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A. NNP 31889 17 3 WILTZ WILTZ NNP 31889 17 4 , , , 31889 17 5 Mayor Mayor NNP 31889 17 6 and and CC 31889 17 7 Treasurer Treasurer NNP 31889 17 8 of of IN 31889 17 9 Relief Relief NNP 31889 17 10 Fund Fund NNP 31889 17 11 . . . 31889 17 12 " " '' 31889 18 1 To to TO 31889 18 2 give give VB 31889 18 3 the the DT 31889 18 4 information information NN 31889 18 5 promised promise VBN 31889 18 6 , , , 31889 18 7 to to TO 31889 18 8 extend extend VB 31889 18 9 the the DT 31889 18 10 appeal appeal NN 31889 18 11 to to IN 31889 18 12 many many JJ 31889 18 13 other other JJ 31889 18 14 cities city NNS 31889 18 15 and and CC 31889 18 16 to to IN 31889 18 17 towns town NNS 31889 18 18 and and CC 31889 18 19 corporate corporate JJ 31889 18 20 institutions institution NNS 31889 18 21 , , , 31889 18 22 to to TO 31889 18 23 enlist enlist VB 31889 18 24 the the DT 31889 18 25 aid aid NN 31889 18 26 of of IN 31889 18 27 philanthropic philanthropic JJ 31889 18 28 journalists journalist NNS 31889 18 29 and 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of of IN 31889 18 68 the the DT 31889 18 69 overflowed overflowed JJ 31889 18 70 regions region NNS 31889 18 71 now now RB 31889 18 72 are be VBP 31889 18 73 may may MD 31889 18 74 thus thus RB 31889 18 75 be be VB 31889 18 76 made make VBN 31889 18 77 more more RBR 31889 18 78 widely widely RB 31889 18 79 known know VBN 31889 18 80 and and CC 31889 18 81 the the DT 31889 18 82 situation situation NN 31889 18 83 better better RB 31889 18 84 understood understand VBD 31889 18 85 . . . 31889 19 1 The the DT 31889 19 2 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 31889 19 3 River River NNP 31889 19 4 in in IN 31889 19 5 average average JJ 31889 19 6 high high JJ 31889 19 7 water water NN 31889 19 8 from from IN 31889 19 9 Memphis Memphis NNP 31889 19 10 to to IN 31889 19 11 the the DT 31889 19 12 Gulf Gulf NNP 31889 19 13 is be VBZ 31889 19 14 confined confine VBN 31889 19 15 by by IN 31889 19 16 artificial artificial JJ 31889 19 17 banks bank NNS 31889 19 18 or or CC 31889 19 19 levees levee NNS 31889 19 20 to to IN 31889 19 21 a a DT 31889 19 22 channel channel NN 31889 19 23 , , , 31889 19 24 varying vary VBG 31889 19 25 from from IN 31889 19 26 half half PDT 31889 19 27 a a DT 31889 19 28 mile mile NN 31889 19 29 to to IN 31889 19 30 a a DT 31889 19 31 mile mile NN 31889 19 32 in in IN 31889 19 33 width width NN 31889 19 34 . . . 31889 20 1 But but CC 31889 20 2 for for IN 31889 20 3 these these DT 31889 20 4 embankments embankment NNS 31889 20 5 the the DT 31889 20 6 unparalleled unparalleled JJ 31889 20 7 flood flood NN 31889 20 8 of of IN 31889 20 9 this this DT 31889 20 10 year year NN 31889 20 11 would would MD 31889 20 12 have have VB 31889 20 13 formed form VBN 31889 20 14 , , , 31889 20 15 for for IN 31889 20 16 all all PDT 31889 20 17 this this DT 31889 20 18 distance distance NN 31889 20 19 , , , 31889 20 20 a a DT 31889 20 21 continuous continuous JJ 31889 20 22 lake lake NN 31889 20 23 , , , 31889 20 24 covering cover VBG 31889 20 25 the the DT 31889 20 26 whole whole JJ 31889 20 27 alluvial alluvial JJ 31889 20 28 country country NN 31889 20 29 , , , 31889 20 30 from from IN 31889 20 31 twenty twenty CD 31889 20 32 - - HYPH 31889 20 33 five five CD 31889 20 34 miles mile NNS 31889 20 35 to to IN 31889 20 36 one one CD 31889 20 37 hundred hundred CD 31889 20 38 and and CC 31889 20 39 seventy seventy CD 31889 20 40 - - HYPH 31889 20 41 five five CD 31889 20 42 miles mile NNS 31889 20 43 in in IN 31889 20 44 width width NN 31889 20 45 , , , 31889 20 46 and and CC 31889 20 47 more more JJR 31889 20 48 than than IN 31889 20 49 six six CD 31889 20 50 hundred hundred CD 31889 20 51 miles mile NNS 31889 20 52 long long JJ 31889 20 53 . . . 31889 21 1 But but CC 31889 21 2 in in IN 31889 21 3 spite spite NN 31889 21 4 of of IN 31889 21 5 these these DT 31889 21 6 levees levee NNS 31889 21 7 , , , 31889 21 8 considerably considerably RB 31889 21 9 more more JJR 31889 21 10 than than IN 31889 21 11 one one CD 31889 21 12 - - HYPH 31889 21 13 half half NN 31889 21 14 of of IN 31889 21 15 this this DT 31889 21 16 area area NN 31889 21 17 has have VBZ 31889 21 18 been be VBN 31889 21 19 submerged submerge VBN 31889 21 20 . . . 31889 22 1 The the DT 31889 22 2 levees levee NNS 31889 22 3 could could MD 31889 22 4 not not RB 31889 22 5 withstand withstand VB 31889 22 6 the the DT 31889 22 7 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 31889 22 8 in in IN 31889 22 9 its -PRON- PRP$ 31889 22 10 mighty mighty JJ 31889 22 11 and and CC 31889 22 12 ruthless ruthless JJ 31889 22 13 violence violence NN 31889 22 14 , , , 31889 22 15 and and CC 31889 22 16 they -PRON- PRP 31889 22 17 gave give VBD 31889 22 18 way way NN 31889 22 19 in in IN 31889 22 20 numerous numerous JJ 31889 22 21 crevasses crevasse NNS 31889 22 22 , , , 31889 22 23 varying vary VBG 31889 22 24 from from IN 31889 22 25 one one CD 31889 22 26 hundred hundred CD 31889 22 27 to to IN 31889 22 28 five five CD 31889 22 29 thousand thousand CD 31889 22 30 feet foot NNS 31889 22 31 in in IN 31889 22 32 width width NN 31889 22 33 , , , 31889 22 34 aggregating aggregate VBG 31889 22 35 fully fully RB 31889 22 36 six six CD 31889 22 37 miles mile NNS 31889 22 38 . . . 31889 23 1 Through through IN 31889 23 2 these these DT 31889 23 3 great great JJ 31889 23 4 chasms chasm NNS 31889 23 5 the the DT 31889 23 6 flood flood NN 31889 23 7 has have VBZ 31889 23 8 been be VBN 31889 23 9 pouring pour VBG 31889 23 10 since since IN 31889 23 11 the the DT 31889 23 12 15th 15th JJ 31889 23 13 April April NNP 31889 23 14 , , , 31889 23 15 in in IN 31889 23 16 a a DT 31889 23 17 stream stream NN 31889 23 18 seven seven CD 31889 23 19 feet foot NNS 31889 23 20 in in IN 31889 23 21 average average JJ 31889 23 22 depth depth NN 31889 23 23 and and CC 31889 23 24 at at IN 31889 23 25 the the DT 31889 23 26 rate rate NN 31889 23 27 of of IN 31889 23 28 more more JJR 31889 23 29 than than IN 31889 23 30 seven seven CD 31889 23 31 miles mile NNS 31889 23 32 an an DT 31889 23 33 hour hour NN 31889 23 34 . . . 31889 24 1 More More JJR 31889 24 2 water water NN 31889 24 3 is be VBZ 31889 24 4 even even RB 31889 24 5 now now RB 31889 24 6 flowing flow VBG 31889 24 7 from from IN 31889 24 8 the the DT 31889 24 9 great great JJ 31889 24 10 river river NN 31889 24 11 over over IN 31889 24 12 the the DT 31889 24 13 farms farm NNS 31889 24 14 and and CC 31889 24 15 plantations plantation NNS 31889 24 16 of of IN 31889 24 17 Arkansas Arkansas NNP 31889 24 18 , , , 31889 24 19 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 31889 24 20 and and CC 31889 24 21 Louisiana Louisiana NNP 31889 24 22 , , , 31889 24 23 than than IN 31889 24 24 falls fall VBZ 31889 24 25 over over IN 31889 24 26 Niagara Niagara NNP 31889 24 27 . . . 31889 25 1 This this DT 31889 25 2 outflow outflow NN 31889 25 3 must must MD 31889 25 4 continue continue VB 31889 25 5 until until IN 31889 25 6 the the DT 31889 25 7 river river NN 31889 25 8 recedes recede VBZ 31889 25 9 below below IN 31889 25 10 its -PRON- PRP$ 31889 25 11 natural natural JJ 31889 25 12 banks bank NNS 31889 25 13 , , , 31889 25 14 an an DT 31889 25 15 indefinite indefinite JJ 31889 25 16 period period NN 31889 25 17 . . . 31889 26 1 In in IN 31889 26 2 some some DT 31889 26 3 years year NNS 31889 26 4 high high JJ 31889 26 5 water water NN 31889 26 6 has have VBZ 31889 26 7 lasted last VBN 31889 26 8 a a DT 31889 26 9 long long JJ 31889 26 10 time time NN 31889 26 11 . . . 31889 27 1 In in IN 31889 27 2 1858 1858 CD 31889 27 3 the the DT 31889 27 4 river river NN 31889 27 5 remained remain VBD 31889 27 6 at at IN 31889 27 7 its -PRON- PRP$ 31889 27 8 maximum maximum JJ 31889 27 9 87 87 CD 31889 27 10 days day NNS 31889 27 11 and and CC 31889 27 12 in in IN 31889 27 13 1859 1859 CD 31889 27 14 at at IN 31889 27 15 Vicksburg Vicksburg NNP 31889 27 16 , , , 31889 27 17 129 129 CD 31889 27 18 days day NNS 31889 27 19 . . . 31889 28 1 The the DT 31889 28 2 flood flood NN 31889 28 3 of of IN 31889 28 4 1874 1874 CD 31889 28 5 , , , 31889 28 6 is be VBZ 31889 28 7 higher high JJR 31889 28 8 than than IN 31889 28 9 either either DT 31889 28 10 , , , 31889 28 11 or or CC 31889 28 12 than than IN 31889 28 13 any any DT 31889 28 14 on on IN 31889 28 15 record record NN 31889 28 16 . . . 31889 29 1 The the DT 31889 29 2 vast vast JJ 31889 29 3 area area NN 31889 29 4 of of IN 31889 29 5 the the DT 31889 29 6 overflow overflow NN 31889 29 7 is be VBZ 31889 29 8 estimated estimate VBN 31889 29 9 as as IN 31889 29 10 follows follow VBZ 31889 29 11 by by IN 31889 29 12 Wm Wm NNP 31889 29 13 . . . 31889 30 1 J. J. NNP 31889 30 2 McCulloh McCulloh NNP 31889 30 3 , , , 31889 30 4 Esq Esq NNP 31889 30 5 . . . 31889 31 1 : : : 31889 31 2 formerly formerly RB 31889 31 3 and and CC 31889 31 4 for for IN 31889 31 5 many many JJ 31889 31 6 years year NNS 31889 31 7 United United NNP 31889 31 8 States States NNP 31889 31 9 Surveyor Surveyor NNP 31889 31 10 General General NNP 31889 31 11 for for IN 31889 31 12 Louisiana Louisiana NNP 31889 31 13 , , , 31889 31 14 a a DT 31889 31 15 practical practical JJ 31889 31 16 engineer engineer NN 31889 31 17 and and CC 31889 31 18 especially especially RB 31889 31 19 familiar familiar JJ 31889 31 20 with with IN 31889 31 21 the the DT 31889 31 22 inundated inundated JJ 31889 31 23 districts district NNS 31889 31 24 . . . 31889 32 1 " " `` 31889 32 2 I -PRON- PRP 31889 32 3 estimate estimate VBP 31889 32 4 the the DT 31889 32 5 area area NN 31889 32 6 submerged submerge VBN 31889 32 7 by by IN 31889 32 8 crevasses crevasse NNS 31889 32 9 , , , 31889 32 10 and and CC 31889 32 11 overflow overflow IN 31889 32 12 by by IN 31889 32 13 high high JJ 31889 32 14 and and CC 31889 32 15 back back JJ 31889 32 16 water water NN 31889 32 17 , , , 31889 32 18 to to TO 31889 32 19 be be VB 31889 32 20 in in IN 31889 32 21 _ _ NNP 31889 32 22 Louisiana Louisiana NNP 31889 32 23 _ _ NNP 31889 32 24 about about RB 31889 32 25 8,065,000 8,065,000 CD 31889 32 26 acres acre NNS 31889 32 27 , , , 31889 32 28 or or CC 31889 32 29 12,600 12,600 CD 31889 32 30 square square JJ 31889 32 31 miles mile NNS 31889 32 32 . . . 31889 33 1 It -PRON- PRP 31889 33 2 is be VBZ 31889 33 3 impossible impossible JJ 31889 33 4 , , , 31889 33 5 in in IN 31889 33 6 many many JJ 31889 33 7 places place NNS 31889 33 8 , , , 31889 33 9 to to TO 31889 33 10 define define VB 31889 33 11 the the DT 31889 33 12 line line NN 31889 33 13 of of IN 31889 33 14 separation separation NN 31889 33 15 between between IN 31889 33 16 the the DT 31889 33 17 crevasse crevasse NN 31889 33 18 and and CC 31889 33 19 overflow overflow IN 31889 33 20 water water NN 31889 33 21 -- -- : 31889 33 22 the the DT 31889 33 23 former former JJ 31889 33 24 soon soon RB 31889 33 25 reaching reach VBG 31889 33 26 the the DT 31889 33 27 flat flat JJ 31889 33 28 land land NN 31889 33 29 mingles mingle NNS 31889 33 30 with with IN 31889 33 31 the the DT 31889 33 32 latter latter JJ 31889 33 33 . . . 31889 34 1 " " `` 31889 34 2 This this DT 31889 34 3 overflow overflow IN 31889 34 4 extents extent NNS 31889 34 5 over over IN 31889 34 6 all all DT 31889 34 7 , , , 31889 34 8 or or CC 31889 34 9 nearly nearly RB 31889 34 10 all all DT 31889 34 11 of of IN 31889 34 12 each each DT 31889 34 13 of of IN 31889 34 14 the the DT 31889 34 15 following follow VBG 31889 34 16 parishes parish NNS 31889 34 17 : : : 31889 34 18 Carroll Carroll NNP 31889 34 19 , , , 31889 34 20 Madison Madison NNP 31889 34 21 , , , 31889 34 22 Tensas Tensas NNP 31889 34 23 , , , 31889 34 24 Concordia Concordia NNP 31889 34 25 , , , 31889 34 26 Avoyelles Avoyelles NNP 31889 34 27 , , , 31889 34 28 Point Point NNP 31889 34 29 Coupee Coupee NNP 31889 34 30 , , , 31889 34 31 West West NNP 31889 34 32 Baton Baton NNP 31889 34 33 Rouge Rouge NNP 31889 34 34 , , , 31889 34 35 Iberville Iberville NNP 31889 34 36 , , , 31889 34 37 St. St. NNP 31889 34 38 Martin Martin NNP 31889 34 39 , , , 31889 34 40 larger large JJR 31889 34 41 part part NN 31889 34 42 of of IN 31889 34 43 New New NNP 31889 34 44 Iberia Iberia NNP 31889 34 45 and and CC 31889 34 46 of of IN 31889 34 47 St. St. NNP 31889 34 48 Mary Mary NNP 31889 34 49 , , , 31889 34 50 Terrebonne Terrebonne NNP 31889 34 51 , , , 31889 34 52 larger large JJR 31889 34 53 part part NN 31889 34 54 of of IN 31889 34 55 Lafourche Lafourche NNP 31889 34 56 , , , 31889 34 57 Ascension Ascension NNP 31889 34 58 , , , 31889 34 59 St. St. NNP 31889 34 60 Charles Charles NNP 31889 34 61 , , , 31889 34 62 St. St. NNP 31889 34 63 John John NNP 31889 34 64 Baptiste Baptiste NNP 31889 34 65 , , , 31889 34 66 Jefferson Jefferson NNP 31889 34 67 , , , 31889 34 68 St. St. NNP 31889 34 69 Bernard Bernard NNP 31889 34 70 , , , 31889 34 71 part part NN 31889 34 72 of of IN 31889 34 73 Plaquemine Plaquemine NNP 31889 34 74 , , , 31889 34 75 Morehouse Morehouse NNP 31889 34 76 , , , 31889 34 77 Richland Richland NNP 31889 34 78 , , , 31889 34 79 Catahoula Catahoula NNP 31889 34 80 , , , 31889 34 81 Franklin Franklin NNP 31889 34 82 , , , 31889 34 83 Caldwell Caldwell NNP 31889 34 84 , , , 31889 34 85 Ouachita Ouachita NNP 31889 34 86 , , , 31889 34 87 and and CC 31889 34 88 St. St. NNP 31889 34 89 Landry Landry NNP 31889 34 90 . . . 31889 35 1 " " `` 31889 35 2 Were be VBD 31889 35 3 it -PRON- PRP 31889 35 4 not not RB 31889 35 5 for for IN 31889 35 6 the the DT 31889 35 7 levees levee NNS 31889 35 8 , , , 31889 35 9 the the DT 31889 35 10 whole whole NN 31889 35 11 of of IN 31889 35 12 the the DT 31889 35 13 lands land NNS 31889 35 14 west west NN 31889 35 15 of of IN 31889 35 16 the the DT 31889 35 17 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 31889 35 18 river river NN 31889 35 19 , , , 31889 35 20 with with IN 31889 35 21 a a DT 31889 35 22 belt belt NN 31889 35 23 say say NN 31889 35 24 of of IN 31889 35 25 35 35 CD 31889 35 26 miles mile NNS 31889 35 27 from from IN 31889 35 28 the the DT 31889 35 29 Arkansas Arkansas NNP 31889 35 30 line line NN 31889 35 31 to to IN 31889 35 32 Red Red NNP 31889 35 33 River River NNP 31889 35 34 -- -- : 31889 35 35 those those DT 31889 35 36 west west NN 31889 35 37 of of IN 31889 35 38 the the DT 31889 35 39 Atchafalaya Atchafalaya NNP 31889 35 40 , , , 31889 35 41 with with IN 31889 35 42 a a DT 31889 35 43 breadth breadth NN 31889 35 44 of of IN 31889 35 45 15 15 CD 31889 35 46 miles mile NNS 31889 35 47 from from IN 31889 35 48 Red Red NNP 31889 35 49 River River NNP 31889 35 50 to to IN 31889 35 51 the the DT 31889 35 52 Gulf Gulf NNP 31889 35 53 -- -- : 31889 35 54 all all RB 31889 35 55 from from IN 31889 35 56 Red Red NNP 31889 35 57 River River NNP 31889 35 58 to to IN 31889 35 59 the the DT 31889 35 60 Gulf Gulf NNP 31889 35 61 west west NN 31889 35 62 of of IN 31889 35 63 the the DT 31889 35 64 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 31889 35 65 river river NN 31889 35 66 and and CC 31889 35 67 east east NN 31889 35 68 of of IN 31889 35 69 the the DT 31889 35 70 Atchafalaya Atchafalaya NNP 31889 35 71 -- -- : 31889 35 72 and and CC 31889 35 73 all all DT 31889 35 74 east east NN 31889 35 75 of of IN 31889 35 76 the the DT 31889 35 77 river river NN 31889 35 78 from from IN 31889 35 79 Baton Baton NNP 31889 35 80 Rouge Rouge NNP 31889 35 81 to to IN 31889 35 82 the the DT 31889 35 83 sea sea NN 31889 35 84 -- -- : 31889 35 85 these these DT 31889 35 86 including include VBG 31889 35 87 a a DT 31889 35 88 large large JJ 31889 35 89 part part NN 31889 35 90 of of IN 31889 35 91 the the DT 31889 35 92 cotton cotton NN 31889 35 93 region region NN 31889 35 94 and and CC 31889 35 95 very very RB 31889 35 96 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