Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-13
NO LIFE Loss IS REPORTED
THIS BREAK WILL REDUCE UIE
PRESSURE ON OTHER
NEARBY BANKS.
OUTLOOK NOT Encouraging
Heavy Rains and High Wind Are
IIampcring the Work of
Strengthening the Levces

GREENNILLE, Miss. April l2--
Tho Mississippi River leyee at Pan
ther Forest. 19 miles above Green
vile on the Arkansas shore. gave way
late today under the mighty pressure
Of the flood and tonight the water
is finding its way over 200 square
miles of rich farming lands and sew
eral prosperous towns toward the
Texas and Arkansas rivers. Sixty
townships i'm Chicot, East Ashley.
Drew and Despa counties in Arkan-
sas. and East Carroll Parish, La.
will be inundated. Lake Village, the
county seat of Chicot county is the
most important town in the waters
path, Lake Village has population
of 1900.
So far as can be ascertained to-
night no loss of life accompanied the
collapse of the embankment. Pam
ther Point is directly across the river
from Mlllers Bend, Miss, regarded
as one of the weakest dikes along the
river. The crevasse will decrease the
strain on the east bank both at this
point and at Greenville, where 1t was
feared a break would occur. Chief
Engineer Shackalford of the govern
ment levee board tonight predicted
that the water here would, fall a foot
within "a hours and at Millers Bend
21s feet When the flood came
through Il gap of 100 feet wide was
torn In the leyee and later reports
tell a fast widening OF the breach.
county Thlckly Populated.
The crevasse at Panther Forest is
regarded as more important than
those along the upper stretches of the
river. The territory which will be
inundated is more thickly populated
and the waters swoop will have
wider range. Chicot county, which
Will be practically entirely covered.
has "A population of $4,000.
break is also reported in the Ar
kansas River near Red Fork on the
northern boundary of Chicot county.
Early tonight the water was flooding
the environs of Arkansas City. The
waters of the two creyasses will join.
Reports from several other points
south of this city tonight are not en-
couraging. A heavy rain and wind
storm hampered the work of those
fighting back the flood today and
beat the water into waves against
the banks. AS a result sloughing and
sand boils' are reported from num-
Der of points, near Port Gibson.
Miss. "backwater' forced from tho
Mississippi has caused the Black
- re trafnc
the YazOo and Mississippi Valley rail-
road. between Vicksburg and Harris
ton, a junction point to the south OF
Port Gibson, have been annulled. Al
Vicksburg, seepage coming through
canal leyee has flooded an entire
block.
MEMPHIS, April 12.-Wire COM
munication with Luxora and Osculo,
Ark, interrupted, was temporarily re-
stored tonight and while the levees
hold back the Mississippi River flood
at these points withstanding. the sit
uation was described as critical. Later
in the night efforts TO communicate
with either point was without result.
Flood-fightng material and lmple-
ments are badly needed and appeal
was made today to President Taft
asking that the local United States
engineers offices be directed to hurry
engineers and burlap to the scene. A
steamer with men and bags has start
ed for Luxora.
The adjacent country's population
has been ready for flight for days A
pre-arranged signal will warn them
to flee No loss of life is feared in
the event Of a breach.
In the absence of late news from
Marked Tree an inland town inun-
dated when the Golden Lake levee
broke. persons acquainted in that sec
tion express the belief that there had
been no loss Of life.