The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-12


urgent needs. and l returned here 20 re-
port and ask for further instructions.
respectfully suggest that the distress Is
too great for the people Of Galveston.
even with the assistance OF Houston. 20
stand. and that a general appeal Tor help
will be welcomed. The estimate OF TO-
Oo0 destitute does not seem 20 be oxces-
sive."
Relieving the Anxiety.
II Is estimated by the telegraph COM
panies az this point that upwards OF 10
coo private messages have been handled
out Of Galveston by boat to Houston,
thence to relatives and friends Of Gal
veston people. notifying them OF their
safety. and 50 great has been the strain
Of business that all telegraph companies
have been using their full forces all the
twenty-four hours without relieving the
rush. Hapdreds Of messages pouring in
here to-Sy bring relief to some and sad
news 10 others. recording the safety or
death OF relatives In Galveston.
Effort "a stop LootinE.
From reports reaching the Governor this
morning Il will be necessary TO cooperate
with the federal troops 10 place all the
mainland opposite Galveston. as well as
the island. under martial law.
II reports reaching here are true. thieves
have begun 10 enter the city for the pur-
pose OF pilfering the bodies OF the dead.
The Governor has been informed that the
s,rfn nnaanaer 81 fh. r-a.,.s t-,z..- 49, haa,
ordered TO Galveston by the Federal au-
thorites and the Governor viii lend him
every assistance possible with state mi
litia to keep vandalism down.
There is only one road operating 70 the
coast from Houston. and that will be plac-
ed under military supervision temporarily.
Gov. sayers was to-day IN receipt Of
telegram from Miss Barton OF the Red
Cross Society offering the assistance CT
that association. II necessary. and he re-
piled that he would call on the society q
lie found that It's help was needed
Recovering the Bodies.
'Aceordins 70 the reports 10 ,he Governor
tonight the work OF recovering corpses
continued unabated and while a number
OF them are so mutilated that they can
not be recognized. they are being held as
long as possible in the hope OF securing
their names. Quite a number of children
are noted among the list.
A large number of state militia tents
were shipped from here 20 Galveston to-
day for temporary use on the island.
Gov. sayers received upward OF i.O0o teie-
grams during the day from parties in che
East ana West Offering assistance to the
food sufferers al Galveston. and from va
rious portions OF the state reporting the
collection Of money and supplies. During
the day Gov. sayers estimated that the
receipts IN money from collections IN this
state would amount TO $4,000, though
from reports a great deal OF money has
been sent direct to Galveston instead Of
coming through the Governor and the
amount may be much larger than that
stated.
Gov sayers will not make known the
total amount until tomorrow.
bureaus for Relief Funds.
Quite a number of eastern newspapers
are wiring the Governor Offering TO es-
tablish themselves as bureaus for relief
funds. II desired and asking what they
can DO 10 relieve the situation. A tele-
gram from New York informed tho Cow
ernor that two relief trains OF supplies
had left New York for Galveston.
The Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce
wires that it will ssnd any relief desired
that Il can give.
Chicago. Philadelphia. ST. Louis and sew
eral other points did likewise.
UNKNOWN BODIES BURIED.