The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-09-19
KNOWN DEATH LIST
MORE THAN SCORE
No Confirmation of Report That
Total of Storm Victims Will
Reach Hundreds.

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known death list at least 20 at Corpus
Christi and estimates that the toll
will amount to IS to 100 in that city
alone, the situation in the storm
swept West Gulf coast region of
Texas continues uncertain tonight.
While the death list in the affected
territory outside of Corpus Christi
probably is considerable, there was
no confirmation of reports placing
the total we'll into the hundreds.
Probably the most definite news came
from Corpus Christi tonight in the
statement that 56 bodies, none of
which had been identified, had been
discovered between Portland and
Taft. This information was brought
across Nueces by a resident who as
sented that 26 of the dead were at
Portland, which lies across the bay
eight miles west of Corpus Christi
and IL at one ranch house and 18 at
another.
Reports in railroad circles at San
Antonio were that the dead in Rock
port would not exceed three. Radio
advices at Galveston said six men
were drowned at Port Arkansas and
that all the women and children there
had heen saved
Communication Lines Open.
Telegraphic advices received by the
Associated Press direct from Port
Lavaca, which place his been iso-
lated since Sunday, report no loss of
life there or at Seadrift and Port
O'Connor but said the property dam
age at Port Lavaca would be about
100000, mainly on the bay front
and to shipping. Port O'Comor and
Seadrift were said to have been con-
siderably wrecked by the wind which
reached a velocity of 65 miles an
hour. The volicity for few seconds
at Port Lavaca was reported as hav-
ing attained 80 miles.
Machinery for the relief Of storm
sufferers was completed late today
by Governor Hobby, who ordered
units of the Texas National Guard
to relieve federal troops in charge
of the situation at Corpus Christi as
quickly as transportation could be ar
ranged. The governor issued proc
.amation urging prompt contributions
of money and supplies.
Three relief trains reached Corpus
Christi today with food, bedding and
clothing and medical supplies for the
thousands of homeless and stricken
residents and other trains were en-
route. Two relief trains were report
ed stalled by washouts at Alice,
Texas.
Airplanes Ordered Out.
Seven scout airplanes were order
ed from San Antonio to 60 to Corpus
Christi and find suitable landing
fields for larger planes which may be
used to transfer supplies from STALL
ed trains.
Latest estimates placed the prop
erty loss in Corpus Christi at $10;-
100000 and meagre, advices indi-
Gated the damage at Port Arkansas
would be very heavy. Rescue work
ers faced tremendous task of
clearing the debris blocked streets
and steady rain which set. in at
noon turned the streets into mud.
Several of the city bakeries at Cor
pus Christi resumed operation, turn
.ng their entire output over to the
Red Cross for distribution.
The list of missing at Corpus
Christi was being graduately re-
luced as refugees continued to be
:ound after having floated in the
Day on wreckage or having been
s.riven inland by the storm. Approx
mately It's of these unfortunates
we're taken from wreckage at Odem,
so miles west of Corpus Christi.
they were reported to have suffered
Intensely from exposure.
The storm carried buildings and
vreckage many miles inland, accord
ng to reports from Odem and Sinton
which region 70 victims are report
ed to have been found.
Hundreds of persons were report
ed beseiging telegraph and telephone
2ffices in Corpus Christi awaiting an
pportunity to send word of their
afety to outside relatives and
riends. Wire conditions, however,
ontinued virtually inadequate.