The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-20
lana and western Mississippi to remove

lana and western MISSISSIPPI 10 remove
from the region of danger.
Following are some of the stages re-
ported this morning: Cairo 50.5-lo.4;
Memphis 371A1: Helena. Ark. al
107; Vicksburg 1856; New Orleans
AS which is Is below the danger line.
The following heavy rainfalls in inches
and tenths occurred during the past
forty-eight hours: Memphis As; Flor
ence, Ala. SIS: Nashville lie; Louisville
Knoxville Is; Cairo Is; Little Rock 81;
Fort Smith is: Indianapolis II.
Flood conditions due to excessive rain
falls will probably occur in the rivers Of
Alabama. Ample warnings Of the ex-
pected rise have been given under in
structions from this Office by the local
weather bureau officials In the threat
ened regions and widely disseminated
throughout the territory exposed TO dan
ger. Following are the stages recorded
during the food of 1890 which was the
last great flood preceding this: Cairo
48.S; Memphis 35.6; Vicksburg 491; New
Orleans no. The highest stages record
ed in any previous year were: Cairo 81 j,
in 1888; Memphis 1856 IN 1890; Vicksburg
SIT in 1862; New Orleans 15.a in 1898.
WIRES DOWN
Memphis, Tenn, March 19.-An teie-
graphic communication with New Or
leans was cut off today. The lines south
on both sides of the Mississippi river
were interrupted. the wires from ST.
Louis and Memphis being lost almost
1.,I-
wards reported the circuits from that
city TO New Orleans also brought to a
standstill and no avenue left into the
Crescent City. The floods were assum-
ed to be the cause of the stoppage.
IN WESTERN KENTUCKY.
Paducah, KY, March 19.-Paducah is
both surrounded and invaded by water.
Every inch of low land in McCracken
county is covered. Every stream in
western Kentucky is out Of its banks.
Streets are flooded, bridges swamped,
houses wrecked, fences swept away and
roads rendered impossible. No lives
have yet been lost, but every hour may
bring news of drownings and fatal dis
asters. The loss to property within a
radius OF five miles around this flood
ridden town already amounts 10 thou
sands, and still the skies are overcast,
and the raindrops come down to make
the high tide of the torrent climb high
er. The river now stands nearly forty
nine feet on the gauge and is rising rap
idly.
AT CARUTHERSVILLE MO.
st. Louis. March 19.-Advices from Ca
ruthersville, Mo-, a town on the Missis-
sipp river bank in the extreme south
eastern part of the state, are to the effect
that levee fifty miles below that town
is reported to have broken and that sew
enteen lives have been lost. Efforts are
now being made to verify the story. The
river continues TO rise at Charlottesville
and the pressure on the levee is great.
All weak spots are being strengthened.
but the work is handicapped by rain, as
the earth used in repairs is turned into
mud. Many families living on the river
bank in the country have abandoned
their homes and taken refuge in Car
uthersvile. A large amount Of stock has
been lost on the Tennessee side of the
river, almost the entire bottom for miles
being inundated. The levee near Cotton
wood, about eight miles from Caruthers-
vile, is expected to break at any hour
and overflow that part of tht country.
FOR RELIEF AT MEMPHIS.
ST. Louis, March 19.-The sovereign
camp Of Woodmen Of the World, now in
for the relief of food sufferers at Mem
phis, the same TO be expended by the
Memphis relief committee
ON OHIO HDADWATERS.
Pittsburg, Pa, March LIT is raining
here and at all headwater points. 1t has
been raining here internationally for
twenty-four hours, and the indications
are for steady rain all day. Up to 8
o'clock this morning the rainfall was So
of an inch, The rivers are rising slowly,
with S1z feet on the Davis Island gauge.
Rain is reported at all points between
Pfttsburg and the headwaters OF both the
Mononga hela and Allegheny rivers.
ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI.
Milwaukee, Wis, March ia special
TO the Wisconsin from Richland Center,
Wis, says: The worst flood in years pre-
walls here. Water is running through all
the streets, cellars are flooded and sewers
overfiowed. Teams and men are work.
ing banking up the river which is raising
fast. Mills and lumber yards are in great
danger.
A special from Back River Falls SAYS:
Black river is rising rapidly. and cellars
and lowlands are flooded Should the ice
move in its present sound condition, a
great disaster will result.
RAILROADS AFFECTED.
Milwaukee, Wis. March 19-Reports 10
the officers of the st. Paul railway say
that all the rivers and small streams
through the western part of the state are
in a threatening condition. The ice in
nearly all OF them is going out very
rapidly as a result Of the warm weather
and heavy rains. and considerable dam
age is liable 10 result TO railroad and
other property on the lowlands.
The first real washout Of the season on
the ST. Paul road occurred this morning
near Wauseeka, about twenty miles ca -
Of Prairie du Chen. About eighteen feet
Of high bank was washed away TO a
NNRNAi - oDSHb SIN 4cCNs OGldN
10 trains OF two hours. The trouble was
temporarily overcome by the roadbed be-
ing cribbed up with timbers so as 10 per-
init the passage Of trains until COM
plete repairs can be made
The reports at the general offices Of the
Wisconsin Contra, are 10 the effect tina:
the water is exceedingly nigh and in
some places threatening. but no damage
70 railroad tracks has been done.
Minneapolis. Mimi. March 1s.-Dis-
patches from La Crosse. Wis. say that
rains and melting SHOWS have brought
the La Crosse river up 50 that the West