The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-14

The ST. Louis Intelligencer of the 9th inst. has
the following paragraph
The eastern shore of Duncan's Island continues
to diminish rapidly under the strong action of the
current. A large body of men are still employed
in pushing of the drift at the head of the island,
so as to allow the water free agency Two frame
houses that stood near the eastern shore a day or
two since, have tumbed in the river and been
swept away. 1t is the wish Of the City Engineer
to have washed away much possible of the
eastern shore of the island during the present
freshet. .l r,.. s5t ..,f.-
The St. Louis Republican of the 7th inst has
this detailed account of the perilous condition of
things: ..I-.. ...... .l,r1 s.. ,-.
Inch by inch the water is gradually gaining up
on us, and unless we are favored with a de-
cline in the upper rivers, we must anticipate the
most calamitous consequences. We begin now to
fear serious damage to property and produce in
juries to our landing and harbor improvements, and
suspension of business operations, such result
ed from the great rise of 1874. ..
The officers of the steamer Ocean Wave which
boat arrived ye terday morning from Illinois river
report that at Beardstown it was a stand but
that below that point, 1t was still rising. Some
cent heavy rains above, lead us to apprehend still
another rise of the Illinois river.
The latest accounts from the upper Mississippi
give fall of three inches at Galena, and vet
receding slowly. The Kate Kearney, down last
| evening" reports fall OF three inches in twenty
four hours at Keokuk, of one inch in the same time
| at Quincy, and rise Of one inch at Carksve
| The officers of the steamer Dubuque. however,
| from Gaena, inform US that the steamer DR.. Frank
lin, from st. Peters, which was met in Fever river,
reported an additional rise above. The Desmoines
river is falling fast.
From the Missouri the steamer Buena Vista,
down yesterday, reports another rise of several
feet This, however, is not corroborated by our
telegraphic dispatch, which is much later.
At this point the river rose during Thursday
night nine and half inches, and yesterday up to
SIX o'clock P. M. nine and a half inches, making a
rise OF nineteen inches in twenty four hours. The
water is now eleven inches below the City Direc.
trix, and eight half feet below the high water
| mark OF 1874. At the upper end of the landing
from Locust street to Cherry, the water has reached
the curb stone and at many points is at the store
doors Battle Row is in part submerged, and the
| occupants on Thursday evening, or during the
| night, removed their effects and pitched their quar-
ters in other portions of the city. The merchant.
| In that district have all removed their goods from
the first floor
Every inch of the space we have mentioned i.
covered by water-drays and other vehicles, how
ever, with some difficulty, yet wade over that por
ton of the landing. Below Locust street, tn.
merchants along the entire Levee were yes,erda,
forenoon actively engaged in removing the heavl
articles Of sugar, salt molasses etc. from the lowe
to the upper stories. Many expect that not ,
building on the landing will be exempt from tn
moving their goods to warehouses Main street
| and even further back. Boats have begun to expe
| rence considerable difficulty in finding room t
discharge their cargoes. Yesterday several availe
themselves of the cross streets, whose sidewalk
were encountered with freight of every variety
The water has spread all the fiat grounds a
the lower end Of the city, compelling the occupant
of many houses to select their residences elsewhere
At Quarantine Island the rise lacks about one foe
Of reaching the buildings. The eastern shore
Duncan's island is washing away still, at the ra,
mentioned last Thursday. The section lying ea
OF the slough which runs through the north -eastel
r portion of the island, is almost entirely subme-
. | very little of it s visible. The Bloody Isar
| dyke still stands but is under water. Bloc.
Isla nh-nn the easterp shore, is washing aw
n | pretty rapidly. AT its lower extremity, mere is
+ space OF only about hundred yards that is st
| out of water. Kerr's Island, above is almost e
i | tirely submerged.
!, On the main shore opposite, Illinoistown hi
been totally deserted, the inhabitants having r.
paired to the surrounding country and to this cit
Ames' pork is surrounded by water, as ais
the ice. house of the Planters House. Tie turn
pike from this place to Papstown is three feet vi
der water. The culvert of the turnpike has bee
. | washed away, and there is way of reaching d
, | land from the ferry boat but by barges, which
constantly plying back and forth. Papstown, ais
| is deserted The town of Venice is inundated.
!, this place the water is deep and running into G
= | hokia Creek. The two bridges across Cahok
+ Creek in lnoistown have been washed away Il
= | upper bridge having started at 3 o'clock yesterd
a afternoon The Caseyville Railroad Bridge h
a been moved by the water running up the cree
7 | and one of the benches has sunk about as muc
: The bridge back of Venice was washed away sor
. days ago.
There now in the city number of persons
:, men, women and children-who have been driv
n out Of the bottom by high water Many of the
are entirely destitute of even the necessaries
i life, and some provision ought Immediately to
aIo fNyt To- tkatr rnttn nf L..