The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-12
FUNERALS HELD IN
 STRICKEN CITY AS FLOOD WAVE FALLS
San Antonio Loss Estimated $5,000,000 Whole Families Lost In
 Waters
By Associated Press

San Antonio, September 1.-The list of known dead from the flood of early Saturday was 47 late to- day. The dead and missing are ss- timated at approximately 25O by of- ficials engaged in recovering the bodies, while Police Commissioner Phil Wright estimated that it might reach 300. Many residents regard these figures as too high.
 The property loss is placed at $5,ooo,ooo by some business men and those in charge of reclamation work. Estimates lower and higher also are heard
 The funerals of some of the vic tims were held today, while strict military control was maintained over the inundated districts.
 As the flood waters slowly re- coded the search of the wreckage continued
 Gangs of workmen were engaged all night in hauling the debris from business districts. All available pumps and gasoline engines were called into serviqe to pump the water from baSementS~
 Find Bodies In Drifts
 Soon after daylight today the searchers on the Alazan creek found three bodies in the driftwood and wreckage on the banks and another was found on the San Antonio river banks. Other bodies were recovered at different times. While it has bean declared that possibly the majority of the estimated dead floated down the streams, the searchers believe that as the wreckage and driftwood Is cleared away others will be found.
 The efforts of the rescuers today were confined principally to recog- ering bodies, work of rescuing the marooned having been completed yes terday.
 Rescue and relief work continued last night and today. Hundreds of Mexicans and the poorer people wno lived along the Alazan were made homeless and were given assistance by the relief headquarters establishd In downtown building.
 The fact that most of the bodies recovered were fully clothed, shows that the victims either were warned. or heard the approaching rush of water in time to make preparations to leave.
 City Remains Crippled
 The city proper has been crippled all day from the flood. There have been no lights nor street car serv- ice because of lack of electric pow CT. Water has been runnii g in the mains in few sections of the city and the pressure is weak at these places. City officials said late fs- day that the water pressure would [ be turned on before tomorrow, Ind it Is thought electric current also will be available, City Building tn- spectator John L. Richter estimated the damage to buildings at approxi- rnately s7O0,000. He said no large buildings had been damaged perma nently, and that none were in dan gerous condition. Hardly any of the damaged business carried flood in surance. either on the buildings or stock.
 Precautions to prevent an epidemic are being taken. Cleaning up pro- ceeded systematically in every part of the business district today. Pro prietors of business establishments and forces of employees were sweeping and brushing out the water and debris WAile pumps drained basements.
 Thirteen Bridges Damaged
 A check by D. D. Harrigan, city engineer, showed that 13 of the 27 bridges spanning the San Antonio river arc virtually undamaged. At first it was thought all except four had been damaged Only one bridge was washed away. Others were lifted and set at different angles on the banks.
 The rapidity with which the water receded after the rains stopped IS accounted for by. the city being al the headwaters of the three streams
 A rigid restricted area was roped off today and guarded by policemen and soldiers from Fort Sam Houston
 The Red Cross and other similar organizations opened relief headauar- ters yesterday and all last night ana
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