The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09
TWO MILLION MORE
MUST Be SPENT ON
FLOOD SUFFERERS
Already Congress Has
Appropriated Sum
of $2,25O,OOO
MANY ENDANGERED
Reports are That Hundreds
are Still Marooned by
waters
MANY

waters
Washington, n. c.-Government
experts say that the Mississippi river
floods already have caused a loss of
$50 900, 600 and i'll may be double
that figure soon. Agricultural experts
say the loss to crops and farm pro-
perry amounts to the above figure.
The wa. department already has spent
5000, 600 in relief measures. Congress
has already appropriated over ST.
100000 on account of the floods and
ii will be necessary to appropriate
from the war department are now be-
ing used BY refugees.
New Orleans, L.a.-A break in the
Mississippi river levee occurred this
morning It the junction OF Old river
and the Mississippi five miles below
Torias. The crevasse is now 100 Feet
wide.
B%attlesl,ip will Help.
Washington, ID. C.-The navy de-
partment has entered the field of re-
lief along the Mississippi river. Capt.
Wood, commanding the battleship
Nebraska, and Commander Dismukes,
commanding the gunboat Portal, were
ordered today to give all assistance TO
all flood suffers.
These vessels are now at Baton
Rouge on a cruise. Secretary Meyer
informed congress of his act and ask
ed that about $4,000 or $4,000 be
added to the naval bill, passed by the
Senate, to reimburse the navy de-
partment for supplies used in this
work.
Maj. Normoile, in charge of the
relief work, eports frightful condi-
tons in the flooded areas.
Many Still in Peril.
New Orleans. La.-Unless boats
are hurried TO remote sections OF the
flooded country in Point Coupee par
ish it is feared hundreds OF persons
will perish. Word was received in
Morganza that great numbers of peo-
pie still are marooned in the country
south OF the levee breach at Torras,
The lack of boats is a distressing
handicap. Stories of terrible suffering
among the flood refugees reached
here.
Unofficial estimates today place the
agricultural loss from the flood in
Louisiana at $500. 900. An estimate
of the property loss cannot be made
Eight hundred and seventy-five
square miles of the state have beer
inundated.
Hundreds of people living in The
back counties of Louisiana received
no warning of the flood until the an
CRY torrent swept upon them. They
took refuge on house tops and in trees
and on RATS and now for several days
they have beer without adequate foot
and shelter from the heavy rains.
Scores of such refugees who were
brought TO Morganza in the rene
boats say there are hundreds more
to be taken from their flood prisons
The majority of these people lived 81
far back in the country that courier
did not reach them. or in many in
stances if they were warned the.
scoffed at the advice to leave.
1.-The levees always have held
they argued, 'and why should the,
not hold now?"
One family brought TO Morganz;
has been 'or days without sufiicien
food. When the food came the hea'
of the house rushed upstairs wit
two small children and held them o.
n mantel all night to keep then
above the rapidly rising water. A
daybreal the entire family took t
the roof. They had just enough 100
to ward off near starvation until tn
boats reached them.
The levee above MorganZa is line
with people and their few belonging:
waiting to be taken TO concentrate
camps. About 500 We're removed t
New Roads, where they We're fer
then transferred to Baton Rouge.
Two hundred negroes near Batcht
Tor were brought here today on
government barge. They later WEI
sent to New Roads.
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