The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-15
Water Coming Through Sa- lem, La, Crevasse En-
 gulfs Town of TalIulah
TENTS WILL BE SENT BY GOVERNOR BREWER
Panther Forest, Ark, and Salem, La., Creavasses Widening-Aid From Vicksburg-Larger Appropria-
 tion To Be Urged for Levee

The Mississippi river flood story is to-
 day eentered in northeastern Louisiana.
 where last night reports recorded the
 rapid inundation of vast territory by
 the torrents which are rushing through
 the big erevasses at Panther Forest and
 Red Fork. Ark and Alsatia, La. Hourly
 the waters from these three levee breaks
 are rushing southward and some time during the present week will effect l iuJcture about 35 miles south of the Ar
 kansas line to continue it's joint work of
 ruin through the Tensas valley of Louis
 lana. l The property damage in the already flooded area of northeast Louisiana has
 been heavy, but no lives have been re-
 ported lost in that section.
 Government engineers last night re-
 ported the levees intact from Vieksburg
 10 point 90 miles south Of New Orleans, bu, continuous rains along the lower Mis- sississippi promise to give the officials a
 deperate fight against the floods in some
 weak sections. l A half dozen towns in Madison and East
 Carroll parishes, Louisiana, are under
 water, several others were partially sub- ttlktu IdSl nEll ana the Wltt SiIbitntS of the overflow waters from the Alsatia crevasse were reported rapidly inundat- ing largo sections With large section of Talmlah, La, the largest town in the path of the flood. under eight to ten feet of water, last night the citizens were re- ported meeting the crisis with calmness and all were working with spade and shovel in determined effort to save the rest of the town.
 Vickshurg, Misss April 14.-Water z coming through the Salem La crevasse engulfed tho town of Tallulah La. to- day and it's 200 Inhabitants are either lerched in the second stories. sought other places of refuge O fled before the flood. No loss / IS anticipated.
 The wet. reached lN taha1
 feday lsF 3se steadily and
 with none of the spectacular which characterized breaks
 Mississippi. Help From Vicksbui Tallulah Is II miles west river and but IS miles from It's proximity to vicksburg n the logical point from NJ shall come and with that boats loaded with provisi plies leave here tomorrow lief of the town.
 In addition the gog will be available. Secrs stimson has notified J. of the Fifth district le Major Woodruff of Vic ordered 10 offer immed ernor Brewer of Miss ord red lot of tents Erected for the use when they begin to | . i The Panther Foresf
 La, crevasses are
 every foot of emban' by the flood additt
 are being poured oy
 merged territory | in the lmmedi
 also be cared
 department has
 tons be- distribut a#
 have found place
 the stricken sec
 any who may be
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