Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-03-21
IS BELIEVED REACHED
Thought the Crest Of The Flood Has
Been Attained at Memphis,
FORTY FEET HEIGHT
At Trice's Landing the Flood Con.
tinues TO Pour Through the Gre.
vase and the Rush of the
Water Is Terrific.

Memphis. March 2O.-lt is believed
tat the crest OF the Mississippi river
food has rei ''ei Memphis AMI that 4
fall will begin within less than twenty.
four hours However. the conditions
that exist above Memphis with the
gap in the leyee at Trlce's Landing
Ark: make II a most difficult and un
certain matter 90 forecast what Is
likely TO occur in the food situation
The gauge Thursday night showed 40
feet and statiopary. rise Of two
tenths In twenty.four hours.
While the creyasse has not widened
TO any appreciable degree. the levee
Is oyertopped a short distane further
10 the north and the flooded Missis
sippi Is dischargIng much water at
both this point and at the crevasse
A difference Of between four and i've
teot exists in the height OF the water
ON either side of the levee at the crey.
asse. and the rush of water through
the opening Is terriio The St Fran.
els leyee board made a second effort
10 send the tug Diana and a barge
through the ereyasse 10 assist In res
culng people and livestock In AriIan-
sas The Diana and the government
steamer Abbot went to the crevasse
with the purpose fully formed OF send
ing the tug through in charge of Cap
tain FOgleman. who had volunteered
for the dangerous work when the
situation wns carefully inspected the
idea Of putting the tug through the
gap was abandoned. as the fall is so
great and the rush OF the water so
strong that II was feared the tug
could not safely pass through About
leo yards west % the lcvee there is a
belt OF heavy timber and the current
sweeps against the large trees with
force sufficient 90 make them sway
with violence This condition made IL
most probable that the tug would be-
swept into the timber by the force of
the current and disabled or even over
turned These and other unfavuTa Bile
conditions make "a impossible 10 ease
the tug through with cables a. was
contemplated. and consequently the
task has been abandoned for the pres.
eut at least
a special 90 the ClmmcrcialAppcal
from Marion. Ark. received az a late
hour Thursday night. tells Of great
havoc hy the food 40 that point and
says That such cXtremeties have been
reached hy fhc people there. thar 10
was decided at conference of prom.
ineut citizens 10 dynamite the leyeo
40 once nt Mound City Ark. unless
the St Francis lcVce board sent a
rescue boat through tho break al
Tr.ce'7 landing no once
Water is running eight feet dcc9
through every street of the town with
fearful irrcc Unf re- mnii rise o. in
progress Twenty white persons 0l lo-
cal iam.IC. aTU guartcrei iu the sec.
oui story Uf The courthouse. and fully
2ND negroes. many without food are
penued up in various buildings of the
village Several hundred head OF
st0ck without sufficient food. are on
platforms .u The village and The FIRST
story 0t an houses are under water
The Frisco railroad tracks are cover.
ed and washed Tor six miles. 4ud q
handcar. bearing General Mauae'r B
l. Winchcll wpF put through from
The wcIt with che greatest difficulty.
and grave risk Mr. Winchell stated
that he taV no hope of opening the
line through to Memphis for at least
a week alter The water shall rccode
sheriff williamson OF Crittondcn
county and other prominent citizens.
attended the meeting az which Ia was
decided 90 dynamite the lcvoe. Thl
citizens hate sufficient Of the cNplos.
I've 20 tear an opening m the lcyee.