OCR Text |
Show MONITOR ARKANSAS MAY BEJELEASED Sudden Rise in River May Afford Water to Float Barred Warship -to the Gulf. -, , ST. LOUIS, May 19. It is believed by river men that the monitor Arkansas, which is barred at St Genevieve, Mo., about fifty miles south of here by low water, will be able to proceed on her way to the Gulf this evening or tomorrow. tomor-row. Since Saturday the river has risen ris-en four feet and an addition of two or more feet Is expected by tonight. The sudden rise of the water was rather unexpected, and comes from the r. ourl river, which is belcs fe1 ty the C -? t'.l C:-::r:f3. |