Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-16
FLOOD DANGER SEEMS OVER
Levsss Amply Serve to Keep Record Waters
in Place.
MOST RIVERS CEASE RISING At LAST
sOutherners Rejoice when sun shines
Again and Set 60 work with Re-
newed ViEOr on weakened
Entertainments.

river is falling slowly here tonight and
stands at Ala feet. The weather is clear
and warm.
The Louisville boats that have been tied
up for several days owing to the high
water will resume operations Monday.
The Wabash and white rivers are also
falling slowly and all danger from the
flood is now thought to be passed.
\ Mrs. Arch Temper and son Fred, aged s,
were drowned a few miles below Rockport
in the Ohio river today. They were in a
skin with Mrs. Temper's husband, when
the boat capsized. Temper rescued his
wife, but she died a short time afterward.
CINCINNATI, March 15.-During the last
twenty-four hours the river has fallen a
foot, without any other rise to follow, so
that the flood in the Ohio valley will soon
be relieved. The Ohio is now falling from
P%ittsburg to eastern Indiana and the
weather bureau reports no other rise to
follow.
GREENSBORO, Ky. March 15.-The Ohio
river is stationary here tonight, but the
situation is stin serious. The weather is
clear today and unless there is more rain
the rIvermen do not look for more than
another foot rise.
Fear for Levees
maTC0 lD.-Ine HOOQ blLuaJlOn
between Charlottesville, Mo-, and Baton
Rouge, La, is serious tonight. The river
is rising rapidly and it is doubtful whether
the levees will hold the great volume of
water.
The gauge at Memphis tonight marks
Ss.5 feet, a rise Of liz feet since last night.
This is the highest water ever recorded
here. The situation In and around Mem
phis is becoming more serious. Without
a single exception the NUMEROUS lumber
plants in North Memphis have suspended
operations owing to the encroachment Of
the waters. At Fourth and Market streets
people are moving about in skifs and the
street railway has annulled all schedules
in that part of the city.
At Ensley, six miles below, GOO feet of
the Yazoo & Mississippi tracks are mum
dated, but they were "cribbed" over today
and trains are running through.
The Choctaw railroad has suspended
operations between Hopefeld and Wolf
river and all trains are being sent over the
Memphis bridge.
A dangerous place in the levee is re-
ported from Holly Bush, twenty miles north
Of here. Engineers Of st. Francis levee,
with a steamboat, went to the scene this
afternoon. 1t was found that the water
was running over the levee for a distance
Of 600 feet. Men and material are being
sent there and a strong fight is being made
to hold the embankment. Refugees and
hundreds Of horses and mules continue to
arrive on every train.
Farmer still Flee Fast.
v~ICKSBURG, Miss, March 15.-The river
gauge here this evening registered 49,,
a two-tenths rise since morning. Today
has been the first clear, sunshiny day lin
two weeks.
Late reports say all the entertainments arc
holding on both sides OF the river In. this
section. Refugees from the lowlands with
cattle and household goods continue to ar
rive In every sort of craft from a steam
boat to a homemade raft.
Night trains on the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley railroad between Vicksburg and New
Orleans have been annulled. Bad condi-
tion Of the track below Baton Rouge is
end between Memphis and Vlcksburg has
been entirely suspended, owing to the wash
ing away OF a ~trestle at Lake View.
NATCHEz, Miss, March 1~5.-Captain
Harry 8. Douglas of the United States en-
gineer corps has ordered $4,000 feet OF
lumber, 10000 sacks and a carload OF wheel
barrows and shovels for use on the levees
between Vicksburg and Natchez.
The government is furnishing the mate
rial, but the local authorities must fur.
nish the labor. A weak place has been
found in Concordia parish, Louisiana, eight
cen miles below Vidalia. The weather is
clear. The gauge is 47s, or three feet
above the danger line, and rising.
JACKSON, Miss, March 15.-Governor
Longino has returned from G~reenville and
other points along the Mississippi, where he
went to look after the levees. He reports
them still holding, but getting weak in
some places.
Major Dabney, chief engineer Of the Ie-
wee board, has great confidence in the levee
system, believing IL will stand the pressure
unless it continues raining. Today the
governor conferred with the levee board by
telephone and at their request ordered all
the oonvicts on three plantations. about 100,
sent to the Huntington levee, the weakest
section on the system. In all about 300
c~onvicts are now engaged in levee work.
sun BriEhtsns New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, March 15.-The eague
here tonight reads a little over 1913, which
is only two-tenths below the record Of 1897
but the sudden change from stormy weather
to sunshine and brightness has given re-
newed hope all along the line.
Saturdays terrific rain was a test in IT,
self and not a sign OF weakness was dis,
played. With good weather more workers
have been enlisted and more work rushed
and even those who were ready to surrender
weak places to the rivers rush, have
gained courage and say any colume Of water
can be met.
A week ago it was thought there would
surely be a crevasse at Arlington, a short
distance below Baton Rouge. There hat
been q cavein in the old ievee ane a ions
new levee was started. This was in process
Of construction when high water came
The new Ievee was abandoned and a smaller
one built around the cave proper. During
the terrific rains II was feared the worl
could not be completed, but several thous,
and o~onvicts and other laborers were KEEP.
busy, the river was held back and the tasl
finished when the storm was at its height.
On Saturday Governor Heard made al
inspection during the rain and went Their,
again today. and is satisfied the danger 4
past.
In the city there Is great rejoicing be
cause, even with the record rain OF eigh
inches on Saturday. no water from tn
river came over.
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