Evening star., 1927-04-26
200 to 500 Estimated Dead.
/ Known Loss Exceed 100.
i More Than 10000 Home
+ less in Refugee CenterS.
TOWNS ARE EVACUATED
IN LOWER DELTA REGION
Men Fight to Hold Levees Intact
as Hoover Warns of Unprece-
dented Danger When Crest of
e Tide Reaches Mississippi, Arkan-
sas and Louisiana.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. April 26.-The
Mississippi River and its tributaries
today flooded new territory IN Missis-
sippi, Arkansas and Louisiana, rem
tlering additional thousands home
less.
Concerned over threats 10 COM
nlunities not yet reached by the rec
ord crest of water, relief forces, cen-
tralized in the organization of the
American Red Cross, moved to es~
tablish advanced outposts so that
any new emergency might be met
speedily and efficiently.
With the known death list steadily
climbing above the 100 mark, and
varying estimates Of from 200 to 500
dead in the whole stricken area, every
precaution was being taken to pre-
vent additional casualties from DIS
ease. hunger and exposure.
while boats and aircraft secured
fle flooded districts for marooned per-
sons. other vessels and planes sped TO
concentration centers and stricken
foYvns with food. clothing, medicines
and assurances of continued reliet
Mere Than 15O.G0O Refugees.
Refugees from newly inundated
towns and communities IN the three
states. swelled the ranks Of the home
less, which already had Deeh esu-
mated at 10000.
III southeastern Arkansas, nearly o
dozen small towns were receiving
bacl<yyatar from old breaks in the
Arkansas River, the inhabitants either
climbing To the Ievees or removing 10
nearby tcwns, which remained dr.
gshe southern MISSISSIPPI lelta,
through which the waters from the
stops landing break In the main Nils.
sissippi levee must course before re-
joining the parent stream near Nieks-
burg, was another scene of evacuation
as the flood waters joined with the
backwatar of the Eazoo and piled be-
yond.
Towns Being Evacuated.
In northern Louisiana, small trlbu-
faries OF the Mississippi added 70 the
peril from the winding Red River.
Towns located iii the low places We're
preparing for emergencies or being
evacuated by large numbers OF citi-
zens. Sections Of the southern Louis
lana delta below New Orleans re-
ceived more water from the Diamond
creyasse.
Meanwhile. with urgent warnings
on nearly every hand, men labored TO
rear higher the main Mississippi
Yeyees, from Nicksburg to New
Orleans, where the raging torrent has
been held in check through continued
vigilance. Every precaution was
taken against possible dynamiting Of
leyees, and I'm New Orleans plans
were laid for the flood crest crisis.
With the crest of the flood past
Memphis and the belief that the main
Mississippi leVees for a good distance
south are in rapidly diminishing dam
ger, Secretary Of Commerce Hoover
and Mai Gen. Jadwin, chief of Army
engineers, have expressed concern for
what may happen when the highest
water reaches the lower delta.
Fear for Lower Valley.
In a statement issued from the
steamer Chisca on the Mississippi
River last night Secretary Hoover de-
clared that while the present problem
Of relief forces concerned the succor
Of refugees, ''the great question is
what will happen 10 the levees in
the lower river with the arrival Of the
crest.
Gen. Jadwin asserted that the great
menace to New Orleans will be the
Joining Of the Red River with the Mis-
essippi and the full danger of the re
sultant flood can only be gauged then
Secretary Hoover, arriving here yes
terday morning as President Coolidge
personal representative in the organ
ization of relief measures. is making a
tour of inspection through the flooded
area of the Mississippi, accompanied
hy Gen. Jadwin and James l.. Fieser
acting national chairman Of the Red
Cross. The itinerary included Green
vile and Vicksburg today.
GreenviIIe Situation Improves.
Adyiees from GreenvilIe indicatt
that the situation there has improved
steadily Rescue fleets continue Il
bring in persons who were maroonef
in outlying districts. Estimates yes
terday were that 50 persons wer'
brought to the refugee camp eaci
hour of the day
Clothing donations received by th
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