Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
MILITARY AID ORDERED.
Florida Checks Death List as Hurricane
ROars North.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September IL
F.-While the West Indian hurricane
was roaring up the Atlantic Coast, Flor
Ida today checked a reported known
death list of 400, injuries in the thou
sands and an emergency requiring mill
tary aid and immediate relief.
For the first time since Sunday, when
the hurricane struck the mainland lust
south OF West Palm Beach, comprehen-
sive figures on the dead and official
computation Of damage were becoming
available.
Prefacing his estimate with the
statement that this storm can't
be exaggerated" Howard Selby, chair
man OF the Palm Beach County
Red Cross committee, last night said
the death toll in the county alone,
one of the worst hit areas Of the State,
would range around 400, and that dam
age would be $30,000,O00. Senator Joe
I. Robinson, Democratic vice presiden-
tial nominee, who left the area last
night after donating use of his private
car, said damage was estimated be-
tween $75,000,000 and $100,000.000.
OVV OcAcVcU MISSING.
Out of the border towns of Lake Okee-
chobee came word Of the greatest loss of
Life. the missing reported by various re-
lief committees ranging around 800. The
hurricane swept up huge wave in the
lake. which overran the countryside all
along the eastern shore, from Okeecho-
bee City, IN the north, to Belleglade, on
the southern tip. The list as verified by
competent authorities, however, was 80
identified dead.
Gov John Martin authorized mill
tary units to proceed into the stricken
areas, from Tampa, Arcadia and other
points, instructing Adjt Gen. v. B. Col
Inns to confer with the Red Cross at
West Palm Beach and use his troops
accordingly.
On receipts of reports from the Red
Cross at Miami, which escaped harm,
that conditions were extremely crit
ical" from Fort Lauderdale to West
Palm Beach, the governor sent a tele-
gram to Charles H Mann, president of
the State board of health, which asked
fullest cooperation.
Army Sends Cots.
The United States Army co-operated
to the extent of sending 1000 Army
CoIo AToHl Tic 4Cn COrpS area mead
quarters at Fort Mcpherson, Ga, and
seven disaster relief workers were NOV
ing into the West Palm Beach area
from the Washington offices of the Red
Cross. The United States Public Health
Service authorized representative to
cooperate from Jacksonville and PLAN
ned to expedite delivery of anti-toxins
Typhoid and other serums were badly
needed, particularly in the Okeechobee
section, where sanitary conditions were
extremely serious. Relief workers sent
In from Miami reported that $50 bodies
had been counted south of Pahokee
and only IL had been moved into town
due to poor facilities. Many were left
on bikes to await trucks.
Apparently serious conditions obtain
ed In Florida only at canal point and
the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee
and in the Palm Beach area, which
embraced, Pomparo. Deerfield, Del Ray
Boynton. Lake Worth and smaller ad-
joining communities. Central Florida
escaped harm of serious nature wher,
the disturbance turned Monday morn
ing somewhere east of Tampa and
struck toward Jacksonville, minor
damage, together with interrupted COM
munication lines, conditions which OBJ
tanned up the Atlantic Coast as far
North as the Carolinas Western
Florida escaped unscathed and Clewis-
ton and Moorehayen on the western