The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-08
HUNDREDS YET REMAIN TO
BE TAKEN FROM TERRITORY

Morganza, La, May Hundreds OF
people yet remain to be taken from
the flood swept country of the Torras
crevasse. With the arrival here of
rescue parties who are working day
and night many stories of hardship
and suffering are told. Scarcity of
craft has been a serious handicap in
the rescue work. All available motor
boats, skiffs and even hurriedly con-
structed RATS have been pressed into
service. At least a hundred slxiffs are
being built at New Roads and these
will be added to the small fleet.
Lieutenant Wick of the United
States army, is directing the princi-
pal relief work from Bachelor The
officers are frequently compelled to
use some force in removing obstacles
placed I'M their way by the very peo-
pie they are endeavoring to relieve
One man refused to allow his motor
boat to be used until he had saved all
Of his stock. When told by the army
officer that these would not be trans
ported until all OF the stricken people
had been taken out of the flood, the
boat owner is sad to have abused the
lieutenant.
Among the refugees coming in today
was a man. his wife and two small
children. They told Of having y been
caught by the flood. They had moi
heard about the break in the levee and
were surrounded by the water in their
home before they had time to flee
For on whole night the father stood In
water deep over the floor of their
home, holding the children on a man
tie. They were compelled to seek
refuge in the loft Of their home, where
they remained several days before being
rescued.
Many people far back In the flooded
districts were seen by returning relief
boats last night Some of them were
said to be crowded on tops OF houses
end in trees. They had to be left IN
treir periious positions because of the
already crowded boats.
The levee above Morganza is lined
with people and their few belongings
waiting to be taken away. About SOC
were removed last night to New Roads
where they were fed and then trans
ferredJ to Baton Rouge.
Two hundred negroes rescued near
Bachelor were brought here early to-
day on a government barge. They
were later sent to New Roads.
Fifty white people Quartered al
Bachelor will be brought here today.
The work of Gaping the levee In
front of this place is about complete
The entire distance has been sacked
and filled in with dirt and the~en-
gineers believe the levee here will hold
The water in Morganza from the Tor
ras break has spread over the entire
town and about the only land to be
seen Is the levees and the top of tho
railroad embankment.
The levee at Lacour, just north Of
here, has shown signs OF weakness
A large force Of men has been sent
there.
Another place that, is causing some
alarm is a stretch of levee opposite
Eayou Sara Government engineers
are there and directing the work OF
strengthening It.
Most of the inhabitants of that sec
ton have moved away in fear of 6
break.
Plaquemine, La, May with the
exception of hampering the work Of
the hundreds Of men blanketing the
levees in front of Plaquemine, appar-
eEtly little damage was done here by
the severe rain and wind storm whict
Visited this section yesterday.
Barges loaded with material have
heen rushed to Golden Ridge, sever
miles below here, where the water has
| bgun to wash ovr the new levees.
Reports from the Big Hickory levee
four miles north of here say weal
places have developed there. One hun
dred convicts from Angola are expect
| ed to arrive there for work