The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-04-30
THE WASTE OF WATERS.
The Great Southern Freshets
Nearly half OF Louisiana Sub.
merged.
Men, Women, Children and AMI
mails Dying of Starvation.

The New Orleans Times OF tie l7.h an,
10Th has further details of the deluge:
GRAND STORM AT NATcHEz ISLAND.
The steamer Natchez arrived on Thurs
day night about halfpast ten O'Clock, after
perilous passage from above. Ga Wednes
day evening Las, when nearly opposite Nat
chez Island, she was struck by heavy tor
nado, and in moment her two tall chin
neys were torn from their sockets-the guys
breaking like 40 much cori-and fallins
on the upper deck, from whence they fell
into the river.
The officers Of the boat describe the scene
as one of terrible grandeur; the sky was a
black as night, except when it Lii up by TIE
Iurid flashes of lightning; the river looked
like an immense boiling, ioaming cauldrop,
and the wind OF such
TERRIFIC FORCE
that to face it Was impossible. The position
! of the pilots was dangerous in the extreme
IN their frsil pilot house, lis supports gone
and II threatening everv moment to follow
the chimneys. Yet they nobly stuck ID their
posts, ard as the steering gear was fortunat-
iy uninlured, they were erambed to keep
the boat before the wind and run it under
shelter of the island. The s;orm'subsided as
fast as it came up. The boat was enabled to
continue her course down the river.
HEAVY BLOW.
The officers report the storm as one of the
most violent that they ever witnessed. The
chimneys OF the Natchez we're the heaviest on
the river and were we'll fastened but, not with
standing that, the storm lifted them, and in
falling overheard they struck the larboa,d
hurricane deck and broke a large portion of
that besides several feet of rail on the boiler
deck. There was nobody hurt. The samp-
son post, aft Of the gangway in the gentlemen's
cabin was forced out Of place and the castings
warped by this accident. The Na,chez will be
delayed for repair about two or three weeks.
In the meantime the steamer Governor Allen
will take the place Of the NatChez,
the Republican, Of Saturday has the fol-
lowing from points below the city and from
lberviile and Point Coupe:
We are informed by Charles +. Ua!s,ead
just arrived from Plaquemine, that the levee
broke at Hickey's Point, three miles above,
about three O'Clock on Thursday morning.
At ten in the forenoon the crevasse was 800
feet wide an1 II feet deep, and the water Was
pouring through like a cataract. The roar
could be heard from distance of ten miles
Naturally there is great suffering and dis
tress in Iberville parish. The plantations in
the immediate vicinity Of the crevasse are
submerged and the inhabitants forced to seek
dry land at a distance. The town Of Plaque
mine itself is threatened. All day
thursday the people Of all classes
turned ont in the rain to work
on the levees. Mr.. Halsiead has been COM
missioned by the people Of Iberville to come
down to the city for the purpose of obtain
ing assistance. IL is greatly needed, not
o"y - 'na. s,te. pi''s.' pu' a''o ~ ON
ia now upon N, than any from the same
cause within our recollection. The food ex-
tends far and wide, and the angry waters Of
the Mississippi are overlapping and destroy
ing the frail levees in scores OF places. We
never before felt the want OF assistance from
other States TO a greater extent. Without
prompt action hundreds o! people must
starve outright. We hope, therefore, the
appeals from Catahouis, Caldwell and other
places in the tluachita Valley and from her
VILE VIII meet with hitting response.
ffopsoiy the worst piece OF news that mas
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FROM THE WHITE YAZoo AND UPPER MIS-
sISsIPPI.
Inc 'icSsoufg He'o'd' OF ihurroay' says'
Yesterday was EN- phaiicaiiy ana un:IuiVo-
caiiy rainy gay. In tne forenoon IL was
showery and dnii, and with oriei intervals oil
clear skies and sun shine. In the afternoon,
however, Ozark, hsasJ cicci- o'saA 20 "Nseiie
the horizon, aud moving on toward the city
soon overspread the entire canopy OF heav-
en-, enveloPlng the city ana surrounding
snaca ~ an borr or more The r,iuf,II Wa,
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strides toward the buildings on Levee street,
and at the present rate OF the river 1t Will
require but day or TWO more 10 nood the
square next the river, between the wharf
boat and elevator.
DoINGs OF TIE STORM.
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THE RESULT.
Of the heavy rain, il it extended fIr AZ The
river a. il probably did. will be 20 sti.. ~
thor The Ieeyes. which were scarcely able 10
withstand the pressure already brought to
bear upon them, and there il no calculating
the extent of damage that may be done BY
new breaks, ana general OVeinow Oh the
Sihey. ane mug si''se y: