The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-12
OF WATERS CONTINUES
BOMBARDMENT OF THE LEvEES
EARLY MORNING WRECK
ON THE UNION PACIFIC

Omaha. Neb.. March 12.-The "over-
land Limited" east bound, and a freight
train on the Union Pacific collided head
on at Dilmore station this Thursday
morning. The fireman on the freight
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patrol duty. Two snag boats will be held
here with steam up for dispatch at
moments notice to any point of danger.
The water is rising steadily here at the
rate of nearly half foot every twenty
four hours, the guage registering All.
Railroad Embankment Breaks.
Natchez, Miss, March IL. = A. report
reached here today that the Texas Pa
clfic railroad embankment at Bougre In
lower Concordia parisl4,' about thirty-iive
miles south of Vidalia has broken, but
Sheriff Gillespie of that parish could not
verify the report. This embankment is
fifteen feet high, or three feet higher than
the high water stage Of 1897, and is
new levee To appreciate the force that
would be necessary to break this levee
1t is stated that the average base OF
fifteen-foot levee is 100 feet through. Of
ficers on the mail steamer Betsy Ann are
authority for the statement that frame
dwellings in the lowlands have been
WaSneQ away heSlOeIlceS nave peeH
torn from their foundations and some
have been caught and held by the trees.
The owners and occupants were glad TO
escape with their lives. Deer, bears and
other animals have been driven to high
land and are being slaughtered In large
numbers. A drove of deer swan five
miles before touching at Hutchin's land
ing, and were captured on emerging from
the water.
l1 Tor Inrr riu
gauge is 46.S, being 25 feet above the
danger line and rising. Every mile OF
levee on both sides of the river is being
patrolled and closely guarded. The pros
pect for making an early crop this year
has been effectually killed.
Rising at Cairo.
Cairo, JILL, March 1.-THE river guage
at Cairo registered 44.4 feet at 8 o'clock
and the water is slowly rising. In Mis-
souri, county, Mo-, more than 10000 acres
of wheat has been flooded. The Big Four
railroad tracks north of Mound City are
Under water.
1t is reported that the levee has broken
at Prices Landing, near Commerce.
Situation Gloomy.
Little Rock, Ark, March 1.-THE flood
situation in the interior Of Arkansas is
anything but bright. and the last twenty
four hours have developed few If any
hopeful Indications. The Red, Ouachita,
Black, White. Current and Arkansas
rivers are bank full and rising. Lowland
farmers have already suffered great prop
erty loss, though only two deaths have
been reported on account of the floods.
The Arkansas river at Little Rock Is
within seyen-tenths of foot of the dan
ger line and rising. The water in the Ar
kansas river in nearly every case reaches
the Mississippi.
Flood Situation In Texas.
Orange, Tex, March 11.-rhere was no
Improvement in the flood situation today,
though the levees and flood gates which
have been constructed render the chance
for the town being inundated much less.
Reports from the upper portion of the
Sabine are to the effect that there has
been a very neavy loss In cattle on both
the Texas and Louisiana shore. The
whole country Is under water as a result
of the backing up Of small streams and
heavy rains.