The Sentinel=record., 1912-04-06
Danger at Other Points.


 Memphis, Tenn, April 5.--With one main leyee gone, water tapping the crest of the embankments at half a dozen other points and several breaks believed to be only question of hours, Major Clarke s. Smith, United States engineer directing the fight against the waters encroachment, de- seribed the Mississippi river flood sit uation tonight as grave. The Reel foot Lake levee, west of Hickman, Ky, was the first of the main em- bankments to go. It collapsed late this afternoon and tonight the flood waters are sweeping over a wide area.
 Golden Lake, 50 miles north of Memphis, and the levee on the Arkan- sas side, eight miles below this city, are regarded as in imminent danger, At both points sandbags haye *been laid on the surface of the revetments to a height of one and one-half feet and tonight the water is washing over them At Mound City, Ark. and at Hollybush, also, the levees threat en to cave in. Modoc and Blue Point, on the White river, are other danger points. Charlottesville, Mo, sent an appeal tonight for more sacks to be used in making the revetment higher
 The break near Hickman will re- lieve the situation only slightly as the water will make its way back into the Memphis district through the Obion, which taps Reelfoot Lake and which taps the reservoir overflow at it's southern terminus.
 Beyond the fact that 45 feet will be exceeded at Memphis, no attempt is being made now to estimate the volume of water that is to come. For 450 miles, which embraces the central valley, the water is from two to 10 feet above flood stage and as far south as Vieksburg and Natchez, the  effect of the water is being felt. At Memphis tonight the stage was 44.6, rise of four-tenths of foot in i2 hours; 1t is not thought the crest of the rise will pass this point in less than a week.
 A dispatch received tonight at the office of the Tensas levee board from United States Senator Clark of Ar kansas, stated that the war depart. ment had been instructed to devot, S40.000 of an emergency fund toward aiding in the fight between Cape Girardeau, Mo, and the mouth of the White river Army supplies of tents arc also to be sent to the aid of the flood sufferers.
 Pitifnl cases of destitution have been relieved in various parts of the wide stretch of country embraced in the central section of the valley Hickman, Ky, houses about $500 ref ugees, partly in tents. and these in clude about 2,000 or more employees of factories living in 900 or more houses, which were flooded in Hick, man last Monday. Columbus, Ky. New Madrid, Mo. Dorena, Mo, are other towns seriously affected by the invading water Town people have sought higher ground Thousands of | livestock have perished, while many times that number have been taken to points of safety before the rise.
 Kangaroo Point, on the Arkansas shore, two miles south of Friar's Point, Miss. reported distress to- night. The water is going over the levee and force of 250 men are at work In an effort to prevent break. At Modoc, Ark. the water is prac- i tically at level with the crest of the embankment. Thirty thousand sandbags were sent to Helena today. Practically all the women and chil. dren have been taken from behind the levees in Arkansas between Mem phis and Helena. Refugees, many of