The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-21
CHRISTIAN SUCCOR
EASES THE BURDEN
OF CORPUS CHRISTI
HOMELESS ALL CARED FOR, MANY
SENT AWAY. SUPPLIES AND
MONEY PROVIDED

Corpus Christi. Texas, Sept. 2O.-One
week of horror for Corpus Christi end.
cd tonight with the city rapidly emerg.
ing from the chaos wrought by the
terrific storm and tiadl wave that
swept in from the gulf last Sunday.
Desolation reigned tonight over the
broad sweep Of North Beach where lust
"a week ago stood the show places of
this resort city. Scattered along the
beach area in the business section are
heaps of wreckage, all that remains OF
many industrial plants.
Under the blanket of Stygian dark.
ness that nightly envelopes the city,
complete silence prevails. except for
the nfrequent challenge of military pa.
trolls, or quietly moving rescue parties,
returning from some quest of mercy.
I'm stirring contrast to the scene of
utter ruin is the spirit of the people,
constantly shown as the work proceeds
Optimism dominates all discussions of
damage done. Even those whose loved
ones are among the hundreds dead bear
bmvcly their sorrowful burden.
IL is not i'm the ruins Of their homes
on business houses that inspiration for
this spirit is found for no single cir.
cumStance has so raised the hope oe
the inhabitants as the nationwide re.
sponsc to the city's cry for help.
Though stunned by the enormity of its
loss, the city turned to relief measures
almost before the storm had spent its
fury and since Monday the civic. state
and federal forces marshalled for this
purpose have worked INCREASINGLY and
with remarkable success.
The 1000 homeless almost all from
the North Beach district, have been
cared for in every particular, hundreds
OF them sent to other cities, while the
rest remained here on supplies and
money contributed from numerous
sources.
Noteworthy among the instances of
civic relief is those of the little city of
Alice, AZ miles from here with a pop
ulation not quite 5000. Fifteen hundred
dollars in cash was received almost i'm.
mediately from Alice and now 81 200
awaits call.
/ Every train of soldiers or refugeeg
that passed through Alice has been met
day and night by women of that city.
with tull supplies of hot coffee and
sandwiches Nurses have been sent
from the city, and late today the little
city offered to take any number OF
| homeless children and feed them. clotte
them, house them, and send them 10
school"
Work of clearing the streets of wreck.
age and slime has been carried on by
hundreds of men. who have kept dog
gedly at the task, with huge army
| trucks speeding the dead away to out
lying portions of the bluff distric
When their days work has ended til
men have made their way to Red Cross
headquarters or the municipal kitchea
to take their places in the long line q
workers and others waiting for the
evening meal.
Relief cars ply continually to all parts
of the city, answering emergency cal
and carrying aid to the destitute. All
day long great throngs crowd r.
Cross headquarters for supplies of cloth.
ing sent from neighboring towns. Grea
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have been assembled. and as these al
exhausted new shipments arrive.
one Of the city's most fashionable re 3.
idences, located on the cliff overlooking
the bay, was converted into an emei.
| gency hospital. Here injured survivor
We're brought for treatment.
Carload after carload of oil stoves
were distributed throughout the city to
take the place of gas, which now has
been partially restored Ice from sur.
rounding towns has been sent in. am.
pie for all purposes. The milk supply
| still is limited and is available to indi.
viduas only for children. Fruit is
scarce.
a refuge camp has been opened in the
southern part Of the city by the state
military authorities where hundreds of
! homeless have found shelter. This will
be maintained indefinitely.
Few Additional Bodies Expected
known dead as the result of last
| Sundays storm remained unchanged to.
night with bodies of 1856 victims Off.
cially reported buried, and the impress
sion was growing that few additional
bodies would be found.
During the week that has passed since
the gulf storm sent u tidal wave surg
ing over large section of the city,
every effort has been made to recover
bodies, but it has been impossible to
penetrate all the wreckage strewn along
the bays.
Prayers will be said nthis and other
cities tomorrow for the dead, most of
them unidentified Corpus Christians,
now lying in hurriedly dug graves along
the shores of Nueces Bay, near the
places where their bodies were found.
There will be no letup in emergency
work here tomorrow, as it is vitality
necessary to continue cleaning UP the
streets, searching for the dead, and ad.
ministering relief to those whose homes
are wrecked by the storm.
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