Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-08
Death and Destruction Fol low Hurricane in ~-- Large Area:
GERSTNER AVIATION
 FIELD DEMOLISHED
Two Soldiers Killed and 20 Hangars RaZed-MilIiOnS of Dollars Damage to Property
 in Lake Charles.

of the loss of life in the storm strick- en area continues to trickle in adding to the casualty list which has. now mounted to 19 dead and 20 seriously injured.
 This news is coming in by mail or messenger as all telegraph and tele- phone communications has been des- troyed and it will be several days be- fore the first wires will be working.
 Two Killed at Flying Field.
 Two men were killed at the Gerst- ner aviation field it was learned to- day, the name but no addresses were given.
 The commanding officer, Major Longnecker, who is in charge of the field will probably make statement as to conditions when the injured are cared for and the needs of the 12OO men there are provided for said a lieu tenant who visited here today who did not care to take theresponsibilitys of making quoted statement. The only message from Major Longnecker which would indicate the needs of the men at the camp was sent to the commanding officer at Ellington field at Houston.
 Gertner Field Annihilated.
 1t said, 'Gertner field annihilated. Needing relief of every kind.'' The message was filed at Echo, a railroad station nearly 30 miles from the field. Relief, including nurses and doctors, arrived here in response to the call. Gerstner field is 15 miles south of here.
 The dead and injured list follows: Lake Charles Dead. Mrs. c. c. Therrell.
 Mrs. Hackbury Heinze.
 Unknown negro man.
 Louis Johns daughter, negress.
 Ralph Moss, negro. Mrs. D. s. Harmon (died of shOck).
 c. D. Barbie.
 Emil CanimOn, age 50, Hi-Mount Myrtle Jones, negro. Watkins Car barn.
 Alice Waddell. Hi-Mount.
 Injured:
 Miss Latina Bolpdreau.
 M. James.
 Bert Kingham.
 Miss Annie King.
 Miss Lemoine. sister of w. w. Lemoine. Mrs. Louis Barbe.
 Mrs. D. B. Gorham. Rev. J. w. Reagan. Mrs. c. D. Barbie. Two children of Louis John.
 Mrs. J. R. Miles and son.
 Mr. Hoover (South street road).
 Tom Rollo. Mrs. H. Heinze's daughter.
 Sulphur Dead. Neoro woman, name unknown. MT. and Mrs. Hetherwick.
 NIr. and Mrs. Mike Whitaker.
 DeQuincy Dead.
 Fred Nelson.
 Fred Nelson,s six-year-old son.
 Two unknown negroes.
 Black Bayou Injured.
 Joe Miller.
 Big Lake Dead.
 Mrs. Lebauve and child.
 Watkins Duhon. Walter and Glenn Moss. Mrs. Creighton. Miss Duval. Gerstner Field Dead. Sergt. George McGee. Private Lester Williams. The people of Lake Charles are to- day busily engaged in a cheerful salvaging of such material goods as are left them from the devastating scourge of yesterdays unexampled storm. which resulted in the loss of five lives accounted for. with some others possibly. and the serious and minor injury of many more people. For the greater part the people are content with the consoling thought that they are left alive and well. in view of the fury of the hurricane, and are not worrying greatly over their property losses. despite their appall- ing proportions in many instances. Big Mills Ra1ed. If there is any particular industry that appears to have met with almost total disaster it is the milling dis trict of Lake Charles and vicinity. There is hardly mill left undestroy- ed, with lumber scattered to the four winds. The Calcasieu Longleaf, J. A. Bell. 1Continued on page five, 2d column.)