Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1915 — Erie Dead May Reach 75- Loss Is Over $6,000,000. [ARTICLE]

Erie Dead May Reach 75Loss Is Over $6,000,000.

The death list resulting from the flood of Tuesday night was brought to 29, when two more bodies were recovered Thursday. Because of the great mass of debris which stretches for two miles along Mill Creek valley, the search for bodies is progressing slowly and the city officials believe that it* will be at least a week before the work has been completed. Fifteen persons are known to be missing and Coroner Hanley said that he thought the death list might reach 75. Figures compiled Thursday indicate that the total damage in the city and county would reach six or seven million dollars. Two millions, it is said, would not cover the crop losses. Two members of the state department of health arrived to assist the health officer in handling the sanitary situation. Scores of people have been vaccinated for typhoid and warnings on sanitation have 'been issued by the health authorities. A committee of prominent citizens met with- iMayor Stem at the city hall and took part in the relief work and two hundred of the city’s most prominent women went to the flood district to investigate the situation. Preparations are being made to furnish clothing and food for the sufferers.