Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-03

RESCUE SHIPS BUSY


NEW ORLEANS, oct 2.-Hopes
~ were expressed here today by
persons familiar with conditions in
the storm and flood area of lower
louisiana and Mississippi that the
total death toll would not exceed S5O'
Notwithstanding discouraging reports
were brought in by vessels Of the SIT
uation in Paguemines parish, Louis
lana. The reports stated there was
q great number of marooned persons
lining the river banks in that section
who were sorcly in need of food and
shelter and fears were felt tnat fatal
ties might result before adequate re-
lief could be afforded. Rescue boaJS
have been sent to the section.
The list of known dead in the storm
rae.on was increased to 1873 tonight
when it was learned that seventeen
persons, five women, eleven ChlluFeil
and a man, had lost their livess a.
Island De La CroiX, 2S miles south OF
here. The list Of reported deau anu
mission in various sections stood at
$40.
Death List UncOmplctcd.
with the exception Of a few iso-
lated points, reports have been re-
reiyed of the storms havoc in al,
most the entire district. The exact
number of fatalities among the re-
norted dead and missing cannot pe
determined until thorough checking
mn has been completed by the author
Ities of the various communities
which probably cannot he dohe untll
the waters recede. A large sectloh
Of the area now under water was uil-
inha bited marsh land and II was be-
lieved that most or the peopie LiH51SS
ON nIantations along the river needed
tbe widely distributed warnings, OF
the weather bureau and reacheu
nIaces of refuge before the storm.
Governor on Scene.
Tho relief boats which have been
sent out to various points 10 rescue
ord succor persons marooned ana
suffering from hunger have not YET
returned but a number of refugees
have been brought to the city on
small boats coming in from the IoWeI
NJississipDi and the lake and bayous
Governor Hall arrived here today 10
assist the parish and city ottlclals 3uI
the citizens committee IN the Ieics
work. A number of addluoHal Ieut'
boats we're sent out by the commit
The Wolvin liner City of Tanlplco
IRON, Vera cruz arrived here today
with all her twenty-five passengers
eafo after terrific batterins by the
wind and waves in the gulf OF Mex
20 Wednesday and "Wednesday nlVhI'
Two Mexican sailors were swept over
board and drowned.
Passengers Tell Stories.
orricors and passengers number
NJ whom were women and children,
related thrilling stories of the steam
ers fight with the hurricane about
twenty miles out from the mouth or
the river The liner apparently was
near the center of the storm Wednes-
day. ,,-.
servers and said, we might be drown
ed any instant" said r. A. Agnew,
a messenger. at times the ship was
spun around like a top by the wind,
then the huge waves would roll COM
pIeteIv over us. There was water III
every stateroom and all aboard were
drenched to the skin. We expected
the shin would go under any minute
and vet everyone seemed calm and
there was no hvsteria or weeping.
Fortunately the storm subsided and
left us safe few miles south Of the
river S mouth.
Men ard Women Drown.
Five white women and their eleven
children pershed at De La Croix, |
while the five husbands clung TO the
roof of a house almost within reach OF
their loved ones struggling in the wa
ter, according to the story told by a /
relative of one of the survivors arriy- |
ing here. The women and the chill |
dren had been placed in a skiff ana I
the men who themselves found refuge /
on "a roof floating in the flood The |
skiff suddenly was swept under the /
roof by the swirlng waters and the |
occupants were drowned. The VIC |
tins were
Mrs. Cashmere Perez and two chill !
dren: Mrs. Raphael Herez and one |
child: Mrs. Adolph Campo and four |
children: Mrs Jos. Rice and one child |
Mrs. Frank Melers and three chill |
dren and Manuel Morales