Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-14
RAGING WATERS.
TIE mississippi evertops the Levees al
New Orleans.

New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS March 1sth-The rive. here ct
3 IS was 16 9I0 feet and at go had reached II
ieet; but it remssned at that point bEt q short
while when it receded to 16 feet inckes, where
il seemed TO IlE&e q stand.
This ives siztnehes above the record of ether
years, and the water went over the levees all
along the city front at every depresSioner low
place, and son flooded the streets and side
walks of large section of the city. Uptown,
st tine head of Jackson, Washington and Sara
para streets, the waves washed over the leyee
and submerged the streets and 81 iewalkB.
The sasre thing occurred at other points down
to Poyd-es street. Here the water spTead out
over the broad space occupied by the Morgan
road, then it began 10 flow down Poydras street
and oat into the cross streets either side, and
liDgsthe cutters back to the drainage canals in
the rear of the city.
Frer1 Custom-house street to Cont the water
came over the levees freely and completely sub
merged the streets, and il many places the side
walks and lower floors of business houses from
the'norih side of Cana to Hospital street, dis
tsnce of fourteen blocks, and from the river to
Ranpart street, distance OF eight blocks The
damage done so far is not great
The greatest damage was that sustained by
merchants who had sugar stored in the bonded
warehouse on Leyee street.
The Southern and Crescent Oil Mills are being
washed under by the water and the floors
were torn away and an embankment built un-
derneath.
rhe break occurred at Batchs place, near
Harvey's canal, but it only reached width of
closed.
1t is still dangerous spot aas the levee is very
weak. The levee at Shaups place. five miles
above Gretna, where there was a serious
crevasse some years ago, is again creating some
anxiety, Es it shows signs of weakening.
From Canal street ferry TO Morgan depot, the
principal portion of Algiers, distance of three
quarters OF mile, tie situation at one time was
very threatening.
About noan the water commenced washing
over the levee along its whole length, and in a
q
streets for ten blocks back were flooded.
Yardmaster Mcguire, OF the Morgan road, and
city forces Immediately went to work, and in
four hours threw up an entire new levee That
stepped the flow temporarily, but the water was
already knee-deep on Front street.
Just below Algiers isthe Orleans levee, which
commands large section of country. 1t is a
new levee. constructed only few days ago, but
the river has been climbing up and to- day a
warning signal was again given: The water
was six inches deep ever the Ievee's crest.
Men and material were promptly furnished,
and gallant efforts are being made to stay the
flood.
The Council tonight appropriated $4,000 for
work on the leyees during the danger period.
At Natchez the levee on Davis Island and
Lake Concordia gave way. flooding the Novelty,
Evergreen, Sahara, Morgan and Potawanla
plantations.
SITUATION AT CAIRO.
CAIRO 1ll.), March 13lh.-It is not thought
that the Ohio river Will rise any higher here
1he city is nearly cat of from railroad service
by high water
DANGEROUS LEvEEs.
ST. LOUIS. March 13th-The rains continue in
many parts of the lower Mississippi valley, and
all streams are rising rapidly.
From lower Mississippi the reports are still
of rising waters, and while no breaks have oc
CURED, there is constant fear and expectation
that the levees Will yield to the pressure in
spots, and the whole country Will be overfowed.
At MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS. March 13th.-0nly meager details
of the floods in Arkansas have been received.
At Batesville The White river rose thirty two
feet in twenty-foUr hours and all the lower part
of the town is flooded.
The destruction of property at Black Rock
Will be heavy. The water stands six feet deep
in the hotels and business houses. Orders to re-
move all cars from the IRON Mountain Railroad
Company's yards at Newport have been given.
No trains have reached there since last Tuesday.
A special from Little Rock says that-the news
from the interior towns is that all the streams
are high, and thst-a large number of bridges
had been washed away. No trains have reached
there from Fort Smith since Monday, and on all
the roads traffic is badly delayed.
The Arkansas river is rising rapidly at Pine
Bluff, and there is danger of the Governments
dikes being destroyed. The situation between
that point and the Mississippi river is said to be
alarming.
THE HIGHEST EVER RECORDED.
MEMPHIS March I9th.-The rivers tonight are
in an alarming condition. The highest flood
level ever recorded Is already reached for many
points south of here, and it will likely be at
tanned from Ca 70 to the Gull within the next
five or six days.
The rainfall for the past three days sums up a
total of from two to three inches over the coun-
try lying west of the Mississippi TO Indian Ter
ritory and south of the Ozark range, and from
two to five inches between the Ohio and Cum
berland valleys.
The AppeGrs reporter, who has just returned
from Arkansas City, says the real condition at
that place has been suppressed. The water
from the Sappington break has flooded the
town and the surrounding country.
Hundreds of hogs and sheep are drowned,
and the people are IN constant fear of break
in the levee in front of the city, where the
water yesterday was four inches upon the sand
bags on top of the levee.
GnEESvILLE STILL SAFE.
GREENvILLE Missy March 1sth.-Eeports up
to $50 O'Clock from all points of this Ievee dis
triet above and below indicate that all is serene
on this side of the river Every preparation is |
being made for any possible breaks or weak |
places that may occur in the levees.
Rain has fallen for fifty four hours, with but |
slight 1ntermlssion, and the total fall exceeds |
i've inches. 1t is still raining. and the indica- |
tions are that it viii rain all to night The river
here rose five and one-ha inches IN the past |
twenty four hours, and is still rising.
AN ENTIRE TOWN SUBMERGED.
LITTLE Rock ARK }. March 1Sth.-A Ga-cYe |
special from Black Rock, Lawrence county, |
gives a distressing account of the flood ia that |
section. Black river, along which are many |
mills is ten inches higher than ever known
amount of timber has been washed away
The workmen with their families are in great
want, end considerable distress is felt among
the settlers
Every house in Powhattan, the county seat Of |
Lawrence county, is under water, except the
Fostotiiee. Several bridges have been washed
away, and many horses, cattle and hogs
drowned,
SITUATION AT NEWPORT.
LITTLE Rock (Ark), March 1sth.-Ihe situa-
tion at Newport, Ark, at the confluence of
White and Black rivers, is one of extreme
danger The water is within few inches of
the top of the levees which surround the town,
and is rising at the rate of three inches an |
hour. The inhabitants are greatly excited
Should the levees break the destruction will |
be terrible. AT Batesville all that portion of
the town through which the Iron Mountain
road runs is a foot under water, and the trains
are abandoned.
Reports from the Black River Valley shows
the low lands are now under water, at places so
deep that the tree tops are alone visible.
JacksonpOrt is under wster from two to four
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