Evening star., 1938-09-27
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON. Sept. 77.-The Federal
Government opened its purse strings
wide today to help New England re-
cover from what w. P. A. Adminis-
traitor Harry Hopkins called "the
worst hurricane disaster in any region
Of our country"
Discovery Of nearly a score more
bodies in Rhode Island sent the six
State list of known dead in New
England to 47s, as Mr.. Hopkins an
nounced he was cutting red tape" to
permit each State administrator to
allocate funds to projects without
further administration approval.
ANY one Of them will be able to
do anything could do,". he explained,
adding that more than 100000 p. w.
A. men already were at work.
Fishermen Lost Everything.
AS the death toll continued to rise,
the Red Cross announced it expected
to aid 10000 families. One OF the
greatest tasks, officials said, was re-
habilitation Of Connecticut and Rhode
Island fishermen, who lest not only
boats. but homes and livelihood. Fish
ermen were busy yesterday and today
attempting to locate the wrecks and
salvage motors and other equipment.
The relief task was hampered by
failing telephone communication. The
New England Telephone & Telegraph
Co. reported A communities still were
cut of and $4,000 telephones were
out Of order. Two Thousand linemen
were on hand from as far away as
Virginia.
Railroad service remained uncer-
tain.
About 5000, 900 900 was the estimate
Of damage in Rhode Island. Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut. Vermont and
New Hampshire.
The toll of identified dead was:
Rhode Island, 257.
Massachusetts,. 129.
Connecticut, "a.
New Hampshire, 13.
Vermont, S.
1t appeared the death list in the
f1ve States might pass 500. Coast
Guard officials said the 10-mile stretch
Of shifting sands between Westerly
and Charleston. r. l., might hold doz-
ems Of bodies that never would be re-
covered.
Plea for Co-Operation.
A plea that every one cooperate
and that there be no false pride"
about who was to do what was made by
Mr.. Hopkins at his conference with
the Governors.
A recommendation that cities and
towns be allowed to increase personnel
and draw above their money quotas
had the support of all the New Eng
land Governors. .t
Gov. Robert E. Quinn of Rhode
Island sought outright grants to in
dividuals instead of loans, holding
that many no longer had borrowing
capacity or a means Of livelihood.
Mr.. Hopkins, who had toured the
Deaten area, said ne Planned talks with
Mayors and town officials to determine
needs.
Robert E. Bondy, national director
Of the Red Cross disaster relief serv-
ice. pledged his organization to aid
$4,000 persons with q $5O0,000 con-
tribution fund now being raised.
Gov. Cross Calls Farley.
HARTFORD. Conn, Sept. ~ @.-
Gov. Wilbur L. Cross summoned mu-
nicipal o1ncials to an emergency con-
ference at the State capitol today to
map a program Of relief and restora-
ton in Connecticuts food and hurri-
cane damaged areas.
Waters inland and along the debris
laden coast Of Long Island Sound
yielded additional bodies which sent
Connecticut's list Of known dead to
"a. Between $4,000 and $4,000 disaster
victims were being succored by the
Red Cross, and omtial estimates bol-
stored unofdcial tabulations Of prop
erty loss well above $4,000, 900.