Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-03
NEW ORLEANS
IS ALARMED
Engineers, However, Declare
That Slight Overflow
Only is Feared
ENORMOUS FINANCIAL LOSS
Thousands of Acres of Fertile
Lands Have Been Submerged
in louisiana.

. ;By Special Leased Wire to New Mcxican)
/ New Roads, La, May 3.-The yel-
/ low waters of the Mississippi river
today are sweeping through a 1000
foot breach in the levee at Torras in
! an ever-increasing torrent.
/ Some High Water.
| It is difficult to estimate the finan-
cial loss that must come to the whole
Of one parish, Pointe Coupe, and part
OF several others, but it is certain it
| will he hundreds of thousands OF dol
lars. The sugar cane, cotton. rice, corn
crops, which were we'll advanced will
/ be a total loss and the loss of live
stock will be heavy. Torres was
practically cut off from wire commlni-
cation last night, the water having
buried the crOssarms on the telegraph
poles.
Refuse to Abandon Homes.
Special trains We're run between
New Roads to point near Torras last
night to bring out refugees. Hun
drcds Of people forced from their
homes by the water were picked up
at several stations and brought TO
New Roads but many refused to leave,
preferring to take chances with the
water, In every direction, farmers
could be seen herding livestock to the
levees.
Bayou Sara inundated.
New Orleans, La, May 3.--Exerting
it's tremendous strength against the
walls of weakening dikes, the Missis-
sippi's angry torrent continues to
menace the fertile acres and prosper.
Gus towns of middle Louisiana today.
The Tevee let go near Bayou Sara, a
town on the east bank of the river
Il is feared that by night the entire
town will be inundated with water
from four to fifteen feet. The front
levee at Baton Rouge is expected to
go out at any minute Six hundred
men are working on a protection levec
at the south end of the town and an
other force is working almost hope
I lessly to save the Baton Rouge city
waterworks plant and sewerage pump
ing station from overflow.
New Orleans Alarmed.
| There is alarm among some of the
residents of New Orleans over the sit
uatiOn here where the water is half
/ still is rising and in places in the
| business district is being held back by
sandbag topping. The engineers here,
however, declare that though there
may be some slight overflow, there is
not the slightest danger of a break
! in the Ieyees protecting the city.
| Upstate, where thousands of acres
Of fertile lands have been flooded and
hundreds driven from home, rescue
work is rapidly proceeding.
No Chance to Save Bayou Sara.
Baton Rouge, Missi., May 3.-The
| Mississippi river protection levee in
front Of Bayo Sara, Louisiana, broke
| today According to the report herr
| there is no chance to save the town.
Eight Persons Drown.
i New Orleans, La, May 3.-Eight
! persons We're drowned this af'ernoC n
when the Mississippi river levee rear
Morganza, Louisiana, broke, flooding
the surrounding country. Another re-
| port says the levee on the west side
of the Mississippi river north of Nor
| ganza broke this afternoon. The first
news received here saii eight peonle
were drowned when rhe levce gave
wa, This has not been confirmed.
Bayou Sara Submerged Fifteen
Feet.
New Orleans, La, Nav 3.-Bayor
Sara is from five to fifteen feet under
water this afternoon and all hopes of
stopping the crevasse have been
abandoned. The break now has wild
ened to seventy-five feet and still is
growing. The lower portion of the
st. Franciscille is three feet under
water. No loss of life has been re-
ported.
! Reported Break Denied.
| New Orleans, La, May 3.-Tele.
phone messages received here from
! Morganza and New Roads today, de-
MED the report of the break in the
west Mississippi river north of Nor
! panza Ii waC said q SLIGHTLY over.