Show CANNOT CLOSE GAP All Hope of Closing the Himla Crevasse Cre-vasse Has Been Practically Abandoned New Orleans April IHope of closing clos-ing the Himla crevasse was practically abandoned today All day a terrific current swept around the broken ends ofthe cribbing and through the great 700foot gap In the levee undermining the light piling which it had taken thirteen days and nights to build A delegation from the crevasse came to tho city early today and made a purchase of piling which will be sent forward tomorrow It is considered however that not one chance In a thousand thou-sand to close the crevasse remains The levee board has practically reached the end of Its resources and planters are calling away their hands In order to build protecting levees about their places The weather bureau expresses the belief that high water will continue in the lower Mississippi for three weeks or longer The river here today was 201 |