The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
AREA OF 40 MILES
 IN LOUISIANA IS
 NOW UNDER WATER
The Dog Tail Crevasse Still Pours Forth Immense
 Volume
ESTIMATED THAT i. 17,000 ARE HOMELESS
Rations Sent by the United States Government Received and Relief Work Helper-Guard Levee
 Near Baton Rouge

Attot botVh aeoets
 Delta Point. La, April 2s,-over the erstwhile fertile fields of Madison parish. from Delhi to Mounds distance of 70 miles, an Associated Press representative today travelled in motor boat and from early morning until tonight solid sheet of water, as far as the eye could see in every direction, lay before him. Still the great Dogtail crevasse continues to pour fourth immense volumes of the Mississippi flood waters.
 From Delhi to Delta Point, opposite vicksburg. only one town, Thomastown, was out of water. Except for the short stretches the tracks of the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific railroad east of Delhi are under water and whole sec tions of the track are washed away.
 Tonight water stands from five to 15 feet deep over thousands of acres of fertile farm lands of more than a half dozen parishes of northeastern Louisiana, on which no crop can be raised this year.
 Tallulah, the seat of Madison parish. is almost hopeless sight. with water stand ing from four to six feet deep in every business house in the town. Very few residences are beyond the flood line and the people are traversing the streets in skins and motor boats.
 Practically every one of the several hundred homeless negroes at Tallulah have been removed to the relief camp at A1illikens Bend. 10 miles north.
 17,00O Homeless
 Perhaps a conservative estimate would place the homeless people in northeast Louisiana at 17ooo. but in another week twice that number will be forced from their homes by the flood waters from the Dogtail and Panther Forest crevasses on the west side of the river. By that time the waters will have reached the lower sections of Concordia and Catahoula parishes and begin their return to the Mississippi through the Red river.
 Many people at Talluah, Mounds and Delto Point fear for tho safety of the ileVee al Bedford E fPoints fhrec iniies south of this place, when the flood waters from the Beulah crevasse on the east side of the Mississippi river return through the Yazoo river.
 Tonight the back water from the Dog IdlI tTtNdSSt IS llouuiilS lllt PidbNhNioil VI Col F. l.. Maxwell near here, where 65o0 acres are under cultivation, and 300 acres of cotton already up have been inundated
 Last nights report of a 10 foot rise in the Bartholomew river proved to be un- founded and the excitement of the people at Monroe and in that vicinity has been greatly relieved. The Ouachita river was slowly receding at Monroe tonight and the people of that section are more hope f..a Al. .-I.. ..f aA- crest.
 Rations Sent to Sufferers
 New orleans, April 23.--Thri y-two thousand rations supplied by the United States government arrived at Leland. Miss. today, where 5000 or more flood ref ugees have collected. Supplies have been sent to other refugee camps and temper ary relief accorded nearly all of the 70 GOO persons made destitute when the waters from the Mississippi river crev- asses forced them from their homes in southern Arkansas. northwestern Missis- sippi and northern Louisiana.
 1t is estimated that there are 500D or more refugees at Benoit, Miss. and yicin- ity. and POO at the Delta Fair grounds being cared for by the Greenville, Miss, relief committee
 Relief Boats Give Aid
 Government relief boats with food, clothes. and other supplies have proceeded up the Sunhower and Yazoo river shore to aid refugees in those sections
 The flood waters from the Beulah crew asse have spread rapidly during the past q hours and during the night were with iu less than seven miles of Greenville and will soon reach the Deer creek ridge which is expected to protect that city.
 Water was falling slightly at Tallnah, La, during the night with points further north reporting slight falls. The work of moving negro refugees from Tallulah to camp at Milliken's Bend is progressing already been moved. This work will be continued until all the negroes who have no means of livelihood have been placed in camps.
 Railroad Traffic Disturbed
 II is probable that the tracks of the Vicksburg, Shreyepeport and Pacific rail- road between Tallulah and Delhi will have to be rebuilt.
 The tracks Of this place and east of TallGlah, and the Iron Mountain South western division tracks are in bad shape. Flood waters from Arkansas crevasses were within less than two miles of Ray vDle, La, during the night. and are ex- pocted to reach the city limits tomorrow N.vers in this vicinity are considerably swollen and lowlands are inundated
 Rescue boats are to be sent up the Tensas river to bring away several fami- lies rcportod marooned. Other boats have been secured to take rations up the Black river
 Flood conditions in east Carroll parish are reported improving The Salem ere yasse was yesterday reported 10 DO about 5000 feet wide. Citizens from Oak Grove a town in the Bayou Macon hills, arrived in Lake Providence yesterday travelng all the way by water.
 Are Guarding Levee
 Eaton Rouge, La. April 23--rhe danger of lcrevasses in the Mississippi levees be- sidered so grave that 250 volunteer guards from St Mary's parish today insugurated dav and night patrol service along this stretch. A company of militia was also placed on guard duty between Baton Rouge and Red River landing.
 Is RichesOn Insane?
 Boston, April 23.--John L. Lee. the l. .ynchburg, Va, attorney who is chief connseI for Clarence V. T. Richeson, tho former Baptist minister under sentence of death for the murder of Miss Avis Lipnell. arrived in Boston today. bring ing with him mass of affidavits col Iected at the former home of the pris- oner in Virginia, tending to show men tai responsibility. Within q few days Richeson's counsel will appeal to the ,t \ eclltiye council for clemeucy