Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-23
NEEDED
TOSAVELIVES
FLOOD VICTIMS
Report Thousands On
Levees, House tops
And in Tops of Trees
In Flood Areas

MEMPHIS. Tenn, April 23.-tPi-
The swollen Mississippi on its great
est flood rampage Of history beat
today against barriers Of the lower
valley az the impounded waters tore
their way TO sea.
More than so persons were known
TO be dead; more than $4,000 were
homeless, while nearly 100000 others
were endangered rs the torrent as
sailed the delta defens.s.
Their homes cngulfed BY the rag
ing waters. thousands Of refugees III
belcagured cities and towns clung
ppril0usly to houses, house tops,
trees. small knowles and leyce tops.
Across the swirling tide on the
Arkansas side two thousand refu-
gees were reported on levec near
knowlton Landing. where the Missis-
sippi broke through the dikes Thurs
day.
Throughout the Arkansas low
lands. boats continued 10 move over
some stretches and the first train
III several days from Little Rock to
Memphis left the Arkansas capital
last night Government seaplanes
from the Pensacola. Fla. base have
been sent 20 aid the rescue work In
the Little Rock area.
Rescue Boats Needed
From over the entire flooded area
of the Mississippi valley came the
crv for boats Meanwhile suffering
was said I'd b. intense among hun
drrds still marooned withous pro-
visions Nv sufficient clothing
Greenville, Miss, turned into q
N.renu I.r sNwufaFr which
broke over the municipal protection
levce. qulrtered ten thousand refu-
gees from the lowlands In addition tc
citizens. The situation there. with
the water supply gone and most OF
the foad destroyed. ~ hazardous.
Fifteen hundred refugees were
taken of the main Mississippi levee
AZ Grvenville bv the steamboat Toll
liner and transported 70 Nicksburg,
Y radio mes sage from the barge line
boat Minnesota TO the Mississippi
Warrior river services offices, said
today.
The message added that 1000 refu
gees were quartcred IN the court
house and l,l4i more n two cotton
warehouses.
People Cling 10 Housetops
Describing tie %AtHt ~ NGTNA@AA@A
IN the city. the message stated that
people were clinging 20 the tops M
lvvces. house tops and trees. await
ing rescue.
Despite that the river was falling
at most points in Mississippi ~ wa
trrs emptied out into the delta, or
ders we're issued To levee guards 70
rrdouhle watchfulness.
The death toll eNacted by the levee
III Stops Landing Will not he known
until the waters have snbsided. An
Associated Press correspondent ad-
yised from Greenville last night
that bodies had been seen IN the
water which was coursing through
the city. a swift current.
Am the dead noted were negroes.
Governor Mlrphre of Mississippi
lri the cry for boats to succor refu-
gees. IIe declared boats the great
ext need NJ the relief forces set IN
npration in bis state. saying both
large and small boats ~ traverse
flooded areas, were needed.
Louisiana Mcnaced
With The flood menace 70 Louisi-
ana declared to "a the greatest ever,
bordering territory in southeast
Arkansas faced new dangers.
To-day with breaks on two major
lrvres on the Arkansas river de-
elared imminent hundreds OF men
hattlyd 1T Sarrasa. six miles from
Grady. Arkansas.
The Red river near TeNarkana
threatened to burst the lcyees IN
Homestead county and armed guards
natrolled an emhankment 1t Bowie
Levce. rs riles from Texarkana-
More than $4,000 acres were sub
Merged hy breaks near Garland City.
In every concentration point the
public buildings II each city had
herE thrown open for the housing ~
the homeless. Several thousand per-
sons Werc being rushed to faEao
1 City and to Matches. preparations
were made for care ~ hundreds. AZ
lNitkshurE The 10000 CrcenvIlle ref
urees were ~ ~ harhored. One
/ thousand victims from Araknsas
We're concentrated at Little Rock. All
having fled without clothing. food
or household possessions while 6gV
t.more were NJ Stuttgart. Ark. and 2
number M other cities in that state
housed several hundred each. The
Arkansas refugees. driven out from
homes along the Mississippi river
bark. concentrated 70 u large degree
At Helena AK where GOO persons