The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-17
Corpus Christi Practical
" Demolished Wit h
Great Loss Of Life.
TWO ARMY TRAINS
WITH SUPPLIES
Homeless Families Scat
tered Over Territory Of
Two Hundred Mil e 3
Along the Coast.

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washington Sept 1.-two special
army trains carrying emergency sup
plies and relief workers have been sent
Into the hurricanes tricken region De-
tween BROWNSVILLE ana Corpus. Christi
Texas. by the Red Cross. IL was an
nouncsd tonight at national headauar-
ters. One train was dispatched from
I4ared@ anf-t the other from San Anto-
MO 1t was further announced that
the appropriation Of furd had been
authorized to provide immediate aid to
victims Of the disaster.
San Antonio. Tex, Sept, ls.--Reiief
trains were rushed with supplies to
the hurricane devastated Texas gulf
coast region tonight and seven air
planes had been dispatched 10 search
for victims marooned by the storm
The number OF known dead was
given as approximately two hundred
1t was believed the total dead would
he held within 500, although earlier
estimate. placed the number at 1000.
The most serionA problem confront>
Ing relief workers tonight was how to
save survivors, stranded IN desolate
regions, without the most common
necessities Of life.
In the district around Corpus Chrtstt
the storm struck with its greatest
force Here hodIHs Of The dead were
collected and doctors worked At score
Of ranch houses administering TO the
sick
Scores Of persons who survived the
storm unframed have reduced to star
walton. Practically all foodstufss in
Enrrns Chriati and the Immediate dle-
trict wArA lost
scores ~ towns ip Southern rexa1
were engaged In raising money. food
ana Ae1othtng 10 b sent 70 The storm
SWEPT Area Z Governor Hobby tssued
sscnrd arreal 70 the people 81 the
stata To subscribe to 4 fund FOR the
relief ~ the vfctims
Tho San Antonio chamber OF com :
;rneree voted $4,000 and sthe city ot
rornus Christi was told to draw on
the city treasurer OF San Antonio for
the amount
The entire resources Of the Red
Gross and its trained personnel were
placed al the disposal OF MAtor-Gen-
erai Joseph T. Dicknan. commander
Of the Southern department, c. s. A.
Red Cross relief workers were sem
tc the district from ST. Louis tonight
according to word received at South
e~n headquarters.
SENT RriIEr TRAINS.
The Hrst special relief train was dis
ratehefi fn,e~en2s CHRIST. last night by
f;eneval. re4caw26a y fas oneer conn
nand Of Leslt"r4 'at-t'el nsi A. FOR.
44t.~.@srs. saxrir.5l lao 20 tatsenss Ls.aoo
h,snEets ,ueBA co.'s and 1000 tents.
together with medical supplies
corps of physicians with supplies snf-
Scsent to treat i 900 patients wac on
the train.
brownsville. reported he had rent re-
lief train from that place. II was or
d4red to go as far as Sinton, where
rsi COMMUNICATIONS with Corpus
christi was broken. Wagons and auto
..ahlle. were to be employed in reach
Ing Corpus Christi.
S,,n another train load OF supplies
VAS sent from Laredo. Other towns
reported having made progress steward
raisinr and supplies. Brigadier Cen
eraI VOTERS, OF the Texas National
Guard. was In charge OF special
train from Houston. carrying nurses
physicians and medical and food sup.
niles The cities of Galveston and
Houston co-operated in outntung the
train
n was expected airplanes would be
sble to begin search for n1arooned
snryivors tomorrow Seven plane:
were dispatched from Kelly field. Not
xr4fhstandtux reports from Corpu.
rhristi that 4 heavy gale was still
blowing the aviators believed the,
would be able to take TO the air upor
chair arrival. Reports indicated many
persons had been swept to sea or
vreckage and 4 was believed the,
could be found and rescued through
air operations.
Reports tonight show 1000 persons
ne thnAA if
the Corpus Christi district. although
scores Of villages and towns scattered
along the coast for one hundred mile.
nave suffered The hurricane sweep
inland from the coast for twenty-five
rniIes. Telegraph wires, railroad
tracks. bridges, ranch houses ant
everything movable was damaged o.
completely wrecked.
The wind, which gained a velocit,
~ seventy miles an hour. wrecke,
rnany structures. but the loss Of lifs
appeared to have been heaviest from
the vail of water that swept INLAND
from the sea.
AT. 600 900. Governor Hubby WA
advised tonight that the amount wa
MT too large an estimate. The dam
40 extends from Galveston to Por
ArAnsas. 4 distance OF approximate!
800 miles. Numerous villages have no
been heard from since the storm blu
II was not believed they had suffered
i 10 the extent Of Corpus Christi and
the Immediate vicinity
CORPUS CHRISTI rs
M - si-ss...sl- ALMOST DEAGOINaIIET
Corpus Christi. Texas. Sept. I6.--
The antire beach front has been sweep
clean. with Az hsh houses and franz
hnildinre demolished. Among the fev
rernalning buildings there u the u
. P1eys Hotei. Vast amounts OF shit
na1efials for the ship yards, and tn