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Show LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED IN FLOODED DISTRICTS '' Levees Along the Mississippi .Breaking and Manj ; Towns Arc in Danfcr. The situation In North Memphis is unchanged. People are transferred In skiffs and many are idle because of the shutting down of several Industries. MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 18 The river riv-er stands at 39.6 feet this morning and Is stationary. The levees continue to hold and only one break Is reported in the St Francis system, that at Trice Landing, twenty miles north of here. The waters are rushing through this crevasse a,t a furious rate and flooding the Arkansas basin south. The town of Marian in Crittenden county, is in desperate straits and its inhabitants are greatly alarmed at the rapid encroachment of the flood. Hundreds Hun-dreds of refugees are in Marian and every available building is being used to house them. The 'Frisco railroad, which runs through the town, is under water. Loss of Life Reported, Reports of loss of life in remote sections sec-tions are current but only in two cases can they be verified. The body of an unknown white woman was found in the water near Mound City and the body of a negro was taken from the Overflowed district. The levee here is crowded with poor negroes who were picked up by steamboats. steam-boats. The city authorities have turned over several buildings for their use. Sixty Persons Rescued. A dispatch from Covington states that Island 35, which is considered one of the highest in the north end of the river, riv-er, is flooded for the first time in its history. Sixty persons were rescued from the island this morning by a steamer. Reports from Helena state that the people of North Helena are alarmed. The levee before that part of the town will hold only one foot more of water. The Huntington levee in Bolivar county. Miss., continues to hold. 1 |