Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-26
TEXAS FLOOD DEATH ROLL S.
LOSSES MOUNT TO MILLIONS:
TORRENTS THREATEN DALLAS
Water Nearing 40 Foot Stage and May Pass Highest
Previous Mark as Rain Is Still Falling Railway
Service Cut OF; Conditions Improving at Fort Worth
Where Trinity River Is Recedmg Mayor Calls for Aid
by Associated Press TO Every Evening.

by Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Dallas. Texas. April zss-Ths
Trinity river was rising steadily
here early today and the second
highest stage IN Dallas history
was forecast with rainfall con-
tinuing. The river wsr nearing
the 40 foot stage. In 1903 IL
reached b2s feet.
A further ten foot rise will send
water in 10 IN. Union terminal
railroad yards.
The extensivs interurbsn servics
south and west from Dallas has
been suspended.
Fort Worth, TEXAS. April zs--
Thirtysir persons are desd or
missing In the Trinity river food
here. revised list today indicat-
ed The new unoNclsl list in
cIudes:
Mrs. Cordls Runnels. As. missing:
unidentified woman and child. seen 20
drown: Jim Dunn Block, 3. missing:
Billy Harris. believed drowned; r. p.
Mcconnell, Evans Westwood Addition,
wife and four children missing.
Shelby Sellers. wife, nother-in-iaw
and FIVE children, missing: Henry
Mittendorfr; Allen Farris: - Far
children; Mrs. G.. w. Petu.. 4s. be-
lIeved drowned when rescue boat
capsized; Isaiah Pettis. 10. son ~ Mrs.
@. ". Pettis, unaccounted for: Mrs.
Ferguson, about 70 year. old, report
ed lost from same rescue boat; Mrs
Davis, also said 10 b. about 70 years
old. lost from the same boat. Mrs
Rosie Hartman: Joe Hartman. son Of
Mrs. Rosie Hartman: Dan Handy and
his three children: Mrs. D. Pierce:
Mrs. Regsn. who lived with
Mrs. Pierce, both OF them. elderly
women, refused 10 leave their homo
ss the water appeared; NJ. r. Ward
his wife and three children; Mis-.
vesta Moore, 18, of near Waco be-
. lieved drowned; an sIdsriy woman and
baby were sssn drowning: Mr. Gone
Wilker and her daughter. reported
Tuesday a. lost. were located We'd
nesday morning on the west side.
Henry MittendorH, Mrs. Ferguson.
Mrs. Rose Hartman. Jim Dunn Block.
Y. u. Mcconnell. wife and four chill
dren were accounted for late this af-
ternoon.)
No bodies have been recovered
Rain continued TO fall here early
today and food conditions were still
menacing. Fears were EXPRESSED the
death list, and the property damage,
estimated at several million dollars.
would be increased today.
The flood, however. Is far from city,
wide. although extensive sections IN
the northwest and southeast sides
known as north Forth Worth, Airing
ton Heights and Sycamore. are mum
dated
Major l. q. White, IN charge Of the
faorces policing the city, has i~ued
an urgent appeal for help Hundreds OF
men viii be needed in relief and res
cue work today, Major White said.
expressing the belief that suffering
Will be intense.
Swept away by the swirling cur
rent. no bodies had been recovered
early today. For that reason no
casualty list has been complied. The
death toll is based as yet largely upon
reports OF missing persons although
several persons were seen TO fall into
the swollen river. The missing in
clude the mother OF r. A. Pettis. Mrs.
Sam o. Bradley and three children
and son q. w. Pettis, all believed
drowned
Response was awaited today 70 the
appeal last night Of Major E. r.
Cockrell and Hubb Diggs OF the local
Red Cross for $4,000 with which 10
care for the food sufferers. Food for
the homeless probably will be needed
Tor ten days. Mr.. Disgs stated, while
many are IN need of clothing.
Request for an investigation by a
grand jury of the alleged dynamitinx
OF levees along the river by unknown
persons was expected today.
Rescue workers continue TO save
families from tree tops. A family was
rescued near Cleburn junction early
this morning. Fear that the Lake
Worth dam might break Is no so
pronounced. Attendants said az 4
a. m, that water was running about
twenty inches over the dam and there
vac no danger OF a break. The lake
Is artificial and it's circumference ix
approximately rs miles.