The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-06


Orleans has been city the sea water has neve
risen 90 high as to food the suburbs before fss
days ago. The appearance of the back part o
town Is altogether changed from its genera
aspect aspect AL along from the upper portion Of tht
vast sheet OF green water is to be seen, dotted
here and there with some rising knoll On line oi
city railroad track. Wherever there IL an eleva.
ton, q lot OF household furniture is to be seen
Families have been driven from home. Grocery
and dry goods stores have been destroyed, trees
uprooted, gardens washed away, and the higher
portions OF the rearward are full of snakes toads
and other reptiles.
At the Old Bayou the water on Monday was
waist deep in front of the hotel. At the Pontchar.
trsin railroad end it was over ones knees at
MiguePs, and 1t was up yesterday at noon along
the line Of the city, high as Hercules street, in
the First District, as Claiborne in the Second but
away beyond, In the Third, which is the highest
portion Of the whole parish. The beautiful little
yachts which ran recently in tie summer regsttas
were put to severe test BY old Boreas. The
Minnie Gilmor Is all broke to pieces, the Elephant
insecure. Thes Domido was saved from material
,3J9Iy hy her -indomitable sea-dog of master,
We saw Messrs. Hewett and Griffith on an er.
rand of mercy, from the Howard Association,
with q wsgon load OF bread and -four. foundering
about in the water. seeking to relieve the dis
tressed and famshed denizens of the drowned
regions. The water at midday, yesterday. had
First District and upper portion of the Second it
had fallen several inches, and are informed the
Canal Csrondelet and Bayou st. John had receied
three feet.
No great damage has been done at lake end.
The ladies' bath.house has been entirely swept
away at the railroad end, and portion of the
geDtlemen's, also. Boudro has lost about Is feet
of the made ground east Of his restaurant, and the
from the town of Milneburg clean down to Bayou
Cochon, although inundated, has suffered nothing
in loss Of life.
CHARLES FAGoT, ESQ.,, the veteran lighthouse
keeper at the lake end of the Pontchartrain Rail.
road, awoke and dressed himself on Sunday
morning, at the break Of day. MFR. Fagot
then started out from his Ii, ht house dwelling,
with bis market basket, 10 take the four O'Clock
car. His eyes were not very clear, even with his
spectaces, nor were his nerves very firm because.
Friday hight and Saturday, Saturday night and
Sunday the waves rushed in huge rollers against
the breskwater and the lighthouse, where he
had bis household gods. Mr.. Fsgot had never
seen such commotion of the elements at that
staid and quiet resort, Port Pontchartrain. But
Sunday morning, the day upon. which our old
friend always likes to have his children, grand
children, and all his numerous respectable con.
nections at his dining table, he saed forth, with
bis servant bearing market basket, to procure
vegetables and meat for the family dinner. The
good old man had hardly made two steps when he
saw, in the dim morniDg light, yawning gulf of
water, without any particle of the accustomed
wharf to convey him to the railroad track. Mr..
Fsgot turned back. He lit his lamp, and then
sat down and penned the following epistle to the
superintendent Of lights, worthy in every respect
to be classed with the laconic dispatches of Lord
Nelson and Julius Cesar 81 am in prison. Bave
no boat TO go to market fn." Mr.. Fsgot has the
great United States government to assist him as
one of its functionsries. He is a worthy old gen.
temsD and We trust the aid asked for will be fur
nished.
tba
excellent clerk Of the Second District Court, could
not have appointed a more efficient and popular
deputy than Thomas N. Boylan. Mr.. Boylan is
known all over New Orleans, as an honest, fear
We say we rejoiced Tom Boylan has been pro.
vided for.
To CUSTOM House APPLICANTS there was yes
terdsy displayed at the entrance Of the collectors
office, placsrd reading thus: "a o wing to the
pressure of official business. no further applica-
tions will be received until October l5."
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN DEATHS were reported
last week 10 the Board of Health, being decrease
of thirty one from the number reported during
the previous week. One was drowned, five died
of consumption, eleven Of fevers, three of pneu-
monia, nine were still born and the balance from
various ordinary causes. Fifty deaths were
OF children under ten year Of age.
AN ITALIAN named Frank Roman accidentally
shot of his thumb on Sunday. on the levee, at the
head of st. Philip street.
THE REAR PORTION of the Bienve cotton seed
oil tsciory Of Jules Aldridge, corner OF johnson
Cont streets, was destroyed by fire early yes.
teIdsy morning. lncendiarism is said to have
been the cause.
TIE TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
observations of A. b. Griswold l. Co., corner
Canal and Royal streets, was as follows: At
6 A. NJ. 70 degrees; IL NJ. 7s; 3 P. n. 70; 6P.
NJ. 20.
The temperature yesterday. as shown by the
thermometer at c. Duhamels, Ill Canal street,
was as follows: At 6 A. n. 81 degrees; IL n.
20; Bpm. 76; 6P. n. "a.
LAST EVENING about III O'Clock officer Calhoun
espied on Carondelet street man carrying upon
his back a pack of merchandise, which upon ex.
sminaiion proved to consist of dry goods, female
wearing apparel, parasol, etc., which the bearer
stated belonged to cousin of his. Being asked
where he was going, the man replied, giving q
certain number on Canal street as his boarding
house. 1hither the officer repaired with him, only
TO frd the building referred to to be q Wholesale
dry goods establishment The man, volunteering
no further explanation, was conducted to the
station where he gave his name as John Freedo.
He was detained for examination before the re-
corder this morning.
TIE METROPOLITAN POLICE BOARD met yester-
day but transacted no business Of moment.
ABOUT 100 names have thus far been registered
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