The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-04

ot SOSepn between Voe8u0oFB
and Natches occurred .te1ay
slon. the Missiseippi. leoseaiaE
flood waters which viii ..aee
immensely 60 the va61 1eaooeA 0f
territory now umdeSs water
New Orleans, May l.-(N-The
bulging flood tide Of the Mississippi.
after carving new gap In LouisiaAa
levees yesterday. was thrusting Vi
ciously today against weak spot st
the Villa Clara plantation, six miles
below St. Joseph, La, adding 20 the
stream Of refugees fleeing before
the dclugc.
Every parish in northesstern
Louisiana for the first two tiers
along the river, extending 10 par
ishes downstream to the. mouth Of
Red river, has felt the grasp Of the
waters which already have covered
seven million acres Of land and rem
dered more than 100000 homeless rs
they moved upon the Gulf Of Mexico.
The 10 Louisiana parishes already
covered, either entirely or partially,
were Morehouse, East and West Car
roll, Ouachita, Richland, Madison.
Franklin, Tensas, Catahoula, Coucor-
dia. and Avoyelles. Water streaming
from four breaches in Mississfppi
river levces was moving down 70 Join
backwaters from the Red river, while
flood waters from the OuachitA and
the volume released by breaks in
Arkansas covered other portions of
the territory.
Tallulsh Evacuated
Tallulah virtually was abandoned
as its population fled to vicksburg
and Delhi before lake released by
break in the Mississippi embshk-
ments near Milliken's Bend. Resi-.
dents Of St. Joseph and Waterproof
jingle Of telephones which would tell
them that the Villa Clara lcvee had
been smashed. Many Of the people
in the path of the Millikcn's Bend
crevassc had been preparing for the
invasion for two weeks. All were
thought to be out Of the area.
Delhi. located on ridge west OF
Bayou Mason, was q place Of refuge
for hundreds Of residents Of the low
lands.
The flood was expected to reach
Delta Point by noon.
St. Joseph. Ferriday and Water
proof we're the principal towns en-
dangered by the threatened break Ut
Villa Clara. Ferriday already was in
undated by the backwaters from the
Glasscocke and Bougre crevasses.
Below the mouth Of the Red river.
the situation had not become critical
as yet. All possible precauttnnary
measures were being taken. Eetees
not up to a sufficient height to hold
back the crest expected had b1an. ne
inforccd.
New Orleans Believed ssEsS:
New Orleans rested behlnd u
strongly fortified rampant of eaN6-
bags and revetments. An artificial
crevassc at Poydras had relieved tho
! situation and little fear was express
ed for the safety Of the city.
The river remained stationary 1t
Natchez and today was expected 10
see it falling.
Relief forces raced against: tho
flood in the vast Tensas BasiA Of
louisiana where two muddy fans Of
waters were slowly swelling the back
waters Of Mississippi tributaries tn
to an inland sen.
Memphis headquarters of ths
American Red Cross, with the need /,
Of 100000 refugees to fill, expected
1000 additional persons to care Tor
as result Of the inundation' near
Milliken's Bend. Il was estimated
that more than 10000 refugees NJ
ready were Sn Louisiana coneentra-
!, tion camps.
All night long the steady stream
Of fleeing people poured out ct the
area where the new wave Was ad-
vancing.
First fears felt by Red Cross off
cials for safety Of those gathered 1t
Delhi were dissipated when It was
CONTINUED on paos tWe.l