Evening star., 1921-09-12
SEARCH CONTINUES
FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
San Antonio Death Toll Va
ries From as to 47-Loss
Put at $e,000,0 600.
BY the Associated Press.

SAN ANTONIO Tex, September IL.
Debris, damaged property and re-
Mobilization work were the principal
here early Saturday morning. Busi-
ness. outside of the inundated dis
tricts. was almost normal. In some
of the districts reached by the water.
where the work of clearing was prac-
tically completed yesterday, business
houses opened their doors. In other
districts the removal of debris. mud
and oil continued.
Ah,.s-ee- - IN the number OF dead was
not disclosed in the work of the early
morning hours today, but double re-
ports of the finding of body and
double Identification of the same body
made the number found vary from
forty-five to fortyseven- Checking
of the list and search for more bodies
continues.
No Los. OF Life sOuth.
Early reports today from along the
San Antonio river south of here failed
to indicate loss of life. The river
widenS within twenty miles of San
Antonio and is said to be capable of
easily carrying more water than
flooded San Antonio without causing
more than pr"nerty damage.
Night reports from Falls City and
GoIiad. both on the San Antonio
river. were to the effect that the
water was high. but no loss of life
heard of and none expected. There
had been some damage to crops in
the lowlands. but nothing serious had
been reported to the two cities.
HI7.47S Given for Relief.
Relief funds totaling $l1,47s had
been subscribed today by citizens of
San Antonio toward a goal of $25.0o0
for relieving the distress of those who
lost possessions.
Property damage was fixed at not
more than $S.000.000 in a statement by
G. B. Yandell. general manager of
the chamber of commerce. while the
death list was still uncertain, some
estimates running as high as 100
dead. including the forty-seven bodies
recovered.
Train service in and out of the city
was approaching normal today. nu-
merous small washouts on various
lines having been repaired.
In the same Cathedral San Fer
nando which has been used for 100
years in saying mass" for Mexicans
killed by floods a solemn high mass
will be held next Monday for those
drowned
Camps for Refugees.
Four refugee camps were caring
for the refugees today. under the di
rection of the Red Cross. Mr. yam
dell's statement said that lit appears
lief situation satisfactorily without
outside help"
One of the unique places of the
city, the famous Buckhorn saloon.
l"nghorn cattle. was badly damaged
by the flood. The city Zoo lost sew
eral of its animals. but the protec-
tion of a natural dixie saved the
greater part of that park from mum
dation. The municipal golf course
near Breckenridge Park was consid-
erably damaqd.
RiverS Are Receding.
HOUSTON. Tex. September r.
Weather bureau officials here were
without additional information this
morning as to flood conditions on the
Brazos and Colorado rivers. but ex-
pected to have reports from their
correspondents before noon.
Early reports to newspaper offices
indicated that the rivers where dan
ger was feared yesterday were re-
ceding. three-foot fall being re-
ported from Hearne.
Aside from the report from Tay-
lor that forty Mexicans had been
drowned and a report from Hearne
that seven negroes had drowned as
they tried to make their way from
the bottoms, reports of loss of life
were few and scattered.
Tremendous losses to live stock and
corn and cotton crops, however. are
expected to send the total damage
in this section into the millions.
Observers were inclined to believe
early today that the worst is over
as far as the Houston community ia
concerned.
NEW ORLEANS. September ia
tramp swan through the flood waters
thirty-five miles west of San An
tonic. Tex. SATURDAY. and saved the
lives of 112 passengers aboard the
Sunset Limited train. according to
the story told by r. j. Durand. as
sistant passenger agent of the South
ern Pacific road. when the limited
came in from the Pacific coast thirty
six hours late.
The heroism of the tramp, who de-
clired to give his name and who
nearly lost his own life in the rescue,
was rewarded by contribution of
dollar from each person aboard the
train. Inevitable catastrophe would
have resulted but for the warning,
Mr.. Durand said.
The railroad r. u. said the most
notable thing abevt the disaster was
the courageous splrit in which the
people of San Antonio set about the
work of clearing the wreckage and
caring for the injured. Statements
of numerous PASSENGERS bore out his
assertion.