London Evening Advertiser
- Florida hurricane deaths may total 1,500
- Tory government to resign this week
- Investigation into four deaths in a railway collision
Florida hurricane estimates and relief dominate the page. Alongside them are Meighen’s announced resignation timetable and the opening of the Kent Bridge railway inquiry.
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Florida hurricane deaths may total 1,500
Miami, Fla., Sept. 20.—Estimates ranging from 600 to 1,500 dead prevailed in the hurricane area this morning as first contact with the outside world was established with airplane, automobile and relief trains. The damage was estimated at $150,000,000.
In the Miami storm disaster area are included Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Redlands, Moore Haven and Clewiston. Little communication had been established with these places as the causeways were flooded and wreckage and high water barred traffic. Because of continued severe winds pilots of airplanes were reported as wary of attempting to land in the storm area. Airplanes could not locate any landing places and seaplanes feared the rough and debris-filled water.
The American Red Cross had established relief stations throughout the stricken area and the aid of nearby towns and cities was offered.
Efforts are being made to locate the relatives or friends of more than 200 children who have been found wandering about what remains of Miami, separated from their families.
Tory government to resign this week
Ottawa, Sept. 20.—Premier Meighen announced after a meeting of council today that the resignation of the Government would be tendered this week. Ministers, some of whom have not been able to reach Ottawa, are rapidly closing out the work of their departments.
A further meeting of the cabinet is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Hon. H. H. Stevens, minister of customs and excise, and Hon. S. F. Tolmie, minister of agriculture, are due here this evening and will attend tomorrow’s conference.
Investigation into four deaths in a railway collision
Fifteen Railmen Give Evidence in Case of Kent Bridge Tragedy.
SEEK CAUSE OF CRASH
Death of Brakeman Robinson Brings List of Dead Up To Four.
Investigation into the causes and the fixing of the responsibility of the head-on collision of two C. P. R. trains near Kent Bridge at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, which claimed the lives of four London railroadmen, was started this morning in the offices of F. M. Rutter, superintendent of the London division.
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Reaching survivors when transport fails
The rescue problem in this dispatch is not simply distance. Flooded roads stopped vehicles, wind and missing landing grounds obstructed aircraft, and floating debris made water landings dangerous. Relief therefore depended on restoring several different kinds of access at once. The search for more than 200 separated children adds a second task: reconnecting families as well as delivering supplies. These details explain why Red Cross stations and assistance from neighbouring towns mattered even before a reliable regional casualty total was available.
Why Meighen was preparing to resign
The September 14 election explains the imminent change of government. Meighen had taken office in June after Mackenzie King resigned; his ministry lasted until September 25, when King returned to office. The newspaper catches the interval between the election and that formal transfer. Ministers were still closing departmental business and assembling for cabinet, so an electoral defeat did not mean that administration stopped on polling day.
A railway disaster in the city’s working life
All four men killed were railway workers from London, Ontario. That local connection made the Kent Bridge collision a story about the city’s working households as well as a transport accident. The report places the investigation in the railway’s London divisional office and identifies testimony from 15 railwaymen. Its stated purpose was to reconstruct the collision and assign responsibility: a shift from reporting the deaths to examining how the railway had been operated.
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DEAD IN FLORIDA HURRICANE MAY TOTAL 1,500
Miami, Fla., Sept. 20.—Estimates ranging from 600 to 1,500 dead prevailed in the hurricane area this morning as first contact with the outside world was established with airplane, automobile and relief trains. The damage was estimated at $150,000,000.
In the Miami storm disaster area are included Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Redlands, Moore Haven and Clewiston. Little communication had been established with these places as the causeways were flooded and wreckage and high water barred traffic. Because of continued severe winds pilots of airplanes were reported as wary of attempting to land in the storm area. Airplanes could not locate any landing places and seaplanes feared the rough and debris-filled water.
The American Red Cross had established relief stations throughout the stricken area and the aid of nearby towns and cities was offered.
Efforts are being made to locate the relatives or friends of more than 200 children who have been found wandering about what remains of Miami, separated from their families.
TORY GOVERNMENT TO QUIT THIS WEEK
Ottawa, Sept. 20.—Premier Meighen announced after a meeting of council today that the resignation of the Government would be tendered this week. Ministers, some of whom have not been able to reach Ottawa, are rapidly closing out the work of their departments.
A further meeting of the cabinet is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Hon. H. H. Stevens, minister of customs and excise, and Hon. S. F. Tolmie, minister of agriculture, are due here this evening and will attend tomorrow’s conference.
Investigate Death of 4 In Smash Up
Fifteen Railmen Give Evidence in Case of Kent Bridge Tragedy.
SEEK CAUSE OF CRASH
Death of Brakeman Robinson Brings List of Dead Up To Four.
Investigation into the causes and the fixing of the responsibility of the head-on collision of two C. P. R. trains near Kent Bridge at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, which claimed the lives of four London railroadmen, was started this morning in the offices of F. M. Rutter, superintendent of the London division.
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