The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-20
NEW ORLEANS IS
IN GREAT PERIL
LeVee Break at Carroll
ton Would Flood
the City.
The Dire Calamity May Be Ex-
pected at Any Mo-
ment.
Utah Is Also Threatened With Dis
aster-Fatal SnoWsldes in
the Mountains.

NEW ORLEANS, La, April 1e-There
has been very great danger here to-day.
The levee at Carrollton is the point that is
feared the most. The watchers this after
noon discovered that the water had soft
ened the base of the levee and that it was
oozing through. A break at that point
would place the highest parts OF New Or
leans under six feet of water.
People say now that the break may be
expected at any moment. In case the
levee does give way preparations will be
made to sound the fire alarm, and all ths
city bells will be rung.
People have been warned to seek safety
in the nearest substantial high buildings.
The news from Madison Parish shows
that the water is spreading rapidly, inun-
dating several villages. 1t is reported
that fully 10000 people are in great need.
The destruction of pro perty ana livestock
will be enormous.
The Biggs break is fast covering the low
lands, flooding the Bayou Vidal and a
greater part of the lands in the southern
portion of the parish. The water has
reached Tallulah. eighteen miles west of
Delta, which is on the river bank. Delta
is about depopulated, only enough per-
sons remaining to look after the flooded
houses.
The scare here over the Carrolltown
levee had somewhat subsidized tonight.
The levee stands at the upper end of New
Orleans, ana a break would food the
greater portion of the city. Much water
has been running through it since the
river rose, and since last week it has
shown signs of breaking. a large force is
busily at work strengthening the levee to-
night.
NATCHEZ, Miss, April 19-In the Mis-
sissippi delta the situation continues to
slowly improve. The waters are recsd.
ing. The work of relief is being system
atically carried on. The river at Mem
phis is still falling, recession of one-tenth
OF foot in the past twenty-four hours
being reported by the weather bureau last
night.
The first break on the Concordia Parish
front occurred yesterday when the Glas-
cock Ievee broke, about twenty-three
miles below Natchez. The water spread
over the lowlands adjacent. The catas-
trophe was not unexpected and the stock
had all been removed. Tonight a crew
asse is reported nearly 1000 feet wide.
The city is fast filling with flood refugees.
VlCKSBURG, Miss, April 10. = The
break in the Reid levee, q mile below the
Biggs break, is reported to be 3U0 feet
wide. Four steamers have arrived, bring
ing 800 sufferers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 19-The
Missouri is steadily rising. Though a
large area of bottom lands is under water
Snrinnc n mn hoe g.
A few poor families numbering probably
fifty persons, have been washed out OF
their homes. and are in need of food, but
their wants will probably be met to-mor-
row by the locnl authorities. These fami-
lies are living i'll tents or under board
sheds that have been hastily thrown TO-
gether. t
In Omaha the damage by the food is
estimated TT 100000.
Those who know say that there is plenty
OF snow yet in the mountains which, when
melted, will increase the high waters.
The people here are seriously alarmed
over the outlook. They say it is the worst
situation they have ever seen.
SALT LAKE, UTAH, April 19.-The
warm weather has caused such rapid
melting OF the preceden:edIy heavy
snow which fell in the mountains during
the winter that the valleys are now
threatened by extensive foods. Streams
are already overlooking and the lower
portions of this city are flooded. The
snow in the mountains is hundreds OF
feet deep in many places and with con-
tinued warm weather disastrous foods
are inevitable. Enormous snowslides
have occurred in several districts, and at
Brigham City an avalanche buried six
men. three OF whom, Fred ]. Wolhauptcr.
W. j. Turner of Ogden and Ed Mau of
Plain City, were killed.