The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-15
RAGING WATERS.
THE MISSISSIPPI STILL ON The
RAMPAGE.

Latest Details or the Sew orleans fh"n-
daiion-wortin Hard e. frssea.
Further Disaster Along the Railfeads-
Ncws Trom Up the River.
NEW ORLEANS. Mar. IA number Of
laborors were at work on thc lcSce few
miles below the city last night. when a
thunder shower put ont their iamg'. The
laborcrs ded. and have not yet returned %
work. Very little water is going over on
the other side. n rs now rliulng, and Gulf
winds are again iorcing ihe water up, aud
the river has risen one inch siace noon. IL
Is now stationary.
rArM LANDS UNDER WATER.
CHARLESTON. 30 Mar. ll.-Bi1is Point,
No.. .s entirely submerged. and ai "i tie
people are camltd on ltp ,uffNhhdht ihir'
over one hundred thousand acres ~ iatm-
ing lands are under water, and TIE n'odS
are increasing.
rHr RIVER AGNS BOOMING.
Louisville. Ky, Mar lA-ino river u
On "A boom again. An inch ana h1t an
hour +. faa rate at which the waters are
rising this morning. Inst night the river
rose two feet. fnis morning Nt ~ o'clock
tho river rnsisflrcd sixteen fret on enc iile.
About .iN feet more ot water Ii "Apccttd,
which Nill NOT place the river ONT oi ~
banks I'm case ct more rain aaofr, the
rise VIII prove disastrous.
ARKANSAS LEV EFs ABANDONED.
sr. Louis. Mar. 1.-THE Arkansas loyceS
have been Abandoned and a'i efforts are
being concentrated io save tne leNct' Ia
Louisiana between Nick.uurs and ihe Az
kansas luc. and those ou tnc Mississippi
shore between Nichsburs and 0rDemiil'.
Ur ABOVE NEw ORLEANS.
NFw ORLEANS. Mar. li Captain j.
pmckney smith. of tine States. who Is at
Convent. Ln.. ieegraphs Dis paper as mi-
lows. Maior Elw1ris, general manager oi
the Louisville, Nrw orleans "n" 3 .N"H
Railroad. rs at the break. three miles afnNe
This place with % large force of men. The
zap is about one hundred iret wide and Four
leot deep. Tho loNee is small onc' and
the railroad truck is about guartef ~
mile back. lhc water is about ien inches
0n the track. Both the pAurces und local
down train, are on the upper SIDE al ine
break. and this mornings up-irln Is exc
poctCd 90 return tO iho ciiy.
a dispatch received might hi ile Mis-
sesIppi VALLEY Rlllr Dinfiu7 says;
"Ihc break was caused nN ere iumc. ihe
io,oe WAS new and louf 20 abole the
present STAGE 90 water H0h end. ~ ihc
break have been secured, and men are at
work closing b. They viii probably eei DO
closed by tomorrow night. Our track Dr.
bat little under water. and only ieod.
few culferts repaired in oricf inni iiAn7
may pass. which work VIII h' done nl t-
morrow night
The condition Of affairs on the river mont
this evening i5 much more satisfactory
ihln 40 the same tImu yesterday Tine ai-
ihoriiic5 have strengthened the weak places
m the ieloDs. and have constructed
temporary letfe Ot bags, MED
with earth. from 30. Louis t0 Hospital
streets and other points, hnt from ~
Louis street. o. Cana, where 10
much water came lu t'.ltilhl'
noihing has set been done The cliA's
authorities will. however continue The
work Of constructing temporary lcice
along the river front until inr ciii J, secure
fum overflow. even With sull higher Tide
of the river. The leires in this section hio
Injured more just now by wlud and weather
than bg food. To-day tho wind was Dow
ins from the north. and attained tc.ofhy
of thirty mites ordinarily a north wind
carries the river water oui in sea, hui 90
DAYS storm bias apparently had unt LITTLE ei-
feet upon The iiNcr
THE rnn,Esr SITUATION.
The water flowing INTO ine rrl nom lhe
river to-day has been insufficient in ho'd TIE
streets at any point, though ihe drains oh
Bienyilio. Cont and 30. Louis streets were
| filled an tine afternoon. Between JuiiA ana
Girard streets fhe water b. running over lhe
/ Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks,
but trHllic hus not been iutcrifred WIN.
over in Algiore the streets are clear OF
water, and 30 apprehension j. ieii.
ALONG THE RAILROAD fiNEs.
INQUIRIES at the different railroad Offices
elected the information that no Insecure or
unsafe places have been reported along
their lines. and ihlt n0 creiA-ser have DO
eufrpd other than the One no Mia, on the
Mississippi Valley Railroad. Every pre-
caution is being taken ly the rail-
road authorities 90 prevent disasters
that might De- occasloncd by inc
rising waters. Mr.. Giynn, ~ ihe Queen
/ and Crescent route: Cant. Mann. of the w.
u0is Central. and ,upf. Marshall oi tle
/ Louisville and Nashville Railroads. have
rendered every assistance possible io Tine
CITY authorities. in prOieetin. ihe cliy from
overflow. and to-day rendered W services
/ OF the rc.uectiNe working forces and trun--
portafiOu facilities % the Mayor.
CRITICAL CONDITIONS EyTRYwnFRF.
The Times Democrats \lck,bury, Miss,
/ special says: The steamer Helen Mead,
under charter tO the louisiana lofce board
for the plst few days. returned here last
e.t places on the louisiana side are Wilson
| Point. Al.etia and inngwood lelccs. bat the
clnd tlns are critical everywhere. Al
/ willow Point. La. be- found water running
over the leyeos. H. isa an experienced river
man and cons .dcra that TIE Louisiana side
viii inevitably g0 under, even if The Nissis-
sippi lcyeos were down.
President Maxwell,ol iho Louisiana Lcyce
Board. i- in the city 10 buy material. IL
AL. Z
sa,s bis people are working bard. The con-
tractors still have their hands, tools &C., nc
IOngwoOd. bar haYc sent away iheig teams,
hoclu.e they are unable 90 feed ihnm 40
fOngwOCd. They went iO Lake Providence.
Colonel Maxwell thinks thc Pccan-Ofofc
lescc rs safe. There l. good protection
loyCo there. and the main llne cau he cnm-
p ploted in four days of good weather. lie
considers the Alsetia leyco tbo most Danger
Gus point on the Louisiana line. and the
one where creiasse would DO ile most
: damage.
Barges and one hundred men are AZ work
there. lie regards the situation as very
81 alarming. with foods nj rain and high Wa
} ter in the upper rivers. and thinks slme
. leyces must 90. buf NOT necessarily ln the
J Louisiana side. The United states tuy
b Parker Of the leyee board service, had
X been ordered here % aid the work
r IH A"h"N|IN. H'NN""If Nt" 'ft '|''t'" -
b the emergency the order viii De coun-
& tcrmanded. a. the Parker Will be needed
on the Louisiana side. The queen ana
Crescent people are positive an overflow
will occur. but think they can Keep The
Shreveport division running few days alter
10 occurs. They guarantee ireieht trains for
only "a few days. There are no late Hdf ccs
y from the Mississippi leyee.
The picayuues Bayou sara special says
= the rain has ceased and the sun IS shining.
e our draining machine has hccn running
- very steadily to-day, the eject being
very percepuble on the water ln
f, town jules labatul. police juror
Z from Point Coupe arrived here this morning
: and purchased a barge oi lumber ilr tle
I Morgan sea ic,te. which he reports in
bad condition. lie has wired ile stat,
r authorities asking iOs assistance. III
. thinks that with Immediate attention th'
i loreo can be saved. A strong northeast
/. wind has been blowing here all day. ih'
!. river here registers 3, ieet inch, a rise o
1. $40 Of a foot to-day. This Indicates tha
d the Morgan sea leyce Is sflll holding.