Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-09-10

The Dickson Car Wheel works is q
mass OF debris, loss 5000 -Four
bodies recovered at seabrook have
been brought to Houston. Three are:
Mrs. Dock Nicholson. Mrs. Jane
Woodlock. Mrs. Brown. The wind
reached a velocity Of sixty-hve miles
an hour, blowing constantly for A.
teen hours.
Houston, Texas. Sept. 10-The cot
ton crop has been seriously injured
throughout the southern and central
parts of Texas.
Houston, Sept. 10-The following
dispatch was received from
Galveston by boat to the
mainland today: Galveston. Sept. -
The loss of life may be stated at l.
600 drowned, killed and missing. The
property loss win run into the mil-
lions. Fully rs per cent Of the build
ings are damaged Whole families
and communities are being taken from
the debris Each minute brings a dis
covery of some new victims. The list
of dead is growing momentafily, an
estimate of thousand deaths is con
sidered too conservative.
An official appeal has been issued
to the people of the United States by
the mayor of Galveston.
New Orleans, Sept 1O-The follow,
ing message was received from Mr..
Hayes, newspaper correspondent well
known throughout the west: Houston,
Tex, Sept. 10-I just arrived from
Galveston by boat. The storm de-
stroyed ten millions of property and
500 lives were lost. Nations aid has
been asked for.
Bulletin-Dallas, Texas, Sept. 10
Houston & Texas Central railroad Of
fcials at noon received bulletins from
their general offices at Houston say
ing the loss of life will reach 5000 at
Galveston. The Missouri, Kansas &
Texas relief forces near Galveston
and along the coast telegraphed at
noon the loss of life will not be less
than 5000 and may reach 10000.
Richmond Texas, Sept. 10-There
are a few houses here not damaged
Many of the buildings were demolish-
ed The court house is greatly dam
aged. Three lives were lost here
one person killed at Booth and four
lives lost at Beasly.
Brookshire, Texas, Sept. 10-Letitia
is wreck. All the houses are blown
down. Mrs. Sophia Schultz has been
killed.
Jennings, Texas, Sept 10-The
Southwest Louisiana rice crop suffered
heavy loss from the storm. Rice
men estimate the damage at 10 to Is
per cent of the crop as a whole.
Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 1G.-The
towns of Sabine Pass and Port Arthur,
news from which has been anxiously
awaited, passed through the terrific
storm of Saturday virtually unscathed.
San Antonio, Sept. 10-Governor
Sayers issued a proclamation to the
mayors of all cities saying ne would
forward all contributions of clothing,
etc, sent for the relief of Galveston
and other southeastern Texas cities
Washington, Sept. 10-The presi--
dent received a message from Mr..
StiIlane, Houston, Texas, in behalf of
the mayor and citizens committee oi
Galveston, which says money, food
and clothing are needed Immediately
he calls upon the president for aid
The president instructed the secre--
tary of war to Immediately furnish
tents and provisions for the destitute
people of Galveston.
President Mckinley also sent tele
gram of sympathy to Governor Say
ers, in which he says he instructed
the. secretary of war to supply tents
ana provisions to the flood sufferers
upon his request. Sayers has not yef
been heard from.