Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-12-11
ONE IN SEVEN OF INJURED BE-
LIEvED DoOMED-oRGANIzE
RELIEF WORKERS
OVER 1000 PEOPLE DESTITUTE
Nurses and Doctors-Forty Mil
lion Dollar Loss-Names of
Many Dead Not Known


were willed in the burning and de-
struction of buildings resulting from
the harbor Dec 7, according to es-
Inmates by officials. This estimate,
higher than any heretofore, was
made after a survey of the devastat-
ed district of Richmond, where acres
of debris probably will not be clear
ed for a month
200 Bodies in Harbor.
THE is the new estimate of the
superintendent of morgues, whose
duty it is to assemble and expose
for identification, if possible, the
bodies of those who persisted by
shock or fire when the ammunition
ship Mont Blanc blew up.
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of
bodies have been consumed by the
flames, and in scores of cases not
only whole families but whole neigh
borhoods have been wiped out, and
the names of all their dead may
never be known.
The outstanding fact that has been
faced by the local authorities with
courage that challenges the ad-
miration of their kinsmen from south
of the border, is that 10000 per-
sons are destitute and of the num-
Der perhaps one out of seven is suf-
fering from injuries which are bound
to prove fatal.
Relief From America.
Federal, provincial and Red Cross
aid, supplemented by volunteer units
from other cities and the United
States, were being utilized to the
best advantage. The Massachusetts
relief train brought the first con-
tingent of physicians, nurses andsup-
plies. 1t was the first of several
trains en- route from the American
side
More than foot of snow fell Sat
urady night and the weather is now
clear and cold. The day also saw
the lighting system renewed in part,
and after darkness fell the city look
ed a little less black and forbidding
Fortunately the telephone service is
good, but there is a sombre signifi-
canoe in the report of so many
dead" numbers.
Fear For Water Supply.
The water supply is causing the
most concern. Emergency repairs are
being made as fast as it is humanity
possible, but the system was serious
ly dearranged this evening.
The property loss, variously esti-
mated at from $20,000,000 to $780,
900, 900, probably will prove to be
: nearer the minimum figure.
Will Need Over $40, 900.
Halifax and Dartmouth was made to
the Canadian public today for money
for the relief of the homeless and the
reconstruction of that part of the city
which is in ruins. 1t was said that
between s20,OO0,O00 and 25,O00,00O
would be required.
The relief committee asked that no
more workers come until called upon
and the reconstruction committee re-
quested that no further supplies be
sent until their character had been
made known to and approved by the
committee.
Find 90 More Bodies.
A heavy rainstorm interrupted the
systematic search for bodies, but by
night 80 additional bodies had been
placed in the morgue. Several deaths
: occurred among the injured.
Later Sunday the skies cleared. The
tents in which 500 of the homeless
: had found shelter had withstood the
storm and the occupants we're as com
Portable as could be expected.
Nv;ti Exch,.a- n.:-z.