The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-23
FLOOD
DEAD FIFTY
Mayor Believes Total Will Not
Exceed This, or Damage to
Property s3,0Oo,o00.
RED CROSS EXTENDS AID
Rehabilitation Work Proceeds Rapidly
and Business Is Being Resumed.
Praises Work of Army Troops. ..
Survey Is Ordered.

San Antonio, TeX.-Finding of bodies
of man and woman, both unidenti-
fed, brought the newspaper known
dead list of the flood to forty-nine.
The loss of life will not exceed fifty,
and the loss and damage to property
will not exceed $3,OOO,OOO, Mayor o.
B. Black said in a statement.
1.-The majority of the reports have
been exaggerated" he said, " and esti-
mates have been made without investi-
CATION | am sure that the loss OF life
and property will come within the fig
ures have named"
The mayor praised the assistance
and the work of the United States
army troops stationed at Fort Sam
Houston.
Debris, damaged property and re-
habilitation work were the principal re-
minders of the disaster. Business out
side of the inundated districts was al
most normal. In some of the districts
reached by the water, where the work
of cleaning was practically completed,
business houses opened their doors. In
other districts the removal of debris,
mud and oil continued.
Increase in the number Of dead was
not disclosed in the work of the early
morning hours when the search was
vigorously continued.
Early reports from along the San
Antonio river south of here failed to
indicate loss of life. The river widens
within twenty miles of San Antonio
and is said to be capable of easily car
rying more water than flooded San An
tonic without causing more than prop
erty damage.
Night reports from Falls City and
Goliad, both on the San Antonio river,
were to the effect that the water was
high, but with no loss Of life heard of
and none expected. There had been
some damage to crops in the lowlands,
but nothing serious had been reported
to the two cities.
Plans for making a canvass of the
district in which dwellings were de-
molished to look for injured and i'll
were made at an executive meeting of
the Red Cross workers. Reports have
been made that many who need medi-
cal attention are not applying for it.
Efforts to find them will be made. An
application to the government for tents
in which to shelter the homeless also
may be made.
of
received from Houston and Austin, the
local supply having been exhausted.
That from Austin had to come by auto
mobile.
Red Cross relief headquarters was
one of the busiest places in the city,
treating the injured and aiding those
needing food and clothing. No record
was kept of the number of emergency
treatments, but it was said that at
least $50 persons had been given first
aid. Very few were so seriously injured
as to have TO be sent to hospitals.
Train service in and out of the city
has approached normal, numerous
been repaired.
In the same cathedrai, San Fer
nando, which has been used for 100
years in saying mass for Mexicans
killed by floods, a solemn high mass
will be held for those drowned.
Four refugee camps were caring for
the refugees under the direction Of
the Red Cross. Mr.. Yandell's state
ment said that "it appears we will be
able to handle the relief situation sat
isfactorily without outside help"
One of the unique places of the city,
the famous Buckhorn saloon, with it's
collection of horns of Texas longhorn
cattle, was badly damaged by the flood.
The city zoo lost several of its ami
mails, but the protection of natural
dixie saved the greater part of that
park from inundation. The municipal
golf course, near Breckenridge Park,
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