The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-24

| southeastern Arkansas now enters in
the task of caring for the tens OF
thousands of people who have been
made homeless. More than $1,000,
600 in cash and a still larger amour,
in clothing and supplies have been
devoted to the refugees and there is
almost half million dollars in sight
for their urgent needs
From some sections of the flooded
districts have come stories of dis
tressing conditions but the army re-
lief corps and local relief commit
tees have been prompt in every in
stance in dispatching food and medi-
cal supplies and today the condition
of the various refugee camps are de-
clared to be in fair to good condition.
Only a few deaths have occurred
among the refugees and every effort
is being made to keep the camps in
sanitary shape.
Out of approximately 1900 per
sons who have been driven from
their homes by the floods, the United
States army relief corps is dispen-
sing rations daily to nearly 14O,OOo
and such of the others as need as
sistance are being cared for by local
relief committees. The towns ana
cities in the hills have without eX-
ception almost thrown wide open
their door to the homeless folk and
their pastures are freely given for
the cattle taken from the lowlands.
Captain James A. Logan of the
United States army, in charge ol
the army relief corps in this state
south of the Red river, has app"oXl-
matety 10000 refugees under his
care. They are distributed at varl-
Gus cities and towns adjoining the
overfowed territory in numbers
ranging from 80 to 5000. Fifteen
thousand are distributed at points in
the BAYOU Des Glaise section and
along the highlands between Ope-
lousas and Morgan City; 5000 are
chartered in towns along Bayou
Gross Tete and in the vicinity of
Plaquemine: $500 are being caren
for between New Roads and Port
Allen; 5000 at Baton Rouge and
200 at Port Hudson
Nurses and Physicians.
Each of the camps is in charge
of an army officer and at the larger
camps Red Cross nurses and physi-
clans are on duty.
In the camps of Northern Iodisl-
ana and in the Vicksburg territory
more than 100000 persons are being
cared for and reports received to
night declare that conditions in the
camps are good.
At Crowley sickness has dey e!np-
ed among a number of refugees ahn
lat Moreauville, in the Bayou Des
Glaise section, there has been some
criticism because government rations
were not supplied in sufficient guam
tity to feed the homeless people. Can
tain Logan yesterday dispatched
lieutenant to Moreauvile and anoth
er shipment of supplies was sent for
ward.
Owing to the large number CT
flood victims that are being cared
for. in some instances many are huf-
Idled together in large rooms ann
warehouses, others are living in tents
and necessarily there is suffering
but the army and local relief head
quarters declare that not one person
has been denied food or clothing
There is approximately S4OO,Ooo OF
the army relief appropriation left
and local relief committees aave per
hans $4,000 in cash and supplies on
hand. This combined sum will sui
flee probably for another two weeks
and it will be necessary to raise sew
eral hundred thousad dollars more
to feed and properly care for the I'M
fortunates.
Refugees Desert.
New Roads, La, May 24.--Ihe
flood situation in Pointe C9Gpee rar- |
ish continues critical, conditions be
ing aggravated by great numbers OF
refugees in concentration camps that
have limited facilities. I. is saId
that many have returned to The over
flowed sections, preferring to solve
their own problems rather than re-
main in overcrowded camps.
The government authorities TO-DAY
announced that beginning next week
DIV 1000 ratios per day will be is