The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
u,IN SWELLING THE RIVERS.
,,,E FLOOD SITUATION STILL
GROWING WORSE.

,,.t,ra Given Big Scare by
s,,oht HrenI1-The Situation Also
o,ninous at New OrIeans-Austin,
,,..s I'm Grave Danger of Inunda-
.,.n--Armed Guards Shooting Men
,,,omn,tns to Break the Levees.
o. ronis Mo. April 3.-The local wealth
-. bureau to-day sent out sweeping
,.rrtrp 10 all points on the Mississippi
- ,s far north as Keokuk, Ia It was
-.,to5 MAT the river at st. Louis would
-u+t,,,s to rise until the 30 feet guage
.o,,ll he reached. This point was expect
~ 70 he attained by Sunday night. At 2
o,olocs this afternoon, the river marked
27 feet.
Heavy rain began falling shortly before
roon aad Continued for several hours, ac-
COMMANDED by high wind.
severe rain and thunderstorms prevail
throughout Missouri and Southern Iowa,
and these will swell the streams, which
are now running back full.
reloerams from various points in the
x-es+ ana southwest are to the effect that
tba situation is hourly growing worse.
At Helena Ark, rain has fallen heavily
f0T nearly IDuI uOuiS, anu O. ASoAA NAA~NN
was no indication of cessation. A slight
br4ak occurred in the levee this morning,
but was quickly repaired. The citizens are
Greatly alarmed over the situation, as the
river has risen over five inches in the past
tWenty-four hours.
Al Little Rock rain began falling at $3.50
o'clock this morning, and at noon was
still coming down in torrents. The down.
pour IS the heaviest known in years, and
d III, n 10, alagrr rr1tsJ
in the lower portion of the city. Railroad
traffic from the north is badly delayed.
The rain is general throughout Arkansas.
At New Orleans rain fell heavily in that
city and north of there last night and this
morning swelling the levees. In the
course of an hour this morning five reports
came that The city was threatened with
breaks along the Gretna, Algiers and Up
per levees Two steamers were loaded
with material to repair the threatened
breaks Despite the heavy rain, a large
crowd assembled along the levees watch
ing the onslaught of the water. Every
business house is preparing for the worst.
An army of about 1900 men are al work
strengthening the levees in front of and
above the city.
The river at this point continues to rise.
All the river front is under water except
a space of six blocks from Locust to
ffftftluA AA4NtlH. + tllQIGQS u lGDOIGIo are
employed in carrying perishable goods from
the leree warehouses to higher ground.
The stretch of low ground beginning at
Carr street and running north four miles
TO Chain Of Rocks, and two miles wide is
under water. Lumber yards in the vicin-
ity are in danger of being swept clean.
The losses have been materially reduced
by the warnings sent out by the govern
ment weather bureau
fr4lau~a nh oe4 -.
reau here have come to-day from ten
points in this district, and report an in
crease IN the volume of the river food,
oae TO the heavy rains for the past twen-
U-Iour hours. River men fear the Mis-
souri, more than they do the Mississippi.
Yesterday the former river was rising
slowly, with indications that it would
come to stand before night To-day's
puAeunS showed more water had fallen
IL mat territory than had been estimated.
Inc Usage and Gasconade rivers, rising
IN the Ozark mountains and subject to
rapid ana extreme fluctuations, had to-
Gay overfiowed their banks and were re-
ported rising
Ihe feeling of security in East st. Louis
Is giving way to anxiety There all reli-
shce Is placed in the thirty-fve-fopt road
ueuS OF the railroads. But Cahokia creek,
"hich cleaves the city at about its CEN
~'oAN"NNf - " Dt TGCkOneu with.
sack water from the river can find an
entrance behind the railroads through the
Cahokld and all the terrors of the 1892
Hood would be repeated.
an evening paper prints thirty-three
ttleSrams from as many points in illinois,.
iowa Missouri, Arkansas and Missouri
ana all note heavy rains and rising rivers
since Friday morning. Railroad tralic
mere is not satisfactory, but is not in the
DdTaINyp1 popdftfp,,
auon vendors here The Iron Mountain
0ranch of the Missouri Pacific road. which
was reported at standstill, is running
trains on time
Jackson, Miss, April S.-The citizens Of
mat portion of the delta already over
aoWed set more comfort from the warn
rss OF the weather bureau sent out to-
Jay than do those below Vicksburg, where
no breaks in the levee have yet occurred,
nasmuch as Chief Moore informs them
'he worst is yet to come.
RMS city is in constant communication
WIN the delta country because of social
ana business relations and because of the
eIedt interests involved. The state has
ei5Ven big convict farms in that section,
water.
a. private letter from merchant al Roll
ns fork' Sharky county, which is forty
alnes south of Greehville. and fifteen from
c- ~e mississippi river, but directly on Deer
eeeN says; TITS water. water every
si i'eIs ana more coming. i have been fore
~ 10 move my entire stock up stairs and
am ON al right provided the building doesn't
me ladies', what few remain, and negro
etim ana olher shoppers are travelling In
Thls Thll dug-outs and all sorts of crafts.
Is situation is critical and the overflow
n "a serious matter for this country. but
a ule water goes off by May we can make
500 crop, II not TN June, we can make
c-ai n'il CROP which is better than a whole
V'op in the hills"
teily. MeLaurin received the following
at- ram this morning:
. TAecutive Mansion, Washington. Aprll
So the Governor of Mississippi. lack
~ lease report Immediately number
n People suffering for food and shelter
s,, u'e Hooded districts Of your state and
lns .yqulred In your opinion for rellev-
pro,,.r lner distress. Keep department
ersri,puy informed OF particulars by tele-
""u man. r. A. Alger,
r- Secretary Of War"
o., ppu receipt Of this telegram the gov
ov'r, ,elesraphed TO every county I'm the
vtilitoWel district asking for data upon
tbe 20 base his reply. and viii forward
ana LII raa1 as soon os he receives replies