The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-19
TWO MORE COUNTIES
ARE WATER COVERED
BY BREAKS IN LEvEE
GRAVE SITUATION AT oscEoLA
AND LuxoRA, coMuNlcA-
TON LOST.
PREPARATION FURTHER DOWN
Cities Expecting and Arranging for
Stubborn Fight-Heavy Rainfall
and River Lashed to Fury at
vieksburg Friday Night.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Apr. 13.-Fol-
lowing a break in the low levee at
Redfork, twenty-five miles north Of
Arkansas City, early today. parts Of
Desha and Chicot counties, Ark, were
flooded and water reached Arkansas
City, according to dispatches.
Judge R. NJ. Worthington, presf
dent of the Chicot County Levee
Board. today stated that the main
line at Panther Forest, on the Arkan-
sas river, twenty miles north Of
Greenville, began to crumble early
Friday and grew worse all day. Fam
ilies living in that section are moving
out as fast as they can.
Telegraph communication was lost
during the forenoon with Luxora and
Osceoia, Ark, and Marked Tree, Ark,
and the last news heard from the
first two named towns was that the
levee situation was very grave.
This announcement was made by
the st. Francis Levee Board. The
last reports from Marked Tree which
lies in the section affected by the
Golden Lake break, was that the wa
ter was rising steadily there at the
late OF about an inch an hour.
kilograms to United States Sena-
tor Clark. of Arkansas, were forward
ed today oy the st. Francis Levee
Board, asking him to take up with the
federal authorities the question Of
distributing cotton and corn seed for
spring planting.
The water at North Memphis is
alling slowly. The aftermath which
vii surely mean much sickness is con-
sides ed now more serious than the
damage done by water.
In the Memphis district, Helena,
Ark, is becoming the center of at
traction. Water from three breaks
Is making its way back into the Mis-
sissippi river through the st. Francis,
which empties into the larger water
way just above the city. However,
the levee at Helena is strong, and It
is declared capable of withstanding
the pressure.
At Greenville, Miss, the river
stands at sos, a rise of two tenths
of foot since yesterday. This is
one and four-tenths feet higher than
all previous records. All levees are
holding strong at Greenville aud in
the vicinity. The situation at Mill
|er's Bend, which heretofore has been
reported critical, was much better to-
day. Energetic work by government
engineers with large forces of men
has materially strengthened the
threatened point. A slow rain fell
there today.
Reports that the levee has broken
at Lunar Landing, Ark, are without
foundation.
At Natchez work of strengthening
levees was made harder today by
showers, but no weak places have
been reported. The Ashland break,
tJrty miles north of Natchez, has not
affected the river here. Although the
gap at Giles Bend is widening, the re-
vetment is reported still intact.
At Vicksburg two inches of rain
fell last night and today. The rain
was accompanied by a heavy wind
storm. The winds soaking the ievee
tops and the winds agitating the wa
ter makes the situation more serious
as regards the bikes. Reports from
the immediate district, however, say
the levees are holding strong, with
the outlook not SO bright as on yes
terday.