The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08

peeu rescued IN Louisiana to GATE and
as many more are anxiously awaiting
aid. Some are floating on tops of
houses, others perched in tree-tops,
while scores are huddled on the levee
tops or on little patches of high
ground which the waters have not
covered. For days they have been
without food, and, as the women and
fchildren are brought in. medical at
ltention is needed Immediately. Two
hundred men and women are maroon
ed on little patch of elevated
! ground near Opelousas and will be
rescued today. One OF the party swan
| five miles to summon aid for the rest.
4 Lettsworth, La, is in great peril
! and efforts will be made to take its
4 inhabitants out in boats today. The
| water is reported to be rising there
rapidly and the town Is almost in the
direct path of the torrent pouring
through the leyee gap. Already the
1 people have fled to the upper stories
of their homes, live stock has been
] herded in from the surrounding conn-
4 try and quarters made for 1t in pub
lie buildings.
The troops from New iberia today
4 followed the example OF those at
Marksville and rounded up all idle ne
groes at New Roads and forced them
to work on the levees.
The Baton Rouge University, in
j charge of an equipment bureau under
4 the supervision of the relief commit
tee took similar action. The large
sawmill and plantation owners are al
so sending the negroes employed by
them to work on the dikes.
d Citizens of New Roads were elatet
today when 1t was learned that the
cruiser Nebraska had been ordered
by the navy department to lend what
ever aid possible In the rescue work
Scores OF men have offered to pilo
the gasoline boats from the Nebrasks
!. through the flooded region to assist II
the work of rescue.
Maringouin and Grossette are is
, lands today Both of the towns art
built on high ground but the wate
has completely surrounded the places
and 1t is impossible to get either Il
or out The bridge on the Texas Pa
!, cific was swung to prevent its bein,
carried away
$4,000 Refugees.
! BATON ROUGE. La, May s.-Th
, government is today aiding 117,00'
flood sufferers In the territory from
: the mouth OF the Arkansas river Il
} the Gulf. Captain Logan estimate
+ that there are about 10000 refugee
/ In the country south of the Red rive
to whom the government has givel
+ assistance. Clerk William Macht o
the commissary office here has kept al
: account of the people aided which h
/ summarized today as follows:
: West hank section, comprising s.
/ Martinsville, Breaus. Bridge, Arnaue
> VILE. Cecilia, Port Barre, Loreauville
S Crowley, Rayne, Lafayette. opelousa
) and Alexandria. 4,150 Atchalafay
Y section, comprising Marksville, Ne
q ples. Iacour and Melville, 1900. eas
:, bank, principally Baton Rouge an
j. Port Hudson, $500,
S There are number of places wher
refugees have gathered that are NO
9 included in the list OF Clerk Mach
e and the numbers are growing daily.
8 Government figures from a distric
whose four corners are Arkansa
City. Rosedale, Miss. Natchez and tn
mouth of the Red river place th
: number Of refugees at 10000. Wit
g the estimate of Captain Logan of ~
q 900 for the district further south, tn
i total is brought up to $4,000.
d