Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-05-30
LATER FROM NEW ORLEANS

We me- 49, a.. 'dsJ-t, -Ov.sspessrday
IN The Akif and on borSeoack, Of The
submerged portion OF the city. The
inundaiion has extended into four
wards Of the city, 10 wit: the Second.
Fourth, and Seventh W ards Of Second
Munlps and the Second Ward Of
the First Municipality The wafer
entering the city by the Second Ward
Second Municipality was hemmed IN
here FOR several days by the ridge
which runs through Apollo ST., and by
the Shell road, the New Canal, and the
leyce erected on the lower bank ofthe
Canal The average height Of that
portion Of the Second Ward ovcrhowed
IS at least two feet higher than the av
eragc height Of the rest OF the munich.
pality.-The highest portion Of the ci-
ty was, therefore by arli fetal causes,
compelled 10 receive and contain, Tor
several days. the whole overflow The
suffering nndloss IA the Second Ward,
have consequently been very serious.
Most OF the houses VA ihls Ward arc
are small, one-siory tenements, aud are
inhabited by poor people who have
been compelled Re move ont with all
their furniture. others who were furtu-
nate enough to have an uppcr-story TO
their houses, remain at home; the gen
tlcmen doing the marketing and the
ladies their shopping IN skifTs. We
had the pleasure Of visiting friend
yesterday, on Howard ST., aud found
him sitting on the top Of cupboard,
fishing Tor cat fish in his parlor. A
nclghbor Of his, who was on the shelf
hallocd to us across the street, alias
creek, aud invited us to take a drin (,
which we declined. on the ground that
we were not dry, and hardly supposed
hc was. Though our inundated friends
m this region find some relief in few
vigorous objurgatlons of certain distin-
gulshed city and IN uniclpal dignllarles
yet, they are general y as contented and
good-spreted as it is possible for very
damp people to be.
Dryadcs market barely raises it's head
above water being built much higher
than the steet, aud is only reached by
temporary piers. All the streets west
Of Dryades are navigable forsmoiI craft.
Some ofthe residents, we perceive,
have provided themselves with sati
boats. We saw many bright-eyed lass
es and noisy lads coming to school in
sktIs, from the rear OF the Second and
Fourth Wards. On Sunday, the wa
ter having forced It's way across the
New Canal, began TO flow pretty freely
into the rear Of the Seventh Ward.
This afforded some relief to the Sec
ond Fourth Wards. In the twenty
four hours preceding twelve o'clock
yesterday, the water on the upper side
of the canal, fell one inch, whilst on
the lower it rose five inches.
The Protestant Cemetery, ut the foot OF
Grod street, is also entirely inundated, moi
wthstnndiug the efforts Of Mr. Blukely to
keep ii out The propreiors OF several
large cotton presses IN the rear oflhe Sew
enth Ward have been compelled to remove
their cotton, and are surrounded by water.
The residents 10 this section are generally
moving nearer to the river. The water
has advanced so far us entirely to cover the
street m the other side OF Circus street. and
IS slowly moving towards the river. Ia The
meantime It haHens through the dilchcs in
such strong currents into the First Munich
pally that ponds are rapidly extending a.
cross BASIN and Rampant streets. We have
however strong confidence that even # the
crevnsse is not slopPcd, the canals through
he Mc'alre ridge will bet of he water, and
prevent any iuhher inundauon. 40