The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28
UNDER WATER.
Country Submerged for Miles
Around GreenyilIe, Miss.
Torrent 400 Yards Wide Pour
ing Through LeYee.
LOSS OF LIVESTOCK.
Hundreds of Horses, Mules, Cows
and Hogs Swept Away.
Electric Light Plants Rendered
Useless by Flood.

Greenville, Miss, March 28.-The
water continues to pour through the
crevasse at La Grange, five miles south
OF this city at a fearful rate and the
surrounding country for miles is Gov
cred by two to FIVE feet of water. The
break has widened over night and is
now about 400 yards wide The widest
excitement prevailed here last night
and reports of loss of life We're received
from the Tuxedo and race track addl-
tions but this morning no confirmation
of these rumors are at hand and it is
believed that all persons living in these
localities had sufficient warning to
escape The loss to live stock. however
Will be enormous. as hundreds OF
horses. mules, cows and hogs were
swept away.
This morning the water submerged
the entire southern part of the city
Protection levees are being built in the
middle of Washington street, and a
large force OF conviets and volunteers
have the work in hand. The business
portion of the town has SO far esca ped
the encroachment of the flood. but the
water IS rising rapidly. Last night the
two electric light plants located in the
southern part of the city. We're sub
merged and before daylight the city
was left in total darkness. This is d
serious damage and will add to the dan.
ger the next few days
The water from the crevasse will flow
into Fish lake and Black Bayou. the
Sunf1ower river and Deer creek. It will
overflow the greater part of Washing
ton and Sharkey counties and will en-
tirely submerge Issaquena county with
small portions of YazcO and Warren.
Many of the streams into which it finds
its way are already swollen and full
from bRekwater and rains The Yazoo
river. which is the final outlet for this
water, is already backing up stream
and overfowing the lower portion OF
1ssaquena and Sharkey counties and as
the food IS thus cut off from its natural
outlet it will necessarily accumulate
and back up in the upper country.
The river is falling by reason OF the
crevasse and the force of the current IS
considerably lessened on the Arkansas
side, where several weak places in the
levee had been reported.
ONLY SIX BLOCKS DRY.
New Orleans, La, March 28.-A spe-
oial from Greenville, Miss, to the State
Only six blocks We're above water at
noon. All night the police with rescu-
ing parties were at work bringing peo-
pie from the flooded district, many
houses being under water to a depth Of
several feet. From the great planta-
ticns about the crevasse at La. Grange
comes reports of heart-rending scenes.
Hundreds of negroes have been brought
to Greenville for safety and the town
is filed with stock taken from the
plantations surrounding. This morning
comes news of a threatened break in
the great 1evee at Cat Fish Point. some
80 miles north OF Greenville. The sit
uation is serious. Business is at a
standstiH Both electric light plants
are surrounded by water. Many in
dustries have shut down.
STILL RISING.
Natchez Miss, March 2s.-The
steamer st. Joseph returned from the
Atchafalaya river and broughtin 134 head
of stock and a large number of negroes.
The gauge this morning showed rise
Of two-tenths of a foot in the last a
hours.