The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
NO SERIOUS EROSION
ALONG MISSISSIPPI
Crevasse in Beulah Levee
Is Still Widening-Low
Places Submerged

Memphis, Tenn, January zs.-Otner
than widening the crevasse at Beulah,
Miss, no serious erosion was reported
in the levees along the Mississippi river
tonight. The crest of the flood is now
south of Cairo and at Memphis the stage
at o'clock tonight was within three
tenths of the predicted maximum stage
of 40 feet. At Beulah the gap is about
$50 feet wide and the water coming
through the opening has spread across
Bolivar county and as far south as
Dunleith in the adjoining county of
washington. Low spots on the main line
of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail
road between Cleveland Leland, a dis
tance of so miles. are submerged to a
depth of several inches but SO far there
has been no interruption of traffic. At
Filters Landing. Miss, In Issaquena
county. south of Greenville, the situa-
= ton admittedly is serious, but with fair
weather those directing the fight express
themselves as hopeful. Favorable
weather also has helped the situation
at Modoc and Ferguson. Ark., where
some apprehension was felt
Cairo reported a fall OF one-tenth in
o'clock tonight At Paducah the Ohio
river is stationary. The Tennessee is
rising at Chattanooga and the Cumber-
land is falling at Nashville. Other tribu-
r tary streams are reported rising.
O. N. Killough president of the ST.
Francis levee board who returned late
last night from tour of inspection of
the levees between New Madrid, Mo-, and
Memphis describes the embankments on
a whole as in as good condition, to with
stand the flood as they were this time
last year. No breaks occurred along the
stretch of levee until the stage at Mem
phis passed the 43-foot stage Mr.. Kill
lough is confident that all the levees
will hold.
which has been running through a gap
in the levee near Big Lake for several
days began.
Situation Unchanged
vicksburg, Miss. January 29.-The food
situation here was practically unchanged
today. Fair weather continues and large
forces are maintained at Beulah and
Filters. Reports from Beulah tonight
were that the crevasse has widened to
$50 feet and the water is gradually
spreading over a large tract of delta
lands. The government engineers are
confident of holding the ends of the crew
asse so that it will not widen much fur
ther. Two hundred convicts ordered by
Governor Brewer to be sent to Filters
are hourly expected. At Filters much
depends upon good weather.
Shaw Miss, January 29.--Re solutions
condemning the Mississippi board of
levee commissioners and holding that
their alleged failure to properly expe-
dite the work of closing the crevasse
of last spring at Beulah, Miss, was
responsible for the present overflow,
were adopted at mass meeting here
tonight of residents of Shaw and the
surrounding country, the greater part
of which is now under water. The
resolutions urge that an investigation
:. be ordered.
r. ina statenient several days ago GOV
ernor Brewer charged that there had
been unnecessary delay in closing the
break in the levee. The mass meetin g
commended the stand taken by the gov
ernor.
In q reply to Governor Brewer, Chief
Z Engineer Shackleford denied there mad
been any negligence on the part of him
self or the board.
Cairo. Ill, January 29.-After remain
ing stationary two days, the Ohio river
began falling today.
Washington, January 29.-Flood condi-
tions in the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
were reported to the weather bureau to-
night as follows:
'The Ohio river at Cairo, ILL.,, las now
been at a stand at 4S9 feet since the
twenty-sixth. The weather conditions in
the Ohio valley do not indicate higher
stages for the present
"'The Mississippi at Memphis Wednes-
day morning was at a stage of 1914 feet,
rise of four-tenths of a foot in "a hours !;
at Vicksburg the stage about 43 feet, a
rise of n-tenths OF foot i'm "a hours
at New Orleans the stage was 142 feet,
IA rise of one-tenth of a foot in "a hours
y Additional warnings have been issued
Cor flood stages and over in the rivers
Of Alabama and the Pasca goula in Mis-