The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-18
ROCKPORT AND PORT ARKANSAS
MAKE APPEALS FOR AID

Austin. Texas. Sept 17.-Rockport
and Port Aransas suffered tremendous
damage and need outside assistance inn
mediately, according to delayed appeals
from these cities received today by Gov
w. =. Hobby. Three lives were known
to have been lost at Rockport, one at
Aransas Pass and four at Port Aran-
sas. The governor announced that a
relief train will be started from Austin
within the next few hours.
The appeals came to the governor in
two kilograms, dated 8 p. IN. Sept. lG,
and said Is per cent of the dwellings
at Rockport had been completely wreck
ed Port Aransas virtually destroyed,
and Aransas Pass badly wrecked, with
half the population homeless. The text
Of the appeal from Rockport, signed by
Mayor \. X. Brice, follows:
"rhe city of Rockport is under three
feet of water. most of business houses
and bank and IS per cent of dwellings
completed wrecked. The city is under
martial law military rule, with no pro
visions here to feed the people. Please
call on the state to send us aid. Three
lives lost so far as known. Worst storm
and highest tide ever known"
The appeal from Mayor John c. Nc
Keon of Port Aransas reads: Terrible
tropical hurricane raging since Sunday
morning only abated daylight today
CTuesday) Awful destruction; one death
Aransas Pass, several missing; -four
deaths at Port Aransas and town of
Port Aransas practically destroyed.
Aransas Pass badly wrecked and over
half population homeless Need out
side aid Immediately. Town under
martial law co."
Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 17-Gov.
Charles H. Brough last night received
telegram from Gordon Boone, mayor
of Corpus Christi Texas, and Clark
Peace. chairman of the finance commit
tee, appealing for financial assistance
for storm sufferers The governor
probably will ask the people of the state
to contribute to Il fund to forward to
Corpus Christi as soon as possible. May
or Ben -. BriCkhouse received a sim
liar appeal. which was submitted to the
finance committee of the city council
this morning.
Enid, Okla, Sept. 17,-Lieut. Col.
George Wood. chief southwest division
al officer of the Salvation Army, left
last night for Dallas to proffer the as
sistance of the organization he repre-
sents to the flood victims in Corpus
Christi. He wired Governor Hobby yes.
terday putting the southwest division
at the states disposal,
Louisville, KY, Sept. II. - Mayor
Smith has received telegram from
the mayor of Corpus Christi asking for
immediate financial relief for storm suf-
ferers of Texas. The telegram was re-
ferred to the Louisville Board of Trade,
and it is expected that a relief fund will
be started at once.
Boston, Sept. 17.-After receipt of an
appeal for assistance from Mayor Cor
don Boone Of Corpus Christi, Governor
Coolidge today issued a call upon the
people of the state to make contribu-
tions for the relief Of the storm.ridden
Texas city, through the Red Cross.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. IL
Oklahoma City was appealed to for
assistance for the people of Corpus
Christi and vicinity. in a telegram re-
ceived by Mayor Walton from Mayor
Gordon Boone of Corpus Christi.
Thousands are destitute and the loss
of life is large" read Mayor Boone $
telegram, adding property loss will
exceed $4,000 1000. Financial aid at
once is imperative"