The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16


adrift on spars and debris in Nueces
bay tonight where they were washed
out by the waves. What few boats
were left unchanged by the storm
were being used tonight to rescue
them.
The known dead here are:
Mrs. Rosa Robnett. tourist, address
unknown.
Mrs. Baker, wife Of the proprietor
of the Pavilion hotel
Jacob Doran.
w. L. Mitchell.
Unidentified white baby.
Three Mexicans.
Another unidentified body is in the
courthouse, which is being used as
morgue.
Missing:
Capt. c. M. Eckland, Company e.,
Thirty-seventh infantry, q. s. A., con
mander of the rest camp.
Harry Shiker, wife, married daugo-
ter and daughters two children.
The city is without water.
There were no lights or gas toniga-
and the food supply was insuffic en-
Unless help reaches here tomoyrow
morning there will be serious su ffaf
ing, it is feared.
The railroad to the causeway Asa
been washed away, but the tow afl
be reached from the west. WorJ
received tonight that train is qf-
ing north on the st. Louis,
vile and Mexico 1t was believe ~
plies could be sent from Laredo
The entire north beach esi6talai
section. Of the city has beer sw' at
clean except the Spohn santartuiu. Fl
United States Public Health hpspiab
which was occupied by 81 sold rs e q
here for treatment, and one tRa
dwelling.
EVERY BUILDING DEMO ISEiGL'
Practically every frame buadiat on
the beach front of the city VS. asfaYt'-
lshed. With most of the boa r)stle5
there. The residence section ~ tM h'i
was slightly damaged and a 5It,ss
were unroofed.
Tho damage was caused iestiy r.
TIDAL wave driven III from tie GoNs b.
a 81 f. estimated at frcra g. IL I0hslee
ar h.lr The offi1:al record DE
IAcos il at 10 feet, liz inca
mraS saT the wa.r was IS
Oh lie beach.
Cnapnaral and Me ~ e SITS In Tie
BUSINESS district, were fiord s 5Ha lhs
wat.r having rece,lcI toae'F tRy .le
filled with debris.
, Military rule was put int a1lct Sis
afternoon. The storm sta rta6 ssce Sat
urday night with a ligl baesze frosn
the north. steadily increasing Il intsus
ity, while the tide rose rapidiy
There is no life sawtS asa re
and when it became evl. Nnt Nl j
beach section was in say ar,
scores of volunteers igosol I'll,
plunged through the Sur. oe-
cupants of the beac' soft
/ Many left their homes nds
and came in to he 5ssi Hsas sctioD
I hut scores reriaip med uusil tnesa was
great difficulty ~ settitg wonler and
4 cfildren out,
'hirty-five p: fscnts wee 81 the Spohn
sanltarium afsN nN @@yA C5cued. The
lhailding was li&n psea. The sold
/ iers s,nderF pas tre aaent at the public
heaib service nssritsi on the North
beach wsrs not segoYst and the hospi
3tal tol fvit liz eating Tor 80 refugees
wonas "a chiidgsz.
! ~ age y he business sectio
w au' ne hish tide and the raj
~ .sh tn windows blown i
ss ...as early all the windows
atI eTfli de of the Mucous hotel
ss4~ broker ,id the water at one time
VIZ s III fee. deep in the hotel lobby.
iHs Pavilion hotel was swept away,
}bjs Nlrs. Parker is the only occupant
gfsown to have persisted
Pea for towns on the st. Louis.
srownsville and Mexico railroad to the
kouth of here were dispelled tonight by
HE ilroad report that train was on
Hts ~ north. 1t is believed the full
tNIojance of the storm did not extend
yeore than few miles inland from the
,-c ISL near here.
here has been no communication with
p)re Arkansas since Sunday morning,
y, aen message to the weather bureau
hAra said the inhabitants of the town
ad gone to the mainland Saturday
light, leaving only the coast guards on
he island. There is an unconfirmed re-
BORT that all docks and shipping at Port
Aransas were destroyed.