The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-11
LOSSES MORE THAN S3gS.IOO This Does Not Include the Deprecia- tion in Value Of Property Left in
 the Section Attacked by River.

Pine Bluff.-The river at Pine Bluff has succeeded in eating it's way across East Barraque street, near Tennessee street. and the river bank continues caVing in the rear of the American Excelsior Laundry plant and Pruden's stable site, and is undermining ad- joining buildings.
 One warehouse and five cottages went into the stream before noon Monday and the government dyke at the foot of Tennessee street, upon which the residents of the eastern DOT tion of this city depended for protec- ton, gave way late Monday and Mon- day night the waters of the Arkan- sas river were fast eating their way toward the mouth of Harding's bayou, which crosses the city. When the river encroaches a short distance further it will strike with full force what is known as the east end, that section destroyed by fire several years ago. and but recently rebuilt and be- cause of the nature of the soil, which is soft and sandy, the natural resist ance will be but slight.
 Late Monday afternoon the big saw mill plant of H. G. Cady was under mined and collapsed and was swept down the river.
 Two of the cottages belonged to Baxter Culpepper and three belonged to Agnes Bradley, negress. Tho warehouse was the property of the Ar kansas River Packet Company.
 For five blocks east of Georgia street the river has now washed away all of Barraque street and is running along the south curb of that thorough fare.
 It is a difficult matter to estimate the great amount of damage and loss from the recent caving. Fully four blocks of valuable downtown proper ty has been swept away by the treach- ereus river in addition to many build ings. It is impossible to even estimate the great deterioration in values of properties adjacent to the caving of the river bank.
 The actual losses sustained during the week up to midnight Monday, to- tals $39S, 100, as follows: Jefferson county, destructon of court house annex and loss of ground, $125,- 900.
 w N. Truloek, quarter block of ground in rear of Hotel Jefferson and storage buildings, $30,000. S. Bluthenthal & Co.,, brick ware l Of $25,000
 R. M Knox Compny, three brick warehouses and strip of ground quar- ter block in length and 135 feet in width, $35,000.
 Charles Veil, 60 feet of ground at the foot of Chestnut street, $2,000 E. B. Bloom, cottage and lot on Pullen street, $1,00G,
 Berlin Bros, two lots and two big brick stables, with fixtures, $15,OOO
 City of Pine Bluff, part of Pullen street, $5,000.
 American Excelsior Laundry Com pany, part of building and loss of real estate, $20,000.
 Charles Pruden, stable, $3,000. J. B. Averys& Son, stable, $3,000.
 A. c. Freeman and Patillo, black smith shop, s1,000.
 c. G. Rrockway, seven residences, two of them two stories, and barn, S35,O00.
 Pine Bluff Arkansas River Packet Company, damage to warehouse and real estate. S1,000.
 Pine Bluff North Land Company, on opposite side of river, 100 acres of land and tenant houses, $2,000.
 Government dykes and revetment, $50,O00.
 Government river guage, S100. The chief damage Sunday occurred on East Barraque street, between Tex as and Louisiana streets, when some | 200 feet of ground and buildings, al- | together valued at $25,000, toppled in- | to the river. At this point was locat- l ed the grocery store of Joe Krumpner, which on Saturday night was more | than 50 feet from the rivers bank. At an early hour Sunday morning l this store went into the river and moro than 100 feet the ground beyond the former location of the store has