The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-14
WALLED IN WITH WATER
DEsrROcrIyE FLOODS runrArES
The Inhabitants in tho Crescent Citv-Nu.
merOus Breaks I'm tho Levees-The aIis-
souri, River High Aiso.

Nav ORLEANS. June I3-The river this
morning reached the highest point known
here for the past forty-fye wears. and in cou-
sequence New Orleans is to-day. literally
speaking an island. Crevasses above. Gre
vases below. the raging river in front, and
the rapidly-rising Lake Pontchartrain in the
rear has hemmed the city in and traffic on
three roads has been suspended. Last
night at midnight the guage read eigh-
teen feet above high water mark. People who
anew well what this rise meant hoped that
by morning there would be a decline, but
when daybreak came and the gauge was
scanned old-timers we're staggered when they
read is 2-lO. At 6 o'clock the first break was
reported Il happened az belmont Place,
about twenty miles above the city on the
Mississippi Valley road. Seyenty-fve feet of
the leeye gave way at one clip and the water
within an hOurs time had dug a channel
twelve feet deep. The Valley tracks were
quickly under two feet Of water and all traffic
was stopped.
THREE MORE BREAKS.
Following closely on these reports from
Belmont came the news Of three breaks eleven
miles below the city, all within one mile of
each other The first break occurred at
Stoney's near where a crevssse occurred a
month ago. but now closed lt started
Rt htty-foot rate. but widoned so
rapidly that by noon It was one hundred
feet wide and ten feet deep. and still
breaking The second break was at Vilere
plantation. half-mile away. Fifty feet was
its width. Two hours afterwards the leyee
gave way The third break is at the Merrick
place a mile below Viliere. 1t is only twenty
feet wide, and hopes are entertained Of closing
t. The three creyasses have tied up the
Southern railroads which runs from the city
TO the Gulf
STILL OTHER BREAKS.
Hardly bad the engineers recovered from
this disastrous news when a telephone mes
sage was received from Waggaman. thirteen
miles upon the other side Of the river stating
that the entire levee at tlGt point, several
hundred yards in length, had top
pied into the rushing waters. The
Texas and Pacific trains are just behind
the leyee and the swish of the water
washed the tracks up for considerable dis
tance. The Texas and Pacific people have
shut down on traffic. The last break 10
occur was at the Surpy Prospect plantation
on the Valley road few miles below Bel
mont IL IS twenty-five feet deep and
nve vide aud viii assist IN
widening the Belmont break and
also worry the Valley officials All of these
crevasses, following so closely on each other.
la ve OccasiOhed considerable alarm through
out tie city. The levees that protect New
OAAtHAo hit EoOQ anu cNtoAE % idis but ble
greatest anxiety is being felt on account Of
the June rise that is on the way down.
THE MISSOURI RAMPANT.
KANSAS CRY. No. June 13.-The Missouri
river is booming here a0d reports from up
the river say that @ big flood is now coming
down from the upper country, caused by
heavy rains and cloud bursts in the last few
days. The present high water here is from
the june rise, and If on top of this come
floods from eflcb eOurces ag indicated there Ia
every reason TO fear grave danger 10 the low
lands