Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-13
OVER 1000 BODIES
ON BOLIVAR BEACH
Estimates of the Dead Range from 5000 to
lO,OOO-BOdies Must be Moved Quick
ly to Prevent PestilenCe.

y an the bread 7 brought for our own
use TO hungry children.
"A number of helpless women and
begcared children We're landed hers
from Galveston, and had no place TO go.
and not a bite to cat Tomorrow others
are expected from the same place.
Every ten feet along the wreck
lined coast tells OF the acts Of yandal-
ism. not a trunk yalise or tool chest
has escaped rining We buried a WOO
man this afternoon who bore the mark
Of recently removed rings Other details
are too long TO enumerate.'
SWEPT TO SEA
Washington. Sept. IA telegram to
Gen. Supt Kimbal. OF the NE saving
service, from the keeper at Velasco,
Texas. states that the barges Velasco
and Mona We're swept to sea In the re.
cent storm. and that their crews We're
probably lost.
sORROWGNG SURVIVORS,
Houston. Tex. Sept i3.-Houston is
now the haven of the unfortunate peo-
pie Of Galveston. Trains have already
brought TO between 500 and 1000 of the
survivors. and "a motley crowd they are
Men harohcaded, barefooted hatless
and Coatlyss, with swellcd feet and
bruised ana blackened bodies and
heads We're numerous. Women OF
wealth ana refinement frequently hat
less and shoeless with gowns IN shr1ds
were among the refugees Sometimes
there would De n man wife and "A child
on two, but these cases We're rare. near
ly all OF those who came In having SUI.
iered the loss OF one OF more members
OF luelE LdNulI},
IN nrEpEsr eAnNrss
'-' 400 GAIN i'''''
Never were there so many sad hearts.
Men hereft Of wives and children. Woe
men who We're widowed, children who
were parentless-it as enough 10 touch
the heart OF anyone and II did so Never
was there more hcr0lsm shown. Az
though a week ago these people had
happy homes they are now homeless
and penniiess They bore up brayaly.
True. they an wore sad EXPRESSIONS but
there was no Whimpering. no complain.
Ing They We're an made 90 feel that
Houston is now their home that they
are welcome and that everything for
their comfort and welfare Is being
done. They are being housed and rcd
and those in need OF % adical attention
are placed In the hospitals. where they
receive every care.
Many OF the refugees 10 reach Hons
ton had tasted little or no food since
the storm
LOTS OF DAMAGE
''''' We
'9 ., ''i.l, IeNaS. sept ld'--Ihe town
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TTousto, T,,os g., 90 Co.,,
Nla,o,'r Va, VI. ueI,e'AI
paci6c has emma " ~ ,n' 'V ,.t ~
GaIvssto,, T., ,,,o,,,i,,' az, '' "a ~ ~
5ons to tIo .',,''''''V ~ 'ie uol.'t5e
inc b,ilt tbora III 80 ~, l'ony "g-
G,iI, IN ,e, oo,,, az says tue N"''use u
T6s Son,6er,, p,.,e.
c,r,.,,ir,, 49,, a,,,, '''',J, n' SaSs "
Point fas s o s', pos ,iIie' 'al 20 Nlrslia
BEGIN work ON he brjdgo within tySo
days. II Is thought trains win be run
into Galveston within forty days.
As TO the report that all the roads
Will combine their interests and nut one
t. '
said
We are going 20 rebuild our bridge
or course, II they want 10 help that
viii be acceptable but no proposition
for joint bridge When our bridge Is
completed. however. an the roads can
use 10 10 enter Galveston"
He said that work on the southern
Pacific wharyes along Galveston would
CATT. FOR Am
c,1r....,. NJ.
r,r"rrs mn vN '5ep'. ,-ral'esloh
~ i.e' b"'y9' ui'lVn 'Pp,oIs 70 SISTER
I,',J''s l'l "lI TO care LOT the liNing and
III ~, snD G,.'1 ,,.,..r
oi. ltl..i,',i,. "C''ol', says tne appeal,
ba r' $500, $3.50 i'se9s9el mere can
t,,,..,,it,,' ~ ali0,', NOnulHyua are as
.a,,T h.i 49, NJ Vs my aIy n1IIty lhb'
i'l. ''' ~ ~ oos"Iu'elg nome
liz 'u ,o'l'' '0U0ols u chairman
'', Si,.' Dl'''',i''' 'ev G,t,o,,r, ,,,,,-,,
go ui.ol',''- v JoilN''
Seattle. Wash. Sept. ia relief fund
for the Galveston flood sufferers was
started here yesterday By the Post-In-
telllgencer. and several hundred dollars
have already been raised. Mayor
Humes Issued proclamation calling
upon the people for aid and the appeal
was seconded by the chaber OF COM
merce The matter will be taken up by
The daily papers today In the shape OF "a
formal appeal for aid. The leading
musical organization Of the city will
give a benefit concert IL Is expected 10
swell the amount into the thousands.
New York. Sept l3.-Following are