The Washington times., 1912-04-10
RIVER RECEDES IN
NORTH, SOUTHERN
CITIES IN DANGER
I Mississippi Flood Now
, Spreads Havoc in
lEas Louisiana.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 1o.-The Missis-
aippi river is above the food stage at
points south of Memphis today. At
vicksburg the river registered SOC feet,
a rise of 6-10 Of foot over yesterday;
at New Orleans It was 1872, rise of
4-1o Eighteen feet is the flood stage at
New Orleans.
At Memphis and all points north the
4s.2 prevailed at Memphis today, a fall
Fof 4-1o. A fall of lilo was registered
at Cairo. These reports were reached
by the local weather bureau today, and
indicate a steady movement of the
flood southwark Serious situations are
expected to arise In Mississippi and
! Louisiana.
More than forty townships were sub
merged, some partly. some wholly, by
break in the main levee OF the Ms-
sissippi river q short distance north
of Golden Lake, Ark. yesterday. Much
Of the inundated territory is rich
farming country and thlckly populated.
More than 5o1.0O0 acres of farm land is
inundated by the new leveo break
Prompt use of the inter,rban and
rural telephones and the advance warn.
sings that had been sent 30 the residents
ties. Fairly reports do not mention any
loss of life.
' North of Memphis the river is falling
but the levee at Golden Lake gave wny
before the continuous strain to which II
mas been subjected hsns for NOR , thar thooa =.
NEARLY four inches since yesterday. tt
the south the water IS rising.
Refugees Crowded.
Some serious features Of relief work
developed today. At Ridgley, Tenn.
nine miles below Tiptonville, there are
J,n00 refugees. most of them crowded
into two-story houses. The water {.
70 high that the one story houses can
net be occupied. The ONLY way t.
reach these sufferers is by boats, ant
the current is so swif' that this wcrl
is both difficult and perilous.
There Is an epidemic of ,whooping
! condition. Thers is grave fear tina
other disorders may develop.
, No serious developments have come II
the Yazoo and Delta regions. down thu
river. but the center of the flood II
shifting in that direction. 1t is not be
lieved, however, that the rushtof watel
over the adjacent country will be dis
Marked Tree and Wilson, Ark. in thu
Golden Lake district, are inundated ant
: many other villages are threatened
Thousands of head of live stock per
ished. Boats bearing rescue parties al
ready are In the parts Of the floode,
area nearest Memphis. Relief partie
also have been organized and dispatche,
from Osceola, Ark, and other towns.
Cheering News.
News from the other sections of tn
northern river district today is cheer
ing. Supplies of tents. bedding ant
clothing arrived in the Reelfoot LAX
territory Of Tennessee. Refugees brougn
from Wyanoke, Ark, yesterday hav
been made comfortable in Memphis.
The diversion of vast quantity o
water into the st. Francis Basin be
cause of today's break should affor
relief between Barheid and Helena
about O0 miles, at least temporarily.
Towns which experienced engineer
say are certainly under water froT
three to ten feet in depth are: Marke
Tree. about 100 persons; Wilson. abou
800; Big Lake, 200; Deckerville, 500, an
YYronza, 160. Besides these many minc
settlements probably are inundated. In
dications are that Crawfordsville,
town OF lOo. in Crittenden county. ais
will be invaded by the water.
At Wilson and Marked Tree there al
large saw mills. The loss TO thes
possibly will reach million dollar. Til
territory Is much more extensive, an
the devastation, loss of property, g
well as exposure and hunger, viii
on a larger scale than has been recort
ed in the recent ravages of the river