Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-15
10 De PRESERVED.
THE FLOOD AT NEW ORLEANS.
The situation shows No Signs of I'M
prOvement.
ny Telegraph 10 The Dlspatch.l

flSy telegraph 10 tu6 Dlsphtcn.l
NV ORLEANS. March 4-l2 Mt has
been raining steadily but slowly since j.
VI. Yesterday, and the rainfall, added 10 the
water passing over the levecs III front OF
the city and running back, has overlooked
large section OF the city III the vicinity OF
Claiborne street. The gauge shows no ma
terial change The water ls flowing over
the Ieyee rapidly AZ the head OF Peters
street, and the sidewalks and the streets IN
the vicinity are covered with water. The
water Is also running over tho leyee pretty
freely at Third, Fourth, Sixth. EShth'
ToledanO. Sarapuru, and state streets.
Gangs of men are working along the IeNee
at many points. and the flow OF water INTO
the citv may he checked If there IA no
further rise. The railroads are doing good
work IN assisting the authorities all along
the line. The outlook tonight Is 10y no
means Tcassurlng. -
The Government gauge at 1880 a. Nj.
reads 16 Clio feet, a fall of four tenths from
the highest point reached yesterday after
noon. The streets here this morning are
free of overflow water along the rivcr-iront
eycept nj st. Peters street. and there the
flow will soon be stopped. IL rained slowly
all night and is drilling this morning.
4 northeast storm prevails. The river
went down 10 sixteen and II half feet, but
IS acaln swelling and the water Is now run
ming over at Bipnvllle and ST. Peter streets,
but the overflow Is not enough 10 cause
much Inconvenience. A telephone mes
saoe received at 10 4. VI. from Mia, on the
New Orleans side Of the river, says that
the crevnsse there IL now 100 feet WIDE
that there Is a wide batture III 'front.' OF IL
and tho crcVasse Will ho closed by the
Mlsslssippi-V Valley railroad. Several small
breaks in the old leyee III that vicinity,
q. NV "a - ranoFfgI
The levee at BurgCis d Son, the Mia
plantation on the New Orleans side Of the
river. broke at II o'clock last night and IN
less than two hours the break was twenty
five feet wide. The leYee was new one and
had become soft. Tho water from this
crovasse will do but little damage. 1t Will
how into Lake Ponchartrain.
THE LATEST.
The condition of affairs on the river
front tins evening Is much moro satslac-
tory than at the same time yesterday. Inc
city authorities aided by the railroads have
streng thenod the weak places IN the leyee
and have constructed a temporary levee OF
bags filled with earth from st. LOUIS TO
Hospital street and at other points,
but from st. Louis to Canal street.
where 20 much water came IN yesterday,
nothing has been done. The city authori:
ties will, however, continue the Work OF
constructing q temporary levee along the
river-trout until tho city Ia free from the
overflow. The leVees III this section are
injured more Just now by the wind ana
weather than by the flood. To-day the
wind was blowing from the north ana at
tanned a velocity of thirty miles an hour.
Ordinarily tho north wind carries the river
on. to SEA. but to-day's storm has appa-
rcutlv had but little effect upon the rlVer'
The water flowing into the city from the
river to-day has not been sufficient to hood
the streets at any point. though the drains
at Bienville, Cont. and 81. Louis streets
were filled all the afternoon. between
July and GirOd streets the water Is running
over The Louisville and Nashville tracks,
but traffic has not been interfered WIN.
On the Algiers side of the river the streets,
are clear of water and no Apprehension Ol
danger Is felt there. L..
The Louisiana Lottery Company TO-DAY
donated 5000 to the city for us use III
protecting the city from the overflow. A.,
CAPTAIN j. Pinckney Smith, OF the
States. who Is at Convent. telegraphed ms
paper a, follows. raior 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 ana four
feet deep. The leYee Is small one, anu
the railroad track IL about quarter Oh q
mile back, over which the water is no"
about ten inches deep. Both the express
and the local down trans are on the upper
side Of the break, and this mornings up
train is expected to return from here 10 inc
city," -,
A dispatch received tonight by the MIS-
sissippi-V Valley road says the break wa
caused by q rice fiume. Thelevee was ne"
and four feet above the present water;
Both ends of the break have been secured aii- l
and the men are at work closing IL. They
will probably get 1t closed by tomorrow
night. Our track is but little under water
aud only needs few eulverts repaired w
order that the trains may pass, which VIII
be done tomorrow night.
The TINES democrats Vicksburg specla'
says; The steamer Helen. Meates. master
reports the condition critical eyerywhsr,s,
lie thinks that Louisiana will inev,taoiy
go under. even if the Mississippi leyees
were down. Colonel Maxwell consider.
the Alsatia levee the most dangerous POM