The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-03
SITUATION is MORSE.
The Mississippi Delta is More Generally
Flooded Than Ever Before Known.
DEATHS FROM DROWNING AND STARVING
Men ana Women OF Roth Races Have
Reen overwhelmed by tic Waters
or Forced Yield TO starvation
fhousnnds OF People Are without
HOmes-IhG WGsi Soz Yet.

Jackson, Miss, April 2.-The only
change in the situation in the Delta is
Tor the worse. The water is pouring
through the breaks and encroa ching
upon places heretofore thought above
4 the danger line. Plantations never be-
fore under water are now submerged.
The streets Of Greenville are now navi-
gable only by boat. The flood from
above having met and joined forces with
that from below
NEARLY ALL UNDER WATER.
Nearly one thousand families IN
Greenvt'le are surrounded by water al
( though some portions of the little city
are still dry. The levees there still hold
however. Citizens of Huntington tele-
4 graphed the Governor this morning to
send 500 tents 6 once. They were fol-
lowed on first tran. but will have TO
make several miles of the journey by
skiff. The State is doing all in its power
to assist its Delta people. but from the
depleted condition Of her Treasury can
offer little else than the labor or her
ableJbodied conv.cts.
THOUSANDS HOMELESS.
Thousands Of Delta negroes are now
homeless and VIII remain SO until the
floods suhside. but planters are feeding
and caring for their hands as far as pos
sible.
Mr.. ]. F. Price. OF this city, returned
tbs morning from LeFevre. which is
In border Of Delta county. He re-
parts that water from the Mississippi
has not vet reached there, but are small
streams are ovc!fiowing on their own ac-
count.
Washington, D. c., April 2.-The fol-
the Weather Bureau officials in charge
Of river districts:
ST. LOUIS-Mississipp rising slowly
and stages close to danger line ind ca ed
OF Sunday morning. All bottom lands
now covered. Twenty eight feet indi-
Gated at ST. Louis Saturday morning and
about twenty-nine feet Monday morn
Ing. With water now in sight will not
reach danger line within five or six days.
General warnings sent above and local
warnings 10 those affected by stages
under thirty feet
CAIRO, ILL.--River falling very
slight this morning; will remain nearly
stationary or rise slightly tonight and
Saturday. Sipe water at Cairo risen
about two inches since yesterday morn
Ing. Levces III Cairo and Mound CITY.
Ill., continue in good condition.
A1EN1PH1S-No breaks have occurred
and none are probable north of Nicks-
burg. The Delta Is fast filing up and
Rosedale reported under water. Upon
the whole the situation Is no worse.
HELENA. ARK.--R.ver add not rise
from y m. TO 9 p. IN. yesterday: rose
one-tenth last night. No more breaks
on this side since yesterday.
V1CKSEURG MISSING new ere
vases in levees reported. The principal
work transferred to evces below VickS-
burg. crevasses above having relieved
pressure in that section, wh.le the river
at Newport, Ark, rose over one foot
since yesterday morning. River at
Vicksburg about stationary, but VIII
probably rise about two feet from water
from Yazoo later. Stocks being received
here from threatened districts.
NEW ORLEANS-Slight rise con-
tlnues from Ma tcheZ, south. Levees con-
tinue intact and strong fight being
made all along the line o hold them.
Pucky fight being made to huld the
Bayu La Fourche levees.
The Tennessee, Cumberland. Arkansas S
and Red rivers have risen and the Ohio
has fallen. The Mississippi has risen
throughout It's entire length. except q
slight fail at Memphis and in the vcin-
ity of the crevasseS in MissIssippi
About siX-tenths Of an inch Of rainfall
fell yesterday in the basins OF the Ten
nessee and Cumberland rivers, and
about two-tenths In the basin CT the
upper Mississippi.
WILLIS L. MOORE,
Chief Weather Bureau.