The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-09-20
HURRICANE TAKES
HEAVY LIFE AND
PROPERTY TOLL
Corpus Christi and Other
Coast Towns Suffer Life
and Property Loss.

A mounting death list and extensive
property damage was shown in reports
Tuesday from the West Texas coastai
hurricane from the Gulf of Mexico last
Sunday
Varying reports placed the death
list at from twenty-five in Corpus
Christi alone to more than 100. Inc
latter figure included reports OF oooles
recovered in Nueces bay, on which
Corpus Christi is situated.
Property damage in Corpus Christi
alone was estimated at more than S4'-
100000, while many cities and towns
along the coast in the vicinity OF that
place also suffered heavily
A relief train from Kingsville and
Robstown. loaded with food and other
supplies, was sent to Corpus Christi
and its contents we're turned over to
he Red Cross workers, who were in
charge of relief measures. A score or
persons in search of relatives were
aboard the train, but they were not
permitted to leave the cars.
Flooded BY water and battered by
gales the city of Corpus Christi sent
out an appeal for help late Monday.
This appeal brought prompt action
from state authorities and Southern
department headquarters of the United
States army at San Antonio, and re-
lief train was ordered started from
San Antonio for Corpus Christi with
tents, cots, blankets, medical supplies
nd foodstuffs.
Governor Hobby organized RELIEF
COMMITTEES and issued a proclamation
calling upon the people OF Texas to
contribute money and supplies for Cor
pus Christi people.
Just outside Corpus Christi bay
Port Arkansas, located on Mustang
Island, was reported virtually razeC
by the storm, including destruction o.
its custom house and loss of customs
records.
Other cities and towns in the coast
al region, including Port OConnor
Seadrift and Austwell, battered by
driving wind and swept by torrentia
rains, reported damage in varying dc
gree.
Numerous frame buildings in tn
vicinity of Brownsville were damaged
many wrecked.
Port Lavaca, about eighty mile
northeast of Corpus Christi, and Viz
toria, slightly further away to tn
north, suffered somewhat, severs
buildings collapsing at the forme
place, where a loss of $4,000 is re
ported, while some damage to crop
and small buildings was reported frol
Victoria.
The identified dead at Corpu
Christi included Mrs. Rosa Robinet
tourist, address unknown; Mr.
s Baker, Jacob Born and w. L. Mitche
eof Corpus Christi; Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
Davis and young woman guest TIL
body of a 5-month-old baby also wa
recovered.
The known missing include: Hem
Spiker, his wife, a married daughtt
and her two children; w. T. HART
his wife, father and mother; Captai
B. NJ Egeland, Company |, Thirt
seventh Infantry, commander of Il
army rest camp at Corpus Christi, al
thirty-five members of Company
the rest camp personnel.
Sinton, Tex.-Identified dead TAX,
from Corpus Christi bay south of 81
ton are:
Mrs. Longwell, Corpus Christi, abo
80 years old.
Twelveyear-old girl, thought to
Miss Brock of Corpus Christi.
Unidentified negress.
Little girl, supposed to be sister
Miss Brock.
John S. Tanner, Corpus Christi.
Mr.. Griffith, Corpus Christi.
Mr.. Higgins of the quarantine s.
ton near Rockport.
Miss Alma Bray, visiting in Corp
Christi.
Mrs. w A. Amber, Mangum, Okla
John H. Paul, Georgia (soldier).
Mike Swat, Connecticut (soldier)
20 Miss Myrtle Ball, Corpus Christi
Mrs. A. B. Clarkson, Austin.
Miss Helen Clarkson, Austin.
Miss N. E, Britser, Corpus Christi
N. V. Schalk, Lena Schalk and B
sic Schalk, Corpus Christi.
Esther Fuller and Ted Fuller, C
81 pus Christi.
Eli Rollins, Corpus Christi.
G. F. Strickland, Corpus Christi.
~ George M. Anderson, Corpus Chri
Fourteen persons were picked up
ne White Point and thirty at Westpt
ne some rescued and others dead.