX Point. S. D. the Sioux River Is railing.
rbourands Of hogs and many cattle have been
drowned The Missouri at that POM '.er rs
airy and the food scare IL about over
& paul Mimi March 23-AdVices recelVtu
last night from flooded districts In Minnesota
Wisconsin and Iowa give more nopr nd eonIs
although some rivers are yet rising ana peop,e
ore ,nnving from their homes TO safer surround
ings. 49,. . ,ho hiob v.ater
en- far renorted occurred YESTERDAY near bah9or
VIC There a farmer Bernhard koch. ms Wle
and nephew were drowned while attemptins 10
cross rivulet increased TO me sm' 81 Vie.
The bodies were recovered. From "ther WIS
1T, towns and villages inundated business
houses are commonly reported AZ "a a., '''e
wafer is three feet deep on me mann s,tccts.
t. Minneeota the Mississippi ana other rivers
III ,,'anhing away wagon and railway bridges,
ar, he rise is slow and IT is predicted that the
worst has been reached The Des MONIES haxer
| In Iowa IA slowly receding, DIVINE W se'c,"I
| III iv"" ,o,.aes and the Little Sioux IL also
| ta,,png The railroads in that state are rapidly
rep1iring damage done
| ,no>, ,toI-NTAIN TRAINS NOT DELAYED.
" = uovt. general Eastern passenger agent OF
a., iran Mountain route. has advices TO the effect
49,. ,ho Iron Mountain trains not affected by
NAV o InT In Arltansas and that the Texas special
| is running on time.
| FATAL RESULT OF A GAME or Hihbhh"'