Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-20
DISAPPEARING DELUGE.
Steady Decline Of the Lower River Floods
COORDINATION of Reported Distress
Great Destruction of St0ck-Br0keD
LaYaaa In Louisiana.
BROKEN LEvEEs.


Levees In Louisiana.
BROKEN LEvEEs.
New ORLEANS, March 19.-Landry crevasse,
Ascension township, is now sixty feet vice.
A large force of laborers from the adjoining
plantations are at work endeavoring to close
it. The Story crevasse, below Baton Rouge, is
regarded as beyond control. It is ten feet deep
and 200 feet wide. Water from this crevasse
will flow into Ship Island canal and Lake
Borgue. dong little damage, except to story's
plantation, where there were 500 acres OF stub
BILE and $50 acres of plant cane. This will
doubtless be almost entirely destroyed. The
email breaks in the levees between New Orleans
and Batoa Rouge are being closed. A number
of back levees are reported about Lake Con-
cordia, False river and elsewhere.
The secretary of the board OF state engineers
gives the following information concerning
The crevasses in this state from the Arkansas
line to the mouth of the river, also Bayous
La Fourche and Atchafalaya. The Ashton
crevasses has been open since 1867. They
begin near the upper line of Carroll parish
and extend into Arkansas, an estimated length
of eight miles. In Madison parish there are
crevasses at Omega, B1ckner, Moransea. Mil
likens Bend, Delta, Bggs and Diamond Island
Bend.
The last named opened since 1867, in Tensas
parish, at WOODBURY., Buckner, Point Pleas
ant, Ships Bayou, Hard Times, Fordield,
Hard Crabble and Kemp. In Concordia par
ish, at Clearmont and Glascock, the latter
Morgansea and Point Coupee, the former
open since 1874. In Ascension paish. at Lam
dry Place. In st. John Baptiste parish at
Bonnet Care, open since 1874. In St.
Bernard parish at Story Plantation.
In PLAGUE Mines parish at
Lake Oak Grove. ALI the above art
on the right bank of the Mississippi river, ex-
cept Landry, Bonnet Carre and Story, these
three being on the left bank. There are four
crevasses on the Atchafalaya, Sutton's on the
left bank in Coupee parish, Yellow Bayou and
Upper VIM Track IN Ayoyelles parish and
Lower VIM Track in Landry parish. The
three last named are on the right bank.
There is also creVasse on Bayou La
Fourche.
REPORT OF SPECIAL ENJOYS.
Sr. LOUIS, March 19.-Despatches from the
Globe Democrats river expedition were re-
ceived tonight dated Arkansas. City, describing
the scene from Helena down is very similar to
that above. There is scarcely anything but
water to be seen anu what few spots of land
are yet left are covered with dead and starving
cattle and hogs, or families who have not been
able 10 secure better positions. These latter
are generally in a destitute condition.
Many of them almost without food and all Of
them will have to be fed by the government.
A number of refugees at Friar's Point said
the whole country back of that place is sub
merged and many of the inhabitants are still
living in the upper story. of their houses, not
being able to get away. Most OF them are
suffering for want of food Five colored
children and six men had been drowned
at different places around Friar's Point. In
the neighborhood of Dublin 500 families are
in state OF restitution, and many of them
suffering for food. No government aid has
vet reached them, but representative is now
en- route from Memphis with rations.
Several persons have been drowned in the
vicinity of Dublin while either attempting
to obtain supplies or save stock. The levee
above. Friar'sl Point, which is Istill above
water, is dotted with families who have been
driven from their homes by the floods. All
of them between 1000 and 5000 people are in
need of assistance in Cahooma county, and
Some government rations have already been
distributed, but the supply didn't last long.
More food expected.
sUBsIDING FLOODS.
MEMPHIS, March 19.-The river declined
two inches to-day, and is falling steadily at all
points. At Helena, Ark, it fell two inches,
and the outlook there is much brighter. As
soon ab the water ceases running through the
crevasse below that city the overflow can
easily be drained off from the city. The
country south of here is swarming with buff
falo gnats, and much stock which was saved
from drowning by the overflow are being
killed by these insects.