Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-16
HIGH WAT B RS
FIGHTING THE RIVERS EN-.
ENGAGEMENTS.
ONLY one CREVASSG REPORTED.
A Gap 100 Feet Vice a. Nita-Eorh.
men will soen nsvo IL Closed-A
Temporary Levss az Kew Orleans.
The Streets Free From Water.

NEW ORLEANS, March H.-Capt. J.
Smith, OF The States, who is at Con-
vert, tclcgraphs his paper as follows:
nMaj. Edwards. general manager of
the Louisville. New Orleans and Texas
railroad is AT the break, three miles
above this place, with Il large force of
men. The gap is about i00 feet wide
md four, feet deep. The lcvce is
small onr fand the railroad track is
about quarter Of n mile back. The
water is about ten inches on the track.
Both the express and local down trains
are on the upper side of the break and
the up train is expected to return to the
city"
Closing the Gap.
a dispatch received by the Mississippi
Valley railroad officials says: THE
break was caused by rice hume. The
levee was new and four feet above TIE
present stage of water. Both ends of
the break have been secured and men
are at work closing it. They will prob
ably get it closed by tonight. Our track
is but little under water and needs few
culverts repaired in order that trains
may pass, which work will be done by
tonight.
The condition of affairs on the river
front here is much more satisfactory
than at the same time yesterday. The
authorities have strengthened the weak
places in the leyee, and have constructed
a temporary levee with bags of earth
from St. Louis street to Hospital street
and other points. but from st. Louis
street to Canal where SO much water
came in nothing has been done.
Constructing II Temporary Levee.
The city authorities will, however,
continue the work of constructing q
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 flood. Yesterday the wind was
blowing from the north and attained a
velocity of thirty miles an hour
Ordinarily north wind carries the
river water out TO sea. but this storm
has apparently mad little effect upon the
river.
The water flowing into the city from
the river has not been sufficient to flood
the streets at any point through the
drains Oh Benville, Cont and st. Louis
streets were filed. Between Julia and
Girard streets the water is running over
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
tracks, but traffic has not been inter-
fered with.
Over in Algiers the streets are clear of
water and no apprehensions are felt
Only One Crevasse.
Inquiries at the different railroad
Offices ELECTED the information that no
insecure or unsafe places have been re-
ported along the lines and that no Gre
vases have occurred other than the one
at Mia. on the Mississippi Valley rail
road. Every precaution is Icing taken
by the railroad authorities to prevent
disasters that might be occasioned by
the rising waters.
Gen. Glynn, Jr., Of the Queen and
Crescent route, Capt. Mann, OF the Hi
nois Central. and superintendent Mar
shall of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, have rendered every assistance
possible to the CITY authorities in pro-
tecting the city from overflow and tend
cred the services of their respective
working forces and transportation ia
cilities to the mayor.
The Louisiana Lottery company do
mated 5000 to the city for use in pro-
tecting the city from overflow.