Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-16
SO ARE MISSING
AFTER STORM At
CORPUS CHRISTI
Wave Ten Feet High Was Sent
Over City Early
Sunday.
BUSINESS DISTRICT
TOTALLY SUBMERGED
Water Four Feet in Hotel Lobby
Prompt Warnings and Flights
To Higher Ground Saves
Many.

Corpus, Christi, Tex, Sept. 10
With its dead numbering at least
twenty-five and more than fifty
persons known to be missing, Cor
pus Christi early this morning was
devoting its energies principally to
giving relief to the 1000 persons
made homeless by the ravages of
the tropical hurricane that flooded
this city Sunday.
The first relief train to reach the
city arrived at midnight, loaded with
foodstuffs and other supplies from
Kingsville and Robstown. Red
Cross workers Immediately took
charge of relief measures, and it
was said there probably would be
little further suffering, as ample
supplies have been assured from
other sources.
Identified dead early this morn
ing included: Mrs. Rosa Robinette,
tourist, address unknown; Mrs.
Baker, Jacob Born, and W. L..
Mitchell of Corpus Christi; Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. A. Davis and a young wom-
an guest The body of a five months
old baby also was recovered.
The known missing include Henry
Spiker, his wife, married daughter
and two children. w. T. Harris, his
wife, father and mother; Captain
B. M. Egeland, Company l., 37th in
fantry, commander of the army rest
camp here, and thirty-five members
Of Company L., Of the rest camp
personnel.
No word had been received from
Port Arkansas or Arkansas Pass up
to late hour Monday night, but re-
ports Port Arkansas late Sunday
night were that practically all the
residents of the place had been re-
moved to the mainland and that only
the life saving guard was left there.
Looters Arrested.
Soldiers took over patrol of the
city and Monday night five Mexi-
cans and an American were arres-
ted for alleged looting, and a negro
was fired upon shortly before mid
night, but the military authorities
would rot say whether the man had
been hit, or placed under arrest.
The launch Waldo, with fifteen
persons aboard, four Of them women
left Corpus Christi Saturday after
noon for a fishing trip at Port Aran-
sas it became known this morning.
No word has come from the party
since the storms and fears for it's
safety were expressed. The launch
is owned by James McAllister.
The storm hit early Sunday morn
inc, sending a tidal wave ten feet,
six inches high, over the business
and North Beach district Of the
city.
That the loss of life was not ap-
palling was due to the prompt warn
ing sent out to the lower portions
of the city early Sunday morning
urging all persons at exposed places
to seek safety in the higher districts
of the city.
Business Submerged.
All day Sunday hundred of per-
sons, carrying their most valuable
personal belongings, poured out OF
teh bay front district into the high
err sections. Hundreds of others who
remained in their homes until the
water reached a dangerous depth
were brought to safety by volunteer
rescue parties which kept sharp
lookout in the flooded districts dur
ing the height of the storm.
At the height of the tidal wave,
practically the entire business sec
lions was partly submerged: Inc
water was about four feet deep IN
the lobby of the Nueces Hotel and
every business house between the
bluff and the bay was under water
for a depth of from eight to ten
feet. and the contents of the lower
floors carried away by the waters,
The work Of removing the de-
bris from the streets of the lower
portion of the city was begun early
Monday morning and hundreds OF
men. many of them volunteers,
worked without relief throughout
the day.
Households and fishing craft and
wreckage of every conceivable char
acter was piled in the streets by the
waters.
Nothing remains on North Beach,
the city's famous bathing and plea
sue district, except the Un'tedl
large residence.