Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-21
STORM VICTIMS
Being CBURIEDI IN
WRECKED AREA
Rescue Workers Trying
to Restore Order as
Rehabilitation p lans
Are Being Advanced
nv TIE Associated Press.)


CHICAGO, H.. March 21-The storm
swept territory Of the Ohio Valley to-
day continued -he tragic task Of bury
ing its dead, while relief workers con-
tinued the work Of bringing order ou.
of chaos and plans fol rehabilitation
were advanced.
Funerals of some Of the victims Of
Wednesdays storm were held yester-
day, but most Of the burials were ar
ranged for today and Sunday, with
memorial services to be held later In
towns where the loss Of life was heav-
lest, community funerals were planned
with burial in one long grave.
Reports from the destroyed districts
said that relief work was well organ
ized. and today 4 flood Of material aia
continued to pour in for sufferers in
the greatest tornado in Americas his
tory, which snuffed out more than 800
lives. injured 5000 persons, and left
entire communities homeless.
While some. cases Of pneumonia were
reported in Southern Illinois there was
little other illness to add to the storm
horror and no threat Of an epidemic Of
tetanus serum, sent by airplane from
Indianapolis, was available for emer,
gency use.
Death List Remains Same
few isolated cases Of looting came
t. light but generally there was no dis
order. At West Frankfort a man caught
taking ring from woman's finger
was slain by police officer.
Business generally was at a standstill
but with the work of clearing debris
proceeding rapidly activities in some
communities were expected to be resum-
ed next week. The main street Of
Murphysboro was cleared yesterday.
Recheck of casualty lists early today
indicated that the death count was
slightly more than 800. Additions to
the lists in some towns and elimination
Of Implications left the figures at 800
dead, 2916 manned. The toll at Muir
lhysboro rose to POI with the finding
of IL additional bodies, while belated
reports from rural districts made fur
ther additions, but in other places orr
ginal estimates were reduced as final
checks were made. No radical change
was anticipated as checked lists Of
Identified dead contained $50 names.
The Red Cross at St. Louis issued an
appeal for all sight seers to remain
away from the storm area, stating that
every available building was taxed to
capacity in caring for the injured and
homeless.
At De Soto, ILL.,, which virtually was
wiped out, plans were made to bury 30
dead in one grave. In this village Of
500, fewer than 200 persons were left
uninjured. Most Of the casualties were
children who perished when the schoo,
house was destroyed.
Funerals Being Held
Funerals of Parrish, ILL.,, victims were
held in adjacent towns, as nearly all Of
the towns $50 inhabitants we're killed
or injured and the handful Of survivors
moved to homes Of neighbors outside
the tornado district. At German II
funerals were held yesterday. The total
casualties may never be known, as
complete records were not kept. Many
OF the victims were moved to other
towns. Twenty-Five dead were known to
be in st. Louis alone.
In the wilderness that is Murphys>
boro, where 1000 residences once stood
search for bodies was continued. OF
700 injured, 300 were said to be in a
serious condition. Medicine, clothing
and food was arriving by the carload.
Two towns in Illinois, Parrish and De
Soto, and Griffin in Indiana virtually
were annihilated. The present outlook
is that no effort will be made to re-
build them. But State Senator Sneec
refuses to give up as to De Soto. my
father is buried there he said. Ana
in Griffin, though not a house is left
standing, one aged man announced he
would return and rebuild. Il don't
want to die anywhere else," he said.