The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-23


river, between the wharf boat and elevator.
DoINGs OF THE STORM.
me rain storm was accompanied BY Q strong
wind, which blew q perfect gaze for short time.
BY which two or three houses were partially I'M
soosd and several sisnc blown r,n down. 1 but no
about the river was the sinking Of an old mas
which laid above the elevator, and which was com.
pletely riddled and noated away IN pieces
OF the heavy rain, III extended far up the river,
IL pf Obablv did, Will be to still further weaken
the levees, which were scarcely able 20 Withstand
the pressure already brought to bear upon them.
and there Is no calculating the extent OF Damage
overflow Of the valley. The little village OF De-
Soto, situated on the peninsula opposite the city.
has been entirely submerged for several days, but
until yesterday none OF the
HOUSES COMMENCED TO FLOAT AWAY;
was seen 70 move on in the direction OF the lower
coast, and although 1t did not hoat as smoothly
and gracefully as some OF our river crafts ~ never
theless manifested q very perceptble determine
ton to get away from DE Soto. Thus lar Yazoo
and Sunfower bottoms have not sufrered from the
miles below Memphis last Thursday night, as the
entire body OF water which flows through 10 carried
or through the Hushpuckaha BAYOU into Sunnower
RIVER and no plantation has been Inundated by 1t,
though several are seriously threatened. ALI Efforts
to stop the crevasse have ceased as no LABOR force
could exert any beneficial influence. The Men,
phis Avalanche says 1t Is now believed that this
levee was broken by some explosive compound,
the same having been mined by some designing
and interested persons,
THE TELEGRAPH LINES
sunered likewise from the storm. and It was i'm
possible 70 get messages over the wires rom moro
than few points, and this accounts Tor the scar
city OF our Geographic dispatches this morning.
AS we close our report the RAIN still falling and
the river still rising. Heaven only knows where
1t will stop.
Speaking OF this storm, the vicksburg nnaes
Of Tuesday says
GLASS BAYOU
was converted into o stream as large as the YaZO0
River, which swept every thing before Its powerful
current. TWO frame shanties, several cattle and
much fencing were washed INTO the Mississippi
River. The underpropping OF the Cherry street
bridge was washed away, and about seven O'Clock,
while MT Frank Gallagher was crossing the bridge:
began to give way. He jumped from his horse just
Is 1t fell and managed to reach the shore. HIS
was washed 200 feet down stream, but managed to
reach the bank, and was saved. The bridge was
centre was washed away, leaving both ends
standing. About eight O'Clock, Mr.. Gallagher ana
several others heard woman scream az sne fell
lantern and ran to the rescue, but traces Of her
could be found. AS there are quite number OF
reside on Fort Hill. 1t Is supposed that 1t was one
OF them returning from her work, and as the night
bridge and walked into the stream and was
drowned. The washing away OF this bridge cuts
or all communication by wagon between this
city and the Yazoo bottom.
The Times further says:-
HUsHPUCKANA LEvEE
We ind the following in an exchange In relation
to the breaking OF Hushpuckana levee Tine A. J.
White arrived from Chlcot City at two A. M. Her
officers report that early on yesterday morning or
the night before some wretch in the shape OF
mower landing, and that when they passed the
break or crevasse made by the cut 1t was nearly
While the deph was ro% tnrss toy
and the water pouring through &C fearful rate,
covering the whole country IN its vicinity and be-
raised three feet and was considered one OF the
best along the river. being about fifty feet high
upon the Capitol City confirm the report, and
state that many OF the planters below are nearly
DISCOURAGED aud many OF them are endeavoring to
dispose OF their plantations. One Mr.. StrOutherS.
who came up on the Capitol City, has plantation
worth sloo,Ovo that he would willingly sell Tor
at that sacrifice. The outlook Tor the coming crop
is certainly not very encouraging to them, espe-
cially when we consider tnar all the streams below
here are rising rapidly and q majority OF those
above are swelling last. The Arkansas learn. Is
rising It's entire length, and White River cannot
fail 20 send out another swell that viii add greatly
to the vast volume or water that even now at
New Orleans IS even with the high water mark OF
rise now coming from above join that nom the
Ouachita, Arkansas and White rivers
Later Information from the Hushpuckana Gre.
work trying to stop the rush Of the water which
rolls through the break, and. falling assistance OF
twenty thirty feet forms perfect cataract, the
roar OF which can be heard for miles. The break
Is In front OF Richardson's plantation, which ID
Australia and Cars0n's and general inundation OF
the country Is feared. The water at last accounts
outlet in the direction OF the Yazoo River. The
damage done can hardly be estimated now, but
viii amount to thousands OF dollars.
THE SITUATION ABOUT MEMPHIS.
The Appeal OF the 14th says
the mouth OF White River. At Tcrrene a landing
place opposite the mouth, there is small strip Of
dry land, and water covers everything else far
and near There are several points seriously
threatened by the cavng banks tearing of salients
OF the levees. This Is especially the case at Ben
netts and HarklcrOdes landings, and Commerce
Bend, where a cutoff Is threatened, ana all or
these places are less than nifty miles below this
Below the mouth OF White River the situation is
more alarming, especially on the Arkansas side, q
large share OF ChicOt county and the county fur
from the Arkansas already more than fifteen feet
at Little Rock, Is sending still greater food over
Backwatcr extends nifty miles or more up the
Arkansas, and prevents planters Of that region
from doing a stroke Of work toward putting in
their spring crops. Stock In many places are
huddled together on mounds and rude platforms,
where, nall starved, they patiently await an abate-
ONO and It's tributaries fail to encourage
On the Mississippi side the breaks near Boliver
Landing still remain open as before, and numerous
cotton farms near them are submerged.
At Greenvllle the banks are caving considerably,
and several buildings have Already been en-
croached upon. A saw mill below the town has
recently been abandoned because the edge OF the
bank got TOO close for comfort.
The Yazo0 tanner OF Friday says
The river at this point Is about three inches
higher than IL was before 1t commenced falling.
The news rom the upper streams IS very discour-
aging. The ONO rose fifteen feet and the Arkansas
sixteen feet in one day and are stu rising. The
Cumberland is very high and all the tributaries TO
the Mississippi and ONO. The Vicksburg Herald
says that many predict that we Will nave higher
water than that or 1867. The rise from the break
In the Hushpuckana levee will probably reach here
tomorrow. The general impression now Is that
we are bound TO have an overflow. We sympathize
with all the farmers who fail to raise enough corn
to DO them another year, for the merchants viii
not be able to furnish them, they Will be materi.
ally affected by the overflow.
On the Line OF the Ouachita, Black and
Little B1uf Rivers-Graphfc Picture
OF tho Floods.
The Ptcdyune publishes the following sad pic.
ture OF the suffering In the parishes the State: