The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-04-25
Late News.
From the Shreveport Times.]

week of constant watching
and immense eXertion, our
levee broke about nine P. NJ,
though we work all night and
the assistance of the crew of
the steamer w. S. Pike, and
failed to close the break. The
town filled slowly, but about
four P. M, on Sunday about
forty feet on the bayou side OF
town gave way, where the
water was running over the
top Of the levee, filled the
town in about one hour. The
river was higher than for many |
years, and the destruction of
property was very great.
Houses foated off, and
fences came up by the score.
Very few families were pre-
pared for the water, and a
scarcity of boats made it a
scene Of great confusion, and,
in many instances OF much
distress. 81.
The town filed with houses
cisterns, and debris of every
kind floating about promiscuously.
The water is in every business
house in town, varying in depth
from three inches to three feet,
and every residence, except two,
in submerged. Luckily we have
The hills near, and the citizens of
st. Francisville have thrown their
houses open for the reception OF
J the people. They give us all their
assistance to maintain our lives
and now that we are submerged,
offer us their houses. The levees
} in Point Coupee hold out yet, and
the river is about on stand, but
they cannot possibly hold out
much longer. Reports from there
+ to day state that for twenty miles
the last waves from the river pas
SEES over the top Of the levee.
Minneola, Texas, April TO-
The heaviest storm of the season
occurred yesterday morning along
e the entire length of the Texas and
4 Pacific railroad, west to east.
Reports from that section say it
}, amounted to almost a hurricane
4 between Hawkins and Gladwater,
blowing down trees, houses and
3 destroying two or three miles Of
u telegraph lines.
! An accident occurred on The
% Texas and Pacific railroad yester
It day at IO:4O A. M, four miles cas-
r. of Dallas. A freight train Wen
through the bridge, carrying
t. away the bridge completely. totol
ly wrecking seven loaded freigh
y cars. Passenger trains yesterda.
= transferred the passengers aut
y baggage around the wreck. n,
b lives lost.
"a New Orleans, April 18th,
following was telegraphed to-da.
T. to the Mayors OF the princlpa
is cities: sowing to an unexample'
. overflow of the Mississippi rive
% and its lower branches. by whicl
Mt more than ten thousand miles {
20 our State ale submerged, man
- thousand OF families are ruined i
re their fortunes, aud are threatene'
Is. with starvation. 1t is beyond til
means of our citizens who hav
}" escaped from this great calamit
d. to give relief to the suffersers.
10 have, therefore, thought prope
Nc to give an opportunity to you
in citizens to aid us. The contrib,
eo lions Of the philanthrophic al
earnestly solicited for these vi
ID tins of the two-fold visitation
N. Hood and famine.
(Signed) l.. A. Wilt, Mayor.
III New Orleans, April 21.-Cap
be Porter OF the steamer Alice, r
, ports the whole Amite Vail.
''S under water. The river general
has u bank of twelve to tiftee
feet out now the water is four fe
his deep over the bank, aud b
washed away houses, implement
~ etc. The Inhabitants have fled
Of the highlands, where they nc
\; abide, in destitute condition.
- Boston, April 21.-At a met
ed ing held at the City Hall to-da
All two prominent merchants we
appointed as a committee to I
on' ceive subscriptions for the rel
IN. OF the Louisiana sufferers. n,
England citizens are requested
'"' cooperate. A dispatch author
ing draft for $4,000 was at ON
sent to New Orleans.
Chicago, April 21.-Thirty re
dences and twenty five busin.
co places were destroyed here by 4
today. The loss is over $3.50, On
San Francisco, April TO-
las dispatch from Portland Gregg