The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-11-12
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TOLL FOR Ole YEAR
Red Cross Gives S1,871,0 Re-
lief When $4,000 Families
Are Made Homeless.

the death IN the CIiteU STATES OF S0o
persons and the injury Of $500 called
for emergency relief measures AMI
the expenditure of $l,ST1,o00 by the
American Red Cross during the fiscal
year ending June 80 1921, says an
announcement based upon the forth
coming anEuai report If the Red Cross.
These disasters caused property dam
age estimated at S30,oN,G0J, affected
sixty-sevcn communities and rendered
S5,0o0 families homeless.
The years disasters were Of vary
ing types, including several which pre-
viously had never been thought Of
as falling within that classifica-
ton. The Red Cross furnished
relief in seventeen fires Of magnitude,
i've floods, seven tornadnes or cy-
clones, one 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 ar.
fected per cent of the population;
one smallpox epidemic, in the republic
of Haiti; one train wreck, the race rio.
at Tulsa, Okla the famine in China,
emergency relief in famine among the
Indians of Alaska, the grasshopper
plague in North Dakota and an Garth
quake in Italy.
Puoblo Most Serious
By far .he mos. severe Of the dis
asters in the United States during the
period covered by the Red Cross re-
port was the Pueblo food early In
June, 1921. The rehabilitation prob
len confronting the Red Cross In
Pueblo was one OF the most difficult
in recent wears. When the first news
Of the horror was flashed throughout
the country. the American Red Cross
Ngtiopa, Headquarters responded with
a grant of sos, 600 fer relief work.
Governor Shoup of Colorado, appre-
c!atirg the long and Successful expert
ence of the Red Cross in organizing
disaster relief work, placed the en-
tire responsibility for the adminisrra-
ton of relief in its hands.
In response 70 appeals from Pres
dent HARDING Governor Shoup AMI
other governors of western states and
through local chapters Of the Red
Cross and other community organiza-
lions, puhlic-Spirited citizens brought
the total contributed for Puebio's re-
Mobilization TO more than S3so,0oo.
The terrible havoc wrought by the
food waters Is matter of record.
Mere than 2,3oo homes were affected
and 1881 persons were left homeless.
Estimates of S5G0.000 as an absolute
minimum for rehabilitation were made
bv Red Cross officials In charge Of the
relief work.
Fast Work in Wall Street
The Wall street explosion vas nose-
HE in that relief workers of the Red
Cross were on the scene twenty min
utes after the disaster occurred. The
race riot at Tulsa also was unique IN
disaster relief annals in that outside
of small emergency relief fund con-
trihuted by the Red Cross, The only
relief measures outside the city con-
: sistct, of the service of social work
ers. nurses ard trained executive
whose object was 10 assist local ferces
in diract:n. their own efforts.
In decided contrast with the pre-
vious year. only enc tornado assumed
the proportions Of 6 major disaster
This occurred on April Ia, III the hof
der sections Of Texas and Arkansas
with the city of Texarkana as thu
center. The significant feature of thi:
disaster relief work was the fact thai
il covered 50 much rural territory a:
to make necessary large number {,
relief workers.
The famine in China. necessitatin:
relief expenditures totailing mere thar
100000 by the American REQ Cros'
was By far the most serious of thu
foreign disasters In which the Ret
Cross gave aid.
Guilds Up Its Machinery
In connection with the administra
f.nr of disaster relief measures, an in
creasing effectiveness on the part o
the Red Cross 20 deal with emergen
cies was manifested during the pas
yesr. In BIS Chapters of the Amer'
ran Ped Cross there have been forrne'
Spaciai committees TO survey the re
sources of their respective communl
ties and to be prepared in case
disaster. In others OF the 3,402 actiy
Chapters, a network of communication
has been formed through which instar
tsneous relief may be dispatched
any mart of the United States.
THAT Its work in this field may D
continued with ever greater effective
ness. the American Red Cross Is az
pealing for widespread renewal Q
membership during its Annual Re
can 10 he conducted this wear froy