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mis- afternoon for service there. Prob
ably 100 men we're recruited in Memphis
during the day and sent out for levee
service at various points. The Govern
nysnt boats are busy in an effort to cover
the whole line.
Messages say the situation at New
Madrid. Mo. and Port Ageviile. Mo-.
ia causing grave concern Several small
houses have been swept away. Port
AReviile on the main line OF the Frisco
Railroad il also practically Submerged.
Water ia within 200 yards Of La Forge.
APPOINT in New Madrid county, Mo. never
before reached.
Dispatches from Memphis say that the
entire Reelfoot district has been flooded
by the breaking OF the levees AT Hickman.
Hickman also reports that the city levees
are expected to 60 at any time.
Tho levee at 0reenfelds Landing. Mo-.
went out this afternoon and water is pour
Ing over the country.
At Thonpson's Landing suffering va
avcrted by the sending OF supplies to fif-
teen families.
With the waters Of the Mississippi
gradually rising fear ia felt that the Gov
rrnynent levee which extends from Hick.
,uan. Ky.. TO Tiptonsvillc. Tenn. will give
wy. The treasury of the town is de-
?.sted, the stores are rapidly giving out
aud 1t is only question of day or two
until famine will be staring the refugees
IN the face. The supplies are being doled
ont ny the leaders. Hysiec;cal women
are walking the hills hack OF Hickman.
alternately praying and entrea,ing the
men to save them.
WASHINGTON. April 3.-The Unit ed
States Weather Bureau issued . bulletin
tonight predicting that the Mississippi
River food would be the greatest on
record IL the levees continue 10 hold
The statement indicates great danger
along the river. The highest stage is
at Cairo. IM.. where tho river has risen
$50 feet above low water. Here is the
bulletin:
The river situation is critical from
Cairo TO the m",.h Of the Mississippi.
II the ievecs hold the floods will doubtle
be the greatest cf which the Government
has record.
Considering only the water now in
eight and without any further heavy rain
the Mississippi River below Vicksburg
will rise until the early part Of May and
II the levees hold the river will reach about
S2 feet at Natchez. ~ feet at Baton Rouge.
- 5 feet At Donaldsonville and ,i.5 feet at
New Orleans. These figures arc from
oi.if feet igner than any previous record.
{ Tho warning Issued Tuesday for at
least ~ feet ., Memphis by Saturday OF
Sunday if the levees hold ia repeated and
prepara. ions should he made accordingly
The highesr water ut Memphis previous
to the present food was 40.3. on February
3. 1901
~ Vicks!,u-g the 50 foot 's.age will
be passed by Saturday or Sunday and
Il the levees hold. stage of between
SS.s and 81 feet :s likely to occur later.
The highest known water AT Vickeburg
Is 5? . feet which occurred on April 10,
1897.
Helena. Ark. will pass the 50 foot
stage some time to-day and continue
70 rise. but the greatest stage cannot
be forecasted at this time owing to the
uncertainty a. to the overflow water
above.
AT Cairo the stage OF SO feet which
VIA forecast yesterday to occur within
three or four days will not be reached
because Of the breaking Of the ievees
hcIo'- the city and it il probable that the
greatest stage will be reached within
two daye. but not much over 81 feet.
"'Na-ninRs Of the beginning Of these
floods were issued by the Weat her Bureau
Ss early as March 10 and in each case have
preceded the arrival OF Mood stages.
4 resolution appropriating $500 for
the relief OF persons who have suffered
from the ravages Of N" flood waters Of
the Mississippi River probably viii he
report ed to the House tomorrow hy the
Committee on Appropriations. The resp
luton passed Yesterday made Available
the sum of s;5o,0oo 80 reinforce levees
and to blow mp icc gorges ii the Nj '.i'sippi
and Missouri rivers y" provision was
made for the relief o: thosa who suffered
by reason OF ~" foods. Representative
James OF Kentucky and Representative
RIssei OF Missouri to-day appeared be-
fore the House committee TO urge ac. on
on a measure for the relief Of those who
have lost III IL homes or who have suffer d
Otherwise on account % the aood,
The National Red Cross to-day sen,
kilograms to IN" Governors of Missouri
and Kentucky asking what relief me asures
are necessary 20 aid tho aood sufferers.
BY direction of President Taft the War