Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-04-26
NO IMPROVEMENT IN
THE FLOOD SITUATION
Rain Is Again Falling in Torrents
in Inundated Districts Of
the South.
PROPERTY LOSS IacALcuLABLE
Vas Estimated at Over $3,ooo,ooo
Saturday and Has Been Great.
ly Increased Since Theme.
Death List Is large.
PROPERTY LOSS INcALcuLARLE

Louisville, Ky, April 25.-Pouring
rains continue throughout the flood
districts of the south, and danger to
lives and property is increasing aud
becoming more grave. 1T was thought
Saturday the crisis had passed, but
in many localities rain is falling again
with increased violence. Late reports
to the weather bureau show heavy
precipitation has been general within
the last twelve hours throughout the
flooded country. 1t was estimated
last Saturday that S3,0o0,ooo worth of
private property had already been de-
stroyed, and ii is now thought the
damage will be heavily increased.
Mail and telegraph communication
has been destroyed between he SMALL
err towns i'm Mississippi and Alabama.
South OF jackson there is nothing to
limit the flood. Many farm homes
have been swept away. the occupants
barely escaping with their lives, and
the drowning of IL family of seven
negroes is reported from jackson,
Miss.
nv iiOcNi NilStllCi IL roughly DOuIlU.
ed by Il line drawn from Mobile up the
iombisbee river to the center of the
state of Alabama. thence west through
Jackson, Miss, to the Mississippi river.
Around Columbia, Miss, every rail
road and wagon bridge is reported
washed away. and the first crops are a
total loss. AT Enterprise the water
stands five feet in the houses and
stores. Al Merlen the water is re-
ported at six feet i'm the streets and
still rising. Timber buildings are re-
ported destroyed at Ellisvlle, Meriden
and throughout the Bayou Pierre dis
trict i'm Mississippi. Numerous small
points i'm Alabama report great dam
age. Trains on railroads into New Or
leans. which have not been abandoned
entirely. are running only in daylight,
owing to the dangerous condition of
Inc tracks. The Louisville and Nash
willie New Orleans line, which was in
fair condition until last evening, is
now cut in two by the destruction of
foHr-span bridge over the West Pas
cagoilla river, near Scranton. Arr
engagements have been made to ferry
passengers across the break. Thou
sands of people in small water bound
towns i'm Mississippi arc reported on
the brink of starvation.
Mobile, Ala, April 23-The flood sit
nation around Mobile shows more
desperate condition this morning and
every hour the loss is growing great :
er. The Louisville and Nashville rail-
road, which heretofore has been free
from amy damage and has been haul
ing the freight and passengers of the
Illinois Central and Northeastern and
Mobile and Ohio railroads for the past
six days. is now Il sufferer also. The
bridge over the West Paschagonla
rivr. over four miles from Scranton,
was washed away last night by high
water.
jackson, Miss, April o. John Nor
ton, a negro. his wife and five chill
dren were drowned i'm Pearl river,
while trying to escape the flood in a
wagon, which broke through the
bridge. The weather is threatening
and railroad traffic is in bad condition.
Ihc river is now stationary.
New Orleans, La. April 2a.-The
heaviest rainstorm of the season oc-
CURED here during The night and to-
day i'm parts of The city water is still
covering the streets and sidewalks.
Rafts. have to be used to reach stair
ways.