The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-20
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS
The Loss Has Been Very Heavy to thl
Railroads.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME LOSS OF LIFE
lMnny Travellers Are Wnterbound
and Can Not Get Into or Out
of New Orleans.

Memphis, Tenn. April IA special to
the Commercial Appeal from New orleans
says; New Orleans has ceased to regard
the flood situation as a temporary incon-
yenience. As time has passed and as the
full scope of the disaster which visited
this section of the country In the excess
slye rains which began in the early days
Of the week and still continue has been
learned, the conviction has been brought
home that a calamity of appalling mag
nitude has been experienced and that, in
stead of the worst being over, the evil
has Just begun. There are now within
the gates OF the city no less than 800
water-bound travellers who are not only
unable to return to their homes now but
who do not know when they Will be able
to leave. Partial reports Of the damage
incurred in the storm belt have run the
figures up into the millions and, taking
into consideration the losses, real and re-
sultant, the amount foots up to an enor-
nous figure.
The Illinois Central railroad system
has incurred damages which will amount
TO hundreds OF thousands OF dollars, fig-
uring the loss of business, and the end Is
not yet. Not only was that road tied up
today. but there Ia no telling when the
trains Will be able to run. The streams
are still rising and rains continued TO fall
today. The tie-up is complete, both on
the Illinois Central and fazoo and Mis-
sissippi Valley roads.
Belated news Is just now beginning TO
arrive regarding tho loss OF life, Four
/ people were drowned near Meridian and
] two near Hattiesburg, Miss. In the vlcin-
/ ity OF Enterprise. Miss, the waters OF the
I Chickasahay are rising. Water was five
/ feet deep In the main streets today and
/ throughout last night cries for assistance
/ filled the air The loss OF life, II any.
/ could not be ascertained today. The three
/ bridges between East and West Enter
prise have been swept away, The Enter
| prise academy. a building which was the
| pride of the town, Is swept away. 4
number Of buildings were also demolished.
/ Shubuta and De soto, Miss, are COM
pletely Inundated. The rise OF the Chlckn-
sahay has so far been In the ne!ghborhood
! of thirty feet, and the torrent Is still ris-
| ing The Pascagoula river 100, is on the
rampage and big damage may be ex-
pscted from tho lands adjacent to its
banks.
The foods have been worse than ever
before known aud temorrow's adyices may
bring In additional news OF disaster and
loss OF life.
| MERIDIAN, Miss.-lt will be three and pos
sihly four days before the Northeastern, tho
! Alabama Great Northern, the Southern and
the Alabama aud vieksburg RAILROADS and the
Mobile and Ohio can resume business through
7 this section The washouts were more de-
structive than the officials anticipated
! JACKSON Mlss--A special from McComh
City states that 700 passengers brought in by
the Illinois Central road are tied up at that
place waiting for the hrst train into New
Orleans. The officials are unable 10 say when
they will get train through.