The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-17
SUNSHINE PERMITS
WORKERS IN FLOOD
REGION TO Do THINGS
AND MAKES CONDITIONS DE-
cIDEDLY MORE HOPEFUL
IN EVERY WAY.
SITUATION AT new ORLEANS
Damage Done to Levees by Recent
Heavy Rains Has Been Marty All
RepaIred.-Baton Rouge Bank Not
in the Best Condition.

| NEW ORLEANSA May 10. An
other day of sunshine in New Or.
leans and throughout southern Louis.
lana cheered more and more the
hearts of those who are concerned
over the high flood stages of the
Mississippi river. State and feder-
al engineers announced that the
weather reports received today from
points north Of New Orleans where
gangs arc repairing and stregntnen'
lLg the levees were encouraging, al
though 1t was admitted that the stu
alton at Baton Rouge was still some
what serious and would demand
careful watching and continued hard
work TO- prevent . break ~ the front
levee. = ~ - -
A fall of two-tenths of a foot In
the Mississippi river at New Orleans
Was recorded in the twenty-fou1
hours ending atsZ o. clock tonight the
gauge registering 21-s. AT Baton
Rouge there was 2 rise Of nearly q
entt of a foot.
A report from Torras stated
the levee at the lower end Of the
crevasce there was sloughing off and
gradually adding to the width Of the
gap in the river embankment, 70:
morrow the q. S. s. Ram" will
reach Torras and Assistant Engi
ncer Waddill will begin the work OF
tying the ends of the crevasse to
prevent the rushing waters carrying
away more Of the levee.
The levees in New Orleans have
been repaired where damage was
lone by Friday nights severe storm
In the third district the work of fill
ing IN dirt between the levees and
the wooden revetment Is nearing
completion and the work of closing
the upper protection levee above
New Orleans has been completed ex.
cept for tho three gaps left for the
operation of trains. These railroad
gaps have been boxed In on either
side, leaving only enough space for
the passage Of cars. Material has
been placed at each gap and they can
easily be closed within a few hours.
Baton Rouge Hopeful.
BATON ROUGE, La, May 49,
Although the Mississippi river rose
one-tenth OF a foot at this point dur.
ing the past twenty-four hours, con
ditions along the levee in from. OF
Baton ouge tonight, aided by the alb.
senCe of rain and with hot sun
shining the past two days, were con
sidered more hopeful. The feeling
If confidence, however, has caused
no let-up ir the effort to keep the
water in the big stream from invad.
ling the city, large forces of men be-
ing engaged both day and night in
strengthening and Gaping the EN-
bankments. :.
/ Waters from the -Torras, crevasse
could be seen from the capital to-
night. Backed up from the Atcha.
i falayaC swamp lands it had reached
the rear of teh town of Port Allen
across the river from here. The
water began to cover the sugar plan.
tations just north of Chamberlain
and tonight a number of the richest
plantations in the state that line the
west bank Of the Mississippi are in
undated.
Captain Logan of the United
States army corps dispatched boats
to tie country around Lottie and Err
winville today to get the people out
OF the newly flooded territory. Re
ports to the army flood headquarters
here today stated there was a con-
siderable number in that section to
be cared for. It was thought that