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American Flood's
THOUSANDS MORE HOMELESS.
TOWN INUNDATED.
Repoits received here from New Or;
leans rtate that as a result of the breaking
of the levee at Morsauvillc by ' the
Mississippi flood, 60,000 more people have
been driven from home and a million
acres are threatened with inundation.
A wireless message from Jonesville
stated that the water there had risen 13
inches in the last 24 hours. Refugees
were found on rafts; 30 men in smal!
boat i arc reported to be near Acme. A
large number of women and children on
flatbocrts, who were said to be without
food were rescued.
A member of the governor's staff immediately
notified H"> Red Cross of the urgent
need for food and tents in the
flooded parishes.
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