The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-16


Corpus Christi. Tex. Sept. 10. =
The death toll In Sundays storm VIII
reach between rs and 100 In Corpus
chrisii ana surrounding towns along
the coast. according to an estimate
today i Dr. W. 4. willis. city health
physician.
approximately 17B refugees have
been rescued at Odam. about so miles
west of here. according 10 a telephone
message received here. They had
been carried across Nueccs bay on
wreckagr. Al OF them were suffer-
Ing greatly from exposure. They are
being cared for by citizens.
A military relief train from
Brownsville. bringing five thousand
rntions and one thousand beds arrived
here early today In charge OF Lieu
tenant II. NJ. Eicheldoerfcr. aide OF
Brigadier General p. c. Marshall,
commander OF the DrownavlIIa dis
.rict. A second train with additional
supplies nnd hospital supplies IN on
Its way.
Troops an DUTY.
With troops pntrolling the main
streets, Corpus Christi today began
emerging from the wreckage caused
By the gulf hurricane witch struck
the city early sunday bringing s;eath
TO an unknown number OF persons
and doing property damage OF mill
lions
II was impossible this morning 20
get anything like correct estimate
OF the fatalities. In the city proper.
thu HTufh lIuf t.Ia -.
Officials as between fifteen and twen-
N-fivc, but that was regarded by
many ~ FAR too conservative In
some quarters u WIS said the number
of injured would exceed zoo.
one unconfirmcd report was that
100 bodi's most Of them recognized
as residents Of Corpus Christi. had
been taken from reef near Port
land ON Nuecos bay, upon which
Corpus Christi II situated
5000 Persons Homelcss.
More than 5000 persons were made
homeless by The storm. with the
coming Of relief trains. " was ex-
pected that by night most OF them
would be taken care OF.
fenrs are entertained that a heavy
casualty list will be reported from
surrounding towns. scv srai OF which
were directly In the path OF tho
storm.
Some relief was afforded the home
less shortly after midnigh; when the
first train 10 reach the city In many
hours arrived with foodstuns and
other supplies from Kingsyille and
tohaiOwn. Although both OF the
latter were damaged by the storm 20
some extent word OF the more seri-
GUS plight or Corpus Christi caused
the residents OF those placed to forget
thatr own troubles and lend assist
ance.
The storm struck early sunday
morning and was accompanied by a
tidal wave that sent wall OF water
Ten feet high sweeping into the bust
ness districts OF the city. when the
tidal wave was at its height virtually
every second floor downtown was un-
der water.
soldiers Take Charge.
by the time the worst OF the wind
had passed. United States soldiers
stationed here had taken charge -
the situation and continued cease
lessly at work until an danger was
over.
All day Sunday soldiers wearing
/ trench helmets could be seen Drawing
the heavy gale doing rescue work.
Military rule was invoked late yes
I terday and no one was allowed to
enter the wrecked portions OF IA.
city.
An foodrtuffs that ind escaped
damage by water were sold under al
rection Of city officials. one days ra-
tions being allowed 10 the customer.
Absence OF authentic reports frori
Aransas Pass Port Aransas aud
! Rockrort today caused some uneaai.
ness. Boats viii be run to portlaud
late today, it was announced. In "a
cffor to determine tn extent OF the
damage to the causewav. railroad line
and telephone equipment which pass