New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-05


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sohiuoteial storm which commenced
Dntl Inlsiay evening resulted in great
Poyi Id inconvenience to the jewellers
|, hi part oflhe city, beyond the line
ER. p6tne street. .-... 8,
earJ 4nal street cars suspended running
|dO' ia evening, in consequence of the
pe of the track beyond Claiborne
ma Id they have not yet resumed their
, strvs Saturday the cars of the Orleans
I'd run until about dark, notwith-
% HE principal part Of the track be-
r., Usiborne street was submerged.
81 the line have run since.
h. S. lnzt trip of the Claiborne street cars
haie on Saturday evening, when,
vo., seven o'clock, the passengers from
aYette avenue station were left in
IA. ID al the corner of Claiborne and
On streets, to grope their way along
|, hihtreet through the wet.
|NEl hnseuuence of the break in the en-
H. EMS of one canal, and the overflow
efibankments of another canal, the
'A N The rear of the city in the First,
|TEEi and Fourth Districts begun to over
III Saturday afternoon, and citizens
|n mn heir homes dry and above water
IAorniag were compelled to wade
|'hS "a banquettes to return to them
& evening.
Pin' thy evening and yesterday the river
e. hsats rendered all the service pos
|. hose who resided in the rear of
Ia SIy, at Milneburg and the lake end i.
Yesterday morning the Howard As
bn entered upon their charitable
srs. IN new sphere, and boats, large and
|ns. We're carted from the river to points
n and Common streets, to relieve
rers. Canal street was navigable
|equ1h boats as far as Marais street, all
cslerday, and as far as Claiborne
late hour this morning. Satur-
|hs Alqtnoen and evening quite large
crane in on Common street as far as
fne, bringing families fleeing from
ths ing flood.
lify and swine to considerable value
ia stfawned, and horses, mules and COWS,
ia siFen into the city and to the high
SUE land.
|1 na build give columns of incidents
3bs and serious if there was space
II "a maper. Thousands of people from
lrls OF the city visited Canal street
Is day, the most of them walking out
Railroad track as far as Claiborne
uus fom whence many of them embark
oats to crafty their curiosity, while
81 mere conveyed in carriages as far
|rOl't could ride,
ii morning till night the flow of
FF'lO Ilofs was constant. The banquettes
/ Ihaf street were impossible beyond
= treet, but the carriage roads were
n ID as far in as Franklin street.
h 1el the same appearance of things
A tA|DAtEA On OOAhAl4OA Nuu 0lutE
In M Streets, though on smaller scale.
Il, near of no loss of life, though hun
d of families were compelled to aban-
09~heir homes, to which they will not be
$40 return for two or three days. Car
|Bsasslggers, or people with carpet bags,
|salElo town from the rear of the city
II ganumbers.
F., course, gardens that were submerged
|E sS1s efly ruined and the loss of the vege-
|ll drop is not inconsiderable.
|ipsI bath houses and many small build.
6k II Miineburg and the upper lake were
\ ~ aRay.
|hcit captain of the schooner Elizabeth
Y ~ 1fived yesterday at the New Basin,
So 6rts that the lighthouse at the Old
was blown away by the gale.
e 4 water commenced falling during
|nSs Sttst and is now gradually subsiaing.
q responsibility of this disaster rests
bs tie city authorities, who are vested
3. sn4wer to employ sufficient num-
|pa men, in emergencies like the
vffF to protect the city from
~ isaon. We shall show that this disas-
kdia BIT have been prevented, and that
N ss which amounts to thousands of dol
n|Eht have been avoided.
Acene early this morning on Canal
Fhen oar blades glistened in the
l., tln, was magnificent, as the boats
III RS ing through the street.
|bsSs Pontchartrain track and the three
[oi IAilroad tracks that were submerged
H. require some repairs before the cars
tOnn again. The Canal street track sui.
Ea5 the greatest damage. The Pontchar-
la cars will run Tomorrow.