Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-05
THE FLOODED SOUTHWEST.


HELENA, ARK, April 4.-The question is
being generally discussed as to how long it
will be necessary to continue the issue Of
rstions on account OF the overflow. All
agree that 1t will be several weeks before
the waters shall have gone down to admit
ploughiug in the bottoms, and it will be
necessary to supply the people for two or
three weeks after planting begins. The
government officers, who have examined
the situation, are unanimous in this view.
Cattle continue to die from starvation and
the sting OF gnats.
NEW ORLEANS, April 4.-The subsistence
stores purch ased aud delivered by Major
Whitehead. U. s. A., on the part of the gov
ernment. fill all orders from the War De-
partment to date, and amount in the aggre-
gate to 1,0l6000 rations placed at the dis
pOsal of the State Commissioners for dis
tributiOn among sufferers by the over
flow in Louisiana. The total amount
of subscriptions to the general re-
lief fund for overflow sufferers
is $19 800. This does not include the special
subscriptions for different parishes, as West
Baton Rouge and Point Coupee, or contri-
buttons of lumber, supplies, etc.
The water from the Arizona crevasse is
overfOwing the bottom lands to within five
miles OF Baton Rouge, partly submerging
the sugar plantations.
A dispatch from Alexandra states that
the river there has fallen six feet. Every
body is at work blowing. No government
rations are wanted above Norman's landing.
A Times Democrat New Iberia special says:
"The water here is higher than ever before
known, The water from Grand Lake i5
pouring In torrents into the Teche at many
points. Charles Durand, planter of st.
Martinsville, went five dsys ago to look
after his cattle and was drowned. His body
was recovered yesterday. Houses have
floated off at Grand River, and the water
is backing upon the west side of the
Teche In the rear OF Patterson
bsy0u. The Cortableau is pouring flood
into the Teche. Travel on the east side is
SUSPENDED, and number Of establishments
In New Iberia are flooded. At Franklin the
water rose twenty six iuches iu twenty four
hours. All the plantations below Centre
vile, on the east side of the Teche, are
wholly or partly submerged. In st. Landry
the water is al stand
A Iyn1eS-DemOcrGt Morgan City special
says: "'Che situation at this point has been
decidedly critical. The water still continues
to rise rapidly. having gained 51& inches
during twenty-four hours ending yesterday,
when the gauge stood 415 inches above the
hlEH WdbtI uldTk VI 1Ott. ne bbtdmUOdL
Fuller left Yesterday for Tigerville, with
about seventy passengers, mostly refugees,
with the Intention nf connecting with the
special train from New Orleans. Reports
from BOuef are received TO the effect that
the water has reached the caves of mauy
dwellings, and that some of them have
fOated from their foundations. The steamer
Mary Lewis departed for the upper Teche
with fu'l load of refugees from this city.
A boat will leave for New Orleans on
Wednesday. The steamship Norfolk Of the
Morgan line, is insnow waiting orders for
departure for New Orleans. This steamship
has been kept at the wharf as a last refuge.
hut her orders have been changed, and II e
railroad ferry boat Lucretis has been
tOwed to the landing, 70 be
used by the citizens in case OF
an emergency. The Morgan line made
their last labor payment for the present yes
terday. The stock OF provisions in the
store is becoming short, and a dispatch was
sent to Governor McEnery yesterday stating
that 10 few days there would be at least
500 people here drawing rations.