Floods Ravage Meridian Area With No Relief In Sight
The Meridian flood report notes creeks out of banks and higher rises by Sunday night. Roads damaged, traffic delayed, and cut off towns growing desperate as food runs short. Railroads report losses from prolonged service suspension and county damages exceed forty thousand dollars. Seventy days of rain total 14.46 inches this month, surpassing the 1894 April record. Meridian also reports sewer washouts causing further destruction.
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Flood of the Worst Ever Known Hits Mississippi
Jackson April 23 The flood losses are incalculable and the most destructive in local memory. From Vicksburg to Meridian and Mobile the devastation spans cotton and corn crops collapsing the subsoil. In Bayou Pierre the fields washed away. Water stands five to six feet in buildings and rail service remains limited with trains at Morrill and Meridian delayed.
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Flood in Alabama prompts compensation for missionaries
Flood reports from Mississippi describe the West Pascagoula bridge damaged by logs, crippling passenger and freight service as tens of thousands of logs threaten Moss Point camps. Waterway floods wash out bridges and raise danger, while Mississippi residents face heavy losses and continued rail disruption. In Jackson a family drowns escaping Pearl River floodwaters and rail traffic remains poor amid ongoing rain threats.
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