Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-07
SNOW STORMS
GRIP FLOODED
AREANNORTH
Sufferings of Thous-
ands Increased BY
Cold; Relief Work
Is Rushed

BOSTON, Mass. Nov. 7.-tPl-
Snowsqualls and cold today added to
the discomfort Of the thousands in
New England flood area whose homes
had been surrounded and cellars fill
ed with water.
Furnaces were useless IN such
places. In many Of the rural dis
tricts, stoves are used for house
heating and IL was impossible in
such districts to get warmth from
wood fires.
With the dead in the flood area
known to exceed $50, relief workers
bent their efforts today toward the
feeding and clothing Of those driven
from their homes and toward the
prevention Of the spread Of disease.
While the waters in the northern
states continued TO subside, the stu
alton TO the south remained acute with
5000 persons reported routed from
their dwellings in Springfield, Mass,
where the full effects Of the Con-
necticut river at flood stage were be-
ing experinced. The rivers rise to-
day was most serious at Hartford.
Relief Work Carried On
The work Of relief went on unceas-
ingly while from Vermont. scene of
the most severe loss Of life, came
fresh reports or victims that threat
ened to boost the death list consid-
erably.
On the face OF incomplete informa-
tion of the disaster which overlook
residents Of the Winooski valley
where s6 persons are known 70 have
perished il was feared that a COM
plete check Of the debris Uttered riv-
er course would reveal further
bodies.
A report from the remote Lam
Grille river valley, the first to come
there, told Of seven deaths and ii was
believed in Burlington that there
would be many more.
Bolton led all Vermont places with
32 fatalities in the town and vicin-
ity.
Waterbury had 2i, while Barre
was next with seven known dead and
a reported possibility that the figure
might reach 20.
Duxbury and North Duxbury were
said to have lost y persons each but
reports from there are unauthenti-
Gated.
Despite the magnitude of the blow.
however, Vermont and its sister
states were making valiant efforts
TO retrieve their losses without out
side aid.
Planes Garry Serum
All troops from Fort Ethan Allen.
near Burlington. VT, were ordered
withdrawn by Major General Pres
ton Brown, commanding the first
corps area. who flew 70 the former
city 20. take personal charge of the
situation adm the relief measures de-
clared by President Coolidge.
Previously soldiers had been d.
rected sent 70 Montpelier TO cooper
ate with authorities there.
An army base had been established
al Concord, N. IT,. and from there
Montpelier with typhoid fever serum,
medicine and yeast.
A flock Of army and private planes
circled over both Vermont and New
Hampshire and brought back the
first definite pictures of what hap
pened 70 many places.
ne aNAAloft toiu OF an uUtuufUE
panorama of inundated landscapes,
barns. houses, automobiles and even
an occasional freight car grotesquely
picked up by the winging waters and
set down in alien surroundings. Of
wrecked bridges and uprooted rail-
road tracks, of burst dams ard desc
late farms.
Restore Communication
Everywhere relief agencies. the
Red Gross. Army Officers, the Saliva
tion Army and others were working
TO succor those most seriously af-
flicted, while medical authorities
continued warnings against drinking
or unboiled water where there had
been any possibility Of pollution. In
number of places. innoculation
against typhus and other ravages was
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