The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-27
lRIVATE LEVEES GIVE WAY
BIT the Upper Line Still Withstands the
Awful Strain
Thounds of Acres of Counys Fertile Lands VIII Be
Foded by One BreaIForces
New Levee Will Probably Be Completed
Within Hours.

ViIburg, Miss, March 22.-The
privs ievee protecting the Hamp
DavDlace in ISsaquena county gave
wayls afternoon, flooding thousands
of as of cultivated land. The
breag Of this leYee will affect Sc
rioui weakened levees extending
fromuvalls to Gholara, distance of
fourliles, and news of a break in
thatle is momentarily expected.
Tprivate levee at the Davis place
also,ye way tonight.
Don, Miss, March 22.-With a
supeIman strength, the mighty riv-
er been held the last two days,
and night all levees from Friars
PoiLo this place are reported intact.
WitlwO more days of fair weather
andl absence of rain and wind the
fighs at the weak places say that
dan will have passed and the strug
gle We been won. At this place a
warsul shone and hardly a breeze
stir. The effect of the weather
wa9 harden the thoroughly soaked
lew and to restore confidence to
theople. Today was a day of rest
andhtching here. Haggard and I'M
ker. worn with the ceaselesss vigil
anoil of weeks past, the tired resi-
theelveS with watching. No work
w9erformed, but reserves were on
ha a1d a close scrutiny was kept
ovthe weak place at Australia. The
fifrconvicts which nave been at
We at Australia for the past week
we returned to the convict farm,
tVmiles east of here, for a days
re Clean clothes will be supplied
th and they will be brought back
ire morning to continue work un-
till danger has passed.
Prayers for the Levees.
some of the churches near here
pers were said that success might
rard the unceasing toll of weeks.
their picturesque way the negroes
E prayed and mumbled as they
Iled along the streets. Some Of
m impOrtuned the powers that the
TX OF the white man might prevail.
he huge boil that yesterday threat
I'd to eat away the badly diseased
zee near Australia showed an i'm
vement today. A barrel had been
TX over it and brush a1d sacks
.ced on top in an effort to choke
? overflow of earth and sand. A
rge stream is still oozing through
is work, but the how of earth has
zen somewhat checked and the water
omlng through is clearer than on
esterday.
( Dams have been built alongside of
he leveee and sipage water collected
n order that the pressure of this
water might stop the hundreds of 9th
sr boils that are constantly appear
ng. Some success has followed this
work, but in many places streams are
still oOZing through the surface of
he water and the danger cannot by
my means be said 20 have passed
The river is still rising about
hree-telths in "a hours, and this rise
S expected to continue several days
more. The workers say that only
iX inches more of water will reach
lere.
Hard Work at MaIone's.
At Ward Lake, near Sherrard, and
wenty miles above this place, no
work was performed today. The 250
,onvicts that have been at work there
or a week were given a rest and
his morning they will be sent to Ma
ones landing, to assist in the COM
)letiOn of the new loop. At Ma
ones landing no rest was taken by
he workers. During the whole of
ast night work on the second pro-
morning a relief shift took up the
ask of packing buckshot dirt Oh the
Interior of the new embankment. The
onvicts from Ward Lake that will
rrive in the morning will assist the
ay crew, and it is expected that the
lew levee will be completed within
orty-eight hours. The first protec-
ion levee is stiII intact tonight and
t is possible that this bank of sand
nay hold through the present critical
IeriOd.
No chances are being taken by the
ngineers, and the siphons are still
t work pumping the water between
he two embankments to minimize the
orce of the water on the new loop
mould the river break through the
irst protection.
More Confident Air.
More confidence is expressed at
Hill House over the condition at Ma
ones than has heretofore been heard.
n the face of the increased force to
'e employed in the morning. and the
ise which is still coming down, the
ngineerS tonight assert that ali dan
er has passed and that the levee at
he weak spot near Malone's landing
will hold through the present flood
eriod.