The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-11
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
EHE OELUGE.
more LeVee Breaks
Sufferings.

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Sufferings.
New O.leans ct is officially re
quested, owing to the danger from whee
waves, that pilots and captains of steam
boats will pass as far away as possibl
from the levees at exposed and threat
ened points, and run slowly and care
fully. It is also requested that steam
boats will cease running altogether TO
the present in Bayou Lafoucee.
A dispatch from Bayou Sara, says two
pad breaks occurred in points Conpe,
levee endanRering a large district OF
valuable sugar planta ions.
Washington, 9.-SecreLsry Lincoln
has received telegraphic report from
Captain Lee, in regard to the damage
and suffering caused by floods in the
Mississippi River overflow, the most dis
astrous and widespread that ever
occurred, and resulting in destruction
correspondiDgly great. Many residents O!
back countieshave taken refuge in the bills
10 the east, and their immediate wants
are provided through local aid. From
Tunica County TO Greeuville the people
are compelled to take refuge in such
buildings as are left standing on the
| levees. In most cases the only means of
comm nicRtion is by SIX #. With $4,000
rations already sent, $4,000 row
on the way from st. Louis, and with
Local aid furnished by Mississippi,
| the destitution in the district can be pro-
vided for until the 10Th inst. The desti-
tute must be cared for at least thirty
days from date, which will require addi-
tiOnsl thirty days rations for Is 600 per-
sons, making 100000 rations. MANY
planters say it viii be FIVE or six weeks
before any work can be done on the
OVERT owed distric others say not before
the LIST Of Nay, and just as soon as work
can be commenced l would advise that
the issue of ratlOns cesse.
Lieutenant Vedders telegraphs the
secretary of war the situation in Arkan.
sas, and says the sufferings Of the people
are very great; that government relief
saved the lives of many, that not less
than 4. 800 People will bs dependent upon
charity until another crop. Continued
rains added to the general depression.
The secretary of war has been in con-
sultstion with the Senate military COM
rnittee, which will probably report in
favor of the appropriation of $40O, 900 in
addition to the 500, 900 already app-o-
priated.
New Orleans. "a special from
Bayou Suraf say: Point Coupee levee,
three miles above here, on the west bank
of the river. gave way last night. This
is new levee and moi yet finished. Yes
terdaY citizens cut the old levee in front
OF the new work, Cor the purpose of let
ting the water against the new levee
The cut became some 200 feet wide, and
rushed with such force against the new
levee that about fifty feet Of it WAS
swept away. The bseak in the new
levee to-day is 800 feet wide and increas-
ing. This will food q portion OF the
False River country and increase the
volume Of water from Marganzis and
affect the beat lands west Of Baton
Rouge. The only spot il the levess in
front OF New Orleans about which any
anxiety is felt is just above the railroad
depot at CsrroltOn. A guard 10 main
t1ined there conatsntly at the head of
Canal street The gusge shows the
river Is still between seven and eight
inches below the high water mark
OF "a. A rice nume washed
break in Canelia Plantation
levee which was closed by hard work.
Rice fumes are said to constitute the
principal danger. The leVee at these point
is keeping planters busy repairing the
damage from muskrat holes and giving
them much trouble, and now and then 8
big scare. Breaks in the levees caused
by defective rice fumes, at points between
Baton Rouge, and the mouth ofthe river,
are reported almost daily. but no serious
damage has resulted. Red river con-
tinues very high and a still further rise
will doubtless occur from the effects of
the rain 1t and above Shreveport the
past eW days. Many levees Of Missouri
are in critical condition.
Vicksburg, 9.-The river is forty-fve
feat, the highest water since IA. Steals
Bayou is rising one inch an hour.
Memphis, Com missioner Manzum,
Of Arkansas, will ask the secretary of
war to send 500 tents to Helena, Ark,
where refugees from the overlooked
regions are gathering in large numbers,
and are in destitute condition.
A commissioner from Au, tin, Tunca
County, Miss, authorized TO proceed to
jackson 10 confer with Governor Lowry
on the condition of affairs existing in
that country, Issued an appeal. After
property and stock it says: We find
sAob 4dAnllA05 A2NO 0OAhOOAO4 buOlE
houses to inbabt every available spot Of
ground to be found; that great many
are without any shelter, and unless food
is carried to them Immediately, that life
will be lost with oil the terrors Of starvs-
ton. The river is still sing. We must
have relief at once. While we are
thankful for the SIS, 600 appropriated by
the state for general relief in this valley,
yet we say that said appropriation is
barely sufficient for the wants Of our
neighborhood alone. We now say
to the Legislature Of the state,
and to the Congress Of the
United States and to The people at large,
that We need help in the way of provis-
ions and clothing, and unless we are
speedily relieved our suferings can only
terminate in death from starvation and
cold. We advise that depots for relief
be established at Bennet's landing, Com
me:ee, Austin aud Trotter's lsuding, in
this county, for the reception of any all
goods and supplies for the poor of this
county, and thst all necessary means be