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Domestic News
April 13, 1859
Arkansas True Democrat
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
A levee break at Walnut Bend on the Arkansas side of the St. Francis River caused forceful flooding into low grounds, with the rush audible over a mile away, as reported in the Memphis Appeal on the 15th ult.
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Break in the Arkansas Levee at Walnut Bend.-The Memphis Appeal, of the 15th ult., says:
The clerk of the St. Francis No. 3. informed us yesterday that when they passed Walnut Bend, on their way to this city, from the St. Francis river, they found that a break had occurred on the Arkansas side at that place. Such was the force with which the pent-up waters were pouring into the low grounds of that neighborhood, that the noise of their rush through the orifice, and of their destructive course through the bottom lands, could be heard at the distance of more than a mile from the spot.
The clerk of the St. Francis No. 3. informed us yesterday that when they passed Walnut Bend, on their way to this city, from the St. Francis river, they found that a break had occurred on the Arkansas side at that place. Such was the force with which the pent-up waters were pouring into the low grounds of that neighborhood, that the noise of their rush through the orifice, and of their destructive course through the bottom lands, could be heard at the distance of more than a mile from the spot.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Infrastructure
What keywords are associated?
Levee Break
Walnut Bend
Arkansas Flooding
St Francis River
Memphis Appeal
What entities or persons were involved?
Clerk Of The St. Francis No. 3.
Where did it happen?
Walnut Bend, Arkansas
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Walnut Bend, Arkansas
Event Date
15th Ult.
Key Persons
Clerk Of The St. Francis No. 3.
Outcome
pent-up waters pouring into low grounds of the neighborhood; destructive course through bottom lands; noise heard at more than a mile
Event Details
A break occurred in the levee on the Arkansas side at Walnut Bend, observed by the clerk of the St. Francis No. 3. while passing on the way to Memphis from the St. Francis river; waters rushed with great force through the orifice.