Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-20
RAILROADS LOSE
GREAT FORTUNES
Floods In Louisiana are the Worst
Ever Known in That Section,
SIX PEOPLE ARE DROWNED.
Expected that Further Reports VIII
Brlug News Of other Patalitles-
suffering il Prevalent.

New Orleans has ceased to regard the
Mood situation as a temporary incon-
yerlsnce. As time has passed and as
the full scope of the disaster which yis-
ted that section of the country IN the
eKcessive rains which began IN the
early days Of the week and still coniin-
Ne has been learned, the conviction has
been lucsisu0Iy brought home that a
calamity OF APPALLING magnitude has
been experienced and that instead Of
tbe worst being over the evil has just
begun There are now within the gates
of New Orleans no less than 500 water
hound travellers who are not only un-
able o. return TO their homes now but
who do not know when they Will be
able 10 leave Partial reports Of the
damage Incurred In the storm belt have
run the figures up into millions and
taking into consideration the losses.
real and resultant. the amount runs up
20 on enormous figure.
The Illinois Central railroad system
has incurred damages which win
amount 10 hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars. figuring the loss Of business,
and the end Is not yet, Not Only Is
that road lied up today bal there Is
no telling when the trains wtll be able
20 run. The streams are still rising and
rains continue 90 fail today. The tie
up Is complete, both on the Illinois Gem
trial and the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
roads The train which departed Cor
Chicago Monday morning was only re-
turned 10 New orleans Wednesday
night and with the delayed passengers
came back two carloads Of mail which
had 10 be taken In charge By the postal
authorities and routed out as expe-
diency demanded.
The New Orleans & Northwestern is
In just as bad a fix, II has been unable
20 move any trains out or New Orleans
since Monday and does not know when
it viii be enabled 10 resume operations.
The East Louisiana railroad shut up
operations and the Mobile & Ohio, be-
tween Meridian and Enterprise. Miss,
is paralyzed. Business is practically at
a standstill owing to the lack Of malls
which have been stopped over the sur
fering roads since Monday.
Belated news regarding the loss Of
lie Is Just now beginning TO arrive at
New Orleans, -Four people were
Al Wv NNA ANNl AA"i lAANu anu wv AAN"t
Hauiesburg, Miss. In the vicinity Of
Enterprise, Miss, the waters Of the
Chlcakashay are raging, The water
Is five feet deep in the main streets and
throughout last night cries for assist
ance filed the air. The loss OF life, u
any, could not be ascertained
The three bridges between the east
and Enterprise have been swept away.
The Enterprise academy, a building
which was the pride OF the town Is
swept away. A number Of buildings
We're also demolished.
shubuta and Desoto. Miss. are COM
petely inundated The rise Of the
Chlckashay has so far been In the
aeighborhood OF thirty feet and the tor
rent is still rising The Pascagoula
river. too, is on the rampage and much
damage may be expected from the lands
adjacent 10 its banks.
The floods have been worse than ever
known and todays advices may bring
additional news Of disaster and loss Of
life