New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-08
THE MISSISSIPPI STILL RISING.
SERIOUS BREAKS IN THE LEyEEs.

SERIOUS BREAKS IN THE LEVEES.
NEARLY ALL THE LAND FROM MEMPHIS TO HELENA,
ARK, SUBMERGED.
NEw-ORLEANs, March IA dispatch to
The Ptcayune from vicksburg says; News from all
points In this section Is unfavorabe The back water
almost entirely surrounds the Delta levee, in Louis
iana and work there will have to be suspended.
Captain W. L. Marshall, United States Engineer,
received the following to-day from the United States
Leyee Inspector Elislee. MISS The Eisss Protec-
ton levee gave way the O'Clock this
Ing. The main levee broke In three places at o'clock
o. The gap at Station IS is thirty feet wide. At
Station 60 It Ia seventy feet wide and three feet Deep
nave succeeded In closing small break but the
others beyond control" Tho giving way OF the
evee at Eislee will serious damage to the lower
portion Of IssagIens Parish, and will overflow the
Keep, Dunbar, Hunt. Magnolia, Mount Laurel Wilder
ness, wadetown, Harris, Clover Hill and Duncan Ridge
plantations The water is going directly into Stseles
Bayou Captain Marshall fears that the storm OF last
night has done serious damage to other points that
not be reached by wires The river has risen one and
One-haf inches here to-day.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. March IA dispatch TO The Appeal
from Helena. Ark. says; The crisis has boon reached
here, although 1t scarcely be said to have been
passed The heavy wind OF last night prevailed through
out the day and seriously threatened the demolition OF
much of the levee 'front.' while the leyee at William
sons three miles below here has momentary been ex
n
this evening Scarcely an inch rise has been noted in
the last twentyOur hours and only two inches rise has
been reported in the st. Francis River at Madison.
The Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad Is
putting forth efforts to aid the people IN fOrt
flying tbemsev against the worst Trains bringing
dirt from the highlands by the dozen carloads. and
everything practicable IS being done to the
CITY from the impending calamity, and success is
sured unless the wind should increase.
dispatch from skipwth. Miss. TO The Appeal says
TIE steamer Pariso while backing out from this land
ing sunday morning. made such heavy waves that
they the Protection evee filling the space be-
and the prong hat had been built behind IL
account the cavng Of the bank which broke under the
immense pressure OF the water in front Of It. Engineer
Jacks promptly hand With large force and sue
ceeded In closing tho break He had large force at
work Yesterday and to-day the whole ine which Is
nov considered unless heavy rains or winds
occur"
The steamer James Lee arrived here this afternoon
from Frars Point bringing 200 negroes from of sub
merged farms Her officers report that all the country
between Memphis and Helena, Ark, Is under water, e1
cept where strips Of leyees vet remsin Austin Mss
overlooked and TO the depth OF several feet PUSHES
through the town. The rapid rise IN the 81 Ffsncis
caused great loss TO umbermen as thousands OF
ing exists among tho inhabitants OF the sunken lands
and their isolated position makes 1t almost impossible
ST LOUIS, Marcn IA dispatch from Helena. Ark,
the breaking Of the levee near FIars Point yester
will disastrous large number OF planters and
other peope In that section, and that good deal Of
land never uuder water before viii be now overlooked
Friars Point, Delta and all towns for twenty miles back
from the will be greatly damaged, and the planners
will loss much Of thelr live stock and corn and other
supplies
Accounts from Western Tennessee say that great dam
age done In Lake AMI other counties along the
river. Much stock has been lost, and many houses,
fences q good deal OF and cotton have been
swept away. Some Of the Ownsare completely Isolated
but actual suffering among the people syet reported
HELENA, Ark, March IA message from the Long
Lake DIVISION four miles south, says that without loo
men tue cannot 20 held another hour squad OF
fifty Just down and moro viii quickly fol-
low. The situation Is extremely critical The eyee pro-
tectpg Helena Is still intact. Active work upon 1t is
going forward but II ia In precartOus condition In
many places. The only hope Is In the wind changing