Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1922-11-15
s1,41,4S6 A YEARS
DISASTER Relief COST
Red Cross Aided $4,000 Vic
tins in United States-losSes
Total $4,000, 900.

Screnty-two disasters. with hun
dred> reported killed and injured, and
more than 145.0D0 either homeless or
requiring assistance, called for emcr-
sency relief measures and the ex-
penditure of 81 ,441. 4S6.36 by the
american Red Cross during the fiscal
wear ending June 30, 1922, according
70 statement based on the forth
coming annual report OF the Red
Gross. The greatest toll Ut life was
taken by hurricane and tornado.
while the overtiowing OF rivers. the
,relkng of dams and torrential rains
lroye the greatest number of people
rom their homes The property loss
vas estimated at more than $50
100000.
The years disasters reported in
GUIDED twenty-six foods. nineteen tor
nadoes, fifteen fires. four epideinics.
two theatre collapses, two shinwrecks
Gone an airshiW. and a bridge col
lapse. mine explosion, railway COLI
sion, and drought. OF the foods in
The United States that at San An
tonic. Texas. caused the greatest
property loss, SG.OOG,0W and the high
mark of fatalities. 100. while the
Hood in the vicinity Of Virkshurg and
Na,chez. Miss. forced 31,0W persons
from their homes
A National Calamity
In the Red Cross disaster relief
records there will probably remain
For many years one calamity which
touched nearly every state with a
sense of horror ami " loss. This was
HE distressing collapse Of the roof
If the knickcrhockrr Theatre in
Washington. y. c.. resulting in nine
vsiy deaths and ~ persons injured.
Situated in the center of the beaufl.
fu, Northwest residential section, this
motion picture the:lire vas patrnniZed
w many persons Of prominence both
n ile rrial and civil life "f The Ma
ioral C'apital, whose family and per
:onal connexions radi:ted ont over
he entire country. The horror was
intensified by Il terrific SnowStorm
which though it retarded. did moi
',iuck Red Cross relief.
Airship Crash Fincs All at Hand
The crash and de-,iruciiO of the u.
5. Army's large airShp Roma in Vir-
tinia last February with the loss OF "a
officers and men and II Injured was
thp first disaster Of its kind to call for
Red Cross relief in this country. The
sufdennesS of the accident tested the
preparedness OF the organization and
If the Chapter at Hampton, Va. but
the response was Immediate and relief
furnished the survivors. also funds for
the expenses Of relatives of the dead.
who came from Ion. distances to claim
their own.
In the years oversee record for aid
endered by the Red Cross are two
Tres in the Philippines. one In Manila,
which DESTROYED 1000 homes, with a
'oss of $l,50OO00 by, 5000 persons
made homeless, the other at Tonic,
which drove 1900 from their dwellings.
IN medical relief that was quick and
Elective the smallpox epidemic in San
Domingo which had a total of 22.OOn
asses with 225 deaths in Il single day
ested the readiness of the Red Cross
For action, and tins same can he said
If the San Domingo hurricane, which
killed T. persons and reduced the
homes # 1S2 persons to wreckage. a
Hood in San Salvador. with Il death
toll of 80 and 1000 refugees. was also
effectnally handled by the local Chap
ter of the American Red Cross.
Relief Machinery Perfected
The year has seen the further per-
lection OF disaster relief atministra'
rive measures in every field of Ameri-
can Red Cross activity, and that the
work may be carried on to still greater
accomplishments the American Red
Cross is appealing for widespread re-
newal OF membership during the an
nnal Roll Call, to he conducted this
year from Armistlce Day (Nnvemher
ny Ia. and including, Thanksgiving
Day (November 800.