The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-29
VOLUME FROM Big GAP BREAK
RETURNS TO RivERAmEMPHis
8 STAGE WILL GO ABOVE 40.
MILLION and HALF TT.
OF LOGS SWEPT AWAY
Timber Belonging To stoneviIIe Firm
Caught in Swift Current at BeuIah
crevasse-Number of South Mem
phis Manufacturing Plants in Danger.
(By Associated Press.)

Nby ASS0ctGteG PTeSS.)
Memphis, Tenn, Jan. s29.-Because
OF the return to the Mississippi river
OF the water which was diverted from
the main stream by, the break in the
levee at Big Lake, Missouri, the local
weather bureau now predicts the crest
of the flood will go somewhat above
the forty foot stage here. A number
of manufacturing plants in New South
Memphis are threatened by the food
waters and men are engaged in erect
ing protecting leyees.
According to reports today 100000
feet of logs, belonging to a Stoneville,
Miss, firm, forty miles from the Beu-
lah crevasse, were caught in the swift
current of the flood and carried away.
Beulah Break 800 Feet Wide.
At Beulah, Miss, where the tenn
porary repair work gave way several
days ago, efforts to unite the ends of
the crevassee SO far have been without
success. The gap is about 300 feet
wide and the water rushing through.
the break is spreading slowly over
the surrounding country. q
The greater part Of Bolivar county
is now inundated and the water has
reached the main line of the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley railroad, near the
village of Helms. n-F5
Efforts are being made to divert the
flood into bayous and small streams
and if this is accomplished railroad
officials declare traffic will not be in
terrupted.
On the Riverside division of the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley system in
the immediate vicinity Of the break,
about 10 miles of roadbed is under
water. The towns of Beulah, Benoit
and Rosedale are partly inundated.
In. Southeastern Missouri, the town
of,New Madrid is flooded and the low
lands OF. several counties are covered
with water coming through a four
hundred foot gap in the levee at Big
alike. I
so far no loss of life has occurred
and practically all live stock has been
removed from the overfowed area.
Dispatches show the Ohio river fall
ing at all points and that Mississippi
receding. as far south as st. Louis.
At Cairo the river is stationary, S.9
feet above flood stage. OF the tribu-
tary streams the White river in Arkan-
sas is falling at Batesville, while the
Cumberland and Tennessee are rising
Only light rains are reported over
the Northern watersheds.
Convicts Sent to Filters.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 29.-Two hun
dred convicts from the Parchman con-
yict farm left there late yesterday aft
ernoon at the direction of Governor
Brewer ito proceed with all possible
haste, to Filter, on the Mississippi riv-
er, in Issaquena county, to assist in the
work of strengthening the levee at that
point.
A request for the conyicts was re-
ceived by the governor at'noon yester-
day from planters in the vicinity of Fit
ler who have become somewhat un-
easy because the water is sluffing over
new embankment works recently COM
pleted.. .......... ,....,........ .-.,s.,,
A long distance telephone message
to Governor Brewer stated that while
there was no immediate danger, the
situation was likely to become grave
at any. hour, and it was thought best,
as a precautionary measure, to have
force of convicts to assist in strength.
ening the levee. Just how this work
will be done was not pointed out,
though it is the opinion of the COVER
nor that the workmen will have to
throw up a protecting embankment.
The convicts left Parchman last
night for Greenville, and from there
will proceed south, to Fitlerain govern
ment quarter boats. Information sat
the governors office is to the effect
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