The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-14
OVER THE LEVEES.
The City Of New Orleans is Par
TALLY Submerged.
MISSISSIPPI ON THE RAMPAGE.
The Destruction of Property-The Wool Crow
erS' Interests-What is Asked in the
Way of Higher Duties.

NEW ORLEANS, March 1S.-The river here az
I'D was sixteen feet $40 inches and at ESQ lad
heaehed seventeen feet, but It remained at that
point but short while when it receded to six
teen feet eight inches, where il seemed to make
q stand. This was six inches above the record
OF other Years, and the water went over the
levees all along the city front at every depres-
sion or low place, and soon flooded the
streets and sidewalks of large section
OF the city. Up town at the head os Jackson.
washington and Saraparu streets, the water
washed over the levee and submerged the
streets and sidewalks. The same thing occurred
at other points down to Poydras street Here
the water spread out over the road
space occupied by the MORGAN road tban ~ -
began 10 how down POydras street and out into
the cross streets on either side and filing the
cutters back to the drainage canal in the rear of
tue city. From Custom house street to CONT
the water came over the leveeS freely and COM
pletely submerged the streets and in MANY
places the sidewalks and lower floors OF bust
ness houses from the north side OF Canal to Hos
pltal street, a distance of fourteen blocks from
the river TO Rampant street, u distance OF eight
blocks. The damage done so far is not great
me greatest damage was that sustained by
merchants who had sugar stored in the bonded
warehouse, Levee street. the Southern and
Crescent oil mills being washed under bv the
water, and the floors were torn away and the
embankmentS built underneath break Oc-
CURED at Hatch, a place near Haryev's
canal but it only reached width of four
feet when II was discovered and promptly
closed. II is still dangerous spot as the levee
is very weak. The levee at Sharp's place. five
niles above Gretna, where there was a serious
crevassee some years ago, is again creating
anxiety as il shows signs of weakening From
Canal street ferry to Morgan depot, the princi-
pal portion of Algiers, distance OF three
quarters Of a mile, the situation at one time
was very threatening. About noon the water
commenced washing over the levee along its
whole length and in short space
OF time the entire front and street for blocks
back we're flooded. Ya-dmaster Mcguire OF
the Morgan road and city forces, Immediately
went to work and in four hours threw up an en-
tirely new levee that stopped the flow tempo
rarly but the water already was knee deep on
Front street. Just below Algiers is Orleans
levee, which commands large section Of coun-
try. new levee was constructed only few days
ago, but the river has been climbing up, and to-
day the warning signal was again given The
water was SIX inches deep over the levees crest.
Men and material were promptly furnished and
a gallant effort is being made 10 stay the flood.
The council tonight appropriated $4,000 for
work on the levees during the danger period. At
NatcheZ tine levee on Davis island, Lake Coucor-
dia, gave way, flooding Novelty. Evergreen,
Safara Morgan and Potawama plantations