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Show !FLO0BSiOjE OVER TEXAS CITIES FORTY SEVEN REPORTED DEAD WHILE TOTAL CASUALTIES MAY EXCEED HUNDRED Property Loss Estimated at $5,000,000; Public Utilities Seriously Crippled. Thousands are Left Homeless and on Mercy of City and Friends San Antonio, Texas The list of known dead from Saturday's Hood had advanced to forty-seven late Sunday. The dead and missing were, estimated at approximately 250 by rescue workers, work-ers, while Police Commissioner Phil Wright said they might total 300. Many residents, however, consider these figures higl The property loss was placed at $15,-000,000 $15,-000,000 by some business men, but both lower and higher estimates were made. Soon after daylight Sunday, searchers search-ers working through the Alazan creeK found four bodies in the wrickage on the banks, and another was found In the San Antonio river. While it has been declared that possibly tine majority major-ity of the estimated dead floated down the stream, searchers believe as tne wreckage is cleared away others win be found. Rescuers Sunday eonnned their efforts principally to recovering bodies, work of rescuing the marooned having been completed Saturday. Rescue and relief work. continued all Saturday night and Sunday. Hundreds of Mexicans and the poorer people who lived along the Alazan are homeless, and were given assistance by Red Cross headquarters. The fact tUat most of the bodies recovered re-covered have been fully clothed shows that the victims were either warned or heard the approaching rush of water in time to make preparations to leave. The city proper has feen tn a crippled crip-pled condition all day from the flood. There have been no lights or street car service because of lack of electric power. ; Water has been running Into the mains in parts of the city, and tne pressure is weak at these places. However, How-ever, city officials said that the water pressure would be turned on ana it was thought electric current will -also be available soon. City Building Inspector J. L. Riebter estimated the damage to buildings in approximately $700,000. He said no large buildings have been permanently damaged. Jitneys have been doing a rushing business because of the lack of siicet car service. Investigation divulged .Sunday thai hardly any of the damaged businesses carried flood insurance. Damage 'o t'ie street pav.-.g Is estimated esti-mated ti approximately -O.OOO, most of which -re-Hif:! when -wood paving blocks ,vie vo.ihI up. Much of Hie business section was paved with wood blocks. Laborers have been egaged in moving away what remained of the blocks. Every sanitary precaution is being taken. City Heaiyi Officer W. A. King issued an appeal to the citizens to be especially diligent in draining off water where mosquitoes might find a breeding breed-ing place. The cleaning up proceeded in every part of. the business district Sunday. Proprietors of business establishments and employees were sweeping and brushing out the water and dolirls, while pnnips were forcing water from hasements. Elegant office furniture lined bolh sides of the main streets with employees scrubbing them to remove re-move din and sme. In contrast to fie damage to the larger establishments, establish-ments, there were the damaged fruit Itaiuls, curio shops and smaller establishments. estab-lishments. Here and there a man was cleaning his small place, aided in some Instances by his wife, sons and daugn ters. |