The herald., 1897-04-05
CORPSES
UNBURIED
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it was confined to depth Of about three
feet, which is the height of the super
fetal crown, but gradually 1t wore away
the main levee, and Is now running
through to a depth of 18 feet, the full
depth Of the original levee. The Long
Lake levee is in great danger. 1t has
base of about 300 feet, and is 40 feet high
1t corresponds in size and importance
with the Yazoo pass levee, which is near
ly opposite 1t. If this levee should go 1t
would precipitate prodigious volume
of water on the rich plantations along
Long Lake. AS 1t Is, the loss Is stu
pendous.
"It is safe to say that over $4,000
bushels Of corn in cribs are lost and
damaged by this break, in addition to
the great loss of cotton seed, hay, etc.
With the exception Of two mules and
several head Of CATTLE. no loss Of stock
Is so far reported The only loss of life
reported is the 6-year-old child of Luke
and Missouri Nancy, respectable col
ored people, living on the Straub place,
just below Williamson's. This occurred
a short time after the break was re-
ported.
"The relief steamer Titan, owned by
the government, went back to the Will
liamson's store, just below the break,
and brought up 80 souls from that and
adjoining plantations, all Of whom were
taken in charge by Chairman Butler of
the relief committee. They will be
quartered in the colored Knights of
Dull hol t1h nd fhpU
will swell the population Of Camp
Black. They were fed by the committee
tonight, as they had no time to save
anything. One man, who lived immedi-
ately In front of the break, barely got
his wife and six children to the levee,
but the only thing they brought from
their home was a solitary bed tick filled
with straw. The people brought up this
evening were those living imme-
diately behind the levees. Tents
had been reserved for them. in antlcipa-
tion of a big break at Hubbard's or
Fitzhugh's.
'In Helena the excitement is intense.
Everybody thought the water would
back Immediately into the town, and
there was great activity in moving
household goods and especially in jack
ing UP pianos. There were many con-
sultations as to whether the water
should be permitted to back into the
city or an effort be made to keep 1t out.
In the southern end of the city the Ar
kansas Midland railroads dump forms
splendid levee, with only single
opening In 1t. culvert twenty feet wide,
% off "a crrrfoo
drainage of the city, and this has been
closed. Helena will be dry town, de-
spite adverse circumstances, unless the
drainage pumps should prove made
quate.
From the effects Of the Williamson
and Flower lake breaks the river fell
six inches here since morning, greatly
relieving our levee. But we are not out
| Of danger yet. Another break has oc-
Cured. 1t was at the Hubbard front.
just below the Fitzhugh place. at 5
o'clock this afternoon, just as the pres
sure was being relieved by reason of the
Williamson crevasse. The crevasse Is
| now 800 feet wide, and widening with
each hour. The Hubbard break Is four
miles south of the Williamson crevasse
and fve miles north Of the Westover
crevasse. 1t simply adds to the volume
Of water which Is devastating all the
town island and Old Town ridge coun-
try"
ST. LOUIS, April 4.-The Mississippi
river at this point receded half a foot
between dark and daylight, but this
morning the water began to rise again.
-t-b Io ac14 lob,
was about the stage of the river yester-
day evening. The river is now rising
rapidly. and on the river front lively
preparations are being made against
the threatening overflow.