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Show FEARFUL FL0CD3 IN SOUTH. It Is Feared Many Lives Will b Lost Dflore th W.nter Eubiidcs. Tlio f1'd altuntlon In the portion "f the Mlioii-ilppl erT enntlnnous tc Mepiphln, Te-m, Is eitreni" ly nltiiil, ni.il rep. it i of losn of lit" aro kt I.iiihI It wna thorn bt nt flrl that tll lironk In tho le.e... rt Il,,lvl,.. h. near Ti I. . Inn.lllil!. won! I he ll n,a".:i by relieving reliev-ing thn pr. k iii" of water and canHn;: a fall nt tl.'s l ln- I'""'1 t thla tho brenli but (omplli ote.l ro-iilltlo-s by fliMxImg a imt ntea In Ark.iiim arrons tho MIiHH!ppl from M.'inphli, and a rnrltii'.le ea rltim In the Ht. Kranels and Mid-lppl river ba-lns, nti'ndltn from mm buln to Iho other, a dlslnneo nf many mil -a. l'rnm thli territory a roll for help has ono un from persona who hnvo boon aurroiind d In their homes on Mull pnrta of tha country, but thus fur it tins been an Impossibility to send Uiem aanlot-anro. aanlot-anro. A few floating hoillea Imvo been found at yarluus iHilnts liy tho ro-u log btuils, but tho number has not yet boon alarming. Tho Kt. I nula ft Han Krnnrlsro railroad rail-road rune llinuiKh the Ht. PrnneM rountry. but that fonipntiy has an. nullel all train. Ha trucks being nn-dnr nn-dnr water nrmr Marlon. Ark. The town of Marlon Is alnioit totally flood od. and rltliena aro lining skiffs fx their only means of trnvel. Negroes and whlto persons from the aiimront territory an pouring Into Mnrlim Tory hour, akiiK Hint a boat be sent to rem ne toeir fiimilli s. There Is no menus of ren'blng them except by mnldne: a break lu thn leveo near Memphis. |