Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-02
MISSISSIPPI ON A TEAR
iOuses 60 Into River in Missouri and
Tennessee People Flee
WATER is NOW LApPINe TOP OF LEVEL
Northern Part of Helena, Arkansas,
IL Flooded and River is
Rapidly Rising Below
ST. Louis.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The weather bur
reau tonight issued the following flood bull
letin The Mississippi river at Memphis
stood at 40 feet tonight a rise OF 90 Of a
foot since Thursday night. The Wolf river
levee has broken and North Memphis is
flooded. The Arkansas levees are holding
well, although the weather is unfavorable.
The river will continue to rise until Sun
day, when a maximum stage of about 40
feet is expected. This will be rs feet above
the flood stage and a Of a foot above the
previous highest stage of March 20, 1903
Stages at a. m. Friday below Memphis
follow. Helena, 4S.6. rise of 8 of foot;
Arkansas City, 50.4 a rise of A of a foot:
Greenville, 46.1, rise of g OF a foot; Weeks
burg, 4T4, rise of a of a foot; Natchez,
As. rise of 8 of foot: Baton Rouge, BAL.
rise of IS of a foot; New Orleans, 1915, a
rise of i of foot in twenty-four hours.
ST LOUIS, Feb IA special to the Post
Dispatch from Charleston. Mo- says: News
has reached here that the overlooked Mis-
sissippi river, which is filled with great
blocks of frozen ice, has swept away two
residences and the school house at Dorent,
village twenty-five miles south of here.
1t is not known whether there was loss of
life Dorent is far from a railroad or tele-
graph line.
People Move in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Feb. 1.-Many people
are moving from theiE homes in the nor
thern part OF this city as a result OF a
break in the protection levee built by the
city Of Memphis one year ago. The levee
gave way early today and the district north
Of Poplar boulevard and west OF Fourth
street is now under two feet of water If
the river reaches a stage Of forty-one feet,
which today seems probable. larger area
rear the business portion of the city will
feel the effects of the flood.
Adviees from Marion, Ark, this morn
ing states that the levee at Hollybush re-
mains intact although a break is expected
at any hour. The water Is tapping the top
of the structure and a large force Of men
is engaged in strengthening the weaker
places. Should a crevasse occur at Holly
bush the entire St. Francis basin In Ar
kansas would receive the rush Of waters.
At Helena the main levee remains intact.
The northern part of that city Is flooded
from the break In the auxiliary levee which
occurred yesterday and people living in
that section have been housed elsewhere.
A steady rain was recorded in the vicinity
of Memphis last night. The river this
morning marks Se.s feet, with a rise of
eight-tenths since Yesterday.
water I'm Streets.
Later today a small levee protecting the
section between OYerton and Concord
streets sprung a leak and within short
time Third street, north Of Auction street
was inundated. Probably 100 families
mostly negroes have been removed from
the flooded section.
The Beale and Lane avenue car line has
suspended operations IN the northern part
Of the city.
The yards of several lumber companies
in North Memphis have been flooded and
much lumber has hoated away. Word has
reached here of the drowning. through the
capsizing Of a skin yesterday, OF six