Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-15
REACHED THE HIGH POINT.
TIE Waters VIII Not Swell the River
Much More.

Much More.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE rain storm
Of the past four days in the lower Missis-
sippi valley mas 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 val
ley. The stage of the water at New Or
leans is now three-tenths foot above the
highest ever known, and last night touch
ed siX-tenths above. The river has fallen
slightly at Cairo, but the sharp
rises at St Louis and particularly
Cincinnati, Louisville and Nashville, make
it evident that the recession at Cairo is
only temporary and that southwark the
river must continue at its present high
stage for at least week. Although the
stage Of water at Cairo and Helena are
about four feet below extreme floods in
the past. yet the prospects are very decided
at even these places the greatest flood ever
known will obtain during the next seven
days. The warnings given by the signal
Office several days since that all stock and
other movable property III the entire lower
Mississippi valley should be removed TO
localities above the extreme flood level are
reiterated.
At NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March IA north
east storm prevails. The river went down
to sixteen and one-half feet but is again
swelling and the water is now running
over at Brenville, Cont aud St Peters
streets but the overflow is not enough to
cause much inconvenience. A telephone
message received at 10 a. m. from the Nita
plantation says the crevHsse there now is
100 feet wide; that there Is wide batJure
in front Of it and that the crevasse will be
closed by the Mississippi Valley railroad.
Several small breaks in the old levee in
that vicinity aggreSating fifty feet are also
reported.
The Ievee at A Bourgeois &, Sons Nita
plantation, siXty-five miles above the
city, Oh 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 levee was a
new one and had become soft. The water
from this crevasse will do but little dam
age as it Will flow into Lake Pontcher-
train.
The government guage at a. m read !
sixteen feet and siX-tenths, a decline OF /
four-tenths from the highest point reached /
yesterday afternoon. The streets this /
morning We're free of overflow waters !
along the river front except at ST. Peters |
stIeet, and there the flow will soon be /
stopped. 1t rained slowly all night and is /
drlZz ing this morning.
THE LEYEES ABANDONED.
ST. LOUIS No, March l4-Additionat !
adyices from the lower Mississippi regard /
ing the food in that section are that the /
country between the Arkansas line and |
Vicksburg, on both sides of she river, is |
imminent danger Of iruudation The |
ALL =
The water is running over the Arkansas /
levee IN several places. This means that /
the Tensas basin in Louisiana Will be in /
undated. All efforts are being concen- I
trated 20 save the levees in Louisiana be- /
tween Nic5sburg and the Arkansas line, .
and those on the Mississippi shore between /
NlCksburg sndtIreenvIlIe II Louisiana goes 1
under the Mississippi side may be safe aud /
vice versa. On each side OF the river the /
most heroic eXsrtionS have been made for /
weeks and are now being redOubled, Rain .
has fallen in torrents everywhere. At all /
endangered points work = kept up day 4
and night. Live stock and movables are I
being taken To places OF safety. The pro-
lection levee al MayOrsvIlle. Miss, gave .
way yesterday afternoon and the river
came against the new ievee, which is con J
siGered unsafe. \ panic seized the pOpu- !
latlOn and many ladies and children 3
were sent to NickShurg by the /
steamer LorGwood. Pocau Grove aud .
Tousas leveeS, in Louisiana, are
barely maintained The contractors have
left Longwood level. being uDab 10 work F.
on account of the seepaGe. Over twenty
miles Of levees are endangered aud "A gen
ersl overflow Is considered inevitable.
There Is no cause 10 apprehend loss OF life,
but the destruction Of property viii b. .
great. /
CAIRO, H., March 1.-THE high water Is .
supsidIng and the rising coming from
above viii not materially break the fall .
here The Ohio being - high viii cause
bAckwater ia the Mississippi and thls
water viii all run Oat through Jhs .o7q
lands of Missouri. Trains are all run
ming. The weather j. cloudy ami cold.
THE BUCCANEERS OF OLD
FIauujed their skull and cross bones,
their ensign. tefantly NJ the masthead.
Your modern pirate, not on the high seas,
but upon the high reputation Of standard
remedies, skllkS under various disguiSes
HIS hole and corner traffic has never to
any degree affected Hostetters Stomach
BiIters. although that standard invis0r-
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