The Forrest City times., 1908-12-11
MAY REACH SECOND AVENUE. Water Is Within Half Block of This Thorouehfare on Which There
 Are Street Car Tracks.

The Arkansas river began caving again early Wednesday morning along the river front north of Second avenue. at Pine Bluff. and now the falling stream is within a half block of East Second avenue. which was recently paved and upon which run the rails of the Citizens Light and Transit Com, pany. A small cottage. until recently occupied by Jake Heisinberg and own ed by Joe Krumpner. who has lost considerable property in the recent caving there. was swept away dur ing Tuesday night. Other cottages be- tween Second avenue and what was formerly East Barraque street were torn down.
 The Cotton Belt officials believe that unless the eaving is stopped at the foot of Virginia street, where the river threatens to enter the mouth of Hard ing's drain, commonly known as "the ravine," their big car and machine
  shops, roundhouse, many miles of trackage and other property in the eastern suburbs may sustain damage.
 The river has cut into Louisiana street and played havoc with property in that neighborhood More than a half of block of property between Louisiana and Missouri streets has fa mt has already crossed the alley on the south, just half block north of Sec ond avenue. Matt Schovan, whose big twostory residence at No. 627 East Second avenue, is in immediate dan ger, is moving his house, in an effort to save it. Charles Bland has moved from No. 719 East Second avenue His baby girl. who is very sick with diph- theria, had to be carried to their new home in an ambulance. The house was under quarantine at the time. Michael Schnable, who owns several preparing to move them. Frank Walk. CT and family moved from No 623 East Second avenue, and Sidney L. Fl. lis of No 621 East Second avenue is moving his house farther south to- ward the street. All these houses face East Second avenue. which is one of the most thickly settled residence streets in the city. Many of the resi- dents living on this street lost heavily in the big East End fire two years ago. Charles Smith, who lives in one of the Schnable cottages. is also nov ing his house. A number of cottages in the rear of these residences have either been torn down or moved away The ground upon which they stood has been swept down stream
 It is a difficult matter to estimate the great amount of damage and loss from the caving. The actual losses sustained, so far as it is possible to estimate them, are as follows:
 Jefferson county, destructon of court house annex and loss of ground, $125,- 900.
 w N. Trulock. quarter block of ground in rear of Hotel Jefferson and storage buildings, $30.000.
 s. Bluthenthal & Co, brick ware house and quarter block of ground, $25,O0O
 R. M Knox Compny, three brick warehouses and strip of ground quar- ter block in length and 135 feet in width, s35, 900.
 Charles Veil 60 feet of ground at the foot of Chestnut street, s2,000.
 F. B. Bloom. cottage and lot on Pullen street, 1000
 Berlin Bros, two lots and two big brick stables, with fixtures. $l5,00O
 City of Pine Bluff. part of Pullen street, $5,000.
 American Excelsior Laundry Com pany. part of building and loss of real estate. $200O0.
 Charles Pruden, stable, s3,0O0
 J. B. Avery & Son, stable, $3,000
 A. C. Freeman and Patillo, black smith shop. $1,000.
 C. C. Broadway. seven residences. two of them two stories, and barn, 5000.
 Pine Bluff Arkansas River Packet Company, damage to warehouse and real estate. s1 ,O00
 Pine Bluff North Land Company, on opposite side of river. 100 acres of land and tenant houses, S2,000.
 Government dykes and reyetment. $50, ,000.
 Government river guage. $100
 On east Barraque street, between Texas and Louisiana streets. 200 feet of ground and buildings, altogether valued at s25 .000
 Effort to Save Court House Annex.
 In the absence of County Judge James Gould, who is in Washington in an effort to get an immediate ap- propriation for river work at Pine Bluff Sheriff c. NJ. Philpot has as sumed charge of the affairs of lief ferson county, and he is preparing to