The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-30
L0UISIANA'S BIG FLOOD.
TWO MORE BREAKS FLOOD AN M
EENSE AREA.

Doomed
NEW ORLEANS, March 29.--This MORN
ing's Pcayune contained the following
special from VicksbarS: "Nsws received
to-day that crevassos have occurred at
Huntington and Easton, Miss, created con-
sternation in this city and settles the fate of
all but the highest portions of ths
Aazoo delta. The crevasse at
Huntington, arly opposite Arkansas City
and forty miles above Greenville, was 80
feet wide at last accounts, and at Easton.
four miles above, it is 100 feet wide, and
communication between this city and Mem
phis by rail is seriously threatened. The
crevasse at Easton cuts the Mississippi Val
ley railroads riverside division in two be-
tween Scott and lamont.
THE OLD BREAKS
To-day the OHutts and Skipwith crevasses
are pouring floods of water in the Yazoo
Delta. At Skipwith the break is now
GOO feet wide and IS to 20 feet deep, and the
water is shooting through with veloc ty
resembling the famous whirlpool rapids.
The town is now covered with water to
depth Of ten feet or more. Nothing is to
be seen Of some of the houses,
except the peak of their roofs,
while others have been turned over and are
being tossed about by the surging water.
The loss of stock resulting from the mum
dation viii be large, but it is believed that
there will ba but little loss of human life
The outlook is gloomy indeed, and people
IN Louisiana and Mississippi are removing
their stock TO places OF safety.n
DETAILS OF THE BREAKS.
NEW ORLEANS, March 20, 8 p. M-The
Times Democrats Greenville, Miss, special
gives the details Of the two latest breaks ia
tue levees. The first to give way was tho
levee known as Easton's levee, whch is
half mile above Round landing in Bolivar
county and about sixteen mi es north of
Greenville. The break occurred at O'clock
Friday morning. The second was levee
one and half miles below Huntington on
the IimberIake plantation, four mil IS above
the Otfutt break. This place was also co y
sidered safe and secure. The breaks are both
very bad ones. the outflow Of water from
those two places will inundate q large sec
ton OF country before it reaches the Yaz 70
river, again to join the great river, leaving
desolatlon and ruin In these parts, submerg-
ing tue garden spot of the Ya2oo delta and
entirely su pending all railroad travel from
Leland to Rolling Ford, ON the Louisville.
New Orleans and Texas railroad.
BROKE ONCE BEFORE
The eastern levee broke at the same place
at which the break occurred In 1882 but
since then it had been enlarged and
strengthened until it looked like q moant-
sin Of earthwork and strong elough TO
keep the river in bounds at its greatest
height. The water from this brepk will
drst find It's way into Williams bayou,
which has its source near the break. IL
will follow the bayou soma fifteen miles,
flooding large section of country
on the east until it reaches Deer
creek, overlooking the east and west
banks, unless the protection leveos confie it
within its banks. There are places, i6 is
thought, that this protection levee will
! ardly be OF av il, as nothing has been done
since 1882 to prepare them for the mighty
volume of water that has suddenly come
down on them. Toe flow is cast Of tue
Hunting on branch Of the Louisville, New
Orleans and Texas railway until Leland is
reached, crossing the riverside division Of
that road four miles south of the break. At
Leland it will cross the main lipe, and
unless it overilous the west bank it will flow
down Deer creek to the east of the main
line, spreading out toward Bogusphalia and
overflo "ing some of the finesj pIa tations
in the delta Of the famous Creek county for
about fifty miles along the valley road.
d SEA OF WATER.
The water from the Huntington break
will at once join the outpour from the
OfPutt break, which has flied up all he low
places in its course, and will inundate
very largo section Of country upon its
Journey. Those waters will 81 ell its volume
bearing TO the west against Greenville aud |
the p rtion of the country spreading cut
toward Williams bayou on the east, |
aud no doubt will blond with the |
waters from tae Easton break, making |
q perfect sea Of water from here |
to Boguephala and perhaps overlooking
the east bank of that stream. A junction |
OF the waters from these three streams |
viii !nundate nearly ali the plantations in |
Washington county in its entire length and |
breath, until Sharkey and lsaquena counties |
are reached; then, connecting with the out |
pour from the Snpwith break. overfowing |
everything in its track until the Yazoo |
river is reached.
THE DAMAGE INcALCULABLE.
The damage that this food will do is |
beyond calculation. Besides this, it Is get |
ting late in the season and the waters will |
only recede with the fall of the river. The |
crops will all be late and in many places it |
may not be possible to plant at all. An |
attempt to close these breaks will be Of no |
avail. Ihe ends Of Some OF the broken |
levees may be secured to prevent the crew
aSse, from breaking, but tho work on the |
Offut break has fully demonstrated the |
fact thai 1t is next to impossible for it to be |
gone Win 5ucI Il volume 0I& water rushing |
through at the present stage of the river.
Work was abandoned on the Ofutt |
break, it being deemed best By the engi .eer |
that the laborers and money could be better |
u itlzed IN protecting weak points, thereby |
preventing any further breaks or damage |
to the evee. There arc no reports as to |
loss Of live stock in the newly flooded sec |
tions, but it is generally believed that some
precau ions have been taken and the stock |
to places Of safety.
TIE EAsToN BREAK.
The lntest from the Easton break states |
that 10 is now COO feet wide and increasing |
rapidly. The water has crossed TO the west |
bank OF Williams bayou at Ayondnle, and |
is two feet deep IN tue storej at that place. |
TIE break at Huntington, which Is 6O1 |
feet wide, is hourly growing wider and |
threatens TO become Immense.
Tne break al Skipwith Is now between |
G90 and 700 feet wide and is rapidly |
increasing.
The river at Greeayille has fallen three |
inches, caused BY breaks above.
The legee between Luna and COium in |
Landing, Ark. broke Gt 'elock Thursday |
morning, but no particulars could be |
learned.
The people are taking the matter philo- !
sophieally, as they have been ~ foods like
these before.
ASoTHgR BREAK sCEgTAIS.
The FieayWae's Greeayiie, his :, special
says: "ibo oDsrnLOr ~ Barnes laudlug