The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-20
Fears Expressed That
List Will Be Greatly
Increased
FIND SO MORE BODIES
Recoveries Are Made at
Shore of Nueces Bay
by Searchers.
STATE TROOPS IN CHARGE
Transfer is Made From
Federal Authority in
Stricken City.
REHABILITATION STARTS
Slow Progress is Made in
Removal of Wreckage
on Streets.
REHABILITATION STARTS

CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas. Sept.
~ Recovery of oS additional
bodies today along the north shote
Of NueCes bay brought the known
dead as result Of Sunday's storm
20 nearly 400. and caused fears that
the total death roll might reach
double that number
The RISING estimate OF dead IL
based largely on conditions along the
NuerrH shore line, where there is
much wr,ckaEe which has not been
penetrated ana under which It Is be-
loved there are many bodies OF
storm victims
Compilation Of figures AZ relief
headquarters here showed an exact
-7-TT Ur 7TT Kn0Wn dead, With only
4 small percentage of additional
Identification All but possibly IS OF
theHc victims are believed TO have
| been from Corpus christi, The list
gave recoNetieh, followed by immedl-
ate burials, ns folows
Known LAST
! sixty nine bt'aies recovered and
/ buried a. Corpus Christi; 1874 at
/ White Point. 81 At West Portland,
| II n simon and Odem eight At
/ Rochpprt five At Port Aransas; two
at Aran-aS Pass, and ~ at other
| points. The figures for Rockport.
Port AransHA and Aransaa Pass are
believed 10 represent victims from
hose places
Marked progress was made today
Ia the work Of clearing away tho
debris from the downtown streets,
The large army trucks carrying II
away as rapidly as scores OF work
men could load them. The usual dis
lnfeciant precautions were taken.
and the officers In charge OF sani-
thtion shid there was virtually no
danger of disease.
A number OF the streets, along
several blocks. piled full width with
wrecbage after the storm, had been
returned to virtually normal appear
ancc tonight although damaged
buildings llning them attest to the
severity OF the hurricane and tidal
wave.
Progress Il Reported.
Chairnfenr NJ various relief and re-
habiliiatlun committees, which are
working Ia cooperation with the
military reported al their regular
daily session today progress being
made Electric lights for the bluff
district which escaped any material
damage from the storm. viii be re-
stored probably within two weeks.
Ras may be turned on tomorrow
water ig being made available for
leo manufacturing and there Is an
ample number of mborers
The problem x laundering.
created by destruouis Of the city's
single large laundry" viii be solved
tomorrow when Mexican women and
nrgreHses not already working. will
bc put tp work at wash tubs under
the persuasive slogan no wash, no
eat
Extension Of military regulations
io bar siRhtsccrs from the stricken
zone tH expected 90 stop an antiCi-
pafcd rush 0f SUNDAY visitors from
inland cities, and this rule will ap-
p.f equally TO TesidcntE OF Corpus
Christi. There viii he no diminu-
ton or IN" work ~ restoration and
relief sunday
BEFORE any person can leave the
city, permit must he obtained
This lz required 20 insure no inter
ruptlon IN the relief work Eor
storm sufferers unable TO- nav the
cost of transportation from the u.fg
Iu cases where permits 90 leave arc
available. an arrangement has h,rr
made with the United states rail.
road administration whereby frr,
transportation i~ provided
State Authorities Control
without confusion w.Hor, II.s-
tic'iun here was transferred tt noon
TODAY from the federal 'u 'hr state
aufhprifr- Boz accordance with Gus
tuuary procedure, suI COL IS ID.
Cope acting state 1I'u'tut general
assumed command