The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07
The WATERY WASTE.
A General Summary Of the Condi-
tions Along the Rivers,
BUT LITTLE ABATEMENT IN THE FLOOD,
Plenty of Water Still in Sight to Excite
the Liveliest Apprehension-Levees
Becoming Banks of Mud and
Crumbling Away.

ST LOUIS, March 30.-Followinp is a
summary Of the situation in the flooded
districts:
Breaks in the levees, rising water and
a gale makes the situation from Cairo
south worse than at any time since the
Hood began. Rain in the Missouri and
Mississippi valleys and melting SHOWS
IN the north presage increased disaster.
Ihe conditions in the north are i'm
proved Immediately along the water
courses as both great rivers have be-
come stationary or have fallen slight
ly' In the valleys of the Tennessee,
the Cumberland and the Ohio, those
who were driven from their homes are
making preparations to begin the work
OF repair and reconstruction.
At New Orleans the river has passed
the danger line. Several small breaks
have occurred. The worst of the flood
will reach that city about the middle of
April.
The Lake Lee levee, at Avon, Miss,
having yielded, poured great volumes
of water into a fertile country. All
sorts of stock have been drowned, but
the people, who are expecting the
catastrophe, succeeded in reaching safe
places. 1t is impossible to close the
crevasse, which is becoming wider each
moment The greater part of two
counties has been covered. Levees on
both sides of the river are becoming
| little more than banks of mud.
A startling break occurred at Perth
shire Miss. This place is at the head
of the Gazoo Delta country, and if the
crevaSse assumes considerable proper
tions seven counties of Mississippi will
be at the mercy of the flood, Men and
materials have been sent to the scene.
Monday was the most critical of all
the days of the flood at Helena. The
levees were held only by almost super
human efforts.
A break in the levee above Wood Cot
tage Landing, Ark, let the water in
upon thickly-settled country. Capt.
Nolty of the government boat Titan
believes that the barrier from that
point to Laconia Circle will go, and
that even the Laconia levees will be
unable to resist the waters.
The Iron Mountain is shut out from
Helena. Only the Arkansas Midland
now enters the city. Refugees are in.
creasing in number rapidly, taxing the
means at the relief committees COM
mand.
Residents of Desha county, Ark, are
greatly alarmed. Waves washed over
the levee Monday, and it is feared that
the water soon will be pouring into the
county Rumors that the levee might
be cut in spite of all precautions added
to the fears of the people.
Many citizens have deserted Point
Pleasant, Mo-, taking their families and
belongings to the higher ground back
of the town. A strong wind from the
east dashed wave after wave against
and over the levee at that point, break
ing it in a hundred places.
Backwater continues to spread over
the lower lands in the vicinity of
Charleston, Mo. Everything that could
be moved has been taken to high
ground, and the people, all in places of
safety, are awaiting patiently the sub
sidence of the food.
The crevasse below Caruthersville is
a quarter of mile wide. Two hun
dred wards of earth are carried away
every "A hours. The collector of Penn
iscot county reported that the embanlI-
ment must surely yield.
The river at Omaha has fallen, but
the weather bureau says that it must
rise again. The temperature is rising
IN the Dakotas, promising release of
the water now held in forms of snow
and ice.
The Mississippi at Quincy has fallen
slightly, greatly encouraging the farm
ers of that vicinity Burlington re-
ports fall of fve-eighths of an inch,
with, however, little prospect of |
material subsistence. Both the Des
Moines and Mississippi are slightly |
lower at Keokuli. The latter river,
however, is rising again at St Paul,
and gauges down the banks on both
sides will show higher water soon.
Gunnison. Miss, wired to Memphis
for 100 men to work on levees, promis-
inc Transportation, board and 81 day.
But Is negroes cared for by the relief
committee would listen to the propo-
,ition. OF that 10, but one went to
Gunnison.
The Most Disastrous Break Yet.
BATON ROUGE, La, March 30.-The
break ten miles below Greenville, Miss,