Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-05

this afternoon that the death Of
Lieutenant Governor s. Hollister
Jackson and about 200 other per-
sons at Montpelier and Barre, YER
mont, was verified in a radio mes
sage received at n local depart
ment store
MITCHELL FIELD, n. y, Nov. s.
Rl-Three army airplanes we're or
dered today to fly 10 the Boston air
port where they are TO take off for
a reconnaissance Of the striker flood
areas in New England.
BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 5.-tPb-New
heights were reached today in the
mounting toll Of life and property
lost in the worst storm and flood dis
aster that New England has expert
enced within memory. The disaster
was due TO heavy rain in abnormally
warm weather.
Although nc least 80 persons were
dead and material damage ran into
staggering sums il was feared that
when full news Of the catastrophe
which overlook Montpelier, VT, be-
came known the list of water victims
might be greatly increased.
An unconfirmed report via White
River Junction, VT, said that the col
lapse of a reservoir had caused many
deaths. The estimates in these re-
ports ran from 1877 to PIP.
The first contact Of Vermont's
capital with the outside world since
the flood came from an Associated
Press correspondent operating over
radio station which depended on
power from door bell batteries.
Cities in Darkness
The message of L. A. Kelly told Of
ten reported dead ia the neiRhboring
city OF Barre. including the lieuten-
ant-gcvernor Of the state, $. II. Jack
son.
In Montpelier there was no check
on loss of life. Light and power
were cut out, as they were in prac-
tieally every other place in the GEN.
trail part Of the state and in many
parts Of New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts. Bridges had been carried
away by swirling torrents. Water
in the WinooskS river was 20 feet
above normal.
Elsewhere throughout New England
disaster stalked in many forms and
with varying intensity. A revised
list of the dead showed that includ-
ing those reported dead in Barre but
without estimating the possible fatal
tiles in Montpelier. Vermont. led the
list with rs. Massachusetts, came
next with -.
Rhode Island had 4 single reported
fatality with one man believed 10
have been carried to his death in a
rush Of waters near Westerly.
Storm In Maine
Connecticut and New Hampshire,
apparently suffering only heavy
property loss while in Maine where
the storm took the form of a gale.
a lineman was electrocuted while re-
pairing Il fallen wire.
Continuing rain in many places and
utter inability of railroads to cope
with the extraordinary situation in
others brought the traffic paralysis
which has gripped the entire area,
no nearer an end today but IL did
present fresh and grave problem.
That was the threat of a milk fam
inc. Coincident with a warning BY
DR. Francis y. Mahoney. city health
commissioner that only 40 per cent
Of Boston's supply had been received
hy dealers. health officials In other
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
cities dependent on Vermont and New
sources for their supplies urged
strictest conservation Of the fluid.
No possible improvement was in
prospect for AS hours and that the
shortage might even last longer was
freely forecast.
Food Shortage Possible
Another situation. although IL held
little immediate peril, was that Of
a possible food shortage not only to
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