Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-22
MANY BODIES !
|. IN WRECKAGE,
WORKERSSAY
Red Cross Relief IL
Saving Thousands ii,
Stricken Area; Food
Supplies Received I

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 22.-tFl-Aa
search for additional dead and care
for the injured and homeless went
on today. along Florida's storm dew
astated lower east coast late re-
ports from all sections OF the hurri-
cane area showed a death toll of
more than 400. d missing list or l50r
more than 5000 injured and $4,000
homeless.
Varying estimates from the sixty
mile coastal area In the path or the
gale placed the property loss be-
tween s5O.OO0,O0O and 100000. 600.
Rescue and relief workers believe
a complete search Of the mass cf
tangled wreckage i'm the score or more
stricken towns and cities and count
Of the bodies cast up by the waters
Of Biscayne bay. will swell the death
total to more than TOO.
The death list at Miami alons was
expected to reach $50 as additional
bodies we're given up by the waters
OF Biscayne Bay. More than 5000
injured have been given medical as
sistance BY hospitals and Red Cross
workers. Twenty-Five were reported
dead M Miami Beach.
A missing list of seventy at Holly
wood was expected 20 increase the
forty known dead as the back coun-
try, where many are believed 10 have
fled at the approach Of the Storm
II thoroughly searched for possible
casualties Two hundred and fifty
injured persons have been given med
ical attention.
The death list az Fort LauderdaIe
remained mt eleven with the serious
~ injured numbered at more than
300. Twenty of these are expected
70 die. Five hundred others are re-
ported injured in tiie suburbs of
Progresso and Floranada.
Martial law remained i'm force
throughout the storm area, with Ma
tional Guardsmen patrolling the
streets.
With the location OF sixty-eight
bodies at MOorehaven, workers placed
the probable death total Of l50- Mar
tial law was established here yester-
day with batteries of National
Guard artillerymen in charge. Twelve
persons lost their lives at Fort
MYERS on the west coast: eight were
killed mt Lake Port and virtually n
score Of small coastal cities In the
territory between West Palm Beach
and Miami on the east coast reported
scattering casualties, ranging from
one to seven.
Late reports from Pensacola or the
west coast. where the hurricane
struck with waning force as ~ pas
sed inland. were that there was no
loss cf life. with property loss e.
timated at $4,000. 600.
Many boats are reported beached
and several bridges are said 10 have
been washed out. Pensacola was cut
off from surrounding territory for
"a hours owing TO severed communi-
cation lines.
with the arrival or an adequnte
supply OF fresh water. sanitary con-
ditions have been greatly improved
in Miami and Hollywood, where
water and sanitary systems were
totally destroyed.
AS search went on for additional
bodies yesterday and last night in
Miami long lines Of destitute filed
past emergency relief centers fer
small portions Of bread, water and
fuel.
Seventy-four persons were arrested
for looting stores and other places
of business destroyed By the storm-
Grocerymrn and druggists nre dis
pensing food and medicines freely,
fn many cases to persons unable t1
pay
Virtually the whole wv the devhs-
tated area presents scene OF de-
struction beyond the telling. Parts
of automobiles. limbs and trunks of
huge trees, roofs, telephone F0iess
glass and--wreckage were stFewff
through the streets by the high wind,
while the inrushing waters of the
Gulf stream cast yachts. sch0oners,
steamers and pleasure craft high On
the beaches Both the Miami river
at Miami and the New river M Fort
Lauderdale are clogged many blocks
inland with marine wrackaEe.
Reports from the vegetable grow
ing sections show that the los tu
crops was high, one estimated plac-
ing the loss at $4,000. 900.
More than 100000 has been sub
scribed to the relief fund in Miami
alone early today. and reports have
come from cities to the north 0f
other thousands or dollars FOR thu
sufferers.
Meanwhile. relief units ARE arriw-
ing hourly from the north with sup
plies or food. fuel. water. medicine
and money. Henry M- Baker. national
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