Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-24
rsRkIffo FLOoD sokNss.
New Orleans started BY the Plight
Of Gowns Above.

INV ORLEANS. LA, AptI. ~ The flood
situation here has changed rapidly for the
wo.ss duriug the last "A hours, and the
conlition OF Affairs was nsver gloomier or
more threatening tnan al present, Cow
ernor Nichols has. Tor example. Just Re.
celvsl tho following startling telegram,
sent from Bayou Sara TO day:
We have been overwhelmed by the storm
hni rain, Crryassca ere numerous along tle
trout he old NnTan-eH i"See has broken.
S.'ua boat at unse 10 save he people, or tnefe
A..! be sroht loss u W AARI!N taNSN
President u Police jury.
For the Last three days the crest OF the
e at wave IN tho Mississippi mas been
psssiug from Ycksburg down. The most
extraordinary eii3fts ware made 70 hold the
iryess sgainsi the nigh Tater. Probably
1000 have pesn trying 10 hold the line of
dykes.
Toe rain and wlni.storm which came on
yesterday, coupled with the high water,
was tau much, and In the past "a hours no
less than Is breaks have occurred. The
Erst was ~ Bayou Sara, which Is town OF
ABOUT 1000 people, l6O miles above here.
There the waters rnae ~ onGe 70 ne first
floors 81 oil the stores aud houses Agi
con psl.ed ~ abandonment OF the town bJ
ulo-t o. tns n.GPle An ugly bGsAs fol-
lowed II Myttls4 Crews plantation, iJO
mties below this city. o - the plantation OF
Is scarcely possible to close, Since hen
news Of a new creyAsse comes Ia every
hour OF 50.
But the greatest disaster occurred later
to-day, when the Morgsnsea leves gave
way, as Indicated IA the Telegram TO the
governor. THIS news naturally caused the
greatest CONSERVATION, because the Morgan.
sea protects large portion OF Southern
Louisiana. II + one Of the finest lsyst- on
the Mississippi With 200foot pasA and
from ! 3 y 800 iert nigh, constructed jplntly
by The Uui.el states aud the state 81 Lon.
isiaud.
Il cost close on to s95n,OO0 50 important
a point VA 1t that Major klngmgn, In COM
mard o. tits district, was sent here to
walch she leyea' himself. and $4,000 was
given TO It's maintenance aud defence by
the Secretary Ui War.
Tbs btesk will severely affect Point
Caprice, West Baton Rouge, lbtrglila, ST..
Landry, Assumption. st. Martins. s. Mary,
iberia aud fnrtsbonue parishes, some $500
or 5000 lpdre miles with between 40 OJO
and 5000 Inhabitants, large portion OF
this TOrritory u highly cultivated and
among the most productive lands IN the
loss VIII be heavy, as the country affected
Is plsnted 10 sugar cane and similar crops,
which are destroyed by overflow II under
water 10 days.
The amount Of loss will depend upon tho
duration OF the food, hut IL will certain y
run well up IL the millions.
Governor Nichols has telegraphed to
Senator Gibson to appeal at once 10 the
Federal govern rlent tor assistance.
1 Here at New Orleans the gloomy feeling
has been Increased by the footing Of tbs
| rear OF the state by DacS. water from Lake
1 Ponchaltraln, as was predicted By Sergeag'
Dunn Of Nav YorE, some time ago. The
\ east wiads that have prevailed since Sun
d Y drove the water lrcm the guilt oil
Mexico into the lake.
/ ANOTHER BAD BREkK.
I NATcHEz, MISS, April pa protection
7 leYss IN front of NiiHila has broken, =uD.
\ merging number OF houses, This morn
/ ilS the Lake Couc3riia lsvse gave wRy
! IN. n Il. l. & L ~ a. :.