New Britain herald., 1926-09-21
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 No Communication
 Boston, Sept. 21 P-The Tropical Radio Telegraph company an- nounced this afternoon that it was unable to communicate with it's stations in Mobile, Alabama, and Nassau in the Bahamas. No word has been received from the Bahamas since the hurricane struck Florida on Friday night. Mobile has not reported since 9 o'clock last night.
 Relief Work Goes On
 Miami, Fla, Sept. 21 (P(-While first relief contingents were arriving here today, rescue workers continued their efforts at Identification and burial of the dead, relief of the in iured and the greater task of sup plying food clothing and shelter to the thousands made homeless by the hurricane which Saturday dashed the coastal area from West Palm Beach to Miami. The known death toll carly today stood at 369. This stead ily increased as additional bodies, cast up by the waters of Biscayne Bay and found in the tangled wreck age of torn buildings were brought to temporary morgues and rescue workers believe the death list will reach more than roo.
 The list of known injured was placed at 1,532 while it is estim- ated that a complete check will re- veal the injured list to be more than 4,000.
 Estimated Damage
 Varying reports from the entire storm area place the damage at be- tween s5O,000,0O0 and S100,000, ,G0o While Miami and the surrounding areas strive for a complete check of its dead and injured, grave fears were felt for Pensacola on the coast of Florida and directly in the path of the gale. Last reports from Pensacola ycster- day before wire communication was severed told of a gale there ap- preaching an intensity of 100 miles an hour.
 Scarcely a city or town in the storm area escaped the death toll left in the wake of the hurricane.
 Greatest havoc was done in Miami and Hollywood where more than 300 are known to have been killed and drowned by the rushing waters which swept in from the Gulf stream.
 The known injured in these two cities alone is fixed above 800, while the estimated property damage has been placed at more than $5O,OOO,- 900.
 5G Dead At One Town
 Fifty-six deaths are known 10 have occurred at Noorehaven; Dania re- ported A dear; Fort Lauderdale IS; Homestead located in the Redlands district, 40 miles south of Miaml 10: Clewiston, II; Coral Gables Miami Shores. Little Rover and FIialeah, outlying suburbs of Miami had combined death toll of .45, while a score of cities along the coast from Deerfield on the north to Florida City on the south reported casualties ranging from | one to seven.
 No estimate has been placed on he number of injured, in other c1t- les where the force of the wind was said to have been high.
 Martial Law
 Martial law. established Sunday in Miami, Hollywood, and other cit les in the storm area, continued Tn effect today and National Guards men patrollcd the streets. A num- per of looters are reported to have been shot at Hialcah, a suburb Of Miami.
 The two cities were without water for 4S hours and yesterday TWO 1 thousand stood in line for medicines | )read, water and fuel, doled out In | small portions from the first stores ,f relief supplies to arrive from the i 1
 Miami, a favorite winter rendez- | .ous for northern society, is a sham | ,les. And Miami Beach, lying three niles to the eastward across Bis- ,ayne Bay, presented a similar ap- ,earance.
 Miami's picturesque water front ,as taken on grotesque appear nce. with yachts, pleasure craft, .oast guard boats. and ships Of all ,inds cast high and dry along the hore.
 In Royal Palm park, one block rom the waters edge, a large teamer lay on it's side and scattered bout tho tall royal palms, was lumber of smaller craft.
 Scarcely a building in the city re- nained undamaged, while every ,ane of glass in the area IS report d to have bee, broken.
 Tower Is Damaged
 The tower of the Miami Daily News building, fronting Blscayne 3av. was blown off, and the 21 story Ieyer-Kiser bank building badly damaged.
 Hastily recruited forces of men -esterday began the first task or learing the streets of wrecl'age.
 Hollywood, located 17 miles north f Miami was said to present the most pitiful scene in the hurricane req. Scantily clad children cried or their parents while great num- ,crs of homeless, many clad Tn path ng suits, searched among the wreck ce for traces of missing relatives.
 Hotel Relief Station
 Temporary relief headquarters rere established in the city hall, and he Hollywood hotel, the latter vlr- uallv the only structure in the city yhich escaped the fury of the storm.
 Long lines of people waited at Red ross relief stations showing written from civil and military authorities.
 The entire sanitary system was wrecked by the storm and sanitary nspcctors believe a large quantity
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