The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-02
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Only Material Rise Reported is
at Cincinnati.
A FEW BAD BREAKS, HOWEVER
That are Proving Disastrous to Their
Respective Localities. -. A Second
Break at Greenville. --- Nap0leOnville
Railroad Traffic Temporarily Suspends

Vicksburg. Miss.-There is NO
material change In the situation il
and south OF Greenville. In the city
matters are now at their worst. The
second break reported at LAGRANGE,
short distance below the first, will
add little to the inflow AS the pocket
formed by the Lake Lee levee into
which both directly empty, must be
nearly full Up to- the river level. By
the official report the upper river
condition continues, highly favor
able, and so is the weather through
out the valley. The recent rise from
the upper Ohio, which las passed
below Louisville and is reported in
the bulletin to be at Evansville, will
have but slight effect at Cairo and
below.
The following stages are reported
Tuesday night:
Vicksburg-River falling.
St. Louis-River falling;: clear;
cold.
Cairo-River falllng;. cloudy and.
cold.
Cincinnati-River rising; rain;,
cool.
Vicxsburg, Miss.-In order to ac-
cmmodate the people of Redwood
and intermediate points, Superin-
tendent Bell, of the Yazoo and Mis-
sissippi Valley. has arranged for a.
special train to consist of a cabOcse
and box car to be run as far as Red
wood, to carry passengers, mails,
freight or ether traffic. The ar
rangements went into effect Mon
day.
Rosedale, Miss. There has been. a
slight fall in the river at this point
but not sufficient as yetto relieve
the immense strain that the Ievees,
are now undergoing. The engineers
are hopeful that the levees will safe
ly pass through the crisis and all.
agree that next week, will tell the
story. The force of watchmen all
along the levee, especially in front
of Rosedale. has been decrease d.
The Tost dangerous point. IN the
levee in this vicinity is on the, Miles
front, south of here, wnere the pres
ence OF a number of boils causes con-
siderable anxiety. Along, this, front,
% men have been stationed day and
uight. Tuesday afternoon an un--
usually weak spot was discovered
and reported. a large force of men
and boat loads of sacks filed with
dirt were at once rushed toirhe
scene. Leland, Ark. is again threat
ened with a break and all that will
save it is the gong down. of the
river. Tuesday the dixie out from.
the main levee that the governments
has spent thousands, OF. dollars: in
trying to hold. gave way, and
where the dixie of wood and stone
stood a few days age defying the
force of the mighty river as it beat
against it in its, fury. only the swift
current of the great Father of
Waters can be seen as it falls into
the river below.
Helena, Ark.-The river IS, fall
ing very slowly and Tuesday
reached 5O.5 on the gauge, a fall of
two-tenths IN "a hours. A more
rapid fall is expected in the next
few days. with the predict cn that
the river will go to the A foot mark
before the rise now coming IN the
upper streams reaches this point
Reports from all points down the
levees are CT the most encouraging
character.
Monroe, lathe food situation
hereabouts shows no material
change. The river is on stand at
A. s and it is thought a slight fall
will be shown within the next "a
hours. For several days the river
has Eeen falling at Camden. but
that will not have any considerable
effect here for some time.
Napoleonville, Lathe Howell
crevasse is absolutely beyond con-
troll and this has suspended all traf-
tic over the NapoleonviIle branch of