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Show I Total Number Storm Victims Estimated 500 1 ai i Ar More Names Added to List of Over Three Hundred, TOWN WIPED OUT Only One House Standing Stand-ing at Fort Aransas; Five Are Dead. CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex., Sept. 18. The death toll in Corpus Chnsti and vicinity as a result of Sunday's hurri-I hurri-I cane and tidal wave stood at 256 to-I to-I day, according to reports from burial squads. The general accepted esti l mite was that the final figures would reach 500. I The official figures issued this morning show the following casual-tic;. casual-tic;. Corpus Christi, 54; White Point, 96; Rocita and Portland, 60 Port Arans-I Arans-I at, 5; Odem and Sinton, 11; Aransas Pats, 2, Rockport, 8. Total, 256. I CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Sept 18 be coming ol another tlay found offi-J offi-J . ciaJs here, -tiil u n.i bl to estimate ac-ruralely ac-ruralely th, loss of lifo and propeity n-3uk;& '.: -v. da - uulf hurricane d I Tho impn in ;- 1 1 1 d to prevail, tip lowevcr, tint n would be far larger 40 'ban had been genei .illy i ted. A tte ' t jtal dcntii 1:h tor ih- didrtct in ex-13 ex-13 k '-?5.- of 'luO would not. be a surprise to i &any officials, if was said H I Five persons lost their lives at Port K I A ran si.-; m .-ui"l... ' hot r'cano all'! i. I inly un.- building was left standing in I ihe little tov.n m taut inhabitants i9 i tight li . t, w i r- int ,ii Rockport 1 1 and two at Aranns fa-.? This report vas made officially to Colonel John A. m . forter, rr-H -r commander, late last 3 night by army of tic i iv sent out to m-I m-I Potigate the late or these towns. The report made by Lieutenant-Col -carl (.ol.. and captain G. O. t. ; March, submitted detailed statements '.flneernjnK the needs of the people at : Rockport, Port. Manas ami ranas : Pass ami m i ,n rest, finallv rumors ' i the d.-at, toll had been i igh al "I -" plai.e- |