The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-11
SOME GREWS0ME SIGHTS
we're Beheld 10 The Vicinity Of Virginia
Point.
BODIES OF WOMEN HANGING ON TREE,
The Wounded Have Boeu wttbou,
Food Since Last Saturday
Morning.

NNo Post representatives were on
board the 4 o'clock relief train which
pulled out Of the International and Great
Northern depot yesterday morning.
Aboard this train were three surgeons and
assistants. also medicine for the wound
ed. The train also carried about 100 able
bodied men and two boats. all bent on the
same misslon-the rescue OF those In
danger and to render whatever assistance
might be needed.
The train proceeded without trouble to
within seven and half miles OF Virginia
Point. Here farm wagon was secured to
convey the several beats TO the bay. The
party then proceeded on foot, following
the rosdbed OF the International and Great
Northern. which was completely wrecked.
the rails being twisted and bent and car
ried distance OF several hundred feet to
the west from the roedbed proper
The party we're forced to ford several
streams, one being OF sufficient magnitude
to detain the relief force for an hour. ne
cessitating the construction OF "a rude cul-
vert.
Everywhere. as far as the eye could see,
debris household effects, furniture and
other articles were strewn. The telegraph
posts OF all lines were twisted, bent ami
broken and opstrueted massage in numer-
GUS PAGES.
Alter Virginia Point was reached tn.
wounded were in evidence in the fiat cars,
Old sheds aud wlecklng trains ana pile
drivers. DR.. Massey and his assistants
cid able work and doubtless were the
At Virginia point an entire train OF
mercnanoI,e was demolished soma nf the
cars being carried in tne interior for a
distance n severaI nites and oeerturnea
among which was :, car of heer mon which
the crowd o,ienched their thirst rho
beverage was somewhat warm hui served
as a good substitute for wafer n1ne he1ny
found until 1ate in tho svening
Along inc arttre rnute immense +rees
were t3rn nm nv the r3ots harms and
dwellings totally destroved and fences de-
moIished A rotahla h,ct VOC tb,t nne of
the trees was cypress and measured
sa,,art, svo +aat ~ inn,th and 80 go
in Siametsr rvbicb law aerHss tbo r1adnsa
The ne;ghborinr counfrv contains NO s,,oh
trees and donh7Iess II WAC unrnoted and
c,rfieJ ,T,,n1 n,iIes ,,y,V shaving tba W.
Iocjty of the WIND and tbe su,iftneea az tho
nnrrsnI y
latter nrass that ottr,c+od oo,sid.
orabia ot4srtfo, la, a. +I,o oertar ~ Tho
r,Jto5 ha,,t,.a 49,, h,o,,,, ea,,, ~ 20
acc ~ ~ rs Ci+t T,nc,ion.' -,V,,o,5
as+ar NJ h,,,IJirs o..s aastronad ~
mr. snano nrasna1od ~ va a.o,,na Wiz.
a,ata 800 p Ise sl, ~ anu n,s
SUI IN 20 1880 no JIG no"o 49,
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,it 90. a,,o,,o cav ,,n,Sar.
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~ n ,II pLe1ehe.ns blu
- ~ nm ahu
AZ pennvan tno iale " 1nose ue9' W tnoi'
, wnoni me- lesl n'uee auiIi 10 ato" ,
MahS VI the ueau naNe tneii p'Cos anu
ne%us n4asneu anu ~ ailioS' it-pyHst oi ,o
% !eaI d .le names OF tnose VINO mo their
,ast r5sl'hs piaGe III tHe cruoe graves
nv teu'S Jug neau mas
giving SIZE as nearly as possipie, age ana
II wae fo,,nd necesearv in MANY in.
stances to bury three and four in one
grave.
Those who have survived the wreck are
homeless. and have had nothing 10 ca,
since Saturday last. AS most are in
iured ii is not possible for an organized
movement on their part Life sustenanct
must be furnished by relief crews or they
will help to swell the list OF dead
Most of the bodies found in and arount
the vicinity of Virginia Point are sup
posed to have been washed inland from
Galveston. The actual number can no
be estimated as every bush conceals
dead body. At O'Clock a third trar
had unloaded men and provisions for tb,
relief of Galveston. There were severa
! boats in the crowd.
The first boat TO cross the bay wa
, manned by Houston people. the attempr
being made about 8 o'clock. The wavel
were rough. but the relief crew were
determined to enter Galveston. Exor
: bitant prices we're charged to conve
} people across the bay, no one being car
!, ried for less than SIS until the price wa
: lowered through force on the part of th'
relief force, who were eager to get Il
= Galveston and render whatever aid il
I their power
Woman. about IS years DID, Ave fee
: six inches grey hair and one tooth /
: unner law. checked waist brown sack
uppef Jaw, roe enC cast cSn"ted anran '@ an
, SAT- SAT- Oh go "P''A az
I WIZ p 800. oa-s oId t1roa Goo. ,,,
, Ply. a I'm w nnde -'e' :"
y incnes. liSnt naA .. @ h,,. a. o..
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