The Sentinel=record., 1912-04-07
Torrent of Water Pours Into the St. Francis Basin at Two Points on the Arkansas Side and Floods Thousands of Acres of Valuable Agricultural Land.
War Department Establishes Commisaries at Five Important Flood Points to Draw on Army Depot and Purchase Supplies From Merchants Tn Stricken Districts.

Memphis, Tenn April 6-The Mississippi river flood sashed the evee points today pouring nds of of fertile farming lands and through prosperous towns and before tomorrow unless all predictions m the greedy maw of the flood will have heavier toll Easter - day in the Mississippi valley will be gloomy
 St. Clair and Wyanoke in Crendon county Arkansas the one nine miles north and the other miles south of Memphis the points to today Golden Lake and Pecan Point hopeless, and threatened Luxora immediately north of Golden lake and Modoc White river front At half dozen other points the situation is grave.
 Rain is falling tonight Memphis, generally through out the territory regarded the present danger stiff wind also handcappng the flood fighters flashing the water into
 The evee at St. Clair o'clock this afternoon and within tore the embankment Wya- noke Water pouring through both terrific and r-ing the earthworks. By morning predicted crevasses points be mile in width the half Crenden county portions of the adjoining counties of St Francis Ponsett Cross will be inundated and the overflow will be racing down the St Francis river back toward the Ms pp at Helena The tracks of the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Cotton Belt and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Icing washed several points and probably the last train these until the flood recedes, left Memphis to- night For the the breaks have relieved the situation Memphis At Memphis the o'clock read ing tonight showed stage of 45 l. twoenths under the read ing immediately occurred S. Emery forecaser the highest stage Memphis has been reached but others experienced with the of the river take issue with him. They more water is in sight and the rise VII be resumed.
 The Clair break will flood the country overfowed by the Holly Bush Reeoot crevasse yester days break widening with less rapdity than expected To- night gap 300 wide far except for vape rmors there has no report either of the breaks For have been riding the country roads warning the farmers leave and the rural @ phone carried prepare for flight Except for ami mas needed for work the eee the greater part of the live stock have been removed higher ground in the villages the inhabitants ready when the water
 efforts being made hold the Golden Lake and Point evee but late tonight the floor making nrads and the fight seemed hopeless
 Reports from the territory south of Memphis tonight show that in the lower Yazoo district below Greenvie Miss the situation becoming grave Plenty of labor is available however and those charge the evee they will the embankmens North of Memphis in this district shortage labor has hampered the flood fighters Today the Memphis police their aid and idle rounded up
 The White front between the city Helena and the mouth of the stream is threatened This line of evee is low
 At Giles Bend Natchez Miss large slice of the bank Caved today almost the base of the evee large force of building crib behind the evee and those directing the work are confident that it will hold.
 Greenvle Miss. 400 convicts work reenve tonight personally inspect the
 O. N Kough president of the St Francis Levee board, asked Associated Press tonight to deny reports published in papers that the greater part the St Francis the Missouri line to below Memphis der While the territory overlooked large it makes up only small part the entire basin Mr Kough is optimistic the general situation At the time he is hopeful
 Refugees continue pour into the towns high ground from the lowands At Hickman Ky where large number sought shelter funds and provisions today from several Memphis caring thousands and at other points there are like conditions
 In the comparatively small overflowed section of North Memphis the situation improved tonight With the fall the Mississippi, the water has begun to recede
 New Madrid Mo- under water to depth of several feet local option election today Tonight dispatches do whether the wets drys" Voters the polls