The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12

Island train which vent as far east as Widener From there they walk ed, rode handcars and took csances on passing work and rock trains. penetrating as far as they possibly could into the cyeriowed section.
 Mufry 4. Auerbaeh, of the United Charities Committee, remained in Forrest City, and las been working in conjunction with Captain ]. C. Stern, who has been appointed chair man Of the local relief committee.
 MT $. P Mcdaniel, who accompani- ed the train on Mondays trip, was by all oversight left at Proctor. while there MT Mcdaniel managed to get out some twenty or thirty persons who were roasting on a cotton plat form which was only a few inches above the water He says that at that point the water was standing alongside the railroad and in the millyards there so deep that fatcars standing on mill spurs or tramroads were covered nearly over their brake wheels.
 NIT. A. L. Stevens, accompanied NIT. $. E. Conrad. Western Union lineman into the affected section Monday. and went as far as Heth. twenty miles east. Here, he says, the water is from three To five feet deep over the town and mill yards and that the water is nearly up to the crossties. While MT. Stevens was in Heth, W. $. Thomas, a farmer and merchant, of Democrat a small town on Fifteen Mile bayou, to the south, came in in a dugout. after provisions. MT. Thomas informed him that the food question was be- coming serious in his neighborhood and he was anxious that some method of relieving the situation be taken
 At this place also negro man said he had about twenty head of mules marooned on sawdust pile, and he was anxious to have cattle or box car sent so that they could be ship ped out.
 Every train coming in since Satur- day has brought its quota of refugees and on Monday it was seen that something had to be done 10 care for them. And at this Juncture the Little Rock Cham ber of Commerce Committee sprang into the breach with offers of assistance This was accepted and the work has now been pretty well systematized. Capt J. c. Stern having been appointed chair man of the local Committee. and be ing aided by Mr. Chas. R. Izard as ] his secretary. Tie first day the refugees were cared for. fed and sheltered ill tie co,ored Baptist church, just south Of the Light Plant. Tuesday il was seen that these quarters were too crowded, and SGpt. !. Copiey, of the Rock Island was asked ! for a contribution Of empty box cars . which lie granted, and on "Wednesday morning permanent refuge cam l was established at Crow Creek, th, box cars being set in on the grave spur, and used 10 house the refugees The extent of the damage to rail road tracks where the water la! swept through and over them. is al most impossible to estimate \ Rocl Island brakeman, who was maro0neC east Of Heth. came in on the relic train Sunday night. and tells of walk Ing aIons tracks covered with wate- and that Le used a stick to feel hi. way along He said that at places At stuck the stick down between the tie. and could feel nothing beneath thit showing that the water had washed cut the dirt and ballast Of the roac bed and left the track and ties sas pended by tue raj joints or tishplates This brakeman says that he wa! awakened in Hulburt Sunday nom ing, and heard the water coming. Ht says that the sound could be heard Tor miles and resembled the roarin. of a heavy windstorm.
 Parties who came in from Edmond son. report similar. experiences. Ont merchant from that city, Who came in n tle .aSt train Sanday morning reaching here about luoelock, tellIna that he saw the water coming dowr | on the town iu solid wave nearly s foot Ligh. and that when 1t struck low P.aces in the track CT openings ir the emhAnkment such as small tres lies Il would pour through with ar teaffai force and awful noise. Wher he !efI Edmandson he said that water stood about three feet deep in some of the stores.
 Telegrarhie communicatinn is be ing kept ap to the east. but tue tele phone lines in that afrar.i1,, lvax-x