The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-11
FLOODS bRE out
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Governments Engineer
Give Up Fight at
Hickman
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$50 SQUARE MILES
~@s1 1900
Under Water as Result Of
Break Occurring First at
9 Hickman
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SQUARE MILES

= Hickman
Memphis. Tenn.MThe break in the
government leves Below Hickman
late yesterday afternoon has flooded
$50 square miles of territory. The
early reports of heavy loss of life
are not confirmed. However, the IN
'hahitants of this area, who ned to
the hills, are without food OF CLOTH
ing. At charlottesville, the. militia
Is patrolling the levee.
The river nowuregisters 44.9 feet,
a rise of seven tenths of a foot since
yesterday. pa ~et
Army engineereahave given up hope
of saving the levees and the whole
country back of them. The nondition
is growing worse hour'y and is nearly
beyond human endurance. Far down
into Louisiana and Mississippi the
farmers are facing to the highlands.
Tiptou, Lauderdale, Dyer Etand
tObion counties in Tennessee ore
flooded by the brenk in the levee
near Hickman. A hundred small
twons in these counties are under
water.
War Department to Aid.
Washington, ID. C.-Secretary of
War stfmson today turned over $780,
900 to four army officers aud sent
them to Hickman. New Madrid and
other flood points to buy rations for
the sufferers President Taft sent. q
letter to- congress saying that he
recognized this action as irregular,
but. declaring it swas necessary. Ite
expects congress to reimburse the wal
department. The Red Cross society
is preparing to appeal to the entire
country for aid for the flood suffer.
ers. y.
st. Louis. Mo.-Scores Of refugees
from the flooded districts are reach.
mere on 'TaliFOn0 .MllfS.. .
Five hundred refugees reached
LiDtonville. Tenn, by boat this after.
noon. They report. every house II
Lake, county is submerged. Mayor
Camp this afternoon ordered the 20.
lice to Impress 200 negroes and sem
them to work op,,the ,levees under
Iguard. ~ ~ ~
Springfield. o1ll.--Gol. Land OF The
adjutant-general's office left this aft
ernoon with supplies for Mounds
H., r 1000 refugees are gath.
cred.
Cairo. Ill.-The river rose two
tenths Of q foot here this morning
but the city is believed to be safe
Big forces of men = working on !ths
~levees. Many. people. have been tax
en- from the roofs OF houses, where
they sought. refuge from .theswater
The town of Wyclifre below here IL
housing 1000 refugees. Fresh meat
Is ALL gone.
Hood Area. Widens.
St. Louis, Mo.-The food q sa in
the Mississippi valley has widened
and late yesterday the big govern.
ment levee west OF, Hickman, protect.
Ing the Reel Lake district. Of Ken,
lucky, broke. and TT IL believed ..l5C
square miles Will be inundated. This
section is comparatively thickly pop.
ulated. Much suffering and property
damage seems certain. ~. i.
In its onward rush the Mississippi
reached a food stage almost to
Natchez, Miss. and last night hun
dreds of men we're at work on the
levee In the newly menaced territory;
stonping: small breaks and strength
ening spots weakened by the terrific
rush of waters. AS the river still
was rising at Cairo and the Ohio
a slowly mounting higher as far
up as, Louisville, with smaller
streams all down the line pouring
unprecedented volumes OF water into
the Mississippi, therlower. river dis
tricts face a crisis. go
Six hundred and th%irty-eight miles
of the Mississippi is seriously. affect
ed. that being the distance between
Columbus. Ky and Pittsburg. Miss.
The S-eatest strain. where the aevee
Is aptsto break. at any titne.i extends
from Columbus; Ky, to Helena, Ark,
a distance of ,3I8 miles. II.
81, Deatt List Is Nos. "a.
The flood list was probably brought
to is yesterday. This asynot positive.
however. as reports OF loss Of life
have proved inaccurate in some in
stances. and doubtless persons have
been drowned. In remote settlements