Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-09-18

strewn along the entire north
shore of Nueces Bay.
Corpus Christi, Sept. 17.-Fifteen
additional storm victims were brot
to the temporary morgue early to-
day bringing the total of known dead
in this city up to 62 as result of the
hurricane which swept this section
last Sunday. Forty-seven bodies had
been recovered here up to last night.
The total known dead now exceeds
160 including SO at Portland, 80 at
Whitepoint and IA at Rockport, ac-
cording to reports here.
The most reliable estimates here
today place the loss of life at Cor
pus Christi, Arensas and Arensas
Pass at about ESQ. The bodies being
recovered today are in such cona.-
ton that Identification will be almost
impossible. A drenching rain be-
gan falling this forenoon handicap
ping relief workers and adding to the
suffering OF the homeless.
Austin, Rockport and Port Arensas
suffered tremendous damage and
need outside assistance Immediately,
according to delayed appeals from
these cities received by Governor
Hobby. Three lives were known 10
have been lost at Rockport, one at
Arensas Pass and four at Port Aren-
sas. The governor announced that a
relief train will be started from Aus
tin within next few hours.
The appeals came to the COVER
nor in two kilograms and said 75
per cent of dwellings at Rockport
had been completely wrecked. Port
Arensas had been practically de-
stroyed, and Arensas Pass badly
wrecked with half of the population
homeless. The text Of the appeal
from Rockport signed by Mayor
Bryce follows:
"The city OF Rockport is, under
three feet of water, most of business
houses and banks and Is per cent of
dwellings completely wrecked. The
ity is under martial law (militaryI
rule, with no provision here to feed
the people. Please call on the state
to send US aid. Three lives lost 20
far as known. Worst storm and
highest tide every known
Latest figures placed the property
loss thruout the affected area at $15.-
100000, $10.000,OO0 Of which was
in Corpus Christi.
Corpus Christi, Sept. 17.-Today
more than 20 hours after the tropi-
cal hurricane and tidal wave that
tore huge rents in this Texas coast
city and environs 1t was still impos-
sible to estimate with any degree Of
accuracy the loss Of life or damage
to property. Each report from
searchers, however, revealed the in
creasing magnitude of the disaster. b
It was believed that 1t might be
week or more before its true extent
Is known. 5ss Y 81 81
The great piles Of wreckage strewn
from one end Of the city to the other
may conceal numerous bodies, 1t is ss
believed, and today hundreds OF men
were at work exploring them.
Officials generally were agreed the a
death list will be In excess Of one N
hundred and some unofficial estI-s
mates place%it at between 200 ana
800 with hundreds injured
Dallas, Sept. u .-- w ith the COM
Ing OF dawn today hundreds of relief III
workers resumed the search Tor vIn-ss
timsSof Sundays tropical hurricane
which devastated the city oft eesorpnsSs
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and property DANA AfeanN 5ss
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