The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-18
CORPUS CHRISTI IS
SENDING OUT CALLS
FOR QUICK RELIEF
STORM DEATH LIST IN THAT
VICINITY NOW NEAR 200 AND
MAY BE MUCH HIGHER

Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept IL
Corpus Christi, Texas, the Naples of the
Gulf stunned my the terrible tragedy of
Sundays hurricane, lies today like
wounded animal, licking its wounds with
heroic stoicism After the first pangs
of pain that convulsed the city had
passed there has been no outcry, and
although it will take months and per.
haps years to repair the great damage
wrought by the elements in a day. Cor
pus Christi faces the future bravely and
with a stout heart. The morale of the
people is mistaken, although the mag.
nitude of the disaster is only just dawn
ing on the city.
The list Of known dead in Corpus
Christi and enNirons now is nearly the
200 mark and is being swelled almost
hourly. 1t is feared now that the death
toll will reach far into the hundreds as
reports reaching here from across the
Neuces Bay in the vicinity of Portland
White Point and Rocta and other
towns in that section tell a uniform
story of heavy casualties According
to reports received from that section
today the receding waters have left
bodies strewn along the entire north
shores of :he bay. News Of the find
ing of additional bodies is coming in al
most hourly. 1t is possible the death
toll will exceed all previous estimates.
Burial parties are being sent out from
here to scour all the lOwlands along
Neuces Bay and bury them in the most
expeditions manner, as virtually all
hope of Identifying any of the bodies
has been abandoned.
The temporary morgue opened in the
Corpus Christi court house was closed
today and all bodies now are being car
ried directly to the cemeteries. where
they are buried with simple rites by
waiting clergymen. Pieces of clothing,
jewelry and other keepsakes found on
the bodies Of the victims are being pre-
served and filed with the county re.
corder in the hope that later they may
be of use TO relatives and friends as a
means of Identification.
Army Planes Hunt Victims
Five military arplanes from Kelly
Field, san Antonio, will arrive in Cor.
pus Christi this afternon to aid in the
search for the victims and marooned
refugees and to open up communication
with points still cut off
A plane circled over Corpus Christi
and over Port Aransas Yesterday alter
noon and reported that many bodies
could be discerned at Port Aransas, but
that n landing was impossible, because
of the high water
a landing field is being established
here this afternoon by Lieut.. Col John
A. Porter, relief officer, and the air
plane flight will make its headquarters
| here.
| One airplane was en- route from Sar
Antonio to Corpus Christi this morn
ing bringing a supply of yeast so thai
the big government supply of flour car
be made into bread.
military truck company ordered
here by General Dickman will arriv,
tonight from Beeville bringing 33 mo
tor trucks to he used in clearing tn,
town of debris and in the distribution
Of supplies throughout the Corpus
Christi district
In an order issued by Colonel Porter
c. IL. McCann, Red Cross director, wa
given charge of Red Cross work for tn,
Corpus Christi district. Individual prob
lens for the thousands Of homeless
storm victims are being solved by tn,
Red Cross, which has brought consid
cradle financial aid and money com
forts to the refugees.
Colonel Porter this afternoon awaited
the return from Portland, Rockport an,
Aransas Pass of Lieut.. Col. W. Cole
davis and Captain March. who are t,
bring reports of the situation there.
Fifteen hundred rations sent by boa
from Corpus Christi to Aransas Pas
this morning have reached there 70
800 people reported homeless. ColOnC
Porter will make a trip by boat to Por
Arkansas tomorrow in an effort to lear
the fate Of 600 people who resided there
The launch which went out from her
yesterday for Port Arkansas has not +,
turned.