Evening star., 1926-09-23
THREAT OF TYPHOID
IN HURRICANE: AREA;
. MORE DEAD FOUND
400 Bodies Listed, But Total
Is Expected to Grow With
Wider Search.
SERUMS AND MEDICINES
ARE RUSHED TO SCENE
Vaccination Made Mandatory.
Dragging of Harbor May Yield
Many Victims.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Sanitation, movement of refugees
out Of the storm area and efforts to
locate and recover the bodies of the
uncounted dead today occupied the
attention of workers endeaVOrtng to
rehabilitate the southeastern Florida
coast section hit Saturday by a hur-
ricane.
Every effort was being made to
get into the district medicines and
serums needed to prevent a serious
epidemic of disease, and in an effort
to prevent sickness Davie and Moore
Haven have been ordered evacuated
by all except workers needed to clean
up or search for bodies.
All workers or persons remaining
in the district are required to be
vaccinated against typhoid.
The known death list from the hur-
ricane stood today at more than 400
with the possibility that Moore Haven
agricultural city on the banks of Lake
0keechobee, might have more deaths
even than the city of Miami. A total
of 110 bodies had been recovered up
to last night at Moore Haven, and
probably 200 more We're killed there.
according to Col. A. ]. Lowrey. ir.. of
Tampa, in charge Of troops guarding
the area.
300 Vessels Wrecked.
At Miami the known death list
reached 100 last night, but estimates
of the final total vary widely. An un~
dertaxer in charge of the compiling
of the list estimated that not more
than 10 more bodies would be found.
r. r. Collins. head of the missing
persons bureau, expressed the belief
that 750 Alnore bodies would be found
when all of the wreckage along Bis
cayne Bay and unexplored spots had
been searched and the bottom of the
bay dragged. He was supported in
this belief by J. O. Irwin, city editor
Of the Miami News, who watched the
storm from the News tower. Mr.. Col.
Inns pointed out that 800 vessels were
in the harbor at the time. and all We're
wrecked.
Known deaths In all sections struck
by the storm today stood at exactly
400. This number Of bodies have
been reported recovered.
Many Seminoles Believed Dead.
The chief Of the Seminole Indians
in Miami leaving the Everglades for
treatment for his injuries, reported
that many of his people had been
killed. but could give no exact figures.
although persons who talked with
him interpreted his statements to
mean that perhaps 100 of the $50
Indians in that section had perished.
Should even fraction of these have
perished. as they doubtlessly did, the
known death list would be swelled to
more than 400.
The U. S. Navy destroyer Downe
left Charleston. s. g.. last night.
planning to travel rs knots an hour
until she reached Miami with a large
quantity of typhoid serum. The
Cassin is due to leave today with a
general cargo of supplies.
Danger of a typhoid epidemic was
stressed by DR. William r. Redden,
national medical director for the
American Red Cross and Miss Byrin-
tine c. Anderson, field superintendent
of nursing for the Florida State board
of health. Dr. Redden is In charge
Of medical work In the area and Miss
Anderson is directing Nursing work
at Fort Lauderdale.