The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-11
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| poies crashcd, Is something thnt
 will never be known in detail.
 Tales of countless acts of hcro-
 ism were current, as civilians
 and soldiers braved the current
 and floating debris to carry
 women and children to places of
 safety.
 Thousands of families along the river were rescued before daybreak by men who worked long hours, often neck deep in water. t 1 And in keeping with such heroic acts were the tragedies. Babies were swept from mothers arms and lost; mothers were carried away and children rescued, and fathers were los, saving little ones.
 City Caught Without warning
 San Antonio was caught without warning. The rain which caused the flood fell after 3 o'clock Friday eve ming in the hills along the Dimes ere elk.
 The electric display accompanying the storm was the most vivid ever seen here, as lightning flashed all most continuously. While torr snts of rain were still falling in the streets of San Antonio and the resi- dents, unable to get out because of l tho downpour, went early to bed a roar was heard, subdued but omin- ous, as the flood waters broke upon the town.
 Tt was impossible to stand on your feet against the swift current" said one man, who escaped from his home before the force of the flood struck. T got away as early as the | i've fAr ya<l T was compelled to cling to buildings. trees, fences and wreckage to get out I could not stand upright l against the water. When the crest came a few minutes later I do not believe any human being could have withstood it."
 In some parts of the city | wall of water variously de- scribed at 10 to 20 feet high struck with a rush that carried
 houses from their founda lions, l swept away motor cars, destroyed
 concrete bridges, tore down trees
 and poles and ripped up the | paving in the streets like so
 many pebbles. | T seized hold of picket fence" | said one youth, just as the flood struck. The fence was torn away and when I got out I still had one | of the pickets in my hand. l do not | know how I got out" Large houses were swept about on the floods crest as though they were paper boxes.
 | Bodies Badly Beaten l Some of the bodies taken from the | flooded waters and awaiting identi- | fication in the morgues were crushed and bruised as though beaten with a mighty flail.
 Throughout the darkness of the
 night the terrified screams of women and children echoed now
 and then across the flood waters. Men and women sank to their
 knees in the mud and water and
 prayed. Others ran about in a
 distracted manner, seeking rcla- 1 lives and friends talking inco- herentiy, weeping and shrieking. | When the waters reached the busi- | ness section they came with the same rapid swirl with which they swept the residence portions.
 After the first rush of water when the river and Alazan creek left their banks, 1t was possible for rescuers | to work at the edge of the flood, re- treating steadily backwards like a battle line yielding inch by inch be- l fore the charge of the enemy. The waters quickly swept up and down Houston and Commerce streets for ! blocks running over sidewalks into easements and rising ever higher and higher.
 They quickly made their way from sti eet tos street, up alleys, miniature waves skipping against the side of the buildings angrily. Now and then a piece of wreckage was tossed here and there through the streets until 1t collided- with show window. Then, under shower of glass, merchandise was seized by the waters and car ried out and away while a thick film | of crude oil. muddy ooze and gravel spread through the store.
 | or the 10 known to have lost their lives in the flood. 20 are young chii- j dren. many of them infants. Of the others, the majority are past middle age. The list follows: Chano De Zepeda. aged 2, Mrs. Rosa Ramirez | 56; Mrs Guadualupe Falcon, 50; Mrs Jennie Vasvinder, 40; Mrs. Emma Gorin. 24; Gilbert Gorin, montLs l son of Mrs. Emma Gorin; w. A. Mo Caleb, 10; Mrs. Francisco Ramierz Soto, 40; Mrs. I. Lopez, 25; Juan Jose Falcon. SO; Mrs. victoriano Falcon i 50. wife of Juan Falcon; Aleiv T. | 1~A S6eChb S-nOHAHS Oiup fctlpt Aaf denas, 6; Theodore Cardenas, 2, sister of Felipe; Andrea Sosa, l4; Ralph Diaz. about 70. NJ Lara. 61; Aturs | Cardenas, 5, Louisa Cardenas, infant | Londtaras De Garza. 1; Enaza Dc La Garza, 4; Charlotte E.. De La Garza, B. Francisco Morales, 36: vir. ginia Garvasss. 10; infant son { days old of Mir. and Mrs. Hildebertt Gard~na; Juanita Ramon De Zepeda aS; Lupita Zepeda, months; Dona. cion Zepeda, 5. Thomasita Zepeda 12: Estella zepeda 10; Maria Ray mond; Elena T. Hernandez, 22; Is. tella Hernandez. 6; Adolfo Hernandez Jr., and six unidentified Mexicans.
 The boundaries of the flooded ar cas are as follows:
 Beginning at north end of Breck enridge park, the flood extends ths entire course of the river through the city to Augusta street north O. l.river where the downtown distric \ flood began. VI |l The flood line follows Augusts street west to Romano, thence tt \ Main avenue and down Main avenue 4 south ito business district, Veg Commerce street Inundated half-mil, west of Main avenue. Ground on bo,N sides of San Pedro creek from Laurel street south. flooded two to thros blocks on either side, Entire course | of Alasan creek flooded from wesj \ End lake southwest. The creok'i course Ia about 12 blocks west of In. tornational and Great Northerr railroad tracks. flooding south art turning east to East Commerce street | where 1t is four blocks west of ! c & N. station. From there ths course windn eastward and crosse, South Laredo street. where the rreatest loss of life occurred. Ths l eastern limit of the inundated ares Eis Avenue C. from Jonss avenue