The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-24
The Crevasses At New Orleans.
Erom the New Orleans Picayune May l5.J

II Is poor indeed With the present means and upon
the present plan think altogether improba
HE nav almost impossible. MIR. Dunbar, who now has
the nanag Of the works Is almost discouraged
aItbo ugh he still perseveres few Of the laborers
who have been working in the water. under hot
have become sick and this has alarmed the others
that many al them have len There fewer than
n hui dr. men at work
The appearance of the place il much "a It
Saturday and Sunday The hull OF the old ship which
scuttled on Sunday has sunk in its bed about
eight feet. within the last twenty. four hours. by
the washing away Of the earth ut those points
where she first touched She lies kseed
partially upon her sides leaning towards the shore
her upper deck upon the lower side being nearly
a a"wn 40 sns wa,r pn fuee row oil Prs mas
intervening space tn be filled with sacks of earth
large stream Of water still flows under the old ship
which II moorcd ut the most critical part Of the work
Ar last aWat boat has bee brought along
side laden with large number Of sacks OF earth piled
upon side Of her and she will be scuttled by the
side the old ship being made to sink with the heavy
loadcd'' part towards the river. to make u
against the current running under thc old
vessel his fatboat will probably he sunk this morn
ing and the experiments Of its usefulness tested
It is thought that about ono nth less water is now
discharged through the hole gorge than dscharg
ed three days since. The depth of water where the
piles driven yesterday about fourteen feet
MIR. Dunbar. the Surveyor is mueh overworkod in
mind and body not having slept for the last four
five nights, and being daily exposed to the and
water On Sunday he had narrow escape from drown
Ing, having fallen overheard from plank attached to
the old hull He saved by the prompitudc and dar
ing OF few Of the board of one Of the hatboas.
nder all the circumstances Of the case. the work
has progrossc fast could reasonably be antici
rat,d in accordance with the plan first commenced.
IL is regretted by persons that the drst plan
should have adopted Of building the levee
into the instead of constructing IT. D-sore Of
the break Of III leveo This present plan had been
adopted before Mr. Dunbar arrived upon the ground,
aud considerable advance made in it's construction He
has done all that man could do to carry it to
cestful completion. We much fear. however that 1t
cannot accomplish what was intended and If it does
not very succeed some more elfectual plan must
be put in execution
THE OVERFLOW.
An excellent movement was yesterday made towards
arreting the progress OF the food in the OF tho
city Under the authority of the Second Munich
pality Council Messrs Suigi and Harrison. survey
employed about five hundred men and commenced
ions on the ridge at the Metaire Race Course,
to make outlet for the water at that place.
The work prosecuted with vgor and before night
canal of over 300 feet IN length cut ofsuch dmen
fions that large quantity of water has already pass
ed of Wewcre informed that the water on the Shell
Dad, in the vicinity Of the Half Way House. had at
o'clock last evening been reduced three inches This
il accurate, is great good news The water passes
through the new outlet at prodigious ratethey say
fifteen miles per hour-but of course its rapidity will
b. essened whena little more fall takes place in the
swamp on this side.
he breaches made some nights since in the lower
bank of the New Canal this side of the Galvez Canal
all thorC ughy repaired yesterday and the benefit
of this movement will be promptly felt in the Seventh
Ward Second Municipality, and Second Ward First
Municipality
The two engines of the Draining Company also
set work yesterday, and to have kept in
operation all last night 1t is the opinion of Mr. Surgi
that With the new outlet in theridge and the draining
machines the be kept down to its present L.
il materially lowered in case the crevasse
continues open II these anticipation should fortu-
nutey be realized. the further spread of damage and
distress will be stayed.
The outlet of in the rear has not of course,
yet had any effect upon the food in the districts
low the New Canal where the rise continued up to the
time we went to press Common street. on the south
side, il completely inundated to Circus street. and
many other streets present the of canals
AZ have already stated the orkhousc is entirely
surrounded by water and the Protestant Cemetery il
nearly in the condition In the back streets Of
the Second ward. First Municipality the Hood is also
making rapid progress. and large number of families
were yesterday compelled to moye. In the poorer dis
trcts the disaster Is the most severely felt and nr-
merous Of distress came under notice Apart
from the painful reflections caused by such state Of
affairs there are many scenes which cannot but excite
mirth All sorts Of aquatic conveyances in
demand and the proprietors Of ski1s and yawls are
the most independent individuals to be met with in
The water understand last evening rising with
considerable pdity in the Of Lafayette 1t Is
TO the Carroton Railroad nearly the whole length
above Lafayette and in many places the track is SUBJ
merged. In the upper part Of the Second Municipality
there not much rise yesterday. and strong hopes
entertain ed that the outlet made in the Metal
re Ridge will prevent the further encroachment Of the
flood This portion of the town has been long
inundated the novelty Of the thing has away
and less COMMUNICATION Is felt for the sufferers however
much they may deserve it,
In the opinion of Mr. SUg to the benefits to be
derived from the cut through the Metairie Ridge
feel confidence but the general expectation has
often been disappointed that all getting to be
sangune antcipatons Of MI s may be realized the
of stopping the is at present very dis
couraging
ANOTHER CREvASSE.
Another of MI alarming character. occurred
Sunday evening shout o'clock. upon the panta-
ton Of Butler kenner, Esq. about three miles above
MIR Sauve's. Most fortunately it discovered be-
fore 1t was ten feet wide It soon however, wdened
to about forty feet and nearly twelve feet deep The
lie, ee was an old strong one aud burst in
by pressure; the banks caved in having been under
mined Most luckily, as soon a. 1t was discovered,
the work of stopping it was commenced with great
vsor, and pursued to ultimate success There was a
ls &c quantity Of stakes small piles in the vicinity
had 10 nf hntp
ported to Mr. Sauves crevasse. These at once
procured and driven in double rows and the inter-
earth-the bags to contain the earth having been
procured from MIR Sauve's. With so much vi
gor was tho work conducted throughout the
the whole aperture was closed Yesterday afternoon
the water upon the plantation was pumped out, the
plantation having and side lcvecs and by evening
the land nearly dry without any serious injury to
the crop.
This proves how much speedy energetic action will
accomplish in such before the rushing waters
have worn deep channel
The cREvAssE AT TIE ENGLISH TURN.
The from this continue to be favor
able, and doubt not that shall be able to
announce that the rush Of water has been entirely
checked The work Wa progressing with considerable
Iapidity yesterday afternoon and will in all proba-
bility, be completed by tomorrow night.
From the New Orleans Bulletin, May 15l
The water It'll continues advancing at every point
In the of the Second and frst paltes and
has already surrounded several important buildings
The Second Municipality workhouse is completely
circled Frerets cotton press St Narys street is
flooded 1t is only kept out Of the Gas Works by lc-
wees thrown around the walls, aud St Mary's
street. and it Is now advancing the Charity Hospital
Portions Of Canal street below Circus street,
yered and last evening the back water filing the
cutters the contrary side. The First Municipality
il receiving large portion Of 1t, and nearly all
the streets in the Of Marais flooded So far,
II has crossed the Old Canal but that it will do
there be but little doubt. During the "a hours
ending yesterday at o'clock, A. M, the water had
risen inches the Gas Works, and at the same
place last evening" was advancing at the rate Of six
inches in "a hours. competent authority, however,
informs that have yet to suttain much greater
rise
WHERE TIE WATER WILL. GET TO.
That our readers may have some idea where the |
water will get to- copy from the Picayune the follow
ing Gale ulAtioR which, when made was based upon |
the dtiop of the water at the New Basin last
Saturday OF course, IL has risen materially since,
libeI al allowance must be made for the advance -
The present level Of the water the upper side OF
he New anal is about three feet nine inches above
ordinary high tide in the lake Assuming the level Of
L fhe Linz Of