Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-03
FALLING RIVER
IS REGISTERED
At ALL POINTS
Decline Will Be Very Rapid
Starting Thursday - All
Levees Are Holding.
Says Latest Report.

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Memphis, Tenn, May 1.-The
Mississippi river is now falling from
Memphis to Cairo. Between Cairo
and st. Louis there will be a fall
shown today at Cape Girardeau,
but Chester will show rise and
st. Louis will probably crest today.
The last rise on the upper Mis-
sissippi was due to heavy rains
around Hermann, Mo, with three
tenths of foot rise reported for
"a hours ending yesterday morning.
The Ohio is falling rapidly from
Cairo to Pittsburgh, and the Ten
nessee shows good fall at Johnson
vile.
South of Memphis, with the ex-
ception of Helena, there were falls
recorded yesterday, the greatest be-
of foot drop in "a hours was reg
istered This is probably due to the
Ferriday, La, crevasse and the two
south of New Orleans, allowing the
water in the river to run off faster.
Most of the water through the Ferri-
day levee break is finding its way
to Berwick Bay through the At
chafalaya river.
Fall Slow in Beginning.
The Mississippi at Memphis will
continue falling slowly for three
or four days. By Thursday it is
expected to become more rapid and
unless there are more heavy rains 1t
will be hitting it up at rate OF
nearly foot every I'd hours by the
first of next week.
The crest ought to reach Helena
some time today, and a fall may be
reported from there by tomorrow
morning. Below Helena the rise will
have little effect. There is addi-
tional water coming out of the
White and Arkansas rivers that
might retard the fall in the lower
river as far as Vicksburg, but even
that is going to make little change.
The situation in all levee districts
remains good. There is no let-up in
watching and waiting. LeVee board
officials say there is still consider
able danger from a falling river,
and gangs of men will be kept on
the job day and night until the
water recedes under a danger line.
Reduce Forces in Third District.
Officials in the Third levee board
district of Mississippi will start re
ducing forces at certain points to-
day. This viii occur in the Tensas
levee district. However, enough
men will be kept at work to guard
against any accidents.
Reports from Hickman were more
favorable last night than at any
time in a week. Engineers in charge
of the Reelfoot district say the dan
ger of break at point seven miles
south of Hickman is now averted.
The Mississippi will be we'll down
the levee in few days, as the fall
at Hickman is more rapid than
first figured New Madrid, Mo,
had a three-tenths of fall in "a
hours. About the same was record
ed in Hickman.
The Ohio has fallen 2,5 at Shaw
ueetown, H., showing the flood in
the Wabash is running out very
fast. Mount CARMEL H., reported
a good fall for the first time in
several weeks.
BY Tuesday morning the Cairo
stage will be under so feet In
three or four days it will exceed a
foot a day at Cairo.
Victory Almost Won.
While the levee boards have not
won complete victory, they are
nearing the end of their troubles,
and, as officials say, they expect
to be out of the woods entirely in
about 10 days or two weeks.
The congressional committee from
arrived in Memphis this
morning over the Southern Railway |
After being shown the levee opposite
Memphis, they returned for a meet
ing of local business organizations
and officials of the st. Francis levee
board on board the steamer Missis-
sippi at IL o'clock.
At the end of this conference the
board will leave for Helena for
another meeting with levee board
and those from the Cham
Der Of Commerce.
The Tensas levee board at Arkan
sas City wants the party to stop
there for hearing, and this request
will be communicated to the delega
ton today.