Arizona republican., 1922-04-26
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WAS USED
On LE:VEES.
IS(3HARGED
Breaks Caused By Work
Of Unknowns And Not
High Water Say Of
ficials; II Known Dead
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FORT WORTH, Tex, April 25.-
John J. Mccain, Fort Worth, chair
man of the leyee board, issued a
statement in which he declared the
levees around the rivers, which broke
early this morning and flooded the
lowlands of this city, were dynamited
by unknown parties and that an in
vestigation by a grand jury would
be demanded immediately.
Word reaching here tonight from
points north Of Fort Worth indicate
that a further rise is expected and
every effort was being made to pre-
vent additional loss of life and prop
erty.
Rescue workers are Iaboring tire
lessly in bringing relief to flood suf-
ferers and attempting to rescue the
flood stricken from their homes. The
entire city has united in this work.
With boiler rooms Of the city pow
er and light company flooded, resi-
Dental Fort Worth is spending a
night in darkness. No water has
been available since early this morn
ing. The estimate of probably II
dead was made by Maj. L. G. White,
in charge of Red Cross relief work.
ers However, none of the local un-
dertaking establishments has re-
ceived body.
With the city facing a night of
darkness, 500 members of the Ameri-
can legion were patrolling the streets
augmenting the police force, which
was working full time in the flooded
areas.
The flood is the most severe in the
history of the city, according to old
residents.
Coming on the heels of a wind
storm, the rainfall, which was the
heaviest in the history of Fort Worth,
the flood took scores of people by
surprise early this morning, the low
lands being the first to suffer. AT
one time water was standing ieVel
with the roofs of residences.
Men. women and children were res
cued from tree tops and the roofs OF
houses by police in boats. One fam
ily was saved when police saw hole
in the roof of a residence IN wnlen
the family was trapped.
AS the flood waters spread peo-
pie living in the lowlands were forced
to vacate their homes, seeking ref
uge in tree tops. and high points.
Drenched and chilled, many clung
feebly to their places of safety for
hours, awaiting the arrival OF res
cuers. Every ambulance in the city
and many private automobiles were
pressed into service to rush the
wea akened flood suffers to the hos
pitals. Business was practically sus-
pended throughout the city today.
The office of Police Commissioner
John A. Alderman has been converted
into Red Cross headquarters.
Death List Fixed at 21
DALLAS. Tex. April 25.-Twenty-
one fatalities had been reported to-
night as a result of severe storms IN
north central Texas today. Seven
teen deaths at Fort Worth, one negro
man drowned at Waco and a negro
man and woman at Palmer, made up
the list.
A Mexican was reported drowned
at Sonora. d25 miles west of San An
tonic. making the total number OF
deaths in the state 81. The Red
Cross will take charge Of relief work
tomorrow.
Millions of acres in Texas farm
lands, particularly cotton land, are
under water and cannot be plowed
before 80 days, John T. Orr. president
of the Texas Farm Loan federation,
said.
Rep6rts received miscellaneously
indicated many cities were more or
less flooded within a radius of 100
miles of Dallas, except to the north
of here, but where rising waters were
Dredicted