The Forrest City times., 1913-04-11


 oG the river and another ridge of sim far formation just opposite Helena both of which ridges should be remoY- ed and v ider space should 5e pro vi5ei through which tbe Tlver might G3w and prevent the water from back Ing uo against the Iegees 50 high ey- gry Teller las bis pet scheme. but summed up, it al amounts tg oUe mighty prayer aud svppication 10 God ihat He may save IIl-peope from the horrors of the flood
 Tae control of tAe Mississippi river is problem for tus United states government. a fact that is n9w being rge gnized by al leading river author tties There Is nothing but truth iii the expression often heard that God Almighty made everything suDserv- lent 'y He wL ot man except tie Mississippi rlyef
 Refugees from tHe .5a aHds have Ueea pouring I8ts rlIs ely f5r more caau q aeea Many cattle and much stock uaYe been dugeu 04t ot tne bottoms and stu .4r1ernGmber nave been shipped into tais city Jy fais The negroes. Joe, wilh tber hogs, dogs, chickens aBd household effects. have been rolling Into this citF. GTiy- ing iJUr-muse and f1uT-Hgfse teams, throughout the entire Week. "Cuf- l. .r. 5ur streets. and ne totes hisself an got his head sol lax he's lookin fer gov ment grub. and The Times would not 0e at al surprised II many of Item d0 not need II before they wili be abe to return to their homes in tue valley again. IL is hard to gel ahead of 'Digger, and il is really amusing to see the manner in which ] the average >ambo greets his white folks with smile of seif-assuraBce and the remark: " assah, boss you i bet dat watur's shore comin'.#
 A heavy downp0ur Of rain. which 1 set in here TuesDay night about l0 i o'clock and continued steadily for | tweDty-four hours. served only 10 az | gravate conditions, add 10 the distress | and suffering of the refugees and l heighten the tension Of anxiety upon ] the part 0f tue people, '" ho nave hourly feared for the safety of the ieYees above Mem plIs 8n the Arkansas side
 l. was reported nere Nednesday morning that the overflow water. to a depth oi from one 10 two and q half feet, was running over tae k0th Isz- ana : tracks a. different points be- tween Bridge Junction and the >t Francis .eEee Al one place. where the water vas running over q Rock island trestle nearly two feet deep. the element Of danger became 90 great that al trains over tAis route into Memphis "Wednesday attern0lu and night were posted | ! OIL the bulletin board here aunuiled and Rock Isl- and passenger train No. 10l. west, which arrived here Wednesday m9rn- ! ing four hours behind the schedule. i brought in something over fifty white refugees from stations along it's route l through the St. Francis valley IL was also reported here Wednesday ] that the Rock lslandis tracks at Proc tor and Edmouds0n were covered from a foot and half to three feet deep in overflow water.
 The air is filled with all sorts of rumors. IL seems that people running from high water can tell the 'scariest" tales of any people on earth, but there is no winking at the fact that the sit uation is critical and serious and that the Mississippi valley is passing through crisis in it's history that will prove severe trial and cripple 1t sorely for many years to come. As one citizen exclaimed: We were just getting everything in shape where we thought we could do some- thing after the devastation and disas- ters caused by the 1912 floods, when We are again thrown into state of demoralization and disorganization by the high water. This second deluge is more than many Of US can stand, , and when the river repeats, the con- , sequences are nothing short of what , General Sherman, of civil war fame, said war was and war is hell IL is estimated that there are now , something over thousand head of cattle. hogs, horses and mules, owned by citizens Of the valley. being fed and cared for in Forrest City and yi- cinity, and there are probably fifteen hundred people from the bottoms ref. ugeeng here. Every train up to
 Wednesday afternoon brought in its quota, and the stub train which the . Rock and has operated as far into [ the oyerfl0wei district as possible throughout the entire week. continues tO bring in persons who were l0ath 10 leave when ur,t warnings were given. hoping against hope that lhe worst , fears would not be realized
 Among the prominent timbeImen and citizens wN0 are ref-Jeejug 4ere Hitu their employees, negroes and livestock may be mentioned Mir. H.
 w Robinson. Lakeside thirty head of mules and SiXty-fvH head 0f cattle. camp and corral in tae northern part Of the city Mr. George Humage. HetA, forty-lour y1ke ef oxen aud dfty-turee head al mgies colt, and mares: Mr. E. T. Tyson. Proctor. fifty head of mules and work steers: Chas. Fleming R1und Pond with his saWmi.l and farm iab9reTs. stock and cattle, more than a hundred strong : + C. Wilson. farMeY-merchaut, and family, WAitmOre, seven head of mules and stock of merchandise For rest City Manufacturing Co.,, commis- sary stores, laOorers, cattle and mules ::