Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-11
THE FLOOD.
Weakening of the Levees in
Front of New Orleans.
The River still Rising-A Crevasse
Likely 10 Occur any Hour

The River Still Rtstng-A Crevasse
Likely TO Occur any Hour
From the New Orleans Times, April7.
For many days the Mississippi river
has been on a terrible rampage, and
with the commencement of the spring
rains, about a fortnight ago, has been
on a gradual rise, until it has reached,
at this point, towithin two inches of the
high water mark of 1871.
Although the leyees on the upper
coast have been reported sheky, during
the past two weeks, and in some in
stances have broken away, no trouble
or apprehension thereof was felt in this
vicinity until late last week, when there
occurred a slight break in the Carroll
ton leYee,
On s1hday night, matters assumed
an alarming shape in a break in the
levee at Louisa street, and a eonse-
quent flowing of the water Of the river
into the, Second District. At that
place, and along the levee generally on
both sides of the river, where defec-
tons were looked for, laborers have
been at work since Sunday evening.
On Monday morning the lookout was
fathef dubious. Between Ursulines
and st. Philip streets the water was
running oyer the bank. From Capt.
Rapp, of the eighth police precinct,
was received a dispatch on Monday
morning, announcing that Patterson
street, Algiers, was overfowed from the
break at the head of Verret street.
The levee between Louisa and Clouet
streets IN very dangerous condition.
Levee there very weak; and there is q
tremendous pressure of water on it.
Should it break, there will be a great
crevasse. a large number of men were
at work there all night.
EHE CAEEoLLfoN LEyEE.
APRIL 5, 1874,-To Gen. Badger,
Superintendent Police: Officer VIM.
Moore reports that the levee this side
of Soniat's plantation, also in front Of
CovirFton's, also Camp Parspet, ba-
barrels road and Upper Line street,
are in q dangerous condition, and liable
to cave in at anymoment, and the same
need Immediate repairs.
e. CHAUMETTE,
Sergeant Seventh Sub Precinct.
In response to all such intelligence,
of course measures were at once in
cepted, locking to relief, and all that
human means can effect isbeing accom-
plishedw wherever danger rearsit its threat
ming front.
Latest intelligence reports. that the
bank ~ WestWego is caving In, but the
threatened danger is being ayerted by
the speedy construction of a fresh en-
bankment, In the real of the levee, IN
the prosecution of which workthe levee
company has row on the spot q force Of
upwards of two hundred men, and a
cheerful confidence is felt that no seri-
u trouble will ensue.
A SERIOUS CREvAssE On BAYOU Ia
FogRc#R.
Gen. JEFF Thompson is IN receipt of
a dispatch from Thibodaux, stating
that the levee on Bayou LafOurehe, at
a point two miles above Thibodaux, on
Gen. Bragg's plantation, broke away
on Sunday, and by hightfal the
ereyassee was fifty feet wide and six
feet deep.
Should this intelligence prove to be
trues the datiage TO ensue therefrom
Will be of a very serious nature, as the
water Will necessarily overflow Nor
CAMS railroad, which runs about n
mile and a half distant from hat point.
MINOR TROUBLED.
The levee between Soniat's planta-
ton and the town of Carrollton requires
the closest attention, as a break may
occur at any moment. The embanki
ment just below the Soniat plantation,
that IN front Of the Covington place,
that at the head of Labarre's road, and
also at the head of Upperline street,
are mentioned rs particularly unreli-
able.
The break which occurred near the
old stock landing, below Algiers, was
closed Sunday night by the citizens
who reside in that vicinity.
MORE TROUBLE IN ALGIERs.
The levee fronting on Madison i've.
nue., between Magellan and Ptolemy
street ferry landing, is in a very bad
and dangerous condition. The water
has worked its way under the levee and
washed all the planks away which we're
put there for the protectionof the same;
also from the canal street ferry to the
batture opposite the property belonging
to the Slaughterhouse Company.
LATEST FROM BAYOU LAFoURCHE-
FIFTEEN PLANTATIONS sUBMERG-
ED.
From a correspondent have been
CLEANED the following additional par
ticulars concerning the revasse on
Bayou Lafourche:
The break was on the plantation for
merly owned by Gen. Braxton Bragg,
now worked by Moreau. The first
break was but twenty feet in width. but
has increased to one hundred and fifty
feet. 1t has covered between ten and
fifteen plantations. The average depth
of water is from two to three feet over
the tilable lands. Previous to the break
the water was running over the levees,
and a crevass was hourly expected.
Since the break the water has fallen
nearly three feet.
II UPPER COAST.
Last evening came to hand a dis
patch announcing that there had lust
occurred a bad break in the levee near