The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-22


Of the inundation. Immense numbers OF stock
have been drowned, and actual restitution pre-
walls in many places. The Howard Association to-
day sent $4,000 to the Howard Association in New
Orleans for the sufferers from the overflow.
Two Towns Submerged.
MOBILE, Ala, April q, 1874.
Further advices from Yazoo City to-day state
that Greenwood and Burtonia, towns on the va
x0o are entirely submerged and deserted, the wa.
ter there being higher than 1t was in 1857 The
weather was clear this morning, but is now cloudy,
with Indications OF more rain.
The Flood In the Mississippi.
The New Orleans Times or Thursday has some
facts regarding the crevasses along the line OF the
Mississippi in addition to the Geographic ad-
vices:-
THE CITY FRONT.
Along the levee below Canal street Wednesday
tnan that ' OF Few DAYS snce BV the gauge oa at
the head OF Canal street the water Is three tenths
Of an inch below the mark OF ~, and in con.
sequence there Is dry evee where was sheet
square.
THE BELLEcHAssE cREvAssE.
By the lower coast steamer Hunter, arrived
efforts to stop the crevasse at Bellechasse has so
fore the tremendous force OF the water. At
6awyer's 1t has been stopped, and at Greenwood
on ss stop
ping work for want OF material in which case
what has already been done Will probably be q
waste oil labor and material The general ap-
pearance below Is certainly not encouraging.
FURTHER FROM BONNET CARRE 'CREvAssE-THE
BREACH ON THE INCREASE.
From the officers OF the steamer Garry0wen we
learn that the break there, which was on Tuesday
S three ee hs
feet which makes a total OF $50 feet. The water
from this crevasse ls undermining the new en-
hOu u pnnt AA f.f and nOI
are entertained that 1t will soon succumb to the
great Father OF Waters The water rushes through
force, and already begins to pour into Lake Maui
repas. As yet the water does not cover the track
OF the railroad, but such must inevitably become
the case very soon.
FROM THE LAFoURcHE.
From the officers OF the Henry Tete, which
arrived in port last evening from the Lafourche.
we learn that the crevasse at the MOreau
plantation is still Enclosed. The rush of the water
through the breach Is described as being fearful 10
behold. Inc same gentlemen also report that
when the Tete passed Bonnet Care ct taree
O'Clock P. ID. yesterday the breach had widened
THE SITUATION IN OTHER PARISHES.
TThibodaux Sentinel, 11tn.l
On last Sunday morning. about seven O'Clock,
crevasse occurred on che upper line OF
the Moreau plantation, about three miles above
Thihodaux, on the right descending bank OF the
Lalourche.
Tue break OF the levee is variousy estimated at
from 125 to $50 feet tthe latter beng nearer mark
and the depth OF water flowing through, some six
OF eight feet.
The following plantations are almost entirely
inundated ID. Triche's home place, Aurelien
Brand Brothers, Leonard Lasseigne, Maureau,
Loro: while the plantations OF Jamiso2, Live Oak,
The whole OF the Chackey and Choupic settle
ments will be more or less injured, but to what ex-
: - Madison journal, It'll
Bayou Macon, Joe's Bayou, Tensas, Willow
Bayou, IN TACT the whole parish west and north OF
water. The loss OF stock has been immense and
this has all been caused by crevasse IN evee
building every year since its organization and Tor
which 1t receives fifty cents cubic yard.
other small breaks have occurred on the Missis-
sippl and one so large that the FOse River plan
tations have all been Inundated.
The shreveport Times of the nth inst. SAYS -
1.-The river at this point for the twentylour hours
ending at three O'Clock YESTERDAY afternoon fell
incn, leaving it twenty five feet and ten inches
above the lowest water. The officers OF the Maria
Louise report the lower river falling fast until the
last rain At Alexandria the tall has been four
inches IN twenty-1our hours previous to the arrival
OF the Maria Louise, but 1t was again on the rise.
The crevasse At George Wilson'S, twenty-five miles
below Alexandria, was drawing the water oil very
fast, and 1t Is thought would relieve Alexandra
entirely. The last three days. rain has injured the
planting interest more tnan the OVERFLOW
TBE RAIN NEAR JACKSON, MISS.
The Jackson clarion Of Thursday Says
The news received as we 90 to press Thursday
merning) is that the water was steadily rising in
the Mississippi below, and was over the railroad
track IN several places, Notwithstanding the tre-
mendous efforts OF General Manager Frost and
other officers oil the road stay the current. The
hear at any moment that they are stopped. In
this event The company will continue operations
line 81 boats e ce Ss and
permeatlng and encrclng the city OF New Orleans.
The vicksburg Herald OF Thursday contains some
details OF the foods. IL SAYS
In conversation with Major James, the Lousi-
resentative of the Herald learned That Bass and
Lookout levees were hopelessly gone; that the
breaks in either were very wide and constantly in
Creasng, and that nothing could stop them.
Major James also expressed his conviction that
a. rise OF q foot more would overflow
Greenville, and, as there is every prospect that
that loot more OF rise Is sure to come. we may
safely assume that these evees VIII De utterly
iur.her rise In the ohio OF ten inches, lorty-slx
inches at Evansville and forty inches at Louis
memphis and other points on the Mississippi and
its afliuents. The high water Of 1861 and probably
fore We ind any relief rom It's subsistence and
from present indications there will be lew levees
TINS side OF Memphis on either side Of the river,
tnat VIII be able 10 Withstand The pressure
Already thousands Of acres OF the richest
anu most productive soil OF the Mississippi
valley Is under water and the torrent s still pour
tng down upon us, the levees offering no protec-
tioa Wnase AVER TO the planter Below this CITY,
alton Is very alarming, and the water ia nearly
even with the top OF the banks at nearly all places
wnere ~ Is not actually running over; ana while
lars TO the support OF levee contractors the only
letnrn they receive Is an inundaton OF their
farms ana the sweeping away OF their crop pros
poets Dy the relentless waters the great inland
sea. THESE facts staring the people in the face
very naturally induce the opinion among a great
many people that the levee system is a great
failure, and that the only means OF preventing an
overflow OF this great valley Is to open up All the
outlets and give the water as much scope as posi-
bic rather than attempt to conlne It to a narrow
channel that has not capacity SUFFICIENT Ia carr
on the immense volume OF water that finds its way
70 the sea from the noun tains and valleys above
TN our conversation with Major James, ne horned
the Herald reporter that he thought the means of
saving New Orleans and the lower coast was to