Evening star., 1922-04-26
1T. WORTH FLOOD
TOLL REACHES 46
Rains Enhance Peril of $500
Homeless, for Whom Mayor
Makes Plea.
by the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex, April 26.-
Forty-six persons are dead or missing in
the Trinity river flood here.
The river had fallen to 1914 feet
at am. the lowest in twenty-four
hours. This is only three feet above
the flood stage Municipal officers will
be able to get water for all purposes
into the city by night, relieving acute
suffering. More than $500 persons are
reported to be shelterless.
Early today a torrential rain was
sweeping the city. and streets in the
business section were flowing
Major Appeals for Aid.
Maj. l.. G. White. in charge Of the
forces policing the city. has issued an
urgent appeal for help. Hundreds of
men will be needed in relief and rescue
work Maj. White said. A report to
the police said the Trinity had risen
two and half feet from 10 o'clock
last night until this morning.
Swept away by the swirling cur
rent. no bodies had been recovered
early today. For that reason no
casualty list has been compiled. The
death toll Is based as yet largely
upon reports of missing persons, al
. though several were seen to fau into
the swollen river. The missing in
clude the mother of r. A. Pettis,
Mrs Sam 0. Bradley and three chill
lieved drowned.
Response was awaited today to the
appeal last night of Mayor E. r.
Cockrell and Hubb Diggs of the local
Red Cross for $4,000 with which to
care for the flood sufferers. Food
fnr hn 1nGc .hoh yryf1I he
| needed for ten days, Mr.. Dfggs
stated. while many are in need of
clothing.
investigation Requested.
Request for an investigation by a
grand jury of the alleged dynamiting
of levees along the river by un-
known persons was expected today.
John II. Mccain. chairman Of the
levee board. declared that levees
which broke yesterday. flooding the
lowlands. were dynamited.
The heaviest damage is on the
north side of Fort Worth. where
twenty-five square miles of land is
under water. Virtually all connec-
tions with that portion of the city
are cut off. In other sections the
situation is nearly as serious. 1t
is feared Sycamore creek, abetted by
rains. Will again go on a rampage.
and families within the danger line
nave fleQ TO higher ground.
Rescue workers continue to save
families from treetops. family was
rescued near Cleburn junction early
this morning.
Fear that the Lake Worth dam
might break is net SO pronounced.
Attendants said at am. that water
was running aE(St twenty inches
over the dam and there was no dan
ger of a break The lake is artificia!
and it's circumference is approxi-
mately seventy-f1ve miles.
Railway Bridge Swept Away.
The railroad bridge of the Fort
Worth and Denver and Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas has been swept away.
Relief work was hindered last night
by inky darkness, but rescue workers
continue to comb the flooded areas
in search of bodies. Although the
boiler room of the light company was
flooded. power was obtained from a
line from Waco, 100 miles away. thus
giving the city lights.
Telephone service is crippled and
street car service has been suspended
in parts of the city. Sentries. walk
ing posts with rifles on their shoul-
ders, were almost the only persons on
the streets early today. They were
members of the American Legion CO.
operating with the police department
in protecting the city. The city is
divided in four districts for this pur
pose and about ESQ former service
men are patrolling the streets.
TEXAS FLOOD TOLL 90.