Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-06-01
'1ess River Goes Higher, |nticipated Plum Bayou
 Will Garry Off Water.
EST OF FLOOD
 WEARS PINE BLUFF
.. ponetrates to East Second Ave. Interfering with Street Car Traffic and Inundating a
 Large Area.

|nless the ArKanSas ilVef flses
 or more above it's present stage,
 damage is expected to ensue to hing lands and crops in Jeffer- county on the north side of the
 as a result of the break at the ! khern end of the Plum Bayou e This was the opinion ex- ksed yesterday, aftsr the water been rushing through a 125-foot hing in the levee for more than hours. The water has cut a |nnsl across Ashflats, and is pour into Plum Bayou in a torrent bt feet deep, but it is believed by ke who have investigated and Be familiar with the contour of country that no tillable lanGs ! would not have been submerged |the rise in Plum bayou will ba bdated because of the break. he northern or northeastern K of Plum bayou is considerably Der than the southern or south |tern bank, and it is not thought water will go beyond the bayou. m bayou is now on a level with |river, and while considerable low
 adjacent to the bayou is under |er little of this is cultivated bnd. The water in Plum bayou, |ch has been backing up" since |river reached flood stage. is now (ing toward the mouth. Unless river goes higher no' further bage will ensue.
 Crest of Flood Passing (sports last night indicated that
 crest of the rise in the Arkansas already passed Dardanelle, and
 about reached Little Rock. Fort (th reported the river falling at point.
 he stage of the river last night at point was 26.6, indicating a rise three-tenths of foot since [ pck in the morning. It is expect
 ne water will begin to recede to- or tomorrow.
 |mer Richards, superintendent of
 Cotton Belt, spent yesterday rid
 ofse-back over the territory be- En Rob Roy and ISherrill. MT. |nards stated last night that he
 confident little tillable land
 Id be inundated. The tracks of Cotton Belt are entirely safe, he |ks' as the water is not likely to II the right of way embank- Plum Bayou Holding Water. rum bayou will hold all the (sf that is pouring through the
 K " confidently believe" said
 Richards. q am convinced that acres of cultivated land will be (aed' Plum bayou, the lakes and POhs Will take care of the water, fss the river goes considerably per-"
 ' Richards said he had examin- carefully the territory between m OIeak and sherrill, and was con
 a. mat no more land will be- "aen I was over there Sunday"
 W.T. Richards, "the water in
 N bayou was flowing up, or a'ag up,' as they say; today, I
 U mat it was beginning to flow Ia' or toward the river. This in
 ,.s mat the bayou is level with
 ,ver' and that the waters will
 ,A'ehd over any additional terri vualy any Engineer White expressed
 op up'nlon that the water would not (ta au beyond Plum bayou. MT. |s mas gone over all the country. EoM. ,s entirely familiar with tile FOur Of the land. He believes !, Io ID more damage will ensue.
 p, NiVen, who, with other plan ,ssud aouAed on the break, until it a ''slized s! nothing more could be
 oa; Saiu last night it was the gen. bls p,n'on that no moro damage
 m m,, ehsue, providing the rise is
 uoh fu greater. MT. Niven said it |floos., s. thought 50,0O0 acres would |h a, hava, put the manner in which |r.a" uayo1 is taking the water eh- l ., dess s the belief that little addi- |hs ua:mage will be inflicted. |dav ner t" swept through the levee |hort 's,enoon at Ash flats. and in |to ,ov wn,ie the break had widen
 1l' Feet. The break made 1t