Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-09-21
As bad As REPORTED
The Condition Of the Storm Swept
Towns Simply Terrible.
ALL NEEDING HEP.
There Are Finy Other Towns from
which No Report LA, Been Re-
eei,ed aud Which Must he
in a. Bad Condition.

Houston, Sept. 20.-Ohicial reports of |
conditions ~ interior towns have begun
% cone In from the agents sent out by
S. Taliaferro. Governor Slyers' agent.
for the relief Of the section visited by
the storm outside Of Galveston aud liar.
RS county. Following are summaries
Of reports 50 far received showing the
conditions nc half a dozen towns on the
Santa F. There are probably 80 small
towns which are in just as bad shape
and from which reports have not yet
been received. but which are being sup
piled with provisions. clothing and
drugs from Houston by the committees:
Pcnrland-Hfty families depending
on relief committee. some supplies re-
ceived. but assistance in other ways than
provisions needed. Families nc Erin
and Superior are TO BE- supplied through
PearlAnd.
Algoa twenty-five families 10 be-
supplied; enough provisions for the pres
ent.
Alyin-In the town Of Alvin and vi.
cinity there are probably six houses ON
blocks Of total Of 1000 The popula-
ton Of Alvin now 10 be- fed is about
1900. Marvel 25o. Liverpool and Amster.
dam $50. Chocolate and Austin bayous.
Chiggcr neighborhood, Dickinson bayou.
east aud outside. or the surrounding
country. about $500; making a total of
5000 pccple under the supervision Of the
Alvin committee. The committee al.
mits having a sufficient amount Of cloth.
ing. Thcy have received cash sub.
scription Of about $1,000, have spent 500.
Have received two cars Of -four from
Dallas, one car Of meat from Dallas. one
car Of mixed goods from Tyler.
Along the bay shore from Virginia
Point 10 Liverpool. for a space Of six or
eight miles from the bay front. there
are many thousands Of dead cattle that
should be- Immediately cremated or
properly looked after.
Arcadia. In the town there are
Boz destitute people and those in the
immediate vicinity will make the eggre-
gate 800. Provisions already supplied
sufficient for immmedate needs only.
Hitchcock. In this town aud imme-
diate vicinity are more than 800 people
destitute. OF about 300 houses only
10 are standing. A wave Of salt water
from 20 10 feet in depth covered this
section. Thirty-eight lives were lost
For the time being. II is feared that tn,
soil has been seriously damaged by the
effect of salt water. Supplies Of proyis
ions have been sent them.
There are probably 10000 dead cattl,
within a space Of few miles south ant
surrounding Hitchcock, aud every
house should he supplied for at least Il
DAYS with disinfectants. Fever Is now
setting In there, and DIR. /, J. scott OF
Houston has gone there.
An idea Of the velocity Of the win,
. ana wave u salt water that swept we
Q this immediate section may b. imagine,
4 when IL Is known that the Texas Cit,
/. dredgeboat is now lying high and dry II
a garden at Hitchcock. distance O
fully eight miles or more from is moor
4 inRs,
A Alta Loma-This committee report
Il about IS families. or 300 people 10 b
I, cared Tor. Have received $50 nations
People have NO money and their proper
" destroyed.
q In the neighborhood Of 100 houses. q
b were destroyed and about 20 unteuable
d There are about four houses now o
v blocks Two lives were lost The popu
. lation is mainly Of northern people.
L shipment was made them Of provision
and medicines, but other things ar
needed at once.