The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-05-15
RESCUING VICTIMS
| MANY FLOOD REFUGEES TAKEN TO
SAFE PLACES
MANY REPORTED LOST

MANY REPORTED LOST
Probably Over One Hundred and Fl
ty Thousand People Are Already
in the Concentration Camps and
the Work Of Rescue Continues us
Rapidly as Conditions viii Permit.
Fightinr against time and the
rushing food waters OF the Mississip-
pi River scores of relief parties today
succeeded in bringing in refugees by
the hundreds to the different points
between Baton Rouge and Natchez,
still above the water. Many lives
have been lost in Northeast Louisi-
ana.
Nearly every incoming boat is load
ed, mostly with women and children,
and the thrilling tales Of adventures
in the swift currents from the Torras
creyasse, which tonight was reported
1000 feet wide, were only repetitions
Of previous days.
The United States army officers are
actively engaged in directing affairs
and nothing is left undone that can
be done to get the hundreds of people
yet remaining In the stricken district
to places of safety. It Is estimated
that more than 10000 persons are
in the concentration camps.
Stories OF dwellings and cabins be-
ing swept away with their occupants
are told every day, while to-day far
mer coming into New Roads told Of
an entire negro family, the father
excepted, being swept away with
their cabin. A negro baby was swept
from its mothers lap and drowned
when the water rushed through the
front door.
There were no more breaks in the
main line levees though there were
many rumors and considerable excite
ment. The work OF strength ening
the embankments is continuing under
the direction Of the officers Of the
United State engineer corps, who
COVE out reassuring reports tonight.
A few more days Of sunshine, they
say, will be more beneficial than any
thing else.
The food situation in this city con-
Germs more largely the scenes of &C.
tivity around the relief headquarters,
where carload after carload Of sup
plies is being boxed up aud shipped
out to the regugee camps in central
and Northern Louisiana, rather than
any alarming condition on the river
front.
Stories Of distress and suffering
that would reach the hardest heart
are heard everywhere as the food-
stricken inhabitants OF the Torras
crevasse are brought on. Eeach party
arriving has some new experience to
relate OF how they escaped the foods
fury and how the- were finally rescu-
ed, but practically all Of them tell OF
hayng lost everything but the cloth
ing they wear.
Most Of those rescued near Morgan
"a yesterday and different points
were negroes, but number OF white
families were brought In. Among
these was Mrs. Ernond Beauvais, the
wife OF well-to-do farmer, who was
compelled to desert her home on Bay
GU. Fordoche several miles west Of
here. Mrs. Beauvais is the mother
Of ten children.
Eight Of them lived with her.
They lost practically everything. The
smaller children were barefoot and
were clad in slips picked up as they
were hurriedly rescued from their
home Mrs. BeauYias was almost Graz
ed from her experience and sroet
over the loss Of her savings of life
time.
Not woman or child remains in
No-ganza and many Of the towns
male population who assisted their
families IL getting out OF the HOOD
have not returned The water has
risen two feet during the past "a
hours. 1t is estimated that 80 peo-
ple have been rescued from the Sec
ton OF Pointe Coupee parish in the
direct path Of the Torras crevasse.
Many more remain to be taken out.
The work has been badly handi-
capped owing to accidents. One
launch caught fire and before the
flames were extingWshed it was put
out OF commission. Several other
motor boats were Of no use owing 20
breakdowns. Eight OF the boats
which have been used BY the relief
parties developed leaks and sank.
With ali these difficulties 100 peo-
pie were rescued during the day up to
midnight. They were all removed
to camps along the Texas and Pacific
railroad south OF here. Twenty-Five
negro children brought in early
this morning from .Iorwood. The re-
lief party reported that hundreds OF
others were still on the levees in Ba-
you Fcrdoche waiting to be rescued.
Capt. Wood, of the Dattleship Ne
braska, which IS now at Bayou Sara,
received instructions from the Navy
Department at Washington ordering
him to give every possible aid to tooo
sufferers. Launches from the battle
shin will be sent out Into the flooded
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