The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-28
ALL HOPE IS ABANDONED
TO CLOSE BREAK In LEVEE

NatcheZ, Miss, April 28.-Approxi-
mately 700 square miles of Concordia
parish, Louisiana, possibly equal to
the number in Catahoula parish, is
covered by the flood waters of the
Mississippi river as result of the
Weecama levee breaks with back wa
ter. The section is largely devoted to
cotton. Cots, blankets and other
equipment to care for refugees is
pouring into Natchez, according to
officers in charge of the refuge camp.
Boats are arriving from the flooded
section loaded with negroes, live
stock and household goods.
New Orleans, April 27.-With prac-
tically all hope of closing the break
in the levee at Ferriday, La, aban-
doned, the break there now having
widened to 1,500 feet, levee engineers
today turned their attention to other
points where danger threatens, the
most pronounced of these being at
Arkansas City, Ark, and Plaquemine,
La.
Two important breaks in the levee
system in this state today have en-
phasized the Importance of the levee
protection work, according to engi-
neers, and the planters are showing
more willingness to cooperate in
working out protective measures. The
second break of the day was reported
at Poydras, IL miles below New Or
leans, where about $50 families were
driven out of section of st. Bernard
parish between the river and Lake
Borgne.
Flood water from the crevasse at
Ferriday, which is on the right bank
of the Mississippi, eight miles north
west of Natchez, Miss, will return
to the Mississippi and Atchafalaya
rivers through the Black, Lower
Ouachita and Red rivers, and will in
tensify and prolong the flood situa-
tion in this section, says a bulletin
issued by the local weather bureau
late today.
Water from the Ferriday crevasse
will cover practically every foot of
Concordia parish, more than half of
Catahoula eastern and southern Sec
tions), Lower Tensas, southern Frank
lin and part of Avorles parish. Heavy
rains during the last "a hours in the
Red and Ouachita river basins have
further intensified the flood situation.
Water now in the Mississippi be-
low Old River is a half foot to one
foot higher than in 1912, the previous
highest stage of record.
The crevasse, which occurred this
morning on the left bank of the Mis-
sissippi, IL miles below New Orleans.
had widened to 400 feet late today.
Efforts to tie the ends of the levee to
prevent further crumbling are still
Under way, no effort having been
made as yet to close the gap, the
batture and levee having caved in to
the river. Water from this crevasse
is overflowing sugar and trucking
lands in St. Bernard and Plaquemine
parishes and will pass through Lake
Borgne and Breton sound into the
gulf.
Refugee camps have been establish
ed at Natchez, Miss, Harrisonburg,
Martinsville and Jonesville, La, by
the Red Cross where food, clothing,
blankets and medical attention are
available to the homeless residents of
the overfowed areas.
More than 1000 persons are being
cared for in the refugee camps to-
night while hundreds of others are
being cared for in the homes of
friends. The Monroe, La, national
guard company was assigned to duty
at the Harrisonburg refugee camp to-
day to cooperate with the Red Cross
in caring for the refugees.