Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-01
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Safety-Thc tttuntton Growing
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NEw ORLEANS, La, April 20. During
the night the water 10 Lake Pontehartrain
rose five inches. I. rose two inches
higher, then the wind changed to the
south and i. began to fall. At night the
winter was one foot below the level Of
Metaris Ridge. According TO the record
in the city surveyors office, the lske was
three.tenths of foot above the high.
water mark OF 1871, the higheEt ever
known here before.
Large forces OF men were at work all
along the rear OF the city, and sacked
sand In large quantities was spreai along
the basins, but still the water kept com
| ing through and owes the tops. The
whole rear OF the town was covered with
water mp TO point within mile and a
hale OF the river in front.
Thers was but one life lost, a young
| lady in skiff. The water covered the
track of the Louisville & Nashville rail.
road at Midland Station, IL miles out,
and stopped the running OF trains, though
the track is not badly washed.
Several other crevssses are reported to.
day. Arh,ut, just below Vidalia,
promises much trouble. The Arnaudlia
levee, just below vidslia, broke las!
night aud the water lie flowing over the
embsnkmeut for such distance that il is
impossible TO tell the extent OF this
cr-vssse.
Two breaks were threatened in the
levee in front of Vidalia this morning,
and her citizens were summoned out OF
their beds between Q snd 3 O'Clock to
raise and strengthen the weak places,
which they did, but as there is so little
Of the embankmeuta in front OF the town
left above tna water their condition 10
considered critical.
The break Ia the Lake Conoordia levse
q. Ferridays mad this evening widencd to
200 feet and was between 20 aud 80 feet
deep. II Is now cayinE slowly and prin-
cipslly at tbs norh end, away from tho
break of 1882. Tarpallins have been
placed In position to sink when the leyee
cavsd little more, so as to protaot the
bccksn euda.
In the last "a hours the river al Na.chsz
has risen three.ten,hs Of foot, due
largely 20 the immense rainfall Of three
and quarter inches in that time. Since
Monday the rainfall has been nearly five
inches, From Baton Rouge word comes
that the break at MARTINEZ is widening
aud the chances orc sgAinst it's being
closed. One hundred and fifty men were
working there to-day, but this evening
ali LETT dishesrtened except few. The
water is pouring through at great We.
locity aud 10 rapidly overlooking the sur.
rounding plantatiors. Il is Tow within
TWO miles OF Baton Rouge As the high.
lands are near, all TIE stock is being
driven thither for safety and the negroe.
are also going to this hills.
From the MBniohac north the following
Plantations will pc overlooked more OF
less: RouiAn, Gardez, Houston, Dagre
Sopez, Martin, II. q. Brown, Martinez
Conrad, Garigs, Laurel, QuilteI's, Kuox
ShaILon, Mrs. Gourner and Williams
The greater part OF West Baton Rous,
will be submerged by orevasaes above
The backwater made its appearance ia tn,
rear OF the plantations opposite Bator
Rouge to-day, and can be seen plainly
from that point. The river is falling al
the rate OF three-qusrtsrs of an inch per
hour. Since 3 o'clock this morning i
has dropped 6 inches, the gauge nov
standing 36 feet inches.
BATON RoUGR, La, April 25.-Bott
ends OF the Martinez creyasae below thi
place have been secured and deter
: mined effort will be made to close it.
The water is rapidly filling the countr,
TO the rear and mads its appearance ii
Shsunon's canals this morning. Mr.
shannon does not anticipate that all O
his place will go under wen il the breal
is not closed.
The north-bound Missilsippi vale,
8 train due here at noon yesterday reache,
: here at o'clock last night. The chance
are that the track of this road will b
( submerged. The break at Lobdelrs, III
0 old parish levee as it is called 10 mile
. above here on the west Baton Rouge sid
9 is 500 feet wide. All of CLARK Cham ber
8 lain's and John Deval's land Is under
David Devall, president Of this polio
Jury, has $50 acres of cane under and Z
I. out, with the back-water still rising
The back-water has reached Burk an
Dougherty Western Place, but the rea
h levee is an excellent one, and they eIpeC
to keep the water cut.
a The people OF Crosse Tete and WEI
Q Baton Rouge are as fast as possible brinl
8 ing their stock and cattle over to the hill
: for safety. Only the highest places
9 west Baton Rouge will escape overflow.
The Texas d Pacific Oompeny's steam,
!. Wheelock that has been doing reli,
!. work around Morganza has arrived. He
8 commander Captain Scoveli, says; "W
s. went 81 high Us the mouth OF Red rive
n in search OF all that needed assistano,
n We brought down few people an
= stock. Some landed at Bayou Sara an
!, aome here"
/ The steamer Henry Marks proceede
r down the Atchafelays to see If any tBsis
1t anoe was needed there. SO far as ca
n see there is no need for any further r
Il lief boat.
8 The people refuse to leave their home
"a saw Captain Kiugsman Wednesda
2 night. He expressed the opinion Thu
q ends of MorSauzl can be protecte,
Is Tuesday and Wednesday Captain King
man and others were dsvoting all the
IL energies to the important work OF savir
T. life mud property. 30 far there has bee
y, ~ no loss OF life reported, and the damap
u thus far in this overlooked sections at an
in the vicinity OF Morgapza has bee
confined almost exclusively to the cror
\. in the field.
r HIGHEST IN TwRNTY-EIGHT YEARS.
u VIcKsBuRG, MISS, April 25.-The riy,
"a is now highsr than at any time in Il
10 past % years.
t. NEW ORLEANS, La, Apriil 26.-Tl
+ Picdyuns's Fort Worth, Texas, speci
81 says heavy rains are reported throughoI
:, north and west Texas. At many pgct
n the rain fall tho past "a hours has bee
three inches and nine inches since la
L. Monday. Raj EAy washouts are reportC
10 fron every direction and on many roal
at trains are abandoned indefinitely.
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