The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-14
THE CREVASSES.

THE CRrvAssE SAuvE's-Opinons still differ about
the probability of this crevasse being stopped we visited
at late hour yesterday afternoon when the work OF stop
ping the break was going with continued vgor The
engineer in charge of the work thinks that proba
BILE. The old hull of the ship Suvah formerly owned BY j.
w. Zachane Co.. of this city. and Afterwards by the u
3. Quaemaste Department. has been scutted and sunk
in the main channel of the current Inc work OF sinking
bags Of earth still going The body OF water rushing
through the gap is said be considerably essened within the
past two days Planters in the vicinity. however, still
incredulous as the ultimate success of the undertaking.
and assert that the earth beneath the piles giving away,
and that the body of the work will be washed away
To the eye appearance of the work such
days since. Where doctors disagree much does be-
come us to venture any decided opinion.
THE FoRTIkR CREvAssE-This break in the levee about
mile below Mr. Saves, and the opposite bank of
the river still its uninterrupted by any artificial
prevent it. The rush of water immense and the
noise is heard for long distance 1t has most awful and
destructive appearance.
The CREvAssE AT THE ENGLISH TURN.-We yeser-
day visited this the western bank of the river
about eight miles below Alge and happily surprised
to witness the and promising condition OF the
work in progress The work wholly under the immediate
control and direction of named Femming. who has
had practical experience and has never yet been
successful in stopping ceyasse report has been in CIR
culaton that Flemmng had the work under contract and
would lose the whole of his work to this time if
he did not complete it in two days This is great
mistake. FlemmDg is employed by the neghborns plant
ers who supply him with men aud means, besides giving
him $1,000 for services during the continuance of the
work All the planters far, highly pleased with the
manner which the work progressing and have the
confident belief that the break will be stopped This
break the old Ievee originally about hundred and
fifty feet broad The levee which is built inside of the
old one, has been built ANGLE and about two hun
bred feet have already been finished leaving about hum
bred and sixty feet yet to be completed The most difficult
part the work has already been DONE and the deepest
portion of the been The water is
about five feet deep where the work is progressing.
The plan of procedure at this place differs materially from
that adopted the other places where have
Cured. Femming drives small piles by hand securing them
for the by ropes between which he places green
boughs bagasss hay and earth The piles thus upheld
and the work proceeds slowly but surely toward completion
The new evee is from twelve feet wide. About four
hundred negroes yesterday at work. and they all
peaed be in great spirits and work with aacrty The
example of few of the neghborng planters. stripping of
their and working efficiently in the water has given
impetus to all concerned which of the most gratifying
description. The public assured if unforeseen
accident that this will soon be stopped and
the vicinity relieved from the present rush Of water which
has proved SO destructive.