Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-05-24
VARIETY CT NEWS,


CRENASNE At SAUNES.
The news from the crcyaSse last evening again
Ct very discouraring character. At o'clock L. VI.
the work Progressing finely and strong hopes were
entertained that tile breach would be closed. At
that time damper was put upon tie confident anti
cipaouS OF the laborers by timber raft, which was
drawn toward the by the strong current and
s:sAing Of the pile-drvers drove it from it, moor
ngs and sent it nearly through the breach Discour
,inE this incident was, it WAS excecteu " one
which took place in about halt an hour alteF"a ruS.
= aother and larger raft came rushlh to"aIus the
trevasse and a-rinst the works tearing away the
.,a, 1 rirer N The time tile accident occurredand
hut for their presence Of mind in promptly jumping
= The raft they must have been drowned The raft
swung round after striking, and again hoated off but
tn steam piledrver left aground in the breach
Notwithstanding these dishearenng events we are
happy to state that the efforts stop the have
not abaed, but rather increased, and those who have
the matter in charge feel confident that large portion
Of the breach will be closed before night.
In addition to the accidents which have occurred,
the weather has been extremely untayorabe mos: Of
the time since the took place. The men, in
addition to the annoyance Of being almost constantly
in the water up their arm-pits have been 70. the
last two three days dlenched with rain.
The water rose several inches in the swamp ye-.e.-
day and WAS last evening running over che Shell Road
into the canal for distance this side Of the Half
Way House, and covered the road at the New Basin
warehou 1t is also setting up in the rear of the
Second Municipality, h'yinc reached Eryades street,
anrarealy done considerable damage. \ large num-
Der ofhou>es are surrounded by wafer and can only
be reached by boats.
\ largo number Of hands were engaged yesterday
in throwing up embankment5 tie lower side Of the
new canal. and it about much they could DO
e. keen pace with the rise IF the Several out
lets Lave been made in the canal below the Metairie
RID. e,wh.ch allow large quantity Of water to pass off
into the swamp below otherwise we think the rear of
81. Fir ,rrtlJ lie Inundated
It will he from what we have said that there is
cause r tile very grave apprehenscns entertained by
the public, and should be admouished by the acct
dents which occurred yesterday MOTTO expect too
Ienty the stoppage Of the crevasse but prepare for
the worst Whatever the public authorities do
should be done instantly Nothing but the prompt
and energetic exertons will satisfy citizens.
ANOTHER CREVASSE.
We learn yesterday that at about noon,the levee in
front Of the powder Magazine the other side OF the
river about three miles below ferry landingat Algiers
gave away the extent Of eighty ninety feet, sub
merging quantity ofgunpowder which had been land
ed there in kegs. The Mayor, Mr.. Cr0ssman, i'm.
ucdateIy informed Of t,aud be forthwith despatched
pile driver, with men and lumber, to assist in closing
the breach The police jury also Immediately con-
vened and measures adopted for the purpose Of
looking to the security Of The evee We inform
cd that unless the crevasse be stopped, the Pow
der Magazine viii inevitably be swept away
TIE MORGANZA CREVASSE
The from this creyasSe in the parish of Pointe
Coupee is rather melancholy. The pointe Coupee
Echo Of last Saturday says:
The crevas-e at Morganze is spreading its ravages
to frightiul extent. 1t is more than quarter
Of mile wide, and of such force and volume that the
Of waters may be heard several miles distant. A
portion Of the Morgan plantation is oyerfowed in the
the is from five feet against the side
levee, which looks weak and threatening in places
There is no way of travelling the Fordoche
cept in skiHs \ committee appointed by the police
jury examine the possibility Of stopping the creyAssc
report it totally impracticabe.
AN OVERFLOW THIRTY YEARS AGO.
While the big care is on US it may not be amiss
to recall previous experience Of this city in the
way ot food. The highest water or greatest flood
known here occurred In 1916 1t in the recollec-
ton Of many persons that that time the
up as high Royal street and that houses Bour-
Ion street were deserted in consequence of it. We
informed that, at the period speak Of, Com.
Patterson from the lake where his ship lay, in
boat this cty,which his made fast a stake in
Canal street Royal. The houses back gener-
ally deserted and abandoned and the people hocked
towards the river, the highest point, and consequently
the dryeSt for safety. We give these "reminiscences,
however without much idea that the same will
agair he enacted and sincerely hope that the
twenty four hours will alay all apprehensons
the subject.
ARMY AND NAVY OF GREAT BRITAIN.
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