The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-25
when the MississippE OVerdOWed It's
Banks.

Hnen INC mlbshhSlpph ONeFuuHeN AtS L
Ranks.
FrVn As Nee Orleans PteavtHe.
The military authorities Of this department
have just in time taken the proper steps TO secure
rs from general overflow, should the Spring rise
be unusually great next year. Certainly, from
baton Rouge, If not higher up, down 70 the forts,
he levees on the Mississippi badly need more or
kess repairing; and in many places II Will DC found
necessary TO build extensive emoankments, the
old ones having disappeared in the waters OF cur
great stream.
From the time when New Orleans was founded,
down to the year 1852, that is, during period OF
enc hundred and fOrty-tour years, The Mississippi
has more than once OVerhowed It's banks in Lower
Mississippi.
A sketch Of the great foods which have been
at different times experienced in Louisiana, can
not but prove interesting to some of your readers
l7lS.-There was an extraordinary rise Of the
Mississippi this year. rs-s
l735.-Gayarre states that the waters wero so
high that many leyees were broken, and much
samsge was doae. New Orleans was inundated
The Hood continued from the latter part OF De-
sember 10 the latter part of Jane.
l77O.-A great food, according 70 the traditions
recorded by Governor Sargent.
IS2.-This year the Mississippi rose 10 3
greater height than was remembered by the old
est inhabitants. In the Attakapas and OpeiOusas,
the inundatou was extreme. The few spots
Ehich the water did not reach were covered with
I785-New Orleans was flooded by crevasses. .
l19l.-same remarks at New Orleans as for the
SoOd Of 1882.
l7e6.-The Teche overAowed its banks for some
sixty miles above New Iberia, and poured into
Grand Lake in a smooth sheet Of water.
l799.-Same remarks AZ New Orleans as the
isli.-A disastrous food this year. M1cn
damage was done by the waters rushing through
the rents 10 the levees.
than that Of 1871. The Pointe Conpee eves wa
broken, the water in the lower part OF Atcha
falAya basin (Grand Lake., rose four or hye fee
.v.la.g a, b afFu nor sin
lsl6.-A very great food. No damage belOV
Red River Landing, however, is recorded.
lsl6.-same remarks at New Orleans as for th'
food Of 1875.
ls23-A great number of creVasses occurred
below Red River on both banks of the river.
lS2i.--There was a great flood, but il did no
prove very destructive.
waters not only oyerthe alluvial region above Re-
river, but over large number OF plantation
below.
rally flooded. Below Red river the -cOuntr!
escaped with but little injury.
ls49-AbOye Red river landing the ravage
occasioned by this flood were comparatively
slight. Below il the injury done was so tmmens
1hat the flood is Justly ciassed among the mos
destructive ever known. creyasse occurred a
Sauves plantation, above New Orleans By which
the city was inundated. The break remaines
open forty-eight days, and did an immense
amount of damage.
lS50.-The damage caused by this Hood wa
immense. The TerSes DOLtom WAS submerged
Below Red River Landing the country suffered
much. The basin between Bayou LatOurche anC
the Mississippi escaped nearly uninjured. Th
crops upon the left bank above New Orlean
were much injured by the celebrated Bonne
Care eraYesse, which attained a Wilderness o.
nearly seven thousand feet, and continued flow
Ang for more than six months
B5l.-Below Red River Landing there were
several crevesses. The damage occasioned by
Nhem was local.
vO. tsoe The Bell and Labranche creYasses sub
FssSe eso me country between the Mississippi anC
isie Aa9urche, and did considerable damage
S1oInmbi The Tensas bottom lands above
Sandina no escaped uninjured. Below Red riyei
1ani- III az saaage Was done except on the lef
country was Hooded by a ereyssse Tbjcb occ1rrs, ,s
break Of 1850. VI 'us SeieDiAso'
IS62.-The river rose very high F,or. A.,
mouth Of Red river down 20 Pointe-a-i N ~, ~
there were many breaks In the leyess ~
neaTly AL proved very destructive 70 the crop,