Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-02

have already arrived in Pine Bluff, and most of them are quartered with relatives and friends. Others have found quarters, and so far, none of these refugees are in need of assist ance of any kind.
 F That there are many persons in the flooded section of this and oth- CT counties hereabouts. is made known by many of these refugees. These refugees. as we'll as people in all sections of several counties in this district, besieged The Graphic office yesterday and last night for in Eor1hation about the river, and one and all i6 appeared pleased with tine in- formation that the fall had started at Fort Smith and Dardanelle.
 Flooded Area Enlarged.
 Despite the many assertions yester- day that the river had stopped ris- ing, that it was stationary and that it was falling, it is fact that last night there were streets under wa ter that yesterday morning were high and dry.
 Last night. too, the water was flow ing into State street through the catch basins, at the point where the street crosses the old lakebed: and last night water had actually entered through the front door of the building of the Riley Commission company. in Alabama street. where yesterday morning the doorway and sidewalk were dry; and last night the side walk in front of the Hightower Grain !& Feed company's warehouse in State street was under water. where in the middle forenoon it was high and dry.
 The river did rise yesterday, and it did rise yesterday afternoon, de- spite unofficial reports to the con trary. The flooded area in East Sec end avenue, East Third East Fourth. East Fifth and all the other east avenues to and beyond the old lakebed section. had reached out and extend ed, on both the east and west limits. The lakebed itself had higher level of water.
 The rise was not nearly so great as it had been in the past few days. but it was a rise. The river reached the 29 foot stage during the day, and passed it bit. The official forecast, are already quoted. calls for 30 to 31 feet here tomorrow, but the belief IS held here that the river will not go higher than 30 feet, if it goes that high. The breaks in the Cummins and Douglas levees have undoubtedly checked to a considerable extent the rise here, by allowing tho waters choked in the lower river to find an exit through these breaks. These breaks also, it is confidently expected. will prevent the water here reaching as great a height as has been forecasted and the absence ot rain the past two or three days IS also expected to be of much help. Streets in Bad Shape.
 A report reached The Graphic or fee last night, to the effect that be- cause of unusually bad conditions prevailing in the water main and gas main excavations in East Eighth ave nue, that thoroughfare is dangerous for traffic.
 It was stated that there are very l deep holes in East Eighth avenue at | a number of places, and that it IS es- pecially dangerous to cross East ! Eighth avenue at Kentucky street Florida street and Pennsylvania
 street. This information is published for whatever good it may do. and 1t
 may be, there, are sothers streets con aerning: which it may be advisable to I iksnet warninxs of sthe same kind. l With the Sstreets submerged to such
 an extent, ,is impossible for any ] thing to. bedppe to remedy conditions 'i hence wSrning ito the public may result in the prevention. of serious ,' accident.