The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-26
RIVERS RISING.
Astonishing Reports from the LOW
er Mississippi.
THE WATER IS EIGHTY nILES VIDE.
A Change for the Worse IN the Arkansas
Distrlets-Loss OF LAfe nc CaFuthers-
vile, Mo,-The Suburbs OF
Chicago Flooded.

81. LOUIS, March 2+.-Capt. W. B.
Mccoy, Of the Anchor Line steamship
Bluff City, returned yesterday from a
trip through the entire overfoWed val
ley south of Cairo. When asked con-
corning the damage and loss OF life
Capt. Mccoy said; I'm front OF Mem
phis the river is 40 miles wide, having
broken through the leyees and spread
out into a vast lake reaching eleag
across to Madison in an unbroken
stretch. The town of Marion. Ark, is
under water and the only railroad that
is running is the Iron Mountain. The
overhowed district, as itstands at pres
ent. extends from so miles below Mem
phis to Point Pleasant, $50 miles above
the Bluff City. The average width is
probably so miles and the average
depth, except in the bed Of the river,
is from three to seven feet. There will
be no carly crop from that region this
year This will constitute the heaviest
part of the food losses I think. As we
came up noticed breaks in the leyee
at Sansouei, Nodena, Buffers and
Drivers, while the watey is seeping
over at MOdoc,"
BAD IN ARKANSAS DISTRICTS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 24.-Another
fail of one-tenth Of foot in the river
Ut Memphis is announced by the
weather bureau. This drop has not
made any change for the better in the
situation. Indeed, it is caused by q
decided change for the worse in the
Arkansas districts, which have been
inundated by the water rushing
through the broken levees above Mem
phis. The work of the relief commit
tee has assumed enormous proportions,
and there is not a moment when the
headquarters on Second street are not
besieged with a mob Of negro apple
cants for every kind of assistance 1t
is almost impossible for the COMMITTEES
to attend to the needs Of all who apply,
but they are doing great work, 1t is
especially difficult TO distinguish be-
tween the impostOrs and the really
needy, as the former are known to be-
much in evidence in the crowds which
daily seek supplies from the commit
tee. The utmost pains are taken to
distribute the ratioHs where they are
really needed, and the coloFea preach
ers Of the city are rendering assistance
to the committee in this difficult part
I of the work.
LOSS OF LIFE AT CAHU THERsvIILE.
CARUTHERsvILLE, Mo-, March ga
The river here rose II inches during
the last a hours and continues to
weaken the levees. The great encOur-
agenent Of three days ago is depart~
ing as day after day the government
bulletin reports the rise from Cairo up.
The situation here is serious and the
situation Just across the river grows
more alarming every day. The loss OF
life, of property and OF live stock is
frightful. Even with the three relief
tugs many have lost all their earthly
possessions and barely escaped With
! their lives and families. On one little.
sawdust heap, half an acre square,
near Tiger Tell mill, on the Tennessee
side, were crowded 20 people and lQe
head of live stock, ali OF which were
picked up by one of the tugs, the A. +.
Hall, and carried to Dyersbufg. The
crevasse Just below town is more than
200 feet wide, and the water is pour
ing into the country. Contrary to eX-
pectations, this water is now driving
families out in the upper end pt the
county.
CHICAGO SUBURBS FLOODED.
CHICAGO, March 24-Chicago sub
urbs are having a food experiences OF
their own. For the second time in SO
years the Desplaines river has tossed
aside the restraints Of banks and Of
levees and the food has stretched IS
rule over al the lowlands along its
course. One-third Of the residence
part of Riverside is under water, and
! since Sunday boats have been the only
means Of conveyance possible TO Inc
| habitants of the aooded locality. The
| Illinois and Michigan canal has pean
unable to hold in check the combina-
ton Of It's own and the added vclume
of surface water and has overlooked
its banks and eueroaehed upon the
! neighboring marshes. Residents 81
] Thatcher's park station and Etgewa7
ter park are going about from honse
/ to house in boats, all land coulmnniea-
ton being cut OF by the waters o. the
| Desplaines river, WHICH mas overflow u