Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-23
REBUILDING OF
STORM AREA To
BEGIN AT ONCE
Four Months Required
to Complete Task of
Removing Deris From
Devastated Sections

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 23.-Sadiened
by the final tragedy of its greatest
tornado disaster-the burial of it's dead
southern Illinois and Indiana todav
turned undaunted to the mammoth task
OF rehabilitation through which it is
planned every survivor Of last Wednes
days catastrophe will be returned as
far as possible to the same conditions
that existed before the territory was
laid in ruins.
All injured have received medical at
tention and all homeless have been pro-
vlded with temporary shelter, it was an
nounced, as plans got under way for a
virtual rebuilding of the stricken areas
A colossal task faced the agencies on.
gagei in reconstruction work as ar
rangements were made for complete
surveys of the storm territory.
1t was anticipated that four months
or more would be required to clear
hundreds of acres of ruins. rastors
thousands of shattered homes. rebuild
factories and establish new systems Of
sa"'tatlon. Providing destitute families
with means of making living was an
immediate need receiving attention.
Committees from several Southern
Illinois counties will meet this week to
select joint body which will direct all
permasent relief work after surve~s
have been made of the needs Of the
district.
Permanent Aid Promised
Henry M. Baker, head of the disaster
relief committee of the Red Cross. an
nounced that his organization expects
to rehabilitate everv family affected by
the storm. He also stated that an
emergency unit Of the Rel Cross had
been established in every stricken town
and that temporary relief to the injured
and homeless had been fully taken care
of
- With funss- FOR r-tke stosrf sufferers be-
ing raised in all parts of the country
through appeals in churches. news
papers, by radio and many other agen-
cies, national headquarters Of the Red
Cross in Washington announced an ap-
preparation of $650,000 to augment SINH
lar funis being raised by local chapters.
James l.. Fieser, vice chairman in
charge of domestic operations, who re-
turned to Washington from st. Louis.
reported that immediate demands and
emergency requirements had been met
but that permanent relief presented an
enormous problem. Mr.. Fieser called
the tornado, which caused more than
500 deaths, 1.-The most serious in the
history of Red Cross disaster relief
operations
Sanitary War Started
Hand in hand with reconstruction will
go sanitary rehabilitation and moves
to protect the health Of the sufferers
and to guard against epidemcs Par
ticular attention was paid to the water
supply. Chlorine was supplied to many
towns and well water was inspected and
unsafe wells condemned.
A. F. Dappert. assistant Illinois sani-
tary engineer, arrived at Murphysboro
with his staff to take charge Of sanitary
work. He said that the water supply
was not up to standard, but that the
department had the situation under con-
troll there as well as in other towns
Medical units constantly were inspect.
inp al parts of the territory to prevent
outbreaks of disease.
hanger OF an epidemic IN lndlan:
was said to be remote with the arrival
IF additional medical supplies, includ
ing anti-tetanus serum and the advent
the state sanitary officers. All water
in the Indiana area also was being
chlorinated.
DR.. Herman n. Bundesen, Chicago
health commissioner has arrived at Car
bondale. the Southern Illinois reli0j
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