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Boats for God's sake, boats! Rescue fleet saves refugees
Dickson recalls the Mississippi flood rescue effort as a flood of calls for boats spurs a chain of voluntary missions from New Jersey to Vicksburg. Skiffs and barges ferry hundreds to safety while rescuers face peril and night navigation, with Mrs. Oates feeding the hungry at Murphy Landing as crews race to save both black and white residents.
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Riy
Cypress Creek
Boggy
Mason
Louisiana
Tensax
Boues
St. Joseph
Saxe Boatui
New Jersey
Atlantic Coast
Halt & Continent
Natchez
Gulf of Mexico
Batteaus
Betteaux
Evangeline
Mississippi River
Washington County
Mississippi
Beulah
Schlemmer
Ichiemmer
Francis
Vicksburg
Cap'n Degruy
Cap
Murphy Landing
Big Sundow