Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-11
FLOOD SITUATION
GROWING WORSE
In the Mississippi Valley
Grave Apprehension Felt
as the Rivers Are Still
Rapidly Rising.
ICE GORGES BREAKING UP

Nebraska Rivers Are Makin{
New Channels and Many Mile
of Railroad Are Threatened.
, Evansville, Ind, March 11.--Witl
rain threatening today and high water
above to come and high water below to
hold the general flow in check the pre-
dietion is made this morning that the
river at this point will go almost to the
mark of 1884, the highest on record
The gauge marks 42.4 this morning and
lis stationary with chances of another
rise before nightfall.
| FLOODS IN NEBRASKA.
Lincoln, Neb., March 1l,-Most of the
smaller streams in Nebraska are be-
lieved to have reached the stationary
stage and the worst of the flood in the
state is probably over. The Platte riv-
no signs of subsiding, no further rise
in that stream is expected. The Mis-
souri, river at Nebraska City, however,
is within three inches of the danger
line and if the rise there continues at
the present rate that city will be
| flooded before evening. The ice gorg-
es in the Elkhorn, Loup, Republican
and Platte rivers have been broken up
and water is racing down to the Mis-
souri,, cutting new channels and COW
ering the lowlands everywhere. The
Missouri-Pacifc main line from Oma-
ha to Kansas City for distance of
several miles along the Missouri river
is threatened.
THE MISSISSIPPI RISING.
Memphis, Tenn, March 1.-THE Mis-
sissippi river is rising steadily at this
point, the gauge this morning marking
35.2 feet. This is rise of $40 of a foot
in the past "a hours. 1t is believed that
the river will reach the mark of 3S feet
at Memphis. Reports from Mississippi
and Arkansas today indicate that the
gravest apprehension prevails re-
garding the flood situation. In some
districts armed sentries are patrolling
the levees. All streams and rivers in
Arkansas are overhowing. In North
Memphis the flood has already begun
encroaching at certain points and it
will take but few inches more to rem
der work impossible at many of the
lumber industries in that section. At
Greenlaw and Second streets, the back
waters have reached the latter thor
oughfare and occupants of cabins have
been compelled to flee to higher
ground. The steamer Georgia Lee ar
rived from Cairo today and reports all
to be in untoward condition.
The steamers officers say tnat refu-
gees from the lowlands are to be seen
everywhere. Government engineers
have augmented their forces and
steamers are carrying sacks of sand
and other supplies to the more dam
gerous places.
PRAYING FOR SUNSHINE.
New Orleans, March 1.-THE river Is
rising very slowly. The gauge today |
marked 1874, rise of only lilo in the
past "a hours. The gauge is still over
a foot under the record. The most un-
fortunate condition at present is the
continuance of the rainy weather. This
Is having an effect of softening the
levees and all Louisiana is praying for
the return Of sunshine. Six hundred |
men are at work today at various
points sacking the weak points and
raising the line of embankments. A
thousand sacks of sand are being dis
tributed along the river. Engineers re-
port the levees between Southport and
Carrolton in excellent condition and
able to stand a much greater strain
than they have thus far been subjected |
to. The United States engineers have
promised cooperation with the au-
thorities in carrying on the fight
against the flood. All the levee boards
in the state may be said to be in con-
tinuous session and every foot of levee
on the river and tributaries is under
HIGH WATER IN THE OHIO.
Cincinnati, O.. March 1.-THE river
has been stationary at 1913 feet since
oclock. The weather is cloudy and
cooler. The local forecast official says |
that the river will pass the 81 foot
stage on Thursday. 1t requires about
IS foot to cause any material disturb
ance of traffic. The outlook now is that
there will be no disastrous flood here.
AN OLD LEvEE GIVING WAY.
St. Louis, Mo-, March 11.-A special
from Charlottesville, Mo-, says: The
Did leve is in the greatest danger at
point along the Mississippi, mile and
4 quarter south of here. 1t is caving
with the river showing a rise of four
inches and rain falling heavily. The
situation is grave. The government
engineers regard it as the most criti-
cal flood point along the river. -Four
hundred men under Engineer Kilpat-
rick are building new fevee.
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