The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-18

town by Walker street levee. It Is about six blocks wide and three miles long and the only means of transportation Tor those residents who have not already moved out is by skiffs. The river at o'clock tonight stands at 4S.s, but Is ex- pected to be about stationary tomorrow night.
 Break Three Miles Long.
 Natchez, Miss, March H.-Reports from Bougere, La, this afternoon are to the effect that the break which included the Texas and Pacific embankment had opened up to more than three miles. The water is filling the swamp, flooding the lower section of Concordia parish across to Black river. This water will make It's way to the Red river and back into the Mississippi Sacks and lumber have been shipped to the scene of the break and the ends will be revetted and braced, so as to prevent further breaks. With good weather for the past three days, the crucial work on Sycamore levee, In Con- cordia parish, has been completed and all that remains to be done is to increase It's height. The weakest point of this levee was in the revetment work at the base where the boards had routed, causing the levee to wobble. A strong current has been running into this work, but the current was diverted and the revetment repaired. The lower places in Greens pri- vate levee, eighteen miles below Vidalia, have been filled with sacks of dirt. Capt. J. c. Mcclellan, president Of the flftn Louisiana leyee district board, passed through here today on his way to Con cordia parish to inspect the levees. He exnressed the greatest confidence in the levee system.
 While there has been an overflow at Asbland and break at Bougere, there have been no breaks in the state or government levees. The highwater does not interfere with the credit Of the plant CTS. which fact was illustrated tooay when the Betsy Ann cleared Tor bayou Sara, leaving almost boat ioau oi freight which she could not carry
 The river was stationary yesterday but rose two-tenths for the twenty-four hours ending this afternoon at o'clock ana now stands four feet above the danger line.
 Louisiana Board Cheerful.
 Vicksburg, March 17-"All right was inc cheering report of the Louisiana board levee officers tonight when asked resdru- ing the situation along their lines rom TenSas parish northward to tho Arkansas line. President Mcclellan left this morn- ing to personally supervise repair worK at the Sycamore levee north of Natchez as the condition of the embankment at that point Is causing considerable un- easiness Engineer Robertson, with the snagboat Columbia, took out a full cargo of sacks, lumber, wheelbarrows and other materials which will be distributed where needed between vicksburg and Lake Providence.
 MT. Hamley. who is supervising the work at Lake Providence, teleAhoned the Herald tonight that the crisis oi the fight would probably come about noon tomor- row and with two and half feet between the water and the levees' top. they are hopeful of holding their lines. MT. Ham icy added that 1t would be a stern fight and the outcome could not be forecasted. On the Mississippi side the Huntington Short line south of GreenviIle, seems to be the most critical point, but word comes from there tonight that unless something unforeseen happens, tomorrow night will