Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-15

CAIRO, Ill, March 1.-THE river has
come TO a stand with the gauge marking
sos feet.
Georgia Lee arrived from the south this
morning and reported the low levees as
being patrolled by armed watchmen who
would not let the boat land, fearing its
wash would destroy the levees.
METROPOLIS, ILL.,, March 14.-1t has
been raining steadily all afternoon and
the Ohio river lie rising.
PADuCAH, KY, March 1.-THE river is
still rising slowly. with 475 on the gauge,
and It Is feared prevailing rains will pre-
vent the expected fall. Several lumber
yards and factories are submerged, as are
parts Of Armour's plant, the Illinois Cen
trails FIRST street track and nearly all Of
the marine ways. Two feet more will
shut down many OF the factories and cover
much Of the Illinois Central railroad yards.
OwBNSpORO, Ky, March 14-Despite
the rain which has been steadily falling
since 10 last night, the river Ia a foot
lower, but Is expected to begin rising again
on Sunday night.
Indiana LeVees Break.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. March i4.-There
has been a steady d%ewnpour Of rain since
laet night.
The Lutz and Henderson road levees
broke today causing an overflow Of about
1000 acres Of farm land.
Three wi I'm Home.
GADSEN, Ala, March lA-wiM Ferguson,
wife and baby were drowned in the back
waters Of Hytop creek last night. A heavy
fall OF rain during the night caused the
creek 10 overflow and Fersuson's house
was flooded.
Levee Guards shoot Man,
MEMPH1s, Tenn, March I4.-The stage
at G tonight is 37.S feet, a stage equal
to the maximum Of the food Of 1897. The
highest point is expected about Wednesday
and officials OF the weather bureau say
they anticipate about SO feet. All levees
in this vicinity are reported 10 be holding.
1t lie reported from a point twenty miles
north o. Memphis on the Arkansas side
that a man vas shot at by a levee guard
last night. The situation in North Mem
pitts, where the lumber region is flooded,
lie growing worse each hour,
millions Lost Already.
NATCHEz, Miss, March l4-There were
a few rays Of sunshine today, but they were
preceded and followed by light showers.
The reports from nearly all sections OF
this territory are Of a more discourasine
nature. The river end OF Jefferson county,
for a distance Of thirty miles and extending
inland more than nine miles, is covered
Will water, but despite this the Natchez
gauge rose and is now 3.6 feet above the
danger line.
Gloomy reports come from the back part
Of Concordia parish, Louisiana, where the
cultivated lands along the Little and Black
rivers are being flooded aud hundreds OF
acres Of unptcked cotton are submerged.
Sycamore levee can stand about two and
a half feet more, but the water is backing
in from the river at a heavy rate. 1t is
expected that some Of the levees will not
be high enough 10 stand the rise that lie
coming. Even II the levees should hold,
the damage already incurred will amount
to many millions of dollars.
V~ICKsBURG, Miss, March 14-Reports
from all along the line report the levees
holding splendidlJ, and II the rains would
only cease and give the new work a chance
to harden the danger Of crevasses would
be reduced to a minimum. Several steam
ers arrived in port today and last night,
loaded to the rail with refugees and cattle.
So far only one fatality has occurred,
the victim being a Yazoo river ferryman,
who was swept of his hstboat.
seven riches OF Rain FAN.
NEW ORLEANS, March 14-Though New
Orleans experienced the most terrific rail-
fall in many years today, the river tonight
was at the same stage as in the early
morning, reading 1872 feet, three-tenths I'M
der the record OF six years ago. All the
embankments resisted the ~s-rain, however,
and no breaks up the river had been re-
ported when darkness fell.
The rainfall here curing the last twelve
hours amounted TO 1872 inches, OF which
81 inches fell between noon and 8 O'Clock.
The drainage machinery was simply over
whelmed and many streets were flooded,
the lower floors OF stores, in many in
stances, being under water. II is raining
tonight,