New-York tribune., 1882-03-10
THE FLOODS IN LOUISIANA.

NEW ORLEANS, March 9.-blayOr Shakespeare
said to-day that the only spot In the cvecs In front OF
NcwOreans about which any anxiety IA felt Is that just
above the railroad depot Carroton. The evee there
Is strong and high guard Is maintained there con-
santly and the city engineers the spot. Whilo
it not thought that the river will break
through az that point. still It is conceded that
If should II would be impossible 10 stop IT, The river
has clear sweep against that bank which Is about four
teen feet high The authorities doing all that 10
done TO prevent break there, well rs elsewhere.
Mr. Pile Of the City Surveyors Office has inspected tho
leyees in front of the city and down II Cava.
rocks plantation, ST. Bernard Parish He
considers that there Is danger whatever
with the present stage Of the water and that the
levees sound and strong At the head OF Canalst.
the gauge shows the river tobe s between seven
aud eight inches below the high water mark Of 1874 In
Of break at any point except at Carrolton, no
very serious damage feared but vigilance Is being op
ercsed There weak places reported In the levees of
Algcrs. Kenneryile Is said to be safe and tho evecs
between this city and that town capable Of withstandng
n considerable rise Of the river
g. \. Martin, writing yesterday concerning affairs In
the third levee district. st. JOHN Parish says Yester
day morning was called upon to close break In tue
eyce on tie Canea plantation caused by rice une In
bad condition Thrtynvo men were hard at work. BY
tho sacks OF dirt they pn us out from
that umo. The eyee at the upper line OF the Came
lin plantation also within rice 1ume was half washed
below took charge OF that section yesterday aiternooo
and got through this morning with temporary work
that, with aud attention, will stand high waters
There las danger from the river until now
cept from rice umes which constitute "a permanent
danger the community | hear just now that tho
evee at BOunct Care Point Is keeping the planters In
It's neighborhOOl busy repairing the damage from musk
rot holes giving them much trouble and now aud thea
blg
Breaks in evees, caused by defective rice fumes at
points between Baton Rouge aud the mouth Of the river,
reported almost daily but far serious damage
has resulted The Rod River continues very high, and
still further rise Will doubtless occur II ON the enecs OF
tie rain aud above Shreveport during the past two
days. -
dispatch from Bayou Sara says "The Point Coupes
evee three miles above here on the west bank OF tho
river, gave way last ighI THIS is evee and Is
not yet finished Yesterday the citizens cut the old leyee
IN front OF work for the purpose of letting the
water against the new leycc. No damage Was Hppre-
hcnded, bat the cut became some zoo ieet WIDE
and the water rushed with such forco
against tho new levee that about rity fees
OF was swept away The break IN the new leYee to-
day was 300 icet wiie and increasing IL would DO
a waste money try to stop the creVdsse THIS VIII
food portion False River country. increase tho
volume OF water from MOrgalza, aud affect the best
lands West Baton Rouge. IAe cutting OF the old leves
was q fatal mistake"