Iron County Record | 1927-04-29 | Page 10 | River Floods 9000 Square Miles

River Floods Square Miles Mites Memphis Tenn A Tenn-A A Sabbath scene of death and end devaluation desolation was wall pie pie- seated over more than nIno nine thousand square miles mila of the richest lands In Mississippi anI and Arkansas as the tho floodwaters flood floodwaters waters of half a II dozen mighty streams continued their relentless 8 flow to the sea SOO At least one ona hundred human lives had bad been snuffed out b by the swirling plunging waters since the tho rivers started start ell ed tearing from their beds three weeks ago aco and the fate of other hundreds was In doubt Crest of the Mississippi 1 river hood flood apparently Vo was passing Memphis 1 Weather bureau officials o said there hall hail been a constant gnage reading of feet since 7 o'clock Sunday morning a drop of tenth one of a foot toot o or over r night I