The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-15
FALL OF THE BIG FLOOD.
NEW ORLEANS APT TO BE AFLOAT
FOR A WEEK TO COME.


The Signal Service Issues Bulletin
on the Rise of the Waters-The Sit
uation Last Night Much Better Than
on the Proceeding Night-An Hard
at Work.
WASHINGTON, March 14-A special bull
letin from the signal Office concerning the
Mississippi river, issued to-day, SAYS:
The rain storm of the past four days in
the lower Mississippi valley has practically
ended, so that the water dangerous to the
lower valley is now in the Mississippi or its
tributaries. There are no encouraging
prospects for any portion of the lower
Mississippi valley. The stage of the water
at New Orleans is now three tenths of a foot
above the highest ever known, and last
night touched six-tenths above. The
river has fallen slightly at Cairo,
but sharp rises at ST. Louis,
and particularly at Cincinnati. Louisville,
and Nashville, make it evident that the
recession at Cairo is only temporary, and
that thence southwark the river must con-
tinue at its present high stage for at least
week. Although the stage of the water at
Cairo and Helena are about four feet below
the extreme floods in the past, yet the pros
poets are very decided that at even these
places the greatest food ever known will
obtain during the next seven days. At
Vicksburg the river is one foot two inches
below the greaU flood of 1892 but the very
high stage of the water in the lower Ar
kansas renders it certain that there will be
no relief at Victsburg unless indesd the
whole country should be flooded.
BETTER STATE OF AFFAIRS.
NEW ORLEANS, March IA, IL p. M-The
condition of affairs on the river front this
evening is much more satisfactory than at
the same time Yesterday The city authori-
ties aided by the railroads, have strength
ened the weak places in the levee, and have
constructed temporary leyee of bags
filed with earth from st. Louis to Hospital
streets, and at other points, but from st.
Louis street to the canal, where so
much water came in yesterday, nothing has
yet been done The city authorities will,
however, continue the work of constructing
a temporary levee along the river front
until the city is secure from overflow even
with still higher tide of the river. The
levees in this section are injured more just
now by wind and weather than by the
flood.
NORTH WIND.
To-day the wind was blowing from the
north, and attained a velocity of thirty
miles an hour. Ordinarily a north wind
carries the river water out to sea, but to-
days storm has apparently had but little
effect upon the river. The water flowing
into the city from the river to-day has
not been sufficient to flood the streets at any
point, though the drains at Bienville Cont
and st. Louis streets were filed all the
afternoon. Between July and Girod streets
the water is running over the Louisville
and Nashville tracks, but traffic has not
been interfered with.
On the Algiers side of the river the streets
are clear of water, and no apprehension of
danger is felt there.
The Louisiana lottery company to-day
donated $60,000 to the city for use in pro-
tecting the city from overflow.
THE SITUATION ALARMING.
The Times Democrats Vicksburg special
says: 1.-The steamer Helen, Meads master,
reports the condition critical everywhere.
He thinks that Louisiana will inevitably go
under, even if the Mississippi levees were
down. Col. Maxwell considers the Alsata
levee the most dangerous point on the
Louisiana line and the one where creyasse
would do the most damage. Barges and
100 men are at work there. He regards the
situation as very alarming"
The Fjcdyune'S Lake Providence special
says: bright sunshine this evening. The
river is stationary to-day and the gauge
food OF 1882, the highest water known, but
the outlook is improved since yesterday"
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS. March 1.-THE govern
ment gauge at 7:30 o'clock this morning
read 16 6-10 feet, or four-tenths of a foot
from the highest point reached yesterday
afternoon. The streets this morning were
free of overflow on the water front except at
st. Peters street. 1t rained slowly all night
and was drizzling this morning.
A northeast storm prevailed to-day. The
river went down to 1616 feet, but tonight
is again swelling, and the water is now rum
ming over at Bienville, Cont and st. Peters
streets, but the overflow is not enough to
cause much inconvenience.
BREAK NEAR CONVENT.
New ORLEANS, March 14-Capt. j.
Pinckney Smith of the States, who is at
Convent, telegraphs his paper as follows:
Maj. Edwards, general manager of the
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas railroad,
Is at the break, three miles above this place,
with large force of men. The gap is 100
feet wide and four feet deep. The levee is
small one and the railroad track is about
quarter of a mile back, over which the
water is now about 10 inches deep. Both
the express and local down trains are on the
upper side of the break, and this mornings
up train is expected to return from here to
the city,"
A dispatch received tonight by the Mis-
slssippi Valley railroad says the break was
caused by rice fiume. The levee was new
and four feet above the present water.
Both ends of the break have been secured,
and men are at work closing it. They will
probably get it closed by tomorrow night.
The track is but little under water, and
only needs few culverts repaired in order