Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-11
MISSISSIPPI IS RISING
Situation Below Memphis Ex-
cites Grave Apprehension.
GUARDING THE LEVEES
RESIDENTS OF LoWLANDS LEAVE
THEIR HOMES.
Condition of the Ohio in Vicinity of
Evansville is Very Alarm
ing.
GUARDING THE LEVEES

MEMPHIS, Tenn. March 1.-THE Mis-
sissippi river is rising steadily at this point,
the gauge this morning marking 352 feet.
This is a rise Of five-tenths of foot in the
past twenty-four hours. 1t Is believed that
the river will reach mark of 3S feet at
Memphis.
Reports from Mississippi and Arkansas
today indicate that the gravest apprehen-
sion prevails regarding the flood situation.
In some districts armed sentries are pa
trolling the levees. All streams and rivers
in Arkansas are overfowing.
In north Memphis the flood has already
begun encroaching at certain points, and 1t
will take but a few inches more of water
to render work impossible at many of the
lumber industries in that section of the city.
At Greenlaw and ID streets the backwaters
have reached the latter thoroughfare. The
occupants of cabins there have been COM
PEELED to flee to higher ground.
The steamer Georgia Lee arrived from
Cairo today and reports all landings to be
in an untoward condition. The steamers
officers say refugees from the lowlands are
to be seen everywhere. The government
engineers have augmented their forces and
the steamers are carrying sacks of sand
and other supplies to the more dangerous
places in the levee system.
River Rising at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-THE river Is
rising here very slowly. The most unfor-
tunate condition at present is the continue
ance Of rainy weather. This is having the
effect Of softening the levees and all Louis
lana is praying for a return of sunshine.
Six hundred men are at work today at
various points along the river front sack
Ing weak points and raising the line OF
embankments. All the levee boards of the
state may said to be practically in con-
tinuouS session and every foot of the levee
on the river and on it's tributaries is under
surveillance.
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo-, March Ii
This city, containing $500 inhabitants, is
threatened with destruction by the flood.
An old levee which is caving, alone stands
between the city and the swollen Mis-
sissippi.'
Government engineers regard 1t as the
most critical flood point along the river.
Four hundred men under Engineer kilpat-
rick are working desperately at building
new levee.
Landing places along the river are sub
merged. many towns are entirely surround
ed and the river, which continues to rise,
has backed up for miles.
Situation at Evansville Bad.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 1.-THE Ohio
river reached 424 feet this morning, with
further rise predicted. Several shanty
boats on the Wabash and Green rivers have
been crushed in the flood and loss of life Is
feared. Farmers about Mount Vernon have
fed taking their household goods and live
stock.
In the White river bottoms, far as the
eye can see fields are covered with water
and thousands Of acres are inundated.
Houses are vacant the occupants having
been forced out by the water. White river
il still rising.
The Evansville and Terre Haute railroad
trestle over the White river near Vincennes,
dina To aSh
out once occurred, is closely guarded.
Besides hundreds Of bags of sand within
a mile of the trestle.'. the company has
about 5000 additional bags on a switch ten
miles away. Night and day men are kept
busy walking along the track between
Decker and Hazelton. a distance of three
miles. In some places the water is within
three feet of the track, which for several
miles is built a gravel and stone en-
bankment.
CINCINNATI March 1.-THE river here
has been stationary at 49.3 since 8 O'Clock
The local forecast official says the river will
pass the 52-foot stage Thursday. The
Ohio is falling at PittSburg and rising from
Wheeling down.
Danger Passed in Nebraska.
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 11.-Most of the
smaller streams in Nebraska are believed to
have reached the stationary stage, and the
worst of the flood In the state is probably
over. MlSSOuIl river dt 4>euIdShd NitS +,
however, is within three inches of the dan
ser line and If the rise there continues at
the present rate that city will be flooded be-
fore evening. The ice gorges in the Elk
horn, Louis, Republican and Platte rivers
have been broken up and the water Is rae
ing down the Missouri, cutting new chan
nels and covering the lowlands everywhere
The Missouri Pacific main line from Omaha
to Kansas City for distance of several
miles along the Missouri river is threatened
GRAND HAVEN. Mich, March 11.-Dan-
ger here from the ice gorge in Grand river
Is over. The ice went out today without
damaging the bridges Forty thousand logs
which escaped from a raft above the city
were captured and doomed.
High Water at Gloversville, N. Y.
GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y, March IL
Cayadutta creek rose six feet during the
night flooding mills, putting out the fires at
the electric light plant and partially wash
ing away the Fonda, Johnstown and
Gloversville railway embankment. part
Of the city Is under water and persons were
taken from their houses on RATS. The
water Is now subsiding.