The Portland daily press., 1886-04-28
BROKEN LEvEES.
Much Damage by Water in Missis-
sippi and Arkansas,
A Gloomy Outlook on Account OF the
Rising Floods.

NEW ORLEANS, April PA despatch from
Vicksburg Miss, to the Tmes-Democrat says
The government piling in the chute opposite May
ervie, which had a rack of driftwOod resting
against it 800 feet long, 100 feet wide, and from
10 to 15 feet deep, gave way on Friday evening,
and went crashing down the chute, tearing out
snags and other distractions. When last seen II
was drifting intact, past Lake Providence. This
will leave clear channel into Mayeryille for the
first time since 1871. The water has commenced
to cut out deep channel around the island which
is RAPIDLY poung into the river. Rapid caVing OF
the bank IS also reported at Wilderness Landing
and Shiloh.
Another special from the same place to the
same paper SAYS: News reached here yesterday
that the levee had broken on Sunday night, some
where in Coahoma county The report created
much uneasiness; At P; M, Yesterday, the
had been a small break in the levee at the mouth
of Harris bayou, nine miles above SuntoWer
Landing and another some n mes esc hpss bne
been anticipating creyasses ana wnen tney oc-
Cured were promptly on hand TO stop them:
Their efforts were successful after few hours
work Persons who had been at the crevasses
gave this information.
A special to the Picayune from Greenville,
reported broken about five miles south of Friar's
Point This morning the gap was about 90 feet
wide and @ feet deep and the water water was pouring
was also received from Sunfower Landing THAT
the levee had been cut during Sunday night at
Harrison Bayou This will inundate all OF the
Sunfiower country, part of Holmes county, and a
small part of the northeastern portion of Wash
ington county. Owing to the severe storm along
the river last night, telephone communication
was somewhat interrupted and further details
could not be obtained. The utmost vigilance is
being exercised by the levee authorities of this
district.
special from Helena Ark, says: The river
rose 10 feet from O'Clock yesterday to L
O'Clock this morning, making the water one-tenth
of foot higher than ever before known. AT p
M the water was four inches above the high wat
er mark of 1882, and rising one half an inch an
hour. AT O'Clock this evening the st. Francis
river at Madison, Ark, only lacked 18 inches OF
the 1882 mark and was rising at the rate OF eight
inches in "a hours. Seven miles south of Helena
the water only lacked one inch of running over
the levee at noon. The river from that point
down few miles has been above the high water
mark of 1882 since Saturday The levees are
getting soft in many places, and large creyasses
are expected to open at any moment. The pros
poets are exceedingly gloomy for r Arkansas M and
sippi.. The prediction is made here that the wat
er will continue to rise until the 3oth inst. and
very likely until the End of May.
DENVER, Col. April 27.-The flood at Los Vegas
N. NJ, caused by the heavy rains of the past week
subsidized Sunday. Besides the great loss to lum-
Der companies, the Santa Fe round house and
citizens was damaged to the extent of $4,000 or
$4,000. The water works are under water, and
the citizens OF the upper portion Of the city are
bound passengers on the Santa Fe road have been
detained here five days because several hundred
yards of track in Mora canon have been washed
away. 1t is expected that the break will be re-
paired, so that trains can commence running to-
day. So far as it is possible to learn at present,
but one life has been lost.
MEMPHIS, April 27.-The leVee broke at Aus
tin, Miss 30 miles south of here, tonight at 7.30
O'Clock. This means the inundation of Tunyea
and Co0homa counties, Miss.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April PA special from
Helena,sArk, says: At O'Clock this afternoon
the levee three-quarters of mile above North
Helena broke and the water is running through
very fast. The break is fully 80 feet wide and
northern part of the town above Walker street
Will be under water.