Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-15
TEE M1ssIss1PP1 FREsHEr.
Matters Took on Better Aspect
Last Night.


Matters Took on Better Aspect
Last Night.
New ORLEANS. March 14th.-The condi-
ton of affairs on the river front this even
ing is much more satisfactory than at the
same time yesterday.
The city authorities aided by the rail
roads, strengthened the weak places in the
leyee, and constructed temporary levees
with bags filled with earth from st. Louis
to Hospital street, but from st. Louis street
10 Canal where so much water came in
yesterday, nothing has as yet been done.
The levees in this section are injured
more Just now by wind and weather than
by the food.
To-day the wind was blowing from the
north with the velocity of thirty miles per
hour.
Governor Nichols issued proclamation,
requesting all steamers to keep as near
mids,ream as possible, and run as slow as
circumstances will permit during the pres
eRt freshet in the lower Mississippi, as the
waves from passing vessels have done 8
good deal of damage TO the temporary
work on the levees.
FIFTEEN MILES WIDE.
CAIRO In.), March l4th.-The width of
the Mississippi river at the mouth of the
Ohio is now about fifteen miles, but this
vast body of water is slowly receding.
SITUATION AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS (Tenn.) March 14th. - To-
night the river is at SO feet, the highest
point ever reached, and is still rising. The
opinion here is that levees on the Missis-
sippi side will be able TO withstand the
pressure of the great flood, but the stu
alton on the Arkansas side below Arkansas
CITY is far from reassuring, although the
damage, should the levee give way, would
be slight compared with the destruction
which would ensue should the east bank
break. Passengers on the Louisville, New
Orleans and Texas Railway arriving here
to-day, report novel scenes along the road.
Low lands and lagoons in the Mississippi
delta are flooded until the only dry land
isible Is the ridge on which the track
runs and 9 few promOntories protrlding
sbove water. These places afford shelter
for hundreds OF squirrels and other small
game. Huts and cabins on the lower lands
are submerged several feet in the water.
Tied to the doors sre skis and dug-outs,
which afford the occupants the only means
of transit from one place to other. Every
thing presents sn air of waste and desola-
tinu. Between Nickshurg and Lulu, Miss,
the water is highest, aud farmers who have
not already moved are making every prep.
arshon to do so.
Along the line of the Memphis snd Lit
tie Rock Railroad the same state of affair:
T7nless the waters in Mississippi ant
Arkansas recede more rapidly than be
fore, unfortunate people viii suffer great
privations.
ovERroPPING TIE LEvEEs.
NEwPoRr Ark, March 14th.-The rive
commenced running over the levees las
night, and the whole town except For
street is now from four inches to two fee
under water. Business is entirely sus
pended. The damage to the sdjac nj coun
try is immense. The rise was sudden anC
without warning. Everything movable
is gone.
The country south of Newport. vhiel
embraces soma of the finest farms in tn
State, Is also inundated.
Between Helena and the mouth of thl
ST. Francis river there are very few spots o
dry land, and rise of two feet will Ger
tainly cover everything. In some plsce