Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-11
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.

, Santa Fe ran the first relief train tC
Hitchcock to-day, finding conditions
along the line similar to those prevail
ing at Galveston, Houston and Hender-
, son. In many places the homeless in
habitants Of the section traversed were
housed in empty box cars, while Others
| were sitting on the wreck of their
household effects. Many sufferers are
destitute and will have to be given free
| transportation to places where they are
sure of obtaining shelter and susie
nance. Every building in Pearl was Ell
| ther damaged or destroyed, but no
lives were lost there. Alvin reports the
following deaths in addition to the sew
en- previously reported: Mrs. ]. C. Col
lins and w. H. Hawley. Angleton Sc
verely suffered, and assistance is great
ly needed. Algoa, Arcadia and Alto Lo-
ma show signs Of the severe visitation,
and many are in need of help The 12-
year-old son of James Rodacher was
killed at Arcadia. Two children lost
their lives at Alto Iona. At Hitchcock
sixteen lives were lost. Bodies fiOated
in from the bay and could not be iden-
titled. Many injured refugees are be-
ing given attention. Most of them float
ed in ON drift and RATS. The prairie is
covered with drift of all kinds.
At $50 p. IN. just before the anemo-
meter blew away the wind had reached q
frightful vel city OF 100 miles an hour.
The buildings that hitherto stood tum-
bled and crashed, carrying death to
hundreds of people. Roofs sailed
through the air, windows were driven
in with crash or shattered by flying
slate. Telegraph, telephone and electric
light poles, with their mass of wires,
were snapped off like pipe stems. and
MIN
ity the wind attained after the ane-
mometer blew Off is purely a matter of
speculation. The lowest point touched
by the barometer in the press cOrre-
spondent's office, which was filled by
frightened people, was 2S.041a. This was
about 7:30 p. m. 1t then began to rise
very slowly, and by 10 p. m. had reach
ed $500, the wind gradually subsdding,
and by midnight the storm had passed.
The water, which had reached depth
of feet ON the strand at 10 o'clock p.
M, began to ebb, and ram out rapidly,
and by a. m. the crown of the street
was free of W ater. Thus passed out
one of the most frightful and destruct-
i've storms which ever devastated the
coast of Texas.
THE STORY OF THE STORM.
Galveston, Sept. 10. - By Western
Union dispatch boat to Houston. The
terrific cyclone that produced such
distressing disaster at Galveston and all
through Texas, was predicted by the U.
s. weather bureau to strike Galveston
Friday night, and created much appre-
hension, but the night passed without
the prediction being verified. The con-
ditions, however, were ominous. A dan
ger signal was displayed at the flagstaff
of the weather bureau, and shipping
was warned. From out north in the
middle watches of the night, the wind
began to come in spiteful puffs, increas-
ing in volume as the day dawned.
BETWEEN TWO FORCES.
BY 10 o'clock on Saturday it was al
most gale. At noon it had increased
in velocity and was driving rain, tearing
things up in lively manner, yet no Sc
rious apprehension was felt by the resi-
dents remote from the encroachments of
the gulf. Residents near the beach were
aroused to the danger that threatened
their homes, and began hasty exit to
the city. Two gigantic forces were at
work. The gulf force drove the wave
with irresistible force high upon the
beach, the gale from the northeast
pitched the waters against and over the
wharves, choking the sewers and flood
ing the city from that quarter. The
streets rapidly began to fill with water,
and communication became difficult.
The helpless people we're cavght between
two powerful elements.
COMMUNICATIONS CUT OFF.
Railroad communication was cut off
shortly after noon, the track being
washed out. and wire facilities com.
pletely failed at o'clock. The wind
increased In velocity, while
the waters rapidly rose and the night
drew on with dreaded apprehension de-
picted on the face of every one. Already
thousands were bravely struggling with
their families against the mad waves,
and the fierce wind for places of refuge.
The public school buildings, the court
house, hotels, in fact any place that Of
fered apparently safe refuge from the
elements became crowded to their ut
most.
WITHOUT WATER OR LIGHT.
Dallas. Tex, Sept, 11.-A special to
the News from Galveston, Tex, brought
to Houston by the tug Brunswick gives
the following additional particulars of
the storm: The big iron oil tank Of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company was picked
from the 18th street pier and carried to
3Oth street.
In the business district not building
escaped injury. Among the buildings
DESTROYED was the Galveston Orphans
Home, all children being reported I'M
hurt. Owing to the street being full of
debris, it is impossible to use only two
wheeled carts for hauling bodies. Many
who, escaped tell their thrilling eX-
periences. The city is without water
supply and In total darkness.
LIST OF CASUALTIES.
Houston, Texas, September 11.-At
Hitchcock sixteen lives were lost. The
following additional names of dead at
Galveston have been received: Mrs.
Sam. Motley and four children and ten
other women and children In Mr.. Nolley's
house, Mrs. Irene Hess, Mrs. Rose, wife
of Commissary Sergeant Franklin
Rose, u. s. NJ; Mrs. Lafayette and two
children, Mrs. George Burnett and child,
the wife of VIM. A. Oates, of the Gal
weston News; the wife and two children
of r. L. Woodward, of the Galveston
News; the wife Of George Trebosius, Of
the Galveston News, and two sisters Of
Mr.. Trebosius; Mrs. Kate Bross, Char
lotte M. Allen, fye members of the P.
]. and j. P. McKenna families, 8. W..
Watkins and about twenty other persons
in the same house, Thomas Rhymes,
wife and two children; Albert Hunter
and wife, +. Hume, Mrs. Frank Parker
and two children, Mrs. Dorian, five
children and nine other persons In one
house; the daughter and son of James
Odell, Mrs. LasOcco and Is others In her