New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-24
From New-orlcan.-rhe Creva..e, SC.

Tas : alh.ra Maj br.nss New OrleAns pap. r,
-o tle ..ih ~ .ie A. d4e From re F-iyars q n,
[ i-.h we extract The following
THs CErvAssv Az SAVE -Yc.,crisv Afternoon
w. ac-n Sized rhis crcvsssa sad constrained o.
say tlat prospect 0f closing q poor indeed With
ac present means tni upon 'ac present plan thiuS
success, aifc lefher improbable. nay almost impossible
/ Mr. Dunbar wac now has me management OF the
WORKS j. s.mcs- discouraged although he st.l perse
ffres few q the .srorers wrc have been wCr k.ng
.r the water under nor .un. hsvc becCme sick and
ts las 81 ALnco The Others tha. many % thcm have
..tt l-cre sire now fewer than hundred AZ work
r. thought ihsi about f.th less water Is now
Discharged through The Who.e gorge than WAS Us
CHARGED three says since.
vnacr At iac circumstance Of the case the work has
progressed iast ~ could reasonably be anticipated
20 accordance with ,ae plan trs; commenced 10 =
DOW regretted by most persons tnst the frsr plan
should have been adopted OF building our the new
l,vre tae stream instead ~ constructing u IN shore
[ ci flle break o. the evec
IHE OyrEFIC An excellent movement was YES
tcdsy made toward arresus the progress OF the sood
Oh t.e rar 90 ine city luter The authority % tae sc
crnd Municipality Council Nc-srs sursi and HARRISON.
Surveyors. employed about So men and commenced
orsra,.uas on the ise Nc,arlr Race Course 70
make 40 outlet FOR tle water az that place The work
Was prosecuted with vigor and before night canal Of
over so feet n cnsth Mas cut q such dimensions
fn 10 isr-e quantity 90 water las already passed N
We were informed fhat the water the shell Road IN
the vicinity Of ,Af Halfway House bad u O'Clock last
evening been reduced three inches Ias, q accurate
new outlet 81 prodiSou. rsio;hey say fifteen miles
per hour-hUt 20 course is rspdity VIII he lessened
when lttle more ,. takes place IN the swamp on this
side.
The breaches made some nights since in the lower
bank % the New Canal this SIDE ~ the Gavcz Canal
al thoroughly repaired Yesterday, and The benefit
OF ttis movement Will be- promptly ielt IN the seventh
Ward second Municipality and second Ward, First
Municipality.
The Two engines Of the Draining Company were also
SET al; work Yesterday sHd were 10 have been kept IN
operation All Last ght 10 s the opinion OF Mr. Surg
that with the outlet in the ridge and the draining
machines the water ne kept down 20 It's present
evel. If not materially lowered, even in case the
crevasse continues open Il these sntcpsiions shoud
fortunately De realized the farther spread Of damage
ind distress Will be- STAYED
The Quite, OF water IN the rear has not Of course.
Yet had any effect upon the aood Ia the Districts below
the New Canal. where the - continued up to the
time went % press. Common street the south
side i completely inundated up Circus - and many
other streets present the appearance ~ canals As we
have already stated. the Work House Is entirely sur
roun led hv water and the Protestant Cemetery u
nearly IN the condition Ia the back streets Of
the second W ard First Municipality. the DO Is also
making Hpt progress ana large number OF iafnlIlcs
were yesterday compelled 20 move In the poorer DIS
rrcts the disaster - me most severely ie ana nuncr
GUS csscs 0i distress under our notice. Apart
from the painful reflections caused 10y such state Of
affairs there many which cannot but excite
mrih AL sorts OF aquatic conveysnccs are In great
demand ant the propreors OF ssa- and yaws are the
independent individuals 20 be- met with IN the IN
undated districts
The water we Understood last evening was rising
with considerable rapijy IN the rear Of Lafayette Il
IL up 20 Carrolton Railroad nearly the whole length
above Lafayette and IN many cases the track u sub
merged In the upper part OF the Second Municipality
there NOT much Yesterday, and strong hopes
are entertained that he outlet made in the Meaire
Ridge vii prevent the farther encIoachment OF the
food This portion OF the town has now been so long
inundated that the novelty the thing has worn away,
and less ct Tor the sufferers. however
much they may deserve H.
In the opinion OF Mr. Surgi, 70 the benefits 70 he
derived from the cut through the Mcta.Te Ridge, we
iec great couhscnce but the general expectation has
often been disappointed that all arc getting TO be
.omcwhs, sceptcs. We trust however, that the most
sanguine anucipsuons OF Mr. ; may DO realized as the
prospect Of stopping the crcvasse IA AZ present very
disc0uragng.
ANOTHER CREvAssE.--Another crovassc OF al slarm
Ing character occurred on sunday evening. about
o'clock upon the plantation Of Butler henner, ESQ
about three mile. above Mr. saves. Most fortunate
d. 10 discovered before u was ten feet wide IL
howe wdened 70 about forty feet and nearly
twelve ieot deep The levee old and strong one
and not burst Ia by pressure the banks cayed IN
having been undermined Most luckily, a. II
discovered the work Of stopping il commenced
with great vgor, and pursued 70 ultimate success.
The CRvvAs5r At THE ESCIIsu TUEN.-lhe ac.
from this crevasse continue 20 be favorable and
we doubt NOT that shall soon be able 10 announce
that the rush has been entirely checked. The
work was progressing with considerable rapdity yes
teriay afternoon. and will in al probability be com
| pleted BY tomorrow night