Evening star., 1926-09-26
BATTERED FLORIDA
BEGINS TO RECOVER
Thumb of Hammer and Chug
of Machinery Echo in
Devastated Area.

MIAMI. Fa.. September 25.-
ra;e" itself from the ruins of last
weeks h9tttrire storm
With the known depth list At an
ptf kim ately 400. more tim 900 per
Scr' '-..ve'"ir iniut cd aud n snore of
N uaarG" hrme'e -, work uf reha bill,
ing III" & ick.n az, was heing
~ n d '-'p'1 t"dnv. &c stores re-
~'C@hi 10 ie+;ore. tl~ir homes.
1'''U ~n'nl tha fieNaetat. aroa the
hump of hammer and the chug Of
W'crking ma"hincry echood the ef-
"a q Of working crews to clear the
mss Of tang cd debris and 10 repair
th9' which must not I've replaced en-
:rriv.
search for the bodice of persons
led as missing. numbering more
'hao 300 continued. In Miami and
vicinity 90 are unaccounted for,
VII !" the flood waters Of Lake Okee-
"'.>'''e ga believed - conceal from
- t" $50 bodies.
f'Hrer'. damage is estimated at
more than si67. .o0o 600. A central adj
u mon hn'"aiI has boon established
H. insnrnnra companies in Miami.
here h'Irri""ne insurance policies
nag ling S!t. teh G1h aud r,,.' ring Nir-
''l>llv AL "f the primo pal buildings
f9m1rad h the eale, are held.
Church EuiId'ng Loss.
Fourt con nc .he - IN rlfIinCs Of the
Net l1c'jist F,;scnral Church, South,
-, l.,
f'eetroved. with q loss estimated at
Sl,i Goa Bishop H. NJ. Dchhs of the
Florida conference. in making this
report 20 headquarters - the church
in Nashville. Tenn, said
'0:r FIRST duty is to cooperate with
the Red Cross: our people are brave.
hopeful and fun Of faith
Danger Of an epidemic of disease
apparently has been averted by i'm
proved sanitation and water systems,
lnoculation Of hundreds with anti
typhoid serum and strict inspection Of
food
The State. however. still Is in need
of medical assistance, according to
Hermann A. Dawn OF Iacks"nriiin.
president nf the Florida cha mher "'
Commerce He made a plea for such
aid in New York TODAY declaring thu
reports Of the disaster had not been
exaggerated.
Petition to Health Service.
Gov. Martin TODAY petitioned Hugh
6. Cumming. surgeon general of the
Public Health Service for FIVE en-
eiraers. to take charge of sanitary
conditions in the storm area.
President G. Fl. Mann of the state
BOARD of Health. who made public
the request. said the surgeon genera |
had been asked to send the engineers
here for a conference with state
health officers with whom they will
be asked to cooperate.
Contributions for the relief of storm
sufferers continue to pour In from all
sections of the country. Receipts by
the Red Cross chief clearing house
for the relief work today had passed
the S2.OO0.n0 mark. Countless other
agencies daily are receiving dona-
ttons which will swell the total con-
s!dera bly,.
Gov. Martin today received check
for Ss. 600 for storm relief work from
Harry Payne Whitney. financier and
sportsman.
While refugees continued today to
leave the storm-torn regions in large
numbers, the spirit of Florida was
symhoiZed in the determination OF
,ns ioritv of the 200 residents or he
desolated Moore Haven community
20 return to their farms a3 soon as
the threat of disease spread has been
removed.
Evacuated from the ruins of heir
homes ny the Militia, on order of
sanitary officers. IS a precautionary
r7ea sure, the refugees refused all
save temporary aid and decided at a
meeting IN Sehrine. where they ere
cuartered. to re.estahlish he commu-
ritz Immediately they are permitted
to re-enter il.