21 Mar 1903
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1903
Page
1
A cresting Mississippi River flood nears Memphis with a gap at Trice's Landing Ark challenging forecasts. Crevasse water pours through and the tug Diana workshop postponed passage, while Marion Arkansas reports dire relief needs and a levee dynamite threat to divert floodwater and save towns along the St Francis.
A private levee in Jefferson County has been overtop by floodwater causing extensive inundation. About 400 head of stock were moved from Ashland to Natchez for shelter as the river rises along Black and Betsy Ann routes.
Rains swell Mississippi tributaries near Lacrosse Wisconsin and push water higher by nearly three feet in forty eight hours. Crevasse at Pecan Point opens flood into St Francis basin while residents near Marion and Trice's Landing prepare for rapid rises as the river gauge nears 40.1 feet.
The Mississippi river reached 19.6 feet, matching the peak of the 1897 flood. Levee boards prepare for all contingencies as river front work continues. A heavy shower fell Thursday night and the Bougere break, long known, caused little damage as water flowed through it. The Texas and Pacific line work aims to connect New Orleans to St Louis, with repairs needed since the levee wasn’t designed for such floods.
Water pours through small breaks in the North Helena levee in Helena Arkansas on March 20 as the river rises toward fifty-one feet. The Walker Street levee remains safe while flooding threatens the northern suburbs and railroad traffic toward Lula is expected to halt by week end.
May 20 Greenville Mississippi reports the protection dike at Leland Arkansas may fail as the river rises four feet above the 1897 mark. A heavy rainfall slows repairs and increases danger while a crevasse could flood Bayou Mason Roeuffiver and Inching Lake areas. Captain Bollinger may try to hold the river.
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