The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-28
ROAR OF RUSHING WATER.
Break the Worst in the History OF
the Levee system.

Greenville. Miss. March 25.-A volume
of water sixteen feet deep and over bJ
feet in width is pouring steadily through
"a CreYasse in the lrVee five miles south
of here and is flooding thousands or
acres of the finest farming land lu the
celebrated IaZOO belt The break I'm the
leyee occurred at III o'clock this morn
ing and the roar or the rushing waters
can easily be heard I'm GreeuVllle. Only
900 feet of the embankmeut gave way
al first and a mighty effort was made
by hundreds of lubOrers ln charge Of
the government engineers 20 check the
flood by crlbblng and sacklng, but Do
was soon apparent that D. was beyond
human power 10 successfully combat the
resistless fury of the current An hour
later il was seen that the ends of the
levee on either side of the creyasse were
melting fast. the force OF the current
cutting the cmbaukmeut away as though
il was built of sand
When the first report of the break
reached this city many people began io
collect their Valuables and held them
selves in readiness TO move away at
moments notice Tonight the D4ckWaIer
has reached this city but Do is believed
there is no danger here from the flood
as the water will pass rapidly 20 the
southwark
Major John ~ Sears. who has charge
temporarily Of the government office
here, stated tonight that the break ls
unQuestiOnably the worst iu the history
entire delta as far south az Nicksburg
viii be inundated. and the farming lands
In Washington, Bolivar and Shafkey
counties viii De under water for more
than two weeks This IS the first break
10 be reported ON The mississippi side
since the present rise began
Major Sears says desperate struggle
IS being made 90 prevent the further
widening of the breach by reveung the
ends of the levee and strengthening them
with sands sacks. To is feared that this
will not be accomplished as the breach
is widening RAPIDLY.
Reports from the interior are very
meagre but IL Is believed inc people We're
fully prepared for break and the loss
Of life. if any. viii be reduced 10
minimum, though The loss of stock may
tatiOns and the Interference with plant
/ ing cannot be- estimated.
Another break on the Mississippi side
/ is reported in Che Albemarlc leVee IN
/ lower lssaquena county put information
/ from there is that the damage from this
break viii not be large The situation
at several points on the Arkansas side
where the leVee was considered 90 DE IN
/ critical condition probably would be
greatly improved because OF the breaks
! on the opposite side iu drawing off the
/ water and relieving the pressure at the
/ points where the strain was greatest.
Situation Worse.
! The situation at midnight grows worse
/ for GreenVille Work on the protection
leVee through Main street has been
abandoned and water has reached Wash
ington avenue. the highest point in the
/ city. Appeals for help have been COM
ing in an night from The Tuxedo and
/ Race Track additions. and relief boats
/ are being sent To their relief The news
( comes from these additions that people
/ were seen clinging 20 roofs of houses
and RATS TO escape the rising Waters.
I Many lives have been reported lost a
woman and five children perishing Do one
I house, but tomorrow viii tell The fate OF
/ many poor uufOrtunates. The southern
part OF the city is entirely under wa
J ter. Houses are filling and their inmates
/ are securing rooms upstairs, by morn
/ ing the water win De over an parts Of
/ the city unless another effort is made
/ 20 build "a protection.
The city is in total darkness. water
/ putting out the fires in the electric lgnL
/ plants. All the cQnVicts from Hunting
! ton came in at midnight and work viii
I be resumed aL throwing up protection
I levee on washington avenue or Main
/ street. a train from Nicksnurg reached
\ here at Do o'clock and reports that the
/ water from the break has not yet reached
/ WllmOt its entire force seemingly being
! concentrated on Greenvine An effort
/ viii be made 60 send q train north to-
/ morrow.