New-York tribune., 1900-04-21
THE SOUTHERN FLOODS.
GREAT DAMAGE HAS BEEN CAUSED-sEV-
ERAL LIVES LOST.

New-orleans April 2O.-New-O Orleans has ceased
20 regard the flood situation a temporary incon-
venience As the full scope of the disaster, caused
by the excessive rains which began early in the week
and still continue has been learned. the convic-
tion has been brought home that a calamity of
appalling magnitude has been experienced. and
that instead of the being it has just
begun. There are now in the city no less than five
hundred waterbound travellers, who don't know
when they will be able go home
Partial reports of the damage incurred in the
storm belt have run the figures up to millions of
dollars. The Illinois Central Railway system has
incurred damage which will amount to hundreds of
thousands of dollars There is no telling when the
trains VIII be able to run. The te-up is complete
both the Illinois Central and Yazoo and Missis-
sippi Valley railroads The New-Orleans and
Nor ,heastern is in just bad a fix 1t has been
unable 70 move any trains out Of this city since
Monday. The East Louisiana Railroad has shut up
operation. and the Mobile and Ohio. between Meri-
dian and Enterprise Miss, is paralyzed. Business
is at a standstl owing to the lack of mails which
have been stopped over the roads since Monday.
Belated is just beginning to arrive re-
garding the loss of life. Four persons drowned
Meridian and Hattiesburg. Miss. In
the vicinity Of Enterprise, Miss the waters of the
Chckahasay are raging The water is five feet
deep in the main streets and throughout last night
cries for assistance filled the air The loss of life. If
any, could not be ascertane6
The three bridges between East and West Enter
prise have been swept away. The Enterprise Acad-
envy Il building which was the pride of the town.
is swept away A number of buildings also
demolished
Shubuta and De Soto, Miss. completely nun-
dated; The rise OF the Chickahasay has SO far
been in the neighborhood Of thirty feet and 1t is
still rising. The Pascagoula River too. is the
rampage, and much damage may be expected from
the lands adjacent to its banks. The foods have
been than before known. and to-day's
advces may bring additional news of disaster and
loss of life.
Advices from Pearlington say the Pearl River has
reached its highest mark since 1874 To-day the
timber booms began breaking up. and thousands of
dollars worth Of timber has gone out TO sea All
business on the river is at a standsti The
mills have discontinue operations. The
has reached the first floors of all stores along
the river Several boats at their wharves in
the neighborhoOd of Pennington with up
and viii be used means of escape If the waters
continue rising Many people living the Louisi-
side between Pearlington and Logtown have
been forced to abandon their homes and fee the
Mississippi side for safety. Hundreds of head of
cattle and hogs have been drowned.
Jackson. Miss, April Pa dispatch from Nc
Corab City states that hundred passengers
brought in by the Illinois Central are detained at
that place waiting for the first train into New
Orleans over nine miles of track is covered with
water Just below Chatawa, and no trains can move
untH this recedes. Further south the swamps and
lowlands rapidly filling with backwater which
threatens to submerge the tracks and postpone
traffic Indefinitely. Trains running on irreeli-
lar schedules between McComb city and Memphis