The Worthington advance., 1900-09-14

People in towns wrecked by the
raging wind are reported so panic
stricken they are neglecting to care
for the dead and are fleeing to the
higher land for safety.
Tells sorrowful Story.
Houston, Tex.,-.. Sept. TO- The
hrst news to reach this city from
the stricken city of Galveston was re-
ceived Sunday night. James C. Tim
minis, who resides in Houston, and who
is the general superintendent of the
National Express company, arrived in
the city at eight o'clock Sunday night
from Galveston. He was one of the first
to reach here with tidings of the great
disaster which has befallen that city,
and the magnitude of that disaster re-
mains to be told because Of his en-
deavors to reach home. After re-
naming through the hurricane on Sat-
urday he departed from Galveston on
schooner and came across the bay to
Morganspoint, where he caught train
for Houston. The hurricane, Mr.. Tim
Minis said, was, the worst ever known.
Results Are Appalling.
The estimates made by citizens of
Galveston was that 1000 houses, most
of them residences, have been de-
stroyed, and that at least 1000 people
nave been drowned, killed or are miss.
ing. Some business houses were also
destroyed, but most of them stood,
though badly damaged. The city, Mr..
Timmins ayers, is a. complete wreck.
so far as he could see from the water
front and from the fremont hotel.
Water was blown over the island by
the hurricane, the wind blowing at
the rate of 80 miles an hour straight
from the gulf and forcing the sea wa
ter before it in big waves. The gale
was steady one, the heart of it strik-
ing the city about five o'clock Saturday
evening and continuing without in
termission until midnight, when it
abated somewhat, although it con-
tinued to blow all night.
Nine Killed.
OF his own knowledge Mr.. Timmins
knew of only one house succumbine
with fatal results, though he heard
of many residences being carried away
with inmates. The house that he saw
destroyed was Ritter's saloon and
restaurant at 2109 Strand street, q
principal business street of the city
This three-story building was blown
down and nine men-prominent. citi.
zens-were killed. Among the d. cad
are: Charles Kelner, ST., a cotton
buyer for an English firm; Stanley C.
Spencer, general manager of the Ell.
der-Demster Steamship line, and Rich.
ard Lord, manager for McFadden's
Cotton company, whose body is still
in the ruins. Secretary Bailey, of the
Wharf company, and several walters
and customers saved themselves by
jumping from the upper story just be.
fore the crash came. ~..t
FIT was reported that the orphan
asylum and both the hospitals were
destroyed, and if this proves true the
loss of life will be great, as these in.
stitutions were generally crowded
and as they were substantial build.
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/ taken refuge in them.
j Damage Along Water Front.
The water extended across the is
land. Mr.. Timmins said it was three
feet deep in the rotunda of the Ire
mont hotel and was six feet. deep il
Market street. Along the water front
the damage was very great. The roo,
had been blown from all the elevator.
and the sheds along the wharves wer,
either wrecked or had lost their side,
land were of no protectionSto to the con
tents. Most of the sma-l sailing Graf
were wrecked and were either pilei
up on the wharves or floating bottom
side up in the bay. ss.sss.. =.
There u u small steamship ashor,
three Hmiies north Gof Pelican island
but Mr.. Timmins could not distin
guish her name. She was flying.
British flag. = Another big vessel ha,
been driven ashore at Virginia Point
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