The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
FORT BEND COUNTY.
Assistance That Is Needed by storm
sufferers.

| Assistance That In Needed hy storm
sufferers.
To the Editor OF The Post,
Richmond, Texas. September so.--ln or
dor that the people, generally may know
our true condition and what is really
necessary to give relief, | send you the
following estimate (which is really un-
derJ OF the loss of this county by Tho
storm OF September s;
There arc IN the county 400 residences.
! from the palace OF the rich TO the cot
| tege OF the poor. 95 per cent are injured
| o. destroyed, some are slightly injured,
while others are scattered for half
mile. Some $50 will repair, while II VIII
take thousands to repair Others. esti-
mate the loss at $500 per ie5idenle, In
GLIDING outhouses. stables, barns and cribs,
Stbo, UuU Three thousand tenant houses in
GLIDING negro houses. outhOuses, harms,
etc, in same conditiou--some valuable,
some shantics estimate tho loss Ut
$50 per house, including outhouses, stables
and cribs Si42,500. Of stores, business
houses, shops. etc, same percentage tn
Jured, wrecked or totally destroyed; soale
elegant stores, some mere shan,ies, estl-
mated loss on each, $500 per house, 2S5
injured or destroyed $9I000; loss on
merchandise throughout the county b.
merchants. $4,000, ma hinory and build
ngs at Cunnngham's, $4,000, machinery
ana buildings at Ellis, o,Q00: machn-
cry and buildings at Houses, $25, 900: Sta:e
farm, $4,000; 9S gin houses destroyed at
$500 EACH $IS,i00; fencing, 100000; cotton.
10000 bales, at $40 per bale 100000;
cotton seed. 10000 tons, at $40 per tou
100000; cane. S22500O; corn S2i o00
cattle, horses and mules. $4,000; peeans.
$4,000. Total. $2,102,200
In making this estimate have cut down
from q half to third Of what the inii-
yiduals loss claim it TO be in order to
be sure 10 have 1t less than the real
! figures Will hereafter show Our taxable
, values are $1,000 goo. ] have no doubt
but that our real loss will reach e-half
of that yet l have cut down several
hundred thousand dollars in order to tc
safe in representing the situation TO the
people throughout this Union, and It must
no remembered that We are just recov-
: ering from the flood.
:, Our loss OF life is twenty killed and
seven have died since
As to our condition, estimating the pop
ulation by the vote, which Is the csi-
mate sent Governor Sayers, at four for
one, we have about 5000 white and 49,
Il GEO negroes We have eight Justices pre-
cincts: Nos /, 2. @nd S ON the ives
: side of the river, and Nos, 3, 4, and
n on the east side A majority Of the white
d population Is on the west side, while
d two-tthrds OF the blacks are on the cast
. side of the river. Precinct I, including
Sug and Thompson, has about 500 whites
y and SEQ blacks. Precinct ,, including
4 Kendeton. Beasy and Needville, has a
o white population OF about 1000 and eoou
: 700 blacks Precinct has about 500 viii e.
: and $50 blacks. Precinct !, includ ms
Il Richmond and Rosenberg, has about 10
4 whites and about 1000 blacks. On the cas-
4, side of the river precinct 3, fncludiIt
IS Arcola Duke Missouri City and stat
y ford, has white population OF about GO
whites and 1850 blacks, Precinct 4, In
e Guiding sugarland and sartartia, M
Il about 1000 whites and 2l00 blacks FLY
e has about COO whites and 1900 blacks
70 Precinct has about 400 whites aud 100
" blacks or the whites about 800 az
,e wealthy and can pull through with thet
,e tenants and laborers which is their duty
Yet they are not able to help others
OF There are about 1000 in moderate circnn
III stances who can pull through, hut are no
le able to assist others leaving 43OO desti
J. tute and who must have assistance fror
it n generous public OF the colored abot
at one-third are lahorers hired by the mont
is or the day They have lost nothing an
is are better off than they We're Def re ~
sc storm, because there is more demand ft
d labor One third are tenants on 10
farms OF their landlords duu nave Tvs
ga heavily on their crops and while u .
OF heavy pull on their landlords, yet
e. know the landlords will, II they can, pu
tbam through II they can not then the
u VIII need but little assistance, as the'
- landlords will give them work at goo
~, ~ wages and plenty OF food
u. TIE other third have lost their Httl
- homes and are absolutely destitute az
will have to be assisted. J estlmat
u that there ere $500 whites and 1900 black
~ IN want needing charity and ought
=" have Il and many will die without
"a OF the condition Of these destitute,
80 rony from my letter to Governor Sage
~ o, the nth instant "Throughout y
do whole width Of the county from II
a northern 10 the southern boundary, 70 y
cent OF the houses are down, the clothir
and household goods are scattered or Il
stroved What houses that are stand r
are badly injured provisions rave bee
Inv swept away; twenty were killed mar
wounded several have died from woun
re- since. and many mwe VIII die II ASS
In ancc Is not obtained.
~ The governor ordered cont here for d.
an tribution 200. 00o pounds Of -four and 700
VI" mounds OF bacon This gave the de
utute about nine pounds Of bacon al
m about twenty four pounds OF -four c
iay but this lasted but a little while, besid
~ they need medicines, clothing. lumbe
the nails, etc. as they want u hulld up me
OF | little homes and do not want 10 ablnd
ldy their families 10 seek work elsewhere. q
der neigNboring counties OF Waller. H1rri
, ION Austin wharton and Matagorda are
zen hadly hurt as we are @hile Bra2or'a q
len Galveston are much worse ! make tn
De estimates that a generous people mi
lew SEQ and know what an immense Smou
70 It will take IN relieve this suffering RI
rth pie. Respectfully, w l.. Davidson
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in
smnI Judgment Rendered.
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