Show DRUMMERS DROWNED fal FLOODED DISTRICT were being rowed across the submerged district of mound city arkansas water receding memphis tann march 24 J pi hood an employed of an arkansas saw mill returned from the flooded district of arkansas today and reports tant chile at gavin a station on the frisco railroad sunday afternoon atter noon he MW a inifi containing four drummery drum mera and two oarsman oarsmen oars men swept under a railroad by the current the boat was overturned and all six of the pant i were drowned mr hood does not know the names of the traveling nian hut says they had employed the negroes to row them across the submerged district to blound city new orleans IA march 24 the mississippi has fallen two tenths of foot in the last 12 hours 20 feet something like a gale prevailed during the night and caused much apprehension concerning the safety of the levees though tha early morning reports brought no news of crevasses cre r 0 attempt will bo made to close the break on la fourcha the bayou has fallen nearly six feet s washington march 24 the weather bureau today issued th e following bulletin the mississippi continues to rise below memphis and fall northward to cairo at about bic rate as during the two days preceding stages thit morning were cairo fort au feet ft rise of 4 foot ew orleans 20 feet a rise of 1 foot no changes from previous forecasts arc indicated |