Show FAMILIES ARE MADE HOMELESS BY FLOODS vast sheet of water covers the lowlands along the mississippi river and high water is expected st louis march 0 one hundred fam alies living below alton have been rendered homeless and many lost their belongings as a result of the rise in tho mississippi the river also threatens to inundate the fine fanning lands on mis point across the river and farmers and stockmen stoc kmen are preparing to move ollit hundreds of farmers living in the low bands about have been forced by the rising of salino and bankston creeks somo abandoning stock to the flood for miles the country thereabouts is a vast sheet of water from hannibal mo state that tho upper mississippi is sending down great volumes of water and the river is for this time of the season than for years washington march 9 the weather bureau today issued the following bulletin the heavy rains of saturday and sunday materially increased the volume of water in the ohio and mississippi rivers and their principal tributa ries danger linn stages prevail from cincinnati to new orleans the great ysac height above the danger line is at evansville 08 feet at memphis the rise continues steadily at the rate of two tenths of a foot in 21 hours while at new orleans the stage his morning is a rise of 5 during the last 24 hours and within 14 feet of the highest water on record the mississippi above cairo Is rising rapidly the arkansas is rising while the white black and bed rivers aro now at flood stage another disturbance now over the upper missouri valley threatens to cause more rain tuesday and wednesday in ilio ohio and lower mississippi valleys it this rain should fall in considerable quantity it will still further intensify flood conditions and all preparation should be made for abill higher stages additional bulletins will be issued daily or oftener should occasion require louisville march 9 the river gauges inches above the danger line the weather bureau announces eliat the river ft ill remain on a stand for two days when a further rise is expected the water crept up into fourth estreet during the night and flooded many basements and cutting off the entrance to the kentucky and indiana elevated road the inhabitants of shipping port arc using boats as a means of transportation but report no serious damage all the lowlands north of the louisville and nashville river front tracks from brook street to the cutoff cut off are submerged A dispatch from english ind reports much damage done by the blue river the wabash at vincennes ii 18 feet and rising people from the illinois side are compelled to use boats or walk on the levee to reach vincennes thousands of acres arc under water in that vicinity |