The Saint Paul globe., 1900-09-10
JOSEPH D. SAVERS, Governor.

town at the pass, and the wind was
rising and the waves coming high From
the new town, which is some distance
back, the water had reached the depot.
and Was running through the streets.
The people were leaving for the high
country, known as the Back Ridge, and
1t is believed that all escaped.
Two bodies have been brought in from
Seabroke, on Galveston bay, and seven-
teen persons are missing there
Three persons were drowned at Nor
gan's Point and others are still missing.
With the exception of those of Mrs
Nicholson and Mrs. Jane Woodlock, the
bodies of the dead have not yet been
identified
DAMAGE AT HOUSTON.
In Houston one person was killed,
Henry Black, a hack driver The prop
erty damage is great. a. conservative
estimate placing it at $25O,OO0 The Merch-
ants and Planters Oil Mill was wrecked
entailing a loss of $4,000. The Dickson
Car Wheel works suffered to the extent
Of $4,000. The big Masonic temple,
which is the property of the grand lodge
of the state was partly wrecked Nearly
every church in the city was damaged.
The First Baptist, Southern Methodist
and Trinity Methodist, the latter a negro
church will have to be rebuilt be-
business houses were unroofed.
Among the passengers who arrived here
on a relief train from Galveston is Ben
W. Dew. an attache of the Southern Pa
eiic. Dew had been at Virginia Point
for some hours, and said that he saw
100 TO 100 deaa bodies floating off the
beach at that place.
Conductor Powers reported that twerfg-
i've colpses had been recovered by the
life saving crew, many of them wo men:
that the crew had reported that many
bodies we're floating and they were using
every endeayor to get them all out OF
the way. The water swept across the
island and it is presumed that most Of
these were Galveston people, though
none OF them bave been identified
One of the refugees who came
in on the relief train and who hal a
sad experience was s. w Clinton, an
engineer at the fertilizing plant at the
Galveston stock yards. Mr. Clinton's
family consisted of his wife and six chill
dren. When his house was washed away
he managed to get two of his little boys
safely to a raft, and with them he drift
ed helplessly about.--His- raft collided
with wrecka9e of every description and
was split In. two, and he was forced to
witness the drowning of his sons, being
unable to help them in any way. Mr.
Clinton. says parts of the city are seeth-
ing masses of water Mr.. Jennings. a
slater by trade, who resides at Thirty
eighth street and Avenue NJ, Galveston
got to the mainland In about the same
manner as Clinton. After losing his
wife he set out, and by swimming and
drifting around, reached-the mainland.
William Smith, a boy about eighteen
years old, whose home is in West Texas,
had narrow escape. Young Smith was
blown off the docks and came ashore
in the driftwood. Despite the difficulty
he experienced in keeping af1oat, he held
out to the end and reached the shore
safe and sound A. England and his
wife, of Texas City, who were on the re-
lief train, report that the whole of that
town was blown away and number OF
lives were lost. There were six women
known to Mr.. England who were drown
ed, and he Is satisfied that many others
lost their lives.
Bryan, Tex, reports serious damage to
cotton crops.
SMITHVILLE MAY BE GONE.
DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 9.-It Is said the
storm has demolished part Of the town Of
Smithville, on the Missouri, Kansas 81
Is Texas Railway. A number of persons
are reported killed The railway and
telegraph companies have gangs OF men
at work trying to repair the damage.
but the fury of the storm makes it i'm
possible for them TO gain any aheadway,
4idNiiS u SSSh SI1eilST IN OfUer TO save
their lives.
The situation at Galveston Is undoubt-
edly grave The four immense bridges
from four to six miles in length. con-
meeting Galveston with the mainland are
either wholly or partly wrecked. The
storm at Temple was severe and fears
are entertained that the city is entirely
wrecked.
The railway officials say 1T is irnpos-
sible G p m.) to move trains south OF
Courtney.
A private message from San Antonio
| states that serious disaster occurred
at Corpus Christi. Lockport. and other
coast towns, the nature of which can
| not be determined.
A bulletin from Smfthvlle at noon.
stated that the grain elevators and
other large buildings at Galveston ha1
been washed into the bay.
All the railways southwark from Dali
las, at noon, issued bulletin instructine-
their agents to discontinue selling tickets
i or accepting freight for the south until
further notice.
All efforts to reach Sabine Pass or
| Port Arthur have failed.
MISSISSIPPI ON A RAMPAGE.
NEW. ORLEANS, Sept. s-The damage
! IN the storm stricken section along the
Mississippi river. starting thirty miles
below the city and reaching to the gulf
| is 100000 to the rice crop, ana like
| amount to truck farms, cattle poultry
! and other property. The river rose six
| feet during the storm and Hooded the
| country through which It passes The
| disabled steamer Oteri, was towed into
port this evening with all we'll She will
be towed to this city for repairs.
Ell PASo, Texas, Sept. 9.-Ihe heaviest
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