Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-08
RELIEF IS RUSHED
TO TEXAS VICTIMS
Red Cross, American Legion
and Citizens Work in
Stricken Areas.
BY the Associated Press.


DALLAS, May S.-Immediate relief,
undertaken by the Red Cross. the Amer
| lean Legion and citizens of the State,
today was being rushed to the aid of
destitute and homeless persons by the
score in Central and South Texas COM
munities devastated Tuesday by tor
nadoes.
The Red Cross last night appealed
for $15O,000 in Texas for the work and
asked for gifts of clothes and food.
Funeral services were planned today
for most OF the 10 victims. and more
than 100 injured persons were being
cared for in hospitals.
In Frost. Navarro County, where %
out of 800 inhabitants lost their lives
and virtually the entire town was de-
molished, the cemetery was In the path
of the twister, and shattered tomb
stones had to be cleared away before
graves could be prepared for the burial
of storm victims.
NeighbOrs Come to Aid.
Citizens of Corsicana, nearby, were
leading in relief work and were assist
business buildings and repairing the
towns water system.
Dallas County's Red Cross has sup
piled 100 cots to persons at Frost made
homeless by the storm. The Red Cross
also planned to assist in restocking
farms and buying seed for replanting
crops.
Citizens of San Antonio, Cuero. Nord-
helm, Runge, Yorktown and Kennedy
and all over South Texas were gather
ing relief forces for 40 or so families
left homeless near Nordheim and Runge.
IN karnes County, where the tornado
killed 80 persons and injured more
than 20.
Hospitals Established.
Emergency hospitals we're established
in Nordheim and Runge for the ply
sicians and nurses rushed from San An
tonic and nearby towns and several
store rooms were turned into morgues
for the dead.
Rapid operations were performed to
save the lives of many persons manned
by flying debris and almost wholesale
burials were held for those found
mangled by the crushing wind.
The death list has mounted slowly as
additional victims succumbed to their
injuries.
Al NoIIIi SeIlJTdI IeHaS, near waco
and Hillsboro, relief measures were
being undertaken, the death toll there
having mounted to Is near Hillsboro
and 90 injured persons were in Hills
boro hospital. =
Correct List of Dead.
corrected list of dead today placed
the number at 70, as follows:
Near Runge, Karnes County-Ferdi-
host, So: Mrs. Francisco Villareal. &C.
lestine Cruz Villareal, Domingo villa
real, Mrs Martha Herrera, IS; Mrs
Lucia Salas Garcia, 40; Pancho Garcia,
Santos Garcia, Juan Garcia, Manuela
Garcia, Calous Garcia, Augustine Gar
cha, Mrs. Manuela Gomez Salas and
Silvera Salas.
Near Nordheim, Dewitt County-Ga-
vino Trevino, Setriova Molina, 10; Qua
dalupe Garcia, Francisco Cara, So; Ru-
perta Cara. 10; Serapo Garcia, Lorenzo
Garcia, Martin Garcia, Florencia Gar
cha, Mrs. Emil Huck, 80, and Mrs. Otto
Fuherken.
Near Kennedy. Karnes county-Fran-
cisco Delana.
Near Ottine. Gonzales County-olea-
ven Clark, 8, colored
At Randolph Field, near San An
tonio-John Kleespies of Houston.
AT Brinson-Mrs. w. T. Strickland
and w. T. Strickland.
At Ennis-baby daughter of Art
Wagner and Bob Flanagan, Isl
AT Frost-Leroy Bagley, me n his; E.
A. Patterson. so; ]. E. Lee, tSs John
Flew, II; Prentice Flew, 81; r. L.
Bell, so; Bells child, IL; w. H. Bow
man, 20; Mrs. w. H. Bowman, so; Gid
Began, IS; Tom Began, John Fly, so,
and three unidentified Mexicans.
Near Bynum, Hill County-E. F.
Ishbell, Mrs. e. F. Ishbell, Alba Eugene
Ishbell, Miss Jugersen of Clifton, Mrs.
Emma Hoft and Charles Wolfe of Spur.
Near Massey, Hill County-Miss Del
mar Anderson.
Near Abbott, Hill County-Ethel Will
nams.
Near Mertens, Hill County-Will
johnson, Senorita Modesca and two
unidentified colored persons.
Near West. McClennan County
Mrs. Bacha, rs, baby Bacha, months.