The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-13

New Orleans, Apfn lE.-A lelepnone message received here tonight from q point near Alsatia in east Carroll par ish said that 100 feet of the Mississippi river levee just below there gave way during heavy storm at o'clock this afternoon and is inundating the sur rounding country. Some of the most modern plantations of northern Louis iana are in danger of being flooded. The mess0ge stated that owing 10 the suddennesg of the break some alarm
 was felt for the safety of those living in the immediate vicinity. Hundreds of head of live stock were reported to have been dorwned. There are num- Der of small towns directly south of Atlanta, including Roosevelt. These 1t was said cannot escape being f1oQded. The major portion of east Carroll and Madison parishes are swamp lands.
 Fear Loss of Life
 Another telephone message from Lake Providence 16 miles north of Alsatia at midnight said that some of the planta- tions in the neighborhood of the break were under from five to seven feet of water Fear was expressed that there would be loss of life in the back coun- 1 try, where there is no wire communi- cation. Rescue parties at Lake Provi- dence are preparing to leave there early tomorrow morning, for the affected dis trict.
 Water is reported to be flowing through tho breach at terrific rate and will probably reach Tallulah, across the line in Madison county, during to- morrow and the people of that place are making preparations and moving their live stock to places of safety. The Vieksburg, Shreveport and Pa cifc railroad and the Memphis. Helena and Louisiana branch road of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern, will likely be inundated. Scores of sawmills along these lines will be forced to sus- pend operations.
 A special train left New Orleans nt midnight for the scene of the break. Among the party aboard wds Congress-
 man Ransdell who owns several plan | tations in that vicinity
 i Vicksburg, Miss. April 12-A mes-
 sage to the Herald from J. T. Me | Cielland: president of the Tensas levee
 board, reports a break in the Mississippi
 river levee at Dogtail Landing. East Car
 rol Parish, La The water coming through
 the break will join with that from the | Panther Forest crevasse and the greater | part of Madison as we'll as East Carol
 and a part of Tensas parish will be in- | undated.
 | Luxora in Danger l Memphis. April 12.--Wire communication | with Luxora and Osceola, Ark, interrupt
 ed since this morning, was temporarily restored early tonight and while the l levees holding back the Mississippi river l hood at these points were still standing. 1 the situation was described as critical 1 to an extreme. Later in the night efforts I to communicate with either point was | without result. Flood fighting material | and implements badly needed and | appeal was made today to President Taft, asking that the local United States en- | gineer's office be directed to hurry en- ] gineers and burap to the scene. A
 steamer with men and bags has started 1 for Luxora.
 Ready for Flight
 l The adjacent countrys population has
 been ready for flight for days. A pre- l arranged signal will warn them to flee
 Nc loss of life is feared in the event oi
 a breach.
 In the absence of late news from