The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-03
$50 DISASTER DEATH
TOLL FOR ONE YEAR
Red Cross Gives S1,871,0 600 Re-
lief When $4,000 Families
Are Made Homeless.

Forty-three disasters, resulting In
the death in the United States OF $50
persons and the injury of $500 called
for emergency relief measures and
the expenditure Of $1.871OOO by the
American Red Cross during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1921, says An
announcement based upon the forth
coming annual report Of the Red Cross
These disasters caused property dam
age estimated at $3O,OOO,OOO affected
sixty-seven communities and rendered
$1,000 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
five floods, seven tornadoes 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 at
fected 8 per cent Of the population
one smallpox epidemic, In the republic
Of Haiti; one train wreck, the race riot
at Tulsa, Okla; the famine In China
emergency relief in famine among the
Indians 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 Cross 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
the country the American Red Cross
National Headquarters responded with
grant Of $105,OOO for relief work.
Governor Shoup Of Colorado, appre-
ciatipg 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 to 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-
Mobilization to more than 1926, 1000.
The terrible havoc wrought by the
fioed waters Is matter OF record.
More than 1890 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-
Die In that relief workers of the Red
Cross were on the scene twenty min
ties after the disaster occurred. The
ace riot at Tulsa also was unique in
disaster relief annals In that outside |
If small emergency relief fund con-
.ributed by the Red Cross, the only |
,elief measures outside the city con-
sisted of the service Of social work
ers, nurses and trained executive
whose object was to assist local forces |
n directing their own efforts.
In decided contrast with the pre-
he proportions of major disaster
This occurred on April Is, In the Dor
Ter sections of Texas and Arkansas
With the city Of Texarkana as the
enter The significant feature of this
disaster relief work was the fact that
t covered so much rural territory as
o make necessary a large number Of
elief workers.
The famine in China, necessitating
elief expenditures totalling more than
/ 100000 by the American Red Cross
vas by far the most serious Of the
oreign disasters In which the Red
ross gave aid.
Builds Up It's Machinery
In connection with the administra-
on Of disaster relief measures, an in
reasing effectiveness on the part of
ne Red Cross to deal with emergen-
les was manifested during the past {
ear. In 32S> Chapters Of the Ameri- {
In Red Cross there have been formed
)ecial committees to survey the re-
,urces Of their respective communi-
es and to be prepared in case Of /
saster. In others of the 3,4O2 active {
hapters, a network of communication 7
Is been formed through which instan- |
neous relief may be dispatched to .
~ part Of the United States. y
That its work in this field may be r
with ever greater effective /;
,ss, the American Red Cross is ap- r
Ealing for widespread renewal of
during its Annual Roll :
Ill, to be conducted this year from c
ovember IL to "a.