The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-23
Two Cities Invaded by the
Flood and Others VIII
Soon Be Under
Water
100000 RATIONS
ARE ISSUED TO
VARIOUS POINTS
Captain Baker Announces That !
Relief and Refuge Camp VIII BE
Established - Prompt Work
Keeps Down a Panic
Some "Dry Spots

yicksburE, Miss, April 22.--Hn,ina
widencd more than Thousand feet.
the woodlawn crevasse continues cav
ing slowly On either end md the rush.
lug waters, which have rapidly spread
throughout the counties of Issaaucnna.
sLarkes aud part Of uashingfon. hnsc
also Invaded the towns of Nayersyilie
and Rolling Fork. a1d other smaller
places VIII soon he under water.
official announcement was given ont
during the afternoon that the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley railroad train
service north Of here was annulIed fol
loving the o'clock train, which was
The last to leave for Greenviie.
Capt. w ID. Baker. United States
army has issued 100000 rations TO
various points north of here TO pro-
vide for Approximately 10000 persons,
whom It is believed will he affect
"a in addition 10 which the issuance
of rations of the steamer Nakomis at
the scene OF the woodlawn crevasse
win be added to the prompt relief
v ork.
Establish Refuge Camp
Captain Baker announced that after
a conference with Governor Brewer
and Mayor Hayes a relief and refugee
camp is to be established at Vicksburg,
Mayor Hayes is appointed to take
charge of the local relief work. Ra
tions and food for stock has been sent
to the Following points ia anticipation
of the needs which viii occur Rolling
Iy.. IA 4
Valley Park Brownspoint, Flowerees
Rodney Ashland. Urcina smedes and
several other poiafs
Captain Shaw of the steamer Baii
Hur said there is no panic al the scens
cf the break and there are sttll some
dry spots in and around Mayersville.
He does not believe there win be any
hasty exodus from that locality and
says that most of the negroes have
been taken out and are on the levees
and In other high points waiting to see
what the water Will do.
Captain Shaw in a conference with
Mayor Hayes and Captain Baker today
said:
NakOmis Back
we turned aside freight and pas
sengers going north, hurrying to the
scene OF the break and | was glad TO
find upon arrival that things did not
seem 10 be as bad as first reported
The water Is not spreading so rapidly
us 1t was a Mayersville and there ara
lots of dry spots there yet The steam
or Nakomis is back in the bend near
the break and from there is doing re-
lief and rescue work and number Of
ne groes have been brought out to the
levees from the oyerflowed section
There We're reports of several being
drowned but these reports We're uncon-
firmed. There is no panic in Mayors
vile and nobody wanted to leave there
OIL the Ben Hur. but preferred to
wait and see what the water viii do
The Ben Hur brought in 1000 head Of
mules from the Burnett and Hilliard
plantations and win return to get out
some stock in Eagle Bend and then
reach here to take up her regular
Greenylle trip Thursday afternoon.
Captain Shaw said the opening of
refugee camp at Mayersville was being
considered. Captain Baker said he
would await developments and proba-
tly not know for day or two whether
ii would be necessary to open a refugee
camp there or elsewhere. Meantime.