Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
HEAVY TOLL LEFT
IN STORMS WAKE.
Dead and Injured Lists Mount
as Blast Spends Its
Fury.
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regions are terrible" Selby said, "al-
though conditions along the coast are
fairly good. In the lake region, two
companies of State National Guard
troops arrived last night and are on
duty. The sections around Pahokee
and Canal Point, are under military
control.
Clothing, especially shoes, are badly
needed"
Sheriff Bob Baker Of Palm Beach and
squad Of deputies who went to paho-
kee, Canal Point and South Bay to bring
in bodies Of the storm victims, said
on their return today that the OUT
board motorboats in which they went
were wholly inadequate to meet their
needs. The sheriff said sea skiff would
be taken into the area today, stationed
at strategic point as base of opera
tions and that motor boats would bring
the dead to the skiff. He said most of
the dead were colored.
Rum Chasers Aid.
Relief workers have sent emergency
supplies in boats to the lake area. Coast
River from the base at Fort Lauder
dale to aid In the rescue and relief
work.
Some bodies have been taken to Fort
Pierce for burial, reports reaching re-
lief headquarters here said
Selby said he had received very few
reports of looting in the stricken areas.
Red Cross officials said that damage
to property was greater In proportion to
the size of the cities than In the hurri-
cane that swept Miami in 1926. Palm
Beach and West Palm Beach were hard
hit. Rcd Cross officials estimated that
between 80 and IS per cent of the build
ings in the two cities were either dam
aged or destroyed. Streets were filled
with debris and expensive palm trees
by the score were strewn everywhere.
Bodies found in the lake regions were
buried as soon as they were recovered
and there were no way of checking the
actual casualty list except through re-
ports made to Red Cross headquarters.
Trucks Run Through Water.
Ambulances and trucks rolled through
water often over the running boards,
bringing out the injured and dead and
was completely evacuated last night.
From Okeechobee City came word that
the Seaboard Airline Railway had
brought in relief train, with physicians,
nurses, food. embalmers, caskets, cloth
ing and medical supplies.
Boats were dispatched to outlying
points to check on reports of disaster.
Many of the refugees, scores Of whom
were injured, were brought to West
Palm Beach for medical treatment and
food and shelter The hospitals. hotels
and churches were filled with destitute
persons. More than $500 refugees were
cared for at the Red Cross headquarters
yesterday and scores were being brought
In hourly.
Facilities Are Taxed,
With facilities taxed to capacity, plans
were made to transfer 1000 refugees
to Miami and Fort Lauderdale today.
Food, clothing and medical supplies
are ample here to cope with the situa-
ton, Red Cross officials reported. but
there is urgent demand for cots and
bedding.
One hundred troops were due here
today, and Mayor Vincent Oaksmith
has asked that martial law be declared.
The soldiers were being sent here on the
request OF city officials to Gov. John w.
Martin.
At least 100000 in outside funds are
needed to meet the situation until the
national Red Cross can take complete
charge. OF the work, officials of the
local chapter said.
For many parts of the State offers of
aid nave been received from Red Cross
chapters.