Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-17
LIST OF DROWNED
/. AT CORPUS CHRIST!
ESTIMATED AT Is
Many Hurricane Victims
Succumbing to Exposure
and PrivatiOn.
3 RELIEF TRAINS REACH
AVE-SWEPT GULF CITY
Other Help Stalled on Way by
Washouts, Heavy Rains
Blocking Movements.
MUCH WRECkAGE FAR INLAND
TO Persons Found Clinging to
Debris at Odcm, ) Miles From
Kingsyillc.
iUCH WRECKAGE FAR INLAND
10 Persons Found Clinging to
Debris at Odcm, 15 Miles From
Kingsvillc.

1S-N'. sept lO-"ltn the
known death list at least twenty-nine
at Corpus Christi. and estimates thar
the toll will amount 10 seycntvave or
100 in that city alone the situation
IN the storm-swcpt west gulf region Of
Texas continues uncertain tonight.
While the death list in the affected
territory outside of Corpus Christi
probably is conside IA BILE. there was
no confirmation of reports placing tho
total well into the hundreds PROBABLY
the most definite news came from
corpus christi tonight in the state
meht that hity-siX bodies. none Of
which had been identified. had been
dIsGoVered ris,. between Portland and Taft
THIS Information was brought across
the NeuccS by a resident who asserted
that twenty.siN or the dead were at
Portland, which lies across the bav
eight miles west of Corpus Christi, and
twelve at one ranch house and ciEh-
teen at another.
Three Dead In Rockport.
Reports in railroad circles at San
port would not exceed three. Radio
adSices at Galveston said six men we're
drowned at Port Aransas and that all
the women and children there had been
saved.
Telegraphic advices received by the
Associated Press direct from Port
since Sunday, reported loss of life
there or at Seadrft and Port O'Connor,
but said. the property damage at Port
Lavaca would be about 100000, mainly
on the bay front and to shipping
Port OConnor and Scadrift were said
10 have been considerably wrecked by
the wind, which reached a velocity OF
siXty-tvc miles an hour. The velocity
for a few seconds at Port Lavaca was
reported as having attained ninety
miles.
state Moves to Help Victims.
State machinery for the relief of
storm sufferers was completed late to-
day by Governor Hobby, who ordered
units OF the Texas National Guard TO
the situation at Corpus Christi as
quickly as transportation could be ar
ranged. The Governor issued \ procla-
NATION urging prompt contributions OF
money and supplies.
Three relief trains reached Corpus
Christi today with food. bedding. cloth
ing and medical supplies for the thou
sands of homeless and stricken resi-
dents and other trains were en- route.
Two relief trains were reported stalled
by washouts at Alice. Tex.
Seven scout airplaneS were ordered
from san Antonio to, go to Corpus
christi and hnd sui,able landing fields
10 transfer supplies from stalled
trains.
loss in Corpus Christi at sl6.60o.ooo
and meagre adviccs indicates the dam
age At Port AranSas would be very
mendops task of clearing the, debris
Diocktu streets diu STEADY ram
which set in at noon turned The
streets into mud.
nnke1ies Give , on, OUTPUT "tse,o, to Needy. or
pus Christi resumed operation. turning
heir entre outpIt oyer 10 70 the Red
grnduaily reduced q, refugees con
tinued TO be found after having, float
been driven inland by the storm Storm APs
taken from wreckaEe at Odem,
thirty miles west of Corpus Christi;
They were reported TO have suffered
wreckage many, miles inland. accord
in which region seventy victims are
reported to have been found. ,
fees in Corpus christi awaiting, an
snRsy to Sutsde ss and rends
Wire conditions, however. continued
virtuaiiy ,n. i,nadenua1it,e; 1i,s.,.ti a,sn,,,, ..v.
the entire beach front has been swept
clean; with ali FISH houses and frame
remaining buildings there is the Lc
rlays Hotel Vast amounts OF ship
pcwer "%ys'1 house scr have ave bee. been demoished. mo ~
Many Dying From Exposure.
y report just made at the headquart-
bodies have so far been recovered. but
other figures indicate that number al
ready has been exceeded. The head
quarters report says that hfty persons
rescued on the bay front at Aransas
I'ass are dying from exposure.
In Corpus Christi the Beach Hotel
furniture, pillows and other furnish
ings and material were found at Salt
Fats. south of Odem, hftecn miles from
Corpus Christi. North OF tho Reach.
Corpus Christi is completely wiped out.
Along the Nueces Bay front bodies
which have been recovered from tho
water are einE conEresated at ranches
and schoolhouses. and reports vary as
to the number who died. Physicians
are working at twenty or more ranch
houses trying to save the lives OF the
survivors. Numerous supply wagons
have arrived here from Sinton with
clothing bedding. food and wearing
apparel.
Many of the bodies taken from the
water are covered with oil from tho
great storage tanks which were de-
stroyed by the storm. The Western
Union is repairing It's telegraph lines
from Sinton to Corpus Christi
Bury Twenty-Nine I'm One Grave.
\ llSDatch from SiDton T.xav