New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-23
The Crevas-e at s,auve'..
Correspondence Ncw.O Orleans Bee, 18th.
CARRoLroN. May 10. +. n


CAKRoLroN May no. o +. n
have this moment returned rom the crevasse
al Sauves and would Ike 10 report something dcnhte
can ~ least relieve the approhcnsons CREATED BY the
report of this afternoon, that the WORK had gwen
way n is not true that any of the works had gwen
way though a. one point hc only portion 81 inc inc
OF -pies yet driven the water Be- rusnng througn
w.fu great violence and cutun. away ine stouni
raridiv But fhe -piic. both sides ~ ms breach.
av dteen feet wide stand with great nrnness and the
work oi closing TO- with continuous line Ot spLes
was commenced az sunset bg the steam -plc driver II
the work boz continued during toe night, as should Pc
done and the RON Of spie- doubled, this worst por
lion of the breach may b. tcd with sand bags before
morning leaving great difficulty IN any other poi
non of the work t should be left at ALL eren Jor
feir hours without continuous progress peAef" the
injury would hc nearly or wholly irreparabe
The laborers seemed 10 me exhausted and not work
nz with energy. There should be- complete relays %
hands 70 keep every part OF the work going night ana
dav and in two days more, the work would be accom-
phshed-st least 90 20 admit 0t the building oi 4
levee Can 10 be possible that this AID -hall not De
furnished shall only one VI the three splle drVer-
on the ground be kept ~ work when ten good handa
of some experience and mechanical skill viii man each
OF them Ordinary laborers not it at once for such
work. and men should be employed with specisl re-
ference 20 IT,
Those who have not made themselves familiar with
the geography a the river above and the ground be-
low cannot yet be- aware OF the terrible calamity which
must follow failure 70 stop the cTevasse Or se' era
miles above the current bear directly upon me breach
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melt away those high and narrow leTees until we have
ood passing out ten or twelve teot deep and Of con
tnualy increasing width and no human effort IN tnat
case can pre- vsni the city from being submerged near
IS whole extent and for one two or three months
Why nor then send q fl0usGnd rles. n needed and let
the exhausted slaves who have toied tor many days
IN rain mud and water, have respite. AT Whatever
cost let th. dreadful calamity be avoided or o Or
II l. forever too late There l. good hope yet under
present rnanarement--so thinks Mr. Dunbar Two
days hence there may be none '-H r.
We beg leave 10 call attention OF authorities
to the closing paragraph IN Mr. lorshey letter The
case Al this time truly urgent and demands the most
active measures OF relief Already the streets o; The
Second and Fourth Wards tar az Dryades-street
have been submerged and al o'clock last evening
the water rising in then a. the rate az au men Al
hour 70 far the authorities Of the Second Municipality
have done even more than their duty. They nave
chartered steamboats, and cent up labofer provisions
sni money and they have now a night 10 call upon
their downtown brethren 20 contribute their qiota-
Let the rh0lc city city send up without delay
one thousand men, with the means % enable them 70
AZ once stop the crevasse for II some definite and
energetic action be not taken, the consequences may
BE- most disastrous. -. ~ Bee I<-L-