Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-30
HUNGER IS ADDED
TO FLOOD TERRORS
ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
Fifteen Hundred, Maroon.
ed at Harrisonburg, La,
Face Starvation.
SITUATION rs SERIOUS
IN REFUGEE CAMPS
thousands Of People Are
Stripped Of Homes and
Belongings.
iANY SECTIONS ARE ISOLATED
sprendinE Waters Cut on Thousand.
of People From Outside
E,ANr SECTIONS ARE ISOLATED
Fpreading Waters Cut on Thousand.
of People From Outside
World.
IBy Associated press.l

NEW ORLEANS. April 2s.-Report.
rom Harrisonburg. La. late today
= hat the 1000 residents of that town
addition TO 500 refugees from Gaia
houla. Concordia and other flooded
'arishes in that section face starva-
Zion unless food supplies arrive
Fpeediiy. have greatly intensified the
Gravity OF the mood situation and
8,rery agency is tonight tring to over
ZONE the difficulty OF transporting
puppies to the stricken people.
Food Shortage mt Hand.
The most serious phase of the food
situation In Northern Louisiana at
MS time. aside from the danger Of
continually rising waters, is that
pr the threatened food shortage Many
solated communities have been com
,ieteIy surrounded by water and resi-
tents have been forced to depend
ipon the small stocks OF food on
hand when flood waters rushed
Through the break near Ferriday.
Countless numbers are living on
banned products that they arc se-
,uring from community grocers, but
NStports from some sections indicate
here are other communities not so
fortunately placed and that many
&people are very little ahead Of starva-
iop. In many Isolated farm houses,
wherc rtSidents have remained in
their marooHed or flooded homes.
therc is very li,,le IL anything to
3cat.
Those at Iomcs better on.
With depleted stocks Of food re-
ported from all the refuge camps In
the Louisiana flooded area, and a
real crisis existing at Harrisonburg,
refuge workers today expressed tho
belicf that those who remained in
their hood-swept homes may in the
long run be better of than those
concentrated In tho refuge camps un-
less some means OF reaching the
Ucamp with provisions is found with
26ut delay.
III provisions are not rushed TO
IIarrisonburg at once. there will be
suffering there" y. II. Cotton. a
member OF the Tensas Basin levee
board, declared today. A steamboat
loaded with provisions. was reported
TO be en- route from New Orleans, but
little is known OF the time OF It's
probable arrival. or when these sup
lplies VIII reach Harrisonburg, where
at least 500 more refugees are ex-
pccted by tomorrow.
Many Communities Cut on.
. (, The increasing gravity OF the food
shortage problem, the necessity OF
providing mnrooned persons with
food. and in some cases medical az
tention. coupled with the growing un-
easincss relative to number OF
communities. which have been COM
pletcly surrounded by water and be-
lieved to be In danger. the lack OF
Communication with the outside
world. the prevalence OF rumors and
distorted reports OF famine and pes
thence. OF floods and disasters in
other sections. a1l tended to aggra-
Yate the pitiful plight OF the home
less refugees. many OF whom have
lost everything but their lives. as
they huddled up in small groups
about the refugee camps.
No Complaints Are Heard.
No murmurs or complaints against
the hard fate they have met with are
heard. The refugees arc facing their
! troubles stoically. and spend quite as
ouch time conjecturing about proba-
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