The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-26
FLOOD SITUATION
ALONG THE LEVEES
Without Excessive Rainfall an
Abatement Will be Early.
THE CRISIS NOW FAIRLY ON
The Mississippi Continues to Fall from
Cairo to Memphis and to Rise Below;
No Lessening Of Vigilance by the
Engineers in Charge Of Leyee Work.

No Lessening OF Vigilance by the
Engineers in Charge of Leyee Work.
Vicksburg, Miss. Tuesdays bull
Ietin of rivers and rains and reports
from the levees above are generally
favorable. The rate of rise south of
Memphis is Stacking. The crisis of
the flood is now fairly on-the pres
ent week will forecast the duration
and the extent of its ravages and
cost. Without excessive rainfall in
the upper valleys at this time we
may fairly count upon an early su b.
sidence from flood stage. and relief
of the strained levees. Tie cold
wave of the Northern and Central
regions is especially favorable.
Washington-The Mississippi river
continues to fall from Cairo to Mem
phls and to rise below. The stages
Tuesday morning were as follows:
Cairo 49.7, a fall of IL foot since
Sunday morning; Memphis 1915, a
fall Of 6; Vicksburg 500, a rise of
6; New Orleans 2O.1, rise of a.
Lacrosse, Wis.-The Mississippi
river is rising rapidly again at this
point, the stage being now over 8.5,
a rise of Is inches since Saturday.
This 81 foot over last years high
water mark.
Memphis. The river remained
stationary all day Tuesday, at 1915
feet, and Tuesday night was report
ed to be falling. The danger from
the flood in this territory is said to
be prac ticalIy over. The centre of
interest is now south of Memphis
along the levees Ct Mississippi,
Louisiana and Arkansas.
There mas been considerable
wind, and this has caused uneasi-
ness for those points along the south
ern levees that are but foot or
more above the food. While the
engineers feel that there Is no
danger to be feared in the territory
above Helena, they know the uncer-
tainties of the Mississippi, and no
lessening of vigilance has yet oc :
Cured. The railroads west of Mem
phis are still under water and moth
ing can be done in the way of re-
pairing their road beds until the
flood recedes.
The work of rebuilding the levees
where the wasEouts have occurred
will begin as soon as the ground
dries sufficiently. The gaps will be
closed by the building of loops over
the route best suited to the perma-
nence of the levees.
Natchez, Miss.-The Concordia
parish police jury at Vidalla, La,
has ordered that each juror should
have plenary powers to employ
guards and execute any measures
that might be deemed necessary for
the full and adequate protection OF
the levees in his ward. Sycamore
levee, ten miles above Vidalia, is
now a foot higher than in 1897. APP
preheLsion over this levee was not
confined to the Louisiana parish, as
Natchez fears that a break there
would mean new channel for the
river, leaving this city higher and
dry and half mile from the river,
besides flooding Vidalia. Water
from the Bougere crevasses is back
ing up Black river, which is above
the danger line.
Baton Rouge, La. The river here
has returned to its daily rise OF s
inches, registering 1926 on Tues
day. Soon it will reach the stage OF
the 1897 flood. At Arlington over
400 feet of piling has been driven
and it has been planked. Filling IN
between the plain levee and the
mud box has commenced. The stu
alton is satisfactory at this point.
New Orleans, lathe river con-
tinues to rise slowly here. 1f the
rate Of rise is continued the predic-
ton of q feet will be realized early
next week. The temporary levees
a.ong the commercial front are hig h
enough to stand this maximum and
more. Beyond the trifiing break
sixty miles down the river and the
Bougere levee break in Concordla,
most all Louisiana levees have sus-
tanned the strain. Encouraging IN
formation comes from the Fifth dis