The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-18
THE GREAT FLOOD.
Later from Above.
The River Along the City Front
Falling.
A Rise at Baton Rouge.
The Algiers Side Threatened.

city front has fallen nearly nine inches,
owing, doubtless, to the wind, which for
two days past had been blowing a perfect
gale, subsidized at late hour last night and
left the bosom of the mighty Mississippi as
placid as that of fond and confiding
woman.
From Algiers up to Gretna we are sorry t.
report the levees in imminent danger of Civ
ing away, and that they require the utmost
attention on the part of those Immediately
interested.
At Gretna
the back water has covered the whole rear
portion of the town, and is now but short
distance from the track of Morgan's Louisi-
ana and Texas Railroad. The back water
is caused by the breaks above.
Fed River.
From the officers of the Leslie Taylor we
learn that this stream was falling from
Grand Ecore down to the mouth when she
came out but advices from above that point
report another rise.
Nuachfta River.
Was still rising at last accounts.
The Cumb~rla nd River
was rising at the rate Of an inch an hour on
the 10th inst, and the city of Nashville was
threatened with inundation.
The Yaz0o River
is full and still rising. On the 10th inst. it
was raining and had been for several days,
with every prospect of an overflow of the
entire bottom lands.
At Memphis,
on the 10th, the river rose 6 inches on the
same date the Ohio River at Pittsburg,
Louisville and Evansville was falling
At st. Louis
the weather was rainy and river falling.
At Vlcksburg
on the 10th the river rose inches, and at
Cairo, IA inches.
The Hickey Crevasse.
From Mr.. William Youngblood, pilot of
the steamer Natchez, we learn that the
river at Bayou Sara rose four inches Thurs
day. He also informed us that the Hickey
crevasse was running rapidly, and that
when they passed that point the break was
over three hundred feet wide, and constant
ly increasing.
The break above Waterloo was beyond
hope of being stopped; and the first break at
McCullen's which we reported yesterday
morning as having been closed, had broken
again and that another break occurred in
the same place, a little below the first one.
Bonnet Carre Crevasse.
This break remains about the same as
last reported.
The jackson Railroad.
The company have succeeded in securing
the steamers St. John and Creole to aid
them in maintaining communication from
this city to all points on the road.
We understand that the Creole will run
from the lake end Of the Pontchartrain Rail
road to Manchac, and convey the mails, pas
sengers and baggage, and it is probable that
the st. John will run from Magnolia bridge,
New Basin, and carry all freight offered,
and should she prove unequal to the task
other boats will be employed to assist her.
New Crevasse at observation-disclosures
Break at Grand Levee.
The late wind and rains have had any
thing but beneficial effect on the levees.
A dispatch just received in this city gives
an account OF new break, and disastrous
consequences are feared. The following is
the telegram
BATON ROUGE, April Ito w. s. Pike,
New Orleans Another crevasse at McCul-
lens; the old one not yet closed. The Gre
vase at Dan Hickey's in West Baton Rouge
is several hundred yards wide. The river
has fallen IA inches. 1t is rumOred that
Grand Levee has gone. D. C. MONTAN.
LATER.