Guardsmen Evacuate Refugees (first busses diverted to p/u Hyatt guests)

Guardsmen Evacuate Refugees From Superdome

By MARY FOSTER
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - National Guardsmen helped evacuate the mass of storm refugees from the Superdome on Friday, where thousands were stuck in knee-deep trash and blacked-out, putrid bathrooms.

``This was the worst night of my life,'' one mother said.

At one point, the evacuation was interrupted briefly when school buses rolled up so some 700 guests and employees from the Hyatt Hotel could move to the head of the evacuation line - much to the amazement of those who had been crammed in the stinking Superdome since Sunday.

``How does this work? They (are) clean, they are dry, they get out
ahead of us?'' exclaimed Howard Blue, 22, who tried to get in their
line. The National Guard blocked him as other guardsmen helped the well-dressed guests with their luggage.

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