Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-10
100 Believed Dead In
San Antonio; Property
Los. About S, O00,O 900.
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into the river from the city proper.
The river went outsof its banks WITH
In q few hours. The water and cleo.
trio light plants located along the
river were put out OF business quick
sly.
Street car trafic. was stopped and
hundreds OF people were unable to
reach their homes. Many OF them
spent the night wandering about the
business district.
Police and firemen attempted to
Of the city and succeeded in getting
hundreds OF them tc safety before
the San Pedro creek overflowed.
Many others were cut Of before they
could get out and the police estimat-
ed the loss Of life In the district wohld
be large.
I Waters Rcceding.
At 8 a m. the waters were reced-
ing but we're not vet within their
banks. Soldiers we're bringing out
people who had been marooned
throughout the night. The weather Il
still cloudy and further rain is in
prospect. Unless there should be un-
usual precipitation in the Olmos val
ley il is not believed there is further
danger.
Wires OF commercial companies
failed early and scores of persons,
anxious to get; word to the outside
that they were safe. came to the Of
flee of San Antonio Fight and appeal
ed to have messages sent over the
wires OF the Associated Press which
were working.
San Antonio, Sept 10.-Swollen by
heavy rains Of the past two days, San
Antonio river and Alazan creek over.
flowed Into the downtown business
district Of San Antonio early today
Spreading over an area Of about Il
blocks and inundatins ground floors
Of many Of the prominent buildings
Of the city.
At the office OF the San Antonio Elk.
press the water reached into the frs
floor at 12:45 a. m. and a few hour.
later telephone and telegraph connec
ton was severed.
The entertainments protecting st
Mary's street broke shortly after mid.
Mary's street through Houston anl
Navarro streets into the heart Of the
city.
Five Missing.
Five persons were reported missing
| early today-Charles Grant and wife
and Mrs. Anna Elam and two chill
dren.
BY midnight bcores Of families liv
ing ealong the fiyer in the northern
part of the city and along the bank
of Alazan creek had been taken fron
their homes by police, fremen ant
volunteer rescue workers.
All available soldiers from For
Sam Houston ere sent into the cit.
to aid in rescue work along Rive
avenue where the water is reported
Merchants we're busy all night re
moving their stocks and goods int
places of safety when the water ros
into the ground floors of the principa
downtown buildings. The Gunter hote
and Office building and. another build
ter had reached the first floor at
o'clock.
Phones Ont on.
Outside telephone communicate,
with San Antonio was cut off earl
this morning, the. city vas thrown in
to darkness when the water fioode
tho power plant.
The eastern business district. tn
lowest part Of the city, was covere
with water several feet deep.
Tornado 1T Austin.
At Austin, Texas, the heavy raj
storm was preceded by q tornad
which struck south OF Austin an
nearby villages. late yesterday bring
Ing injury to a dozen persons an
causing heavy property damage.
Officials at Austin were watchin
fciesely the rise Of the Colorado rive
on account Of the Austin dam.
Over ten inches Of rain was report
ed at Austin at l o'clock this morn
ing with the torn undated, til
rainfall al San Antonio was reporte
as inches in the past two day
The greatest property damage thu
tar reported In San Antonio has bee
along Alazan where q number {
dwellings were washed from the
foundations.