The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-28
NO RIVER DANGER
WILL BE A ETC RISE BUT NOT DAM GEROUs.
It May Net Go Above Thirty Feet at Mentxomery, Becnuse sf Light
 Rain Fall of Upper

Expressions of relief were heard on every side yesterday afternoon on the river forecast as sent out by the local Weather Bureau. The forecast show ed that not near the amount of water had fallen in the upper Coosa Valley as had fallen In Middle Alabama. and that the river stages on this rise would not be near as high as was at nrst feared Considerable water is being carried of by the Alabama, Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers. but the rise at Montgomery 1t Is thought will not so above thirty feet. To be on the safest side, however. the warnings have been issued for a thirty-six foot stage on this rise.
 While the weather Bureau could not get into communication with the varf- ous sub-stations in the upper Coosa valley on Sunday night. comrnunica- ton was established early this morn ing The reports show that the rain. fall has been s.24 inches on Sunday. which added to Fridays downpour makes a total of 7.12 inches. At Mil- stead the total precipitation has been given as 7.s2. of which 3.s7 fell on Sunday night. At Selma the total rain- fall was reported as being 1.90 inches. of which 1.20 inches fell on Sunday night At Dadeville the total rain was given at 4s0 inches. of which APO inch es fell on Sunday.
 The river rose sixteen feet in the twenty-four hours ending at o'clock yesterday morning at Milstead. mak- ing q stage of s4s feet; at wetumpka the stage was twenty-four feet at ! o'clock and at p. m. was 25.4 feet showing a moderate rise, as the heavy rains did not extend far up the Coosa Valley. Gadsden reported .12 inches. Rome. Ca. .0e inches.
 At Montgomery the river showed q stage of 23,s feet at [ o'clock yesterday nnoring, a rise of 7.4 feet in the twen. ty-four hours preceding the reading. At o'clock yesterday afternoon the reading was 25.e feet. showing that the inflow of the Tallapoosa is being felt. At Selma the gauge showed a reading of 2s.4 feet st o'clock. rise of "a feet during the twenty-four hours.
 From the above tabulation of read. fngs it will be seen that the rise will be very moderate. At wetumpka the rise will not be very serious. and at Montgomery it is expected that the rise will not exceed and very probably not reach thirty-six feet.
 Selma will feel the maximum of the rise. as that point will get all of the water precipitated in this section. It is thought that forty feet will be reach- ed by Wednesday night.
 As a result of the heavy rains. most of the ferries on the Tallapoosa River have been put out of commission. while at the foot of Commerce Street Hem derson's Ferry was disabled on account of fouling of the trolley wire by float ing logs.
 The storm which caused all of the rain was yesterday central over Min nesota with it's outer line of disturb ance reaching to the Georgia coast. At the same time an area of high ba- rometer over the middle northwest was causing colder weather over the mid de west. turning the rain through the Missouri valley to snow, giving fair and colder weather as far southeast as Alabama. It will continue to give fair and colder weather over this section today and night with probably frost in northern sections of the State.