The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-15
TERRIBLE
so WRITES a GALVESTON SUI
FERER
People Must stand N Streets without
Shelter.

Mr.. siemon Shy of this city has received
a letter from Mrs. Minnie Smith,
friend of the Shy family, who is now in
Galveston. In the letter she tells of the
terrible suffering and Of the disposal Of
the dead.
The home in which the family lived
VISA totally destroyed and people at the
time the letter was written were stand
ing in the streets in eleven inches Of
water.
Many people are suffering for water
and food and in the opinion of the
writer. if relief does not come soon,
large per cent of the stricken people VIII
perish.
Mrs Smith enclosed a copy of the
Galveston News of the Tuesday morn
ing issue 1t is printed on yellow pa
per about the size of sheets used for
ordinary typewriter correspondence.
One side of the sheet is filed with the
death list and the other has articles
covering the storm. In one place It an
nounces that on Monday over zoo bodies
We're taken out in barges. There is a'so
an appeal for aid for the hundreds of
destitute.
Mrs. Smiths letter follows:
Galveston, Texas, Sept. II, 1900.
Mr. S Shy.
Dear Friend-I just received your let
ter this morning that was written on
the 18th of August and it was an acct
dent that l received it. The city has
been swept away, but I suppose you
have seen the papers before this. We
are standing in the street in eleven
inches Of water; have not plaee TO
Jay our heads. Our house and every
thing in it was swept away We stayed
in the house till it went to pieces. then
We got in his stone building and there
were thirty-fiye killed around US but.
thank God. We Were all saved with our
s.x little children. The water pipes are
an gone from here TO the mainland and
the cistorns are fun OF salt water and
dead bodies. They are placing the dead
IN piles and will burn them. The shias
have been carrying them to sea by The
hundreds and they drift right back. and
the smell is horrible 1t VIII kill US all
If We dou't die from want of water and
something 10 eat. II horrible, I don't
see how I can staud II with my babies
crying FOR water. We have nothing only
the few rags on our backs and my dress
has most all been torn off for bandages.
! nope We can set assistance to get 10
Wichita. We have some boats left along
the hay but many were sunk What can
are carrying messages to the mainland
and they can go by wire from there
al went TO the postofice 20 get some
letters ont OF here and that's how he
came 10 get your letter How 7 wish We
had received it sooner. We would Fove
gone Immediately As it Is We may
have To die here Ike rats II we CANE
get out. II help don't come quick we are
gore. DO you think Cal can set work
Il he sets To Wichita We viii have IN
stand in the streets tonight. there fsn't
half enough buildings left TO shelter IN.
people, and the dead lie in piles on tho
streets O. It's awful, awful L is of m
use for You 10 write 10 us. for We viii
either he out uf here or dead before
Your letter could reach rs II Won want
II send any word send It " wire n 7os-
Nark+t street. That was the nan,na- 80
tcr NuSe AID Ne al have 10 be i,ls7ff-
i,e .n that way. while our home is a
TAG u the past. Ncd Gzrnett is vita
U.S. he was LETT with "a rair of oversrs
and Is" Jumper. but De sent letter on.