The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-11-04
DISASTER DEATH
I'll FOR ONE YEAR
''0,s Gives 81 ,S7l, 900 Re-
+ Nhen $4,000 Families
AFe Made Homeless.


(. |..|h in the United States Of $50
'|'.. md the injury Of 2,bOG called
..|fgency relief measures and
||..nditure OF 1851 900 By the
.|||.| BED Cross during the fiscal
|.|'|| June 30. 1921. says an
0...|.|nt based upon the forth
I| |..|Al report Of the Red Cross.
y |'|'||ers caused property dam.
|.I|.'||Id at $4,000, 600. affected
I|s|.| tDmmunlties and rendered
II ||.|,''fs homeless.
M T[TTT disasters were OF vary
/II.. |.(luding several which pre-.
.'/ '|0| never been thought Of
I4''|l. within that classified.
/|I Red Cross furnished
10 4@|Inteen fires OF magnitude,
f'11|1 EVEN tornadoes or cy-
Ne. ONE devastating storm, three
( It1Io1. 'ncluding the one In Wall
I|; one building accident, twJ
bold 00|I1nics. the most serious be-
I||I| # Salem. Ohio. which at,
If7i 2 per rent OF the population
1'n1||I1I Epidemic, In the republic
aN|fi CI1 rain wreck, the race riot
VuI|I .||n. the famine IN China.
tI1rHff lief In famine aigeag the
I0n1 Of Ilnska, the grasshopper
CUE IL Worth Dakota and an earth
be - iin'y
-. I'D Most Serious
b m 5fi'f most severe OF the dis
err % he United States during the
Tod covered by the Red Cross re-
n W14 sIle Pueblo food early In
a.. 1927 The rehabilitation prob
b c11If1nfing the Red Cross In
l1DIo was one OF the most difficult
recent TeRrs. When the first news
the horror was flashed throughout
} country, the American Red Cross
''on1| Headquarters responded with
grant % $4,000 for relief work.
vernon shoup Of Colorado, apprc.
I'1r he long and successful expert.
q ~ the Red Cross In organizing
|1|lk relief work. placed the en-
. lI1ponsibillty for the admlnlstra.
4 - relief IN ita hands.
D response 10 appeals from Pres.
al Harding, Governor Shoup and
nj governors Of western suites and
|'|eh local chapters Of the He'd
81 mi 6tfeg community organize.
y, publfctbifiiSd citizens brought
total contributed for Pueblo's re. !
|Ilitatlon TO more than S325,Q0O.
he terrible havoc wrought by the
2 waters IL Z matter N record.
Z IN 1900 homes were sffeeteo /
1851 persons we're left hofSeiess. |
.:>..es 80 eknn nnn az an ahs0itie |
mum for rehabilitation were made
I'd Cross officials In charge OF the
y work.
Fast Work In Wall Street
Y Wall street explosion was nota.
b that relief workers OF the Red
y we're Oh The scene twenty min.
AFTER the disaster occurred. The
Hot at Tulsa also was unique In
er relief annals In that outside
mall emergency relief fund con.
I'd by the Ped Cross. the only
measures outside the city con.
or the service OF social work.
prses and a trained executive
object was I, assist local forces
Fting their own efforts.
decided contrast with the pre-.
lear. only one tornado assumed
bportions Of major disaster.
curred on April 10, In tho Dor
ntions Of Texas and Arkansas
e city OF Texarkana rs the (
The significant feature OF this
relief work was the fact that
ID so much rural territory rs J
Il necvssaFy q large number u
L rkers.
mine In China. necessltating
~ endltures totalling more than
I, BY the American Red Cross
ar the most serious Of the q
isasterS IN which the Hed
3 aid. c
III lds Up Its Machinery
potion with the adminfstra-
aster relief measures, an In
Effectiveness on the part OF +
ross to deal with emergen- +
panifested during the past
% Chapters Of the Ameri- 4
PISS there have been formed
n y Hinsittees TO survey the re,
their respective communi-
be prepared in case Of
others Of the 3.402 active \
network OF communication !,
med through which lnstan. d
ef may be dispatched to d
ne United States.
Hork In this field may be 81
th ever greater effective
erican Red Cross Is APP Z
widespread renewal Of u
NJ during its Annual Roll !,
,nducted this year from \