The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12

recovered. Sc persons injured
and 20 missing is the known
toll of life of Friday nights
flood which swept this city, ac-
cording to official figures given
ont today.
The property loss was also
officially announced By the
chamber of commerce as
5000 600, following a careful
survey OF the entire flooded
area.
Houston, Texas. Sept. 12.-Fully
a score of counties along the
Brazos, Colorado. Little and San
Gabriel rivers have felt the effects
of the worst foods in years with
property loss of probably as much
as $4,000, 900 and a loss of nine
known dead and many missing dur
ing the last "a hours, according to
reports gathered here. In addition
to the great losses already sus-
tanned, it has been established thai
the waters of the Brazos and Colo
RADIO rivers are rushing down to
the gulf Fertile lands and grow
ing crops lie in the path of the
food.
Millions in Damage.
The greater damage seemed to
have been centered around Robert
son, Milan and Bastrop counties,
where a total of S6,000,000 esti-
n5ted damage is reported. 1t is
in this section that eight are known
to have drowned and several are
missing.
Reports to newspaper Offices in
dicate that the rivers where the
danger was feared yesterday, were
receding this morning.
Aside from the report from Tay-
lor, that 40 Me1icans had been
drowned, and a report from Hearne,
that seven negroes had been
drowned as they tried to make
their way from the bottoms, reports
of loss of life were few.
45 Dead in san Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas, Sept. "a
Red Cross officials are still check
ing the list Of known dead from
the food OF Saturday and reported
the list today as As. They believe
there will be further loss of life
shown when the waters have been
finally dispersed and the debris
cleared away.
Newspaper investigators placed
the number of known dead at Al
and asserted the loss of life may
reach several hundred. They also
reported % persons missing and
that % had been taken to hospitals
with injuries received during the
foods. Both Red Cross and news
paper Investigators said it would be
several days before an exact list OF
dead, missing and injured could be
obtained
c. B. Yandell, general manager
of the San Antonio chamber OF
commerce gave this statement to
the Associated Press. Though it
will be some time before citizens
can make absolute check of their
mate to state that the damage will
uOt CASSSU 9oiOoV,uOpi IL II ISdtHSS :
that figure.
Merchants Lose Heavily.
The loss in property damage was
/ increased because many merchants
had new fall and winter stocks
stored in the Easements of their
buildings which were flooded
Although San Antonio appreci-
ates the many kind offers of as
sistance rendered by sister cities
it appears that we will be able tC
handle the situation satisfactorily
without outside help"
This statement was given out
after numerous inquiries had been
received from various larger cities
which indicated an exaggerated i'm
preston of the food damage
Train service in and out of hers
was approaching normal today ex.
cept on the San Antonio & Arkan-
sas Pass road. Numerous small,
washouts and damage to bridges
stopped traffic on that road, it was
said
Relief Fund Grows.
Under the direction of the cen
tral finance committee, the citizens
/ OF San Antonio have subscribed
STATS as a relief fund TO the flooo
/ sufferers. The goal of the commit
/ tee is SIS. 900 and members ex-
pressed opinions late today that il
would be reached by tomorrow
noon.
/ Many funerals were held yester-
day and many more took place to-
day.
! Early reports today from along
the San Antonio river south oi
here failed to indicate loss of life
The river widens 20 miles south
/ of San Antonio and is said to be
capable of easily carrying more
water than flooded San Antonio
without causing more than prop
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