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THE MOBNING . QEGONIAN, ,WJ5QXfiSDAY. , SEPTEMBEB 12, 1900.
OAST SWEPT BARE
Terrible Havoc Wrought by
the Texas Storm.
VILLAGES WIPED OfF THE MAP
E4.ve "Lout and Property Damaged in.
. Kearlr Every Totvh. la tfce geatk-
eastern Part of tke State.
t HOUSTON. Tex., Sept XL M a local
tinder-taking: establishment In Houston
are resting the remains of five Houston
people -who perished at Seabrooke in
Saturday's hurricane. They arer
.,2ra. C. H. Lucy and her two small chil
uren. '
Haven Mcllhenny.
"Five-year-old sbiTof David Tyce.
All the bodies are so badly mangled 4as
to make It difficult to identify them. They
were washed -ashore near Seabrooke. The
same train brought the bodies of Mrs.
Vincent and her two children, who -were
drowned at Morgan's Point. Mr. Ilhenny
xvas xescued alive, and Is completely pros
trated. He said the -water came iip "so
rapidly that he and his family and' Mrs.
"Lucy And her children sought safety on
the roof. He had his little son Haven in
his arms and the other children were
strapped together. It was not long before
a heavy piece of timber struck Haven,
killing him. Young Tyce was washed off
the roof and drowned. Mrs. Lucy's oldrst
child was next killed by a piece of Um
ber, and the younger one was'' drowned.
Then Mrs. Lucy was washed off and
drowned, thus leaving Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Hhenny the -only occupants on the roof.
Finally the roof blew off the house and
fell into the -water and -was broken in
twain, Mrs. Mcllhenny remaining on one
half and Mr. Mcllhenny on the other.-The
portion of the roof to which "Mrs. Mcll
henny clung turned over, and this was
the last seen of her. Thus In a very
brief space of time Mr. Mcllhenny wit
nessed the loss of his family one by one.
.He held on his side- of the roof, so dis
tracted In mind as to care little where or
"now it drifted. He Anally landed on
terra flrma about 2 P. M. Sunday.
News from the coast along the Gulf &
Interstate Railroad between Sabine and
Bolivar Indicates that nc one has been
killed. There are "no houses left standing
at Patton or Bolivar. The rescue party
"has not reached Bolivar, opposite Gal
veston. It is reported that the village
was swept oft! the earth, and has few
Inhabitants left The railroad tracks are
tinder water, and the relief party Is on
foot.
At Qulntana, the port at the mouth of
the Brazos River, there are not more than
12 houses left. A number of persons
were injured and everybody is In need.
Two big tugboats were driven inland
about half a mile.
At Surfslde, a Summer resort opposite
Qulntana, there were 75 persons in the'
"hotel. "Women went Into the water to
their waists and assisted In keeping the
logs away from the hotel, and no one
was lost.
At Belleville, every house in the place
was damaged. One klrl was killed.
"Not a house is left at Patterson in a
habitable condition. Ono person was
killed there.
On the Steeland plantation, near Hfmp
Btead, the convict buildings, tenant
houses and shops were destroyed. The
convicts were released on parole, and but
four have returned. Of these- two were
'recaptured and the others may be dead.
The Stone and Buchanan plantations
were swept clear of buildings, but every
one escaped.
At Waller the destruction Is complete,
but no one was killed. t
At Pralrlevlew, the Normal School "was
badly damaged, but no onevwas killed.
At Wharton, an immense amount of
damage was done. In the country about
the town all the crops were laid waste.
Thirteen negroes are reported killed en
various plantations in Wharton and
Matagorda Counties.
In Matagorda County only two houses
were left standing. The little town of
Missouri City was practically wiped out.
No one was killed outright, but there is
a large list of injured.
At Sartalta, the Ellis sugar plant is In
ruins. Three thousand acres of cane and
cotton are said to be nearly without
-value. The damage outside of the crops
1s estimated at $80,000.
Richmond is reported to have been
very nearly wrecked. Eighteen persons
are reported killed, most of them ne
groes. In the country immediately about
the town and for 25 miles from town
there is not a house standing on the
prairie. Most of the dead, so far located,
are In two small villages of Heedville
and Beasly. One man was killed on the
Booth plantation, and the plantation was
wrecked. At El Campo. every house has
been damaged. At Ariola, two were
killed and several injured seriously.
At the Howse plantation, two miles west
of the railway station, the damage caused
by the elements was great. There are
60 convicts quartered on this plantation,
and they worked berolcally for the pro
tection of life and property.
Two boarding cars were blown out on
the main line and whirled along the road
36 miles to Sandy Point, where they col
lided with a number of other boarding
cars, killing two and injuring 13 occu
pants. :-
A dead child, the destruction of alt
houses except -one. and the destitution of
some 50 families, Is reported as the work
of the hurricane at Arcadia.
From 50 other towns come reports that
buildings were wrecked or demolished.
Most iOf them have injured people in.
them, but no dead are reported. There
are evidently few churches In. the hurri
cane district that are in condition-lo be
used with safety. " "
OS: THE SASTA; FE.
Wreclc and Rein at Many Points
Along: the Railroad:.
HOUSTON. Tex., Sept. 1L The. Santa
Fe's first relief train to Hitchcock to
day found conditions along its line similar
to those prevailing along the Galveston,
Houston & Henderson, In many places
homeless Inhabitants of the section trav
ersed were housed In empty box cars,
while others were sitting on the wreck of
their household effects. Many sufferers
are destitute, and will have to be given
free transportation to places where they
are sure of obtaining shelter and suste
nance. Every building In Peaflapd was
-either damaged or destroyed, but no lives
were lost there.
At Alvin the story is also gloomy. Be
sides the great damage to property that
town has the following deaths to report
In addition to seven previously reported:
Mrs. J. C. Collins, killed by falling tim
bers. W, P. Hawley, crushed by debris.
W. C. Mebham and wife,' seriously in
jured by flying timbers.
The town of Angleton severely suffered
from the storm, and assistance is, greatly
needed.
Algoa, Arcadia and Aitolomax show
signs of a severe visitation, and many
are In need of help. The 12-year-old son
Of James Rodacher was killed at Arcadia,
Two children lost their lives at Aitolo
max. THE GOVERNMENT'S LOSSES.
Fortifications at Galveston Seriously
Damaged.
WASHINGTON, Sept IL General
Wilson, chief of engineers, has not yet
received any advices as to the losses upon
fortifications and river and harbor works,
though advices to the Quartermaster's
Department Indicate that the fortifica
tions have been damaged. The following
telegrams have been received:
"Galveston, Ter Sept 9. I report ter
rific cj'clone with an 11-foot tide. All
improvements, temporary buildings,
property and stores rat both Jacinto and,
Crockett destroyed.and swept clean7. '
"BAXTER, Quartermaster-General.M
These buildings are of the kind usually
erected at posts for quarters for the
troops. A 'second telegram follows: s
"Galveston, " Tex., Sept lLReferrlng
to my telegram of yesterday, via Hous
ton, I urgently recommend that fair com
pensation be made to contractors tot
their losses, and that they be relieved
of their contracts. If fortifications are
rebuilt 'at or near their present sites. I
urgently recommend that quartere for
troops be purchased and built on higher
ground In city, centrally located. Wharves
destroyed, railroad bridges swept away
and building operations of any nature
cannot be resumed under six weeks or
two months. Two Quartermaster's em
ployes lo?t on barge Howard. Both
barges totally wrecked.
"BAXTER, Quartermaster-General."
Captain Baxter has been advised that
no action cm be taken upon his recom
mendations until further Information has
been received.
Damase to Railways.
HOUSTON. Tex., Sept, 1L The rail
roads will suffer the loss of millions of
dollars on actual damage, to say nothing
o'f the loss from stoppage of business. At
Galveston their wharves, warehouses, de
pots and tracks are ruined. The costly
bridges which connect the island are in
ruins, and must be entirely rebuilt
The International &. Great Northern
and Santa Fe have considerable track
washed out while the Galveston, Hoilston
& Northern will suffer heavily. Superin
tendent Mulvey has received notice that
all the track between Seabrooke and Vir
ginia Point with all the bridges, have
been washed away, and Section Foreman
Schanlan and all his crew at Nadeau
were lost
.. - Sixteen Dead at Hitchcock.
HOUSTON. Tex., Sept 11. At Hitch
cock 16 lives were lost Two Italian fam
ilies of IS people lost 12 of their number
by drowning. The following were killed
by falling timbers: Ifc and Mrs, JUram
Johnson, William Robinson, a child
named Domlnico, -
Deaths at Velasco.
- HOUSTON. Tex., Sept 1L Editor 6. O.
Nation, of the "Velasco World, brings In
formation of the "deathof 22 persons in
and around "Velasco, a& a result Of the
storm. Seventeen are negroes. " The
names of the five white persons killed
are:" T. W. Perrln, wealthy stock broker,
Galveston: Rev. Thomas Keehey, Gal
veston: Samuel Bly, Clarendon, Ark.;
Mr. Parker; Nellie Mills, his grand
daughter. The jetty work under construction by
the United States Government was un
harmed. Lesencnr Cut OS.
LESEUEUR. Minn., Sept 1L Not a
train has entered this placo today. The
Omaha line Is washed out at points wo
miles south and one mile north. The
rainfall Is the heaviest in years.
No Loss at Corpus Cnristi.
CORPUS CHRISTI, ,Tex., Sept U.
There has been no damage to property
or loss of life here.
Three Towns Escaped.
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept 11. There have
been no lives lost at Rockport, Aransas
Pass or Brownsville.
Storm moving northward
Upper Mississippi Valley and Lake
Region Visited.
WASHINGTON, Sept lL-The West
Indian storm, which passed from Texas
to Iowa since Sunday, has increased
greatly In Intensity during the last 24
hours. uFro.m Iowa t it will' move north
eastward, and cause severe gales over
Lake Michigan tonight and -over Lakes
Huron land Eastern "Superior ilate to
night and Wednesday. The storm is also
likely to cause severe , thunder-storms
and squalls from Eastern Iowa and
Eastern Missouri, over Illinois, Indiana,
Southern Wisconsin, Lower Michigan,.
Northern Ohio and Lakes Ontario and
Erie- , .WILLIS L. MOORE,
Chief U. S. Weather Bureau.
. Hard Rain at St. Paul. ,
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 1L The tail
end of the West Indian storm, which
devastated Galveston, struck this city
last night and today, making itself -apparent
in the heaviest rain ever record
ed in the local weather office. In 16 hours
there was a precipitation of 4.23 inches,
most of which fell between 11:20 last
night and 7:30 this morning. The rains
caused several bad washouts on the
Great Northern, in the northern part of
the state, one at Cold Springs and oth
ers between Bear Springs and Shevelln.
The' first resulted In carrying away a
long bridge and a few cars of a -passing
train, but'-the engine passed before the
bridge went out
Two Fatalities . at Chicago.
"CHICAGO, Sept 11. The s,torm of to
day was one of the severest that has
visited Chicago In years. At one time
the wind reached a velocity of 72 miles
an hour, and at no time during the day
was the velocity less than 50 miles an
hour. Two people lost their lives as a
result of the gale, and a number were
Injured. The damage from broken win
dows," falling signs and' trees will run
Into thousands-of dollars. The dead are:
John Braun, "killed by a live wire, and
an unidentified man, drowned In the lake
by a boat capsizing.
Storm at La Crosse.
LA CP-OSSE, Wis., Sept 11. A terrific
rainstorm raged here almost continuous
ly all day. A great volume of water has
fallen, and the damage ""to crops and
roads will be much greater than that In
curred in the cits'. Trains on all roads
were, delayed.
. MRS. GRACE'S MINES.
Mexicans Trying to Arrange a Set
tlement With. Her.
SYRACUSE, N. Y Sept 11. Two prom
inent lawyers of the City of Mexico,
Luis de la Barra and Francisco Orellly,
are here for the purpose of conferring
with Mrs. Mary D. Grace regarding her
silver mines in the State of Durango,
Mexico. They have come to arrange a
final settlement with Mrs. Grace. The
property is valued by mining experts at
-anywhere from $1,000,000 to $12,000,000. Mrs.
Gnce is the principal of the Tompkins
School here, and has been supporting her
self while seeking to recover the mines
In which she became Interested in 18S2,
at which time she. lived in San Fran
cisco. The mines are now being worked and.
the output of ore has been contracted
for by Guggenheimer Brothers, of New
Tork. They are bankers who deal In
silver.
William J. Grace, eldest son of Mrs.
Grace, Is in charge of the mines. He
was superintendent when the property
was taken from Mrs. Grace by Mexicans,
who have held It for the past seven years.
The mines are situated near the village
of Nombre de Dlos, about 500 miles north
of the City of Mexico.
Before Mrs. Grace was dispossessed1
by Spanish claimants under the order
of a minor court a smelter and complete
outfit of mining machinery worth nearly
a million dollars had b'eeti installed. The
mines themselves earned this outlay. The
property comes back to Mrs. Grace
stripped of most of Its valuable machin
ery. Even the mules which drew the
ore cars were taken away. The pumps
were smashed, the smelter was destroyed,
and everything that could be 'done to
wreck the property was done by the
Mexicans when they found that "they'
could not longer hang on to the property, j
WHAT GALVESTON HflEftS
LOCAL RELIEF COMMITTEE ISSUES'
ANKAPPBAL.
Near-by 'Cities Asked to Open Asy-
lams for Women KHd-OntltdjroK
Government Sends Sapplies,
GALVESTON, Tex., Sept 11. The fol
lowing statement of conditions at Jal
veston and. appeal for aid . Is Issued,- by
the local relief committee:
"A conservative estimate of the loss, of
life Is that It will reach 3000; at -least 5000
families are shelterless and wholly -destitute.
The -entire remainder of" the .popu
lation Is suffering In greater or less. de
gree. Not a single, church,- school, or
charitable Institution, of which'" Galves
ton had so many, Is left intact Not a
building escaped damage, and half, .the
whole, number were entirely obliterated.
There Is Immediate need of clothing, -food
and household goods'-of all kinds. If near
by cities will open asylums for women and
children the situation will be greatly-relieved.
Coast. cities should send us water
as well as provisions, including kerosene
oil, gasoline and candles.
"W. C. JONES, Mayor.
"M. LASKER,
"President Island Savings Bank.
"J. D. SKINNER,
"President Cotton Exchange.
"C. H. M'MASTER, ij.
"For Chamber, of Commerce.
"R. G. LOWE,, .
"Manager Galveston News.
"CLARENCE 'OWSLEY,
"Manager Galveston Tribune."
RELIEF ' FROM HOJUSTON. -
Another , Trainload of Suppllesior,
Galveston.
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 11. Ano-tner
train over the International & Great
Northern road left Houston at 8 P. M.
tonight The train carried men, water,
supplies, burial necessities and. other
things of which the sufferers are in moLt
urgent need. .
It is deemed advisable to call the mil
itia companies Into service on account
of their being well disciplined bodies.' It
Is believed they can do -effective work" 111
burying the dead," rescuing the living and
doing what general work Is necessary tc
Via nnA ' J J
On account of the" great number!- of1
applicants xor transportation on reuei
trains, the relief committee has ipen
forced to deny all those, whose services J
are not actually .needed or . who nave i
only distant relatives or friends in dls-j
tres3 at the storm-swept points.
Dr. Aiken, of Hitchcock, accompanied
eight Injured personss to the city oveij
,the eanta wo, ana the committee aiii
ranged ior mem to oe carea ior-at an
infirmary. ""
General McKibben arrlyed here at an"
early hour this morning with a' number !
of soldiers Following, hlnv. on a 'fast
freight are two cars loaded .with 0,00;
Tatlons and 1000 tents. These were sent
to Galveston this afternoon on a barge.'
It is probable they will reach Galveston
some time tonight.
9i9ti6ie'9tssec
HIS SETTLED PURPOSE.
"It thero Is any one who believes the
gold standard h a good thins, or that
it must be maintained, I warn hlm'ncU
to cast hU Vote for me, because I
promise him it will not be -maintained.
In this country longer than I am able
to set rid of It." Hon. William Jen-l"
nine's Bryan, Knoxvllle, Tenn., ..Sept.
16. 1800. " ,?
tBt(9e996SttS(
jGQVERiyaiENT SENDS SUPPLIES. -
Tents and Rations for the Galveston
Sufferers.
.WASHINGTON, Sept ll.-Orders have
been Issued by the War Department' for
the Immediate shipment td Galveston of
855 tents and 50,000 rations. These stbres
and supplies .are divided between St.
Louis and San Antonio, and probably will
be delivered tonight or tomorrow. -This
represents about all such supplies .'the
Government has on hand at the places,
named, but It Is stated at the depart
ment that the order could be duplicated
In a day. . .
Five Thousand Dead. , ,
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 11, 10:45 P. M.
The Post correspondent was , instructed
to forward ttie following address to the
'people of the .United States: v
"Galveston, Tex., .Sept. 11. It is '-"my
'opinion, based upon personal Information,,
that 5000 people have lost 'their lives fiere.
Approximately one-third of the restdenco
portion of the city has been swept away.
There are several thousand people "who
are homeless and destitute; how many
there Is no way of finding out. Arrange--ments
are now being made to haye the
women'and children1, sent to Houston 'and
other places, but. the means of transpor-"
tatlon are limited. Thousands are still'
to be cared for here. We appeal Ho "you
for immediate aid.
- "WALTER C. JONES,
r ' "Mayor of Galveston."
Knights Templar Appealed To.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. It William H.
Mayor, of this city, grand- recorder ot,
the grand encampment of Knights ,Tem
plar of the United S.tates, by wire. direc
tion from W. H. Lloyd, of San. Fran
cisco, grand master, sent the following
telegram", to the grand commanders of
every, state:
"The recent "stornt In 'Texas' has left
numbers of our fraters In dire distress.
Immediate relief Is needed. Appeal to
your commanderles to send at once what
they cin." Wlrtf "or -Bend'" to 'Henry B.'
Stoddard, deputy grand master, at Gal
veston, Tex."
y
'Alvln Needs Help;
HOUSTON, "Tex., Sept li. The Mayor
of A'lvln, Tex., appeals for relief In a dis
patch to the Associated Pres3, which"
says: ' ' ' -
"Alvin and vicinity are absolutely kde-
vasfated: In this community alone fully
2000 people are left Homeless and are with
out means of support. All business houses
are wrecked, and there" is not enough
foodstuff in the county to last 10 days.
Assistance is 'necessary to prevent actual
starvation. Any contribution addressed
to the Mayor will be promptly Mlstrib-'
uted."
Relief Train Front 'Chicago.4
CHICAGO, Sept 11. A special freight
train"of 15 cars, running on a passenger,
time sche'dulo, and laden with food and.
clothing for the Texas sufferers, will'
probably start from "Chicago within' 48
hours. The offer to furnish the train Was
made by -the Chicago, Rock Island-&- Pa
cific Railroad to Mayor Harrison, and-the'
Mayor accepted it today. Aside from ne
cessities contributed, it Js estimated' $15,
000 has been donated. The Rock Island
has also wired Governor' Sayers of -ado-i
nation of $4000 for the Sufferers.
,..,.,
What Tfew York: Will 'Do.'' ' ! -
NEW "YORK, Sept 11. Mayor Van
Wyck "today Issued an appeal to the'citl-'
zens "of New -York for help for thea'uf
ferers of Galveston heading the 'appeal
with a $500 subscription. Tendoctora "and
20- nurses-from Bellevue Hospltalt have
volunteered to go to Galveston andhelp
care for the Injured and sick. They will
leavo New "York by special train tonight.'.
Revenue Cutters-Asked For."
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept' il. Messages
were sent from here today .asking that
revenue cutters' be ordered to Qaiyeston
Bay to assist In' transporting provisions1
to .the cltyk Telegrams wereilso sent to
New Orleans arid Mobile asking for' tugs.
If is .quUe probable that in the next day
or two-free communication will be estab
lished. r ' ' ' '
"S
,.j Sympathy From Franc b. .,-. .
PARIS. ept 11. The French Govern
ment has decided to send tp. the. Gov
ernment of the United-States' a message
.expressing" sympathy with the people of
t'fie United States on account of the Gal
veston disaster.
Standard Oil Contribution.
', jmw YORK, Sept. 11. The Standard
Oil Company, has "sent $10,000 to Governor
Sayers for the Galveston sufferers, and
the New York Merchants' Association has
v raised $4850. ,
1 A Houston Committee.
' HOUSTON, Tex., Sept 11. A "citizens'
'committee has 'been appointed to take ac
tion for the relief of the sufferers at Gal
veston' and other,, points where relief Is
needed. . . j
STORM WAS EXPECTED.
Story of the Hurricane. as Witnessed
in Galveston.
. GALVESTON, Te'x. by Western. Union
dlspatch-boNat to Houston, Tex., Sept JO.
The terrific cyclone that produced such
a distressing disaster in Galveston and
all through Texas was predicted -by the
United States Weather Bureau to strike
Galveston Friday night, and created much
apprehension, but the night passed with
out the prediction being verified.
The conditions, however, were omin
ous; the danger signal was displayed on
the flagstaff of the Weather Bureau, ship
ping was warned, etc. The southeastern
sky was somber, the Gulf beat high on
the beach with that dismal, thunderous
roar that presaged trouble, while the air
had that stillnoss that betokens a storm.
From out the north, in the middle watohes
of the night, the wind began to cqme In
spiteful puffs, Increasing in volume as
the day dawned.
By 10 o'clock Saturday morning It was
almost a gale; at noon It had Increased
in velocity and was driving the rain,
whipping the pools and tearing things up
in a lively manner, yet no 'serious appre
hension was felt by residents 'remote from
the encroachments of the Gulf. Resi
dents near the beach were aroused te
the danger that threatened their homes.
Stupendous waves began to send their
waters far Inland, and' the people began a
ahasty exit to"secufe place in- the t city.
Two glgantlo forces were at work. .The
Gulf 'force" drove thwaves with lrreslstl-Wfl-
foreo, hlsrh uDon the beach, and the
'gale' from the northeast pitched the wa-
ters against ana over me wiiuivra,uu
Ing sewers and flooding the city from that
.'quarter. - -
-1 The streets rapidly began to fill with
iwater; communication became difficult
and the helpless people were caught be
tween two powerful elenients, while the
winds ' howled and rapidly Increased, in
velocity. ".
Railroad communication was cut off
.shortly after noon, the track being washed
out; wire facilities completely failed at
3 -o'clock, and Galveston was Isolated from
the world '
' The wind momentarily Increased in ve
locity, while the waters, rapidly rose and
the night drew on- with dreaded apprei
-henslon depicted' In the face of every one.
Already thousands were cbrayely 'strug
gling with their families against the mad
waves and fierce "wind for places of
r6fuge. The public schoot buildings,
' courthouse, hotels, in fact any place that
offered apparently a safe refuge from the
elements, became crowded to their ut
most. Two minutes of 6:30 P. M-.Just
-before the anemometer blew away, It had
'reached'the' frightful velocity of 100 miles
an hour. Buildings that had hitherto
rstodd, crumbled and crashed, carrying
death and destruction to hundreds ot peo
ple.j. Roofs sailed through the air, win
dow w"ere driven in with a crash or
shattered by flying slate, telegraph, tele
phone, electric light piles, with their
mass of wires, were snapped off like
pipes&msj.rand water pipes .were bf okenj
What velocity the wind attained after
the anemometer blew off Is purely a
matter of peculation. . ,. '
. The, lowest point touched by the barom
eter In. the press correspondents' office,
whch.,was filled' by .frightened inen.'. and
women, was 28.04, This was , about, 7:30
P.. M. -It then began to rlae verv slowlv.
.and- by 10 P. M. .had reached 2&.00, .the
wind gradually subsiding, and by mid
night the storm had passed. The water,
which had reached a depth o'f eight feet
on the Strand at 10 o'clock P. M be
gan'to ebb and ran out very rapidly, and
by--5 A. M. the crown of the street was
free of-water. Thus passed out . one , of
the most frightful and destructive storms
which ever devastated the coast of Texas.
-The 'city Is filled with destitute, be
reft and homeless; while in the lmpro-
vised morgues are the rigid forms of hun
dreds of victims. Whole families am side
by-'slde.' The southeastern part of the
city was under 10 feet of water, and the
barracks, located there, are destroyed,
the soldiers having a miraculous, escape
from drowning. Many substantial resi
dences In the western ind southwetern
parts of the city were destroyed and the
death list from there will be. large.
," A ' heavy mortality list is expected
among the residents down, the Island and
'adjacent to the coast on the" mainland.
.as both were deeply , flooded and the
nouses were io a great extent insecure.
The heaviest Josers by the storm will be
the Galveston ,Wharf Company, tho
Southern Pacific Railway, and Gulf, Col
orado & Santa Fe Railway Company, and
the Texas Lone Star Flouring Company.
,. A number of bodies floated In from
across the bay but could not be iden
tified. Many refugees have been picked up hero
and are being given every possible attention-
Many others are suffering from In
juries and had been in tho water for a
long time. The following are some of
them: Joe Meyer, badly injured; wife
drowned; Theodore Bossott and family of
weight injured.
The following injured were taken to the
Houstoa Infirmary:
Wjlllam Jackson, Mark Wlch, L. E.
Clary, Tony Reading, P. V. Nevlns. Hen-
, ry Decll, O. Colyns, Will Lingren, John
Llngren, J. A. Hayman. Tom Blaze,
Nick -Junomla, Alexander Kalyarvla,'
Nick Annesterman, John -Schofleld, E. E.
Scott, D. M. Brown, William Commat,
Albert Lockstedt.
Of the above most of. them floated in on
drifts and rafts and one camo ashore
on a piano.
One hundred ammunition boxes from
Camp Hawley were found near Hltch-
tcook and a plledrlver from Huntington
' wharf was driven Inland to within a few
hundred yards of the tbwn.
The prairie Is covered with driftof all
kinds, dead cattle, water craft "of" all
sizes, buggies and wagons. '
'Searching parties had up to noon found
a dozen bodies in Hall'B Bayou arid
burled them.
' The railroad track from Hitchcock to'
Virginia -Point has h'een washed out
Sailed for Cape Nome.
BAN FRANCISCO, Sept 11. The Gov
ernment transport Lawton sailed on her
errand of mercy to the far north. With
all available stxace below decks devoted to
' 'berths, provided with bedding for nearly
! a thousand persons, besides the regular
Complement of officers and crew, the big
" transport "will proceed to Cape Nome,
stopping at Seattle for supplies. -
p Steers Killed in Railroad Wreck.
RENO, Nev., Sept. IL A wreck' on the
Nevada, t California & pregon extension
yesterday deralle"d'14 cars of beef cattle.
reducing the cars to kindling , w.ood and
Killing zu, neaa oi iat steers, u. ne ,tracK is
now clear, and trains are, running as'
usual.
TO CURE A COLD IN OKE DAY
' Take Laxative Bromo-Qulnlnc Tablets. All
druggists remna tne money it it iansto cure.
E.-W. Grore-'B signature Is on ench box. 25o.
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DETAILS GROW WORSE
(Continued, from First Face.)
MIm Eliza Edwards. -
""Mrs. Henry Vogel and three children:
Mrs. Shllke and son, an Infant
L. J. Youngblood, wife and child.
August W. Richards.
Johanna HinkeV -. --,
Sumptry Fabey.
Martin Harrah. ..
Martin Herman and two children.
Ci H. Pix.
Mrs. Heck and son. ,
William Eggerett and son Charles.
AVMuttle, kllledvln rescue work.. ,,
' Adolph Warmarvosky,' mother "and sis
ter, reported missing up to Monday night
Mrs. John Grothcar- and child.
Charles Busch, wife and three children.
H. Kauffman, wife and children.
. Mr. and Mrs. At Popular and four chil
dren.. ' .'..
"Miss May Opperman, Of Palestine, "and
Margaret and Gussle"' Opperman.
Mrs. Hv' Lucas, two .children and white
nurse. " ' "' , .
Willie and Cecilia Pauls.
Peter S. fctockfelt, wife and six, chil
dren, near Hicks' oyster restaurant.
George Schoabel, wife and ""daughter.
Joseph J. Krauss, wife and daughters.
Fred Krauss
J. Motter.
J. Gautters.
Ducos and two children.
Mrs. Mattle Olsen and two children.
Munson Kelso, Jr.
Roy Kelso, baby boy of J. C.
Mrs. Roane and three children.
Mrs. Bird, wife of Police "Officer Joseph
Bird, and five children.
Mrs. Dora Armstrong and four children.
Sam Loveca, policeman) wife and four
children.
Mrs. Swanson.
Wife of Policeman Martin.
William Rice, of the Galveston News.
Mrs. Wlndman.
Miss Irene Hess.
Charles L. Sherwood, wlfo and two
children.
Thomas Sherwood, wife and three chil
dren. Mrs. Anna Marie Annudsen, mother of
Deputy Chief of Police Gus Annudsen.
Louis Annudsen.
Walter Fisher and three children.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and family,
down the island. c
Wait (son-in-law of Anderson) and
family.
Frederick Koehler and family.
' Poland Louis, carrier of the News.
Colson Mills.
Mrs. J. H- Kirby and three children.
Mrs. Smith, and , two children, near
county bridge. .- ,
Mrs. and Mrs. J. J. "Kraus.
Charles Kampse.
"William Burge,- wife and 'child. .
Mrs. W. H. Mitchell and, child.
Edward Wethseer and. .family.
M. Dllz and two children.
George Plitz, Sr.
Mr. Walden.
- George Dorleri arid' wife. ' '
O. M. -Malers, wife and7 child.
' Mrs. Vlllchevelsk and wife, of Hitch
cock. .
, Walker Jon.es, wife and two children.
. 'Mr. Webber, whole family missing.
K. T. Childs (contractor). , ,
' Miller and f&mlly (partner of Childs).
George Cleveland and" family.
Works Maree (with James Fascher).
Mrs. T. P. Farmer. , t
Robert Faucett
Mrs. Jones and two children.
Neill and family, down the Island.
"Mrs. Nolan.-
John .Mongan. '
F. Sommers, wife, three daughters and
his-son Joseph,' wife and child.
' H.,Klelncke and wife.
1 K. DarIey.
''"Thoriias Fox.
Joseph Tarpoy.,
Joseph Caslgan.
Mr. Andrew and three children.
Mrs. Ellis and family.
Mrs. Slph and daughter.
Mrs. Stelgel and all of the family.
Peter Homburg.
t Johh.Engllsh, wife and child. l
a Judge Wedges, Justice of the Peace, and
wife.
Charles Janemann, wife a"rid daughter.
"Mrs. John Faucett. -
'"Mrs. Edmundsen.
( Kr. and Mrs. J. F. Boden.. .
Press Moody. ' "
. Mrs. Balleman. '
Paul Delaya and two daughters.
A. Matin.
'Mrs. Frank Williams.
Mrs. J. 'L. Deveredge and children
Mrs. 'Davis and daughter Grace. .
P. 'Leone, wife and children.
W. T. Scherwbod. .
S. Carseback, 4-year-old child of Theo
dore. 'Mr. Davis, whom a reporter met at Ave
nue FV and Thirty-fifth street,, where -he
was trying to find the body of his wife
under the debris, aid that there, were 52
people in the place, including the families
of Hatch, .-Rlsby, 'North, Roberts and
others, when the building collapsed...
PARTICULARS OF THE-DISASTER.
Barselonds of Corpses Tossed Into
the Bay.
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 11. G. 'L. Russ,
passenger conductor on the International
& Great Northern Railroad, was among
a party of refugees who reached this city
at midnight. Mr. Russ said to a reporter:
""I 'will not attempt to describe the' hor
ror of it all; that is impossible. When I
left Galveston men armed wlthWlnches
ters were standing over burying squads
and at tho point of rifles compelling- them
to, load tho corpses on drays to be hauled
to barges, on which they are towed into
the Gulf by tugs and tossed into the sea.'
As I left I saw a barge freighted with
dead on Its journey to the Gulf. This
manner of burial Is Imperative; the living
must be protected now."
Two boats and two teams containing
supplies and disinfectants have gone for
ward from Houston. Last night large
wagons Jostled along the streets with box
es 6f prepared food to load them on
boats pr cars. The Mayor has sent out
calls to the-larger cities of the state for
Immediate help.
A newspaper writer, who got through
from Galveston today, made the follow
ing statement:
"Tho condition of- Galveston is-heart-rendlng
In the extreme. The list ot dead
will not 'be fully -known for weeks. The
list of missing will swell rapidly as. soon
as the .people have begun to report their
losses to the authorities, and gradually
this list of misBlng will change into the
list of dead as the bodies are recovered
from the ruins In this city or are picked
up on the beach of- the mainland where
many of them lie, It Is believed. A meet
ing was' held at the Tfemont House, and
at this meeting measures were considered
for the relief of the Stricken. The con
clusion was quickly feached thafthe'cltl
zens are not equal to the task, do what
they may.
"Five miles of La Port track Just
north'of Texas City Junctloh were sub
merged durlng"the storm. "All thi draw
bridges between Virginia Point and Gal
veston are -gone. The county' bridge,
which edst ' $250,000, and which was 'tho
longest wagon structure inthe world,
collapsed before the stonri gotunder gooa
Headway. An ocean" steamship "pldwea
Its way through the pllmg In two other
brldgda. " As far' as known the bridge
tenders' are "dead.
"The first vessel from Galveston after
the storm contained the party delegated, to
inform the outside world of the. catastro
phe and to ask for help. It constated of
Lieutenant J." J. Delaney, of the: southern
Pacific; E. 'G. Cox, of the firm of Thomas
Taylor, & CoA E. L. Porch, "of Welch &
Porch, Soujh Galveston correspondent of
the Houston Post and Richard Spill ane,
of the Galveston Tribune. . Thelrs boat
was the steam yacht Piierabe,' owned by
Colonel W. L. Moody, and the crew was
made up of volunteers, Lawrence V.
Elder, superintendent of, , the Galveston
Cotton Mills,, acting as englneer,nand,all
hahds"belrig Mtbkers. ' " . v ,
-'"Tho trip across tha'bay was one os
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Kidney And Bladder, Albuminuria, Brighl's Disease, Heart Attic
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Insanity, Asthma, Suicide, Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, Eczema, etc., etc,
ThisWatcrSuperiorto all other Lithla Waters and Lithia Tablets.
It "STANDS ALOINE"
In Uric Acid Conditions.
Dr. P. B. Barrlnger, Professor of Physiology and Surgery and Chairman of
the Faculty of the university of Virginia:
"In more than twenty years of .practice I have used Lithia as an anti-uric acid
agent many times, and have tried it in a great variety of forms, both in the. NATU
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Both springs I and 2 are powerful Nerve Tonics. No. 1 is also a potent Brood
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Springs are open'for guests fram June 15 to October 1st.
Th&y are reached from all directions over thePanvHio Division of the Southern Hallway.
the most tempestuous Imaginable. Many
squalls Btruek the bay just as the Pherabe
got out oft the .channel from the Galveston
wharves to Texas City. The boat was
one time pointed toward the; sky and the
next moment downward". The engineer
declined to take the boat further than
Texas City, declaring that she could not
live in such a sea. .Lieutenant Delaney,
who was an officer in the Japanese Navy
and commanded one of the warships in
the battle of the Yalu River, and was
later a. Lieutenant in,- the United States
Navy, said the trip across the bay was
a -far more desperate 'struggle for life
than. that during the hurricane of hft
night before, and lie also said that in an
his experience at sea he never knew of
a .craft surviving such- a strain.
- "In order to get to Texas City we had
to break a way into a lot ot wreckage,
and then had to make our way for 50 or
To feet walking on wreckage before we
could get ashore. From Texas City
to La Marque the party went over the
flooded prairie in a buggy. A work train
on the Galveston, Houston & Henderson
Railroad was below La Marque toward
Virginia Point, and we tried to board
this train to get to Houston. The con
ductor would pay no attention to our
signals for him to stop,, and with brutal
lndlfferenqe signaled the., engineer to .go"
ahead faster." A La. Marque, wgot a
railroad hand carjjand pumped pur wayto
about 14 miles north' of Dickinson, where
Just at dusk we met a train from Hous
ton. ' This tram ewe irnanaged to sop."
Tho big iron oil tank of the Waters
Pierce Oil Company was picked from the
Fifteenth-street Pier and carried to Thir
tieth 'street. The old Union Depot, in
recent years t used aa the office ot the
Superintendent of the wharfyards, was
dashed to pieces, as were numerous small
frame buildings along the water front.
Men were sent out Sunday .morning to
report the condition of the 'bridges across
Galveston Bay, but were unable to reach
them. Telegraph communication, was also
cut off Saturday. -The linemen "who
went out Sunday reported that the rail
road bridges were all washed away and
that .there .was not sufficient material In
Galveston to rebuild the telegraph lines.
The .cables .under the channel are gone.
The lines will have to be built to the city
from the mainland.
Strenuous efforts were made on Sun
day to repair the damage to the Mexican
cable, but on account of the sea. being
high, it was impossible to pick up the
lost endof th'o cable. Thousands of tele
grams, were filed at the telegraph office
during- the day with the expectation that
they would be sent to Houston for JLrans-mlssion,-
but the Captain of the. only
available small tug would not venture on
the trip with a new crew, his engineer and
nreriian "having been lost, while tugs
which might be hired were too deep
draught to go up the bayou.
In the business district not a building
escaped injury. The Grand Opera House
Is caved in. and the fourth story of the
Hotel Grand, a part of the same building,
was blown off. The third story of th
City Hall was blown .away. The three
story building of Rltter's Cafe was demol
ished and crashed into the rear of the
News building. The fourth story was torn
from the Moody building at Twenty
second street. The Masonlo Temple at
Twenty-first and Postofflco streets was
partially unroofed and tho tower torn
away. "The upper stories of the Harmony
Club Building were caved in and a frame
building across the street was demolished.
Among other prominont buildings dam
aged or destroyed was the Galveston Or
phans Home, all tho children being, re
ported unhurt; the Sacred Heart Church,
one of the largest churches in the city. Is
a total wreck. St. Mary's Church, ad
joining it, is considerably -damaged, and
the athletic building was destroyed. The
First Baptist Church is a wreck r the "par
sonage adjoining St. John's Methodist
Church 'was wrecked, although the front
part of the building stands. Several small
churches were wrecked. The Ball High
School Building Is badly damaged.
Officer Williamson and a force of men
did good work rescuing a number of peo
ple from the frame portion of St. Mary's
Infirmary. Over 30 persons were rescued,
but quite a number perished. A mother
and child, a Mexican woman and child and
an elderly lady, while ffoing to the cotton
mills, were drowned. While the mill was
crowded with people the tower fell, in.
killing and Injuring several persons. Over
1000 persons sought shelter In the County
Courthouse. A lady and child from St.
Louis, names not ascertained, who were
visiting the family of Police Officer John
Bowe, were lost. Mrs, Burnes, mother of
Motorman Burns, and daughter, also per
ished. Motorman Parker, wife and chil
dren were killed. Mrs. Ben Hill and child
Were drowned. Three undertaking estab
lishments are- an being utilized as morgues
and a fourth morgue was opened in a
large building-. -'Some
of the draymen at first refused to
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haul over one body at a ttme, demanding
the price for a full load for each trip. On
Sunday evening, however the few who
made this remar agreed to bring a3 many
bodies as. their carts would hold. Owing
to the-stneets being full of debris, it is
extremely difficult to use any kind of
wagons.
The pilot boat Eclipse has been out
since Saturday and unheard from. The
American steamship Pensacola. reported
to have foundered, has arrived safe and
sound.
The plant of tho" Galveston Ga3 Com-,
pany Is partially demolished and Is out. of i
communication. Those who used gas for;
fuel are practically helpless. Firewood
was swept away, but there is plenty of I
driftwood to be had. 1 (
Several members of. the police force wero
lost and others lost their families. Tho!
force Is greativ reduced in numbers and!
at present is insufficient to meet tho de
mand upon it.
A Strngffle to Get to Galveston.
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 11. Scores ol
people are at Houston trying to get into!
Galveston. Many of them claim to have
relatives there, but it Is not possible to
reach the city at present. All the small
boats and tugs in the bayou have been
taken down to the bay to- be used la
ferriage.
The great storm covered a large area,
of the cotton-growing section of Texas
and did tremendous damage to the cropi.'
A traveling man who, covers a big area,
of the state reports that for 100 milei
west of Houston the wind and stormi
have wrought great havoc and all
chances for a crop have been destroyed.
Southwest ot Houston the fields are
ruined. In large-icottongr-growlng counties
around Houston It Is said crops have
been beaten into the ground and are!
worthless. i $i
Militia May" o Needed. x
"DALLAS. Tex., Sept. 11. Attorney..
'General Scurry, who reached Galveston
last evening by boat from Houston, to
day sent a courier to Houston' to notify
tho militia companies of the state that
he would call on them for details for ser
vice In Galveston. Captain Roacha, ot
one of the Dallas infantry companies,
was notified to have his men In readiness
for orders.
Information leaks out tnat the horrors
of vandalism and general looting- have
been started by the vicious and criminal
element at Galveston. It Is expected that
the city will be placed under martial
law.
No Soldiers Drowned.
WASHINGTON, Sept.. 11. Adjutants
General Corbin has received a dispatch
from Captain Rafferty, commanding- Bat
tery O, First Artillery, stationed at Gal
veston, Tex., dated Sunday. September
9. It reports no loss of life in hi3 com
mand, but says that the records of the
post have been destroyed and asks for
duplicate records from tha War Depart
ment. Died of Hia "Wounds.
SALT LAKE. Sept. 12. George Frouse,
who wa3 shot in the hold-up ot the Sheep
Ranch saloon Tuesday night, died early
this morning.
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