The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-09-16
FLOODS / 0 JANAGE
OYER TEXAS CITIES
FORTY SEVEN REPORTED DEAD
WHILE TOTAL CASUALTIES
MAY EXCEED HUNDRED
Property Loss Estimated At 81, 600, 900;
Public Utilities Seriously Crippled.
Thousands are Left Homeless and
on Mercy Of City and Friends

San Antonio. Texas-The list Of
known dead from Saturdays flood had
advanced to forty-seven late Sunday.
The dead and missing were estimated
ut approximately $50 by rescue work.
ers, while Police Commissioner Phil
Wright said they might total 800.
Many residents however. consider
these figures high
The property loss was placed at 3d.
UO,0O0 by some business men. but both
lower and higher estimates were made.
Soon after daylight Sunday, search
ers working through the Alazan creek
found four bodies In the wrickage on
the banks, and another was found in
the San Antonio river. While 1t has
been declared that possibly the major
ity Of the estimated dead fioated down
the stream, searchers believe as the
wreckage Is cleared away others win
be found. Rescuers Sunday connned
their efforts principally to recovering
bodies, work of rescuing the marooned
having been completed Saturday.
Rescue and relief work continued all
Saturday night and Sunday. Hundreds
of Mexicans and the poorer people who
lived along the Alazan are homeless,
and were given assistance by Red
Cross headquarters.
The fact that most Of the bodies re-
covered have been fully clothed shows
that the victims were either warned
or heard the approaching rush of water
in time to make preparations to leave.
The city proper has been IN Grip
pied condition all day from the food.
There have been no lights or street
car service because of lack of electric
power.
Water has been running into the
mains in parts of the city, and the
pressure is weak at these places. How
ever, city officials said that the water
pressure would be turned on ana It
was thought electric current will also
be available soon.
/ City Building Inspector j. L. Richter
estimated the damage to buildings ut
approximately $7O0,000. He said no
large buildings have been permanently
damaged
i Jitneys have been dong rushing
business because of the lack Of street
car service
Investigation d,,ulged Sunday thai
hardly any of the damaged businesses
carried food insurance.
Damage o me street payes Is esti-
mated ct Approximately 900, most
of which resulted when wood paving
blocks acre washAd up. Much of the
business section was paved with wood
blocks. Laborers have been egaged in
moving away what remained OF the
blocks.
Every sanitary precaution is being
taken City Health Officer W. A. King
issued an appeal to the citizens to be
especially diligent in draining off water
where mosquitoes might find breed
Ing place.
The cleaning up proceeded in every
part of the business district Sunday.
Proprietors of business establishments
and employees were sweeping ana
brushing out the water and debris,
while pumps were forcing water from
Easements. Elegant office furniture
lined both sides of the main streets
with employees scrubbing them TO re-
move dirt and slime. In contrast 70
the damage to the larger establish
ments, there were the damaged frul'
stands, curio shops and smaller estab
lishments. Here and there man was
cleaning his small place, aided In some
, instances by his wife, sons and daug'i
tiers.