The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
$50 DISASTER DEATH
TOLL FOR ONE YEAR
Red Cross Gives ST ,671, 600 Re-
lief When SIS, 900 Families
Are Made Homeless.

the death in the United States of $50
persons and the injury OF 2, 500 called
for emergency relief measures and
the expenditure OF 81, 81 600 by the
American Red Cross during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1927, says an
announcement based upon the forth
coming annual report of the Red Cross.
These disasters caused property dam
age estimated at $4,000, 900, affected
slxty-seven communities and rendered
65, 900 families homeless.
The years disasters were Of vary
ing types, including several which pre-
viously had never been thought OF
as falling within that classified
ton. The Red Cross furnished
relief In seventeen fires of magnitude,
Ave floods, seven tornadoes or CT
clones, enc devastating storm, three
explosions. including the one in Wall
street; one building accident, two
typhoid epidemics, the most serious be
Ing that at Salem, Ohio. which at
fected 8 per cent of the population;
one smallpox epidemic, in the republic
.of Haiti; one train wreck, the race riot
OF Tulsa. OKLA the famine In China,
emergency relief in famine among the
IndiauS of Alaska, the grasshopper
plague in North Dakota and an earth
quake In Italy.
Pueblo Most Serious
BY far the most severe OF the dis
asters in the United States during the
period covered by the Red Gross re-
port was the Pueblo flood early In
June, 1921. The rehabilitation prob
lem confronting the Red Cross In
Pueblo was one of the most difficult
In recent years. When the first news
of the horror was flashed throughout
1he country, the American Red Cross
National Headquarters responded with
n grant of sos, 600 for relief work.
Governor Shoup of Colorado, sppre-
ciating the long and successful expert
ence OF the Red Cross in organizing
disaster relief work, placed the en-
tire responsibility for the administra
ton of relief In its hands
In response 70 appeals from Pres:-
dent Harding, Governor Shoup and
other governors OF western states and
through local chapters OF the Red
!, Cross and other community organiza-
tions, public-spirited citizens brought
the total contributed for Pueblo's re
habXkati6u to more than $S25,0OO
The terrible havoc wrought by the
food waters Is a matter OF record.
More than $500 homes were affected
and 1851 persons were left homeless.
Estimates of 100000 as an absolute
minimum for rehabilitation were made
by Red Cross officials In charge OF the
relief work
Fast Work in Wall Street
The Wall street explosion was nota-
Ole In that ralief workers of the Red
Gross were on the scene twenty min
utses after the disaster occurred. Tha
race riot at Tulsa also was unique In
disaster relief annals In that outside
of :, small emergency relief fund con-
trfbl tied by the Red Cross, the only
relief measures outside the city con-
sisted of the service of social work
srs nurses and a trained executive
,wslosfa object was TO assist local forces
in directing their own efforts.
ia decided contrast with the pre-
yions year. only one tornado assumed
the proportions of major disaster.
This occurred on April 15. in Nthe Dor
der sections of Texas and Arkansas
with the city Of Texarkana as the
center. The significant feature of this
disaster relief work was the fact that
IL covered so much rural territory as
to make necessary n large number OF
relief workers.
The famine in Chfna, necessitating
relief expenditures totaIling more than
81 600. 900 by the American Red Cross
was by far the most serious Of the
foreign disasters In which the Red
Cross gave aid.
Builds Up Its Machinery
IN connection with the administra-
ton of disaster relief measures, an in
ereasing effectiveness on the part OF
fsha Red Cross to deal with emergen-
.eies was manifested during the past
pear. In 32s Chapters of the Amer'-
>4n Red Cross there have been formed
-, $eisi committees TO survey the re.
So, ss.es A,f their respective communi-
+tas md 30 be prepared In case OF
1tsoste v. IA others OF the 3,4O2 active
Cyhan+o, v % network OF communication
. 49, T0rnaed through which instan-
Tonao.,. vesief may be dispatched TO
,nv mart the United States
Thai ;+s work in this field may be
9Th ever greater effective
Neriean Red Cross is APP
leo1,u Widespread renewal OF
l4 wrkag its Annual Roll
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