Evening star., 1926-11-11

were injured when their homes were
demolished.
Children who are considered certain
of recovery are Henry Wolfe, Z, lac
Grated scalp and possible concussion;
Edward Turner. II, lacerated scalp,
and Bruce Mccarthy, 10, lacerated
leg.
Other victims and their injuries III
clude Thomas Roger Clark, fractured
arm and head lacerations; Gwynn
Della, %, contusions of the head and
conclusion of the brain; Albert Hyde,
II. fractured skull and thorax injury;
Charlotte May Turner, 8, fractured
foot, lacerated scalp, and Rita Mudd,
9, lacerated scalp and face. All Of
these last are in a serious but not
critical condition.
Young Berry Has Chance.
Ten.year-oId Samuel Berry, whose
arm was amputated at the Children's
Hospital and whose skull is fractured.
is still in a critical condition, though
his chances for recovery are fair" 1t
was said at the hospital this morn
ing. The lad is closely attended by
his mother, Mrs. Katie Berry, who
brought him to Washington within an
hour after the tornado swept the
schoolhouSe, and by a special nurse
of the hospital staff.
Raymond Maddox. s. was said to he
greatly improved at Emergency Hos
pital this morning and he Is rapidly
passing the danger point, although it
was thought that his skull was frac-
tured, An X-rav was made OF his
head this morning, but the result had
not been learned. The lad is smiling
and chatting with his nurses and
visitors.
Katherine Watts. s, colored, who
also is at Emergency Hospital, is
greatly improved today and her recov-
cry seems certain.
Order Is Restored.
Yesterday saw order restored in
La Plata. When the sun set scarcely
more than "a hours after the wide
spread havoc OF Tuesday, a relief
committee had been organized and
was functioning In conjunction with
the American Red Cross, arrange
ments for the funerals were being
completed and the little county seat
had received carefully compiled
casualty list.
Early yesterday morning, before
the shock had worn off the stunned
town. Capt. Charles E. Myers Of the
Maryland state police and four troop
ers-Corpl. Manash katz and Pvts.
Louis Blum. s, w, Baumiller and
III. S. Flthian-had arrived.
The first step Capt. Myers made was
to obtain Il list of every child attend
ing the school. He then divided this
list OF SO names into four sections.
assigning one trooper to each section.
Then he issued instructions that each
family be located and visited for the
purpose Of aScertainiDg who WAS in
iured or dead. where such persons
were and other information that might
be needed
That was the first step toward res
toration of order in La Plata. Not
long thereafter state Senator Walter
j. Mitchell had organized a relief
committee consisting of himself. Leo
X. Farrell, Ben a. Howard, F. Reed
Wills, F Brooke Matthews and Miss
Henrietta Roberts.
$1,000 Fund Raised.
The afternoon had not worn far
away before 81 900 had been raised
toward the relief fund of $4,000. One
thousand dollars of this amount was
subscribed by the La Plata Council,
knights of Columbus.
Then W. r. Halla, chairman of the
American Red Cross Chapter at In
dian Head Md. arrived ready to
offer all possible assistance. He was
Immediately taken into conference
with the relief committee.
Meanwhile, Or. Thomas f.. Heath
of the State Board of Health. assisted
by nurses from the State board, had
been actively engaged with Or. John
Collinson In preparing and distributing
enti-tetanuS serum 10 prevent lock-
jaw among injured persons.
With the relief work centered IN
the committee and the various
agencies working smoothly yesterday
afternoon. La Plata then received
the revised and corrected list OF It's
dead and injured. BY niehtfall the
death toll had reached Is and the
injured in hospitals totaled % Ap-
proximateIy eight other persons We're
listed as injured.
a survey of the situation made by
Capt. Myers disclosed that the twister.
which originated in the Potomac and
swept in bounding fashion, striking
here and there, and then rising and
missing acres and acres of land, had
reached as far as Cedarville. near
BrandyUine, about IA miles from La
Plata.
Cedaryille Ravaged.
While the tornado took lives in La
Plata, its ravages at Cedarville were
confined mostly to property. Four
persons were injured there, none criti-
cally.
Before reaching the La Plata school,
the tornado toppied over the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Padgett, south of
La Plata. as IL II had been built of
cards. The house was lifted up and
then literally flatter"S} - 4 ..-. -'-..-
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