The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-05
CAPITAL IN DANGER.

New Orleans, May 4.-Flood condi-
tions in the lower Mississippi river
valley coitinue today to grow worse,
and no one, not even those who have
dealt with similar problems, have
any opinion to express as to the prob
able outcome of the passing of the
greatest volume of water that has
been recorded in the great stream
The river continues to rise at all
points south of Red river With the
rains of almost cloudburst proper
tions and the return of the water
which has covered a large area of
northern Louisiana to the Mississippi
through the Red River, predictions
are made that the forecasted high
stages will be exceeded south of that
junction. These in some instances
will eclipse the previous floods in the
river by two feet. At New Orleans
last night the former record was bur-
led by almost foot.
The water at Torras is pouring
through that crevasse with an ever
widening gap. A new menace has de-
veloped there. The current from the
break is so strong that it is threaten
ing to eat into the rear of the levee,
a mile below that place. The levee
curves considerably at this place, al
lowing the water to strike it with ter
rife force. Unless it can be detected
there is great danger of second Gre
vase there, which undoubtedly would
be more destructive than the one at
Torras.
Reports from the inundated section
north of New Roads, La, are of a
most gloomy state. The water is trav-
cling rapidly toward the Atchafalaya
river and is near the main line of
the Texas & Pacific railroad, south of
Torras.
A telephone message from Let's
worth late last night said the town
was deep under water and hundreds
of persons in the surrounding coun-
try were marooned in their homes,
in gin houses and on housetops. Mo-
torboats have been sent to Lettsworth
for rescue work.
A special train arrived at New
Roads last night with several hundred
inhabitants of the deluged country.
Most of them were negro women and
children who were picked up all along
the line of the railroad where they
had taken refuge from the flood Some
of them had been without food and
water since they were driven hur-
riedly from their cabins.
A relief expedition arrived at Bach
elor, ten miles south of Torras, last
night with large number of victims
who were on the verge of starvation.
Hundreds of negroes are still camped
on the levees in front of Bachelor.
Wipes Town OFF Map.
An immense hole has been cut in
the northern portion of the town of
Torras by the swirling waters, and it
is believed before the destructive
work is completed the little town will
be wiped off the map.
Conditions at Baton Rouge are
hourly growing more serious. A force
of 1000 men, composed principally of
convicts and negroes from the plan
tations south Of there, worked all
night aided by searchlights on the
steamboats, in the river in an effort
to prevent break directly in front
of that city, which would do great
damage to the wholesale district.
Bayou Sara, where a break oc-
Cured yesterday, is today under from
ten to twenty-five feet Of water. A
break had been expected for several
days and practically all of its 1000
inhabitants had removed to ST. Fran
cisville.