Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

iney dec4are that negroes and manr
whlte persons are hourly commiting
the most atrocious acts of vanda1isrn
:. n: Grlswold, division freight agent of
.ne Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, who was
n that city during the storm. and had
narrow escape from death, said: .
EaIs and fingers bearing diamonds were
nackeo on with pocket knives and the mem
beI;I etS piaceo IN the pockets Of vandals. The
uouies OF women who wore fine clothoa
nave been stripped of the last thread and
. .ett 70 tester in the sun. The Residences
:eAt standing have been broken into and
Jewery ana silver plate stolen, I saw nc-
e,a woman carrying a large basket of sill
yelware that was not hers. At Texas city
t,G'," ew an odd man, considerably under the
.uvnce uH OF liquor. His pocket protruded
roH OF bills as big as my arm. which he
I1aLneu 70 nave found on the bay shore,
upon an hands this horrible work is going
". Ane oHenders are generally negroes.
aithough there are some white men who
.iase Ia euemonstrated that they are sufficiently
oexo'o OF honesty and manhood to partici-
pate IN these ghoulish deeds. AS soon as
u! ,he storm subsided the negroes stole all the
Iuuor tney could get and. beastly drunk,
proceeded with their campaign of yandal-
ism troops are needed at once"
Government Aid EN- Route.
Gen. McKibben arrived at an early
hour Tuesday morning with aid and a
NUMBER OF soldiers. Following him on
last freight are two cars loaded with
10000 rations and 1000 tents. These
were sent to Galveston in the after
noon on barge.
Loss Irreparable.
Austin, Tex, Sept. II. 3.-Col. w. B.
workman, who has been at Galveston
as the personal representative of Gov.
Sayers to investigate and report on
the true conditions. declares the citv
is wrecked for all time to come and
that Is per cent. of the residence and
business portions is demolished. The
vile odors arising from decomposing
bodies and decayed vegetation render
Imminent the danger of a pestilence.
Vandalism is rife, despite the efforts
of the military and citizens commit
tees.
Estimates of the fatalities in Cal
weston, according to dispatches, grow
higher. A late report places the death
list at 5000. In addition, people are
fast dying from privation and sick
ness. A distressing feature of the ter
rible conditions is the number of per-
sons whose minds are giving away
under the strain.
Beyond Recovery.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 13.-'I fear
Galveston is destroyed beyond it's abil-
ity to recover" is the manner in which
Quartermaster Baxter has concluded
his report to his headquarters at
Washington. He recommends the
continuance of his Office only long
enough to recover the Office safes and
close up accounts, and declares all gov
ern ment works are wrecked so restora-
tion is impossible.
In the Stricken City.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 13, via Texas
City and Houston.-At meeting of
the relief committee held Wednesday
morning reports were received from
the various wards. The chairman
called for armed men to assist in get
ting labor to bury the dead and clear
the wreckage, and arrangements were
made to supply this demand. The sit
uation in the city is that there are
plenty of volunteers for this service
but an insuffciency of arms There
have been two or three small riots
but the officers have managed.. to
quell them.
All saloons were closed by the CHIEF
of police on Sunday. At a meeting o1
the general committee with the city
officials this morning the policing o1
the city was discussed. Mayor Jones
announced that Adjt. Gen. Scurry
would take charge of the situation
with the soldiers and citizen soldiery
The city is patrolled by about 2,0Ot
police officers, special officers, soldier.
and deputy sheriffs.
Ordered to. Kill.
Orders were issued to the soldier:
and police to kill any person caught
in the act of robbing the dead. Ut
to Tuesday morning seven negro van
dals had been discovered and had daid
the penalty of their crime with thei,
lives. They were shot dead and their
bodies were carted away with dead
V1ct1mS OIL the STORM.
No liquor is permitted to be sold
under any circumstances unless or.
dered by the chairman of one of the
committees or by physician, who
must state that it is to be used fol-
medicinal purposes. All persons not
having business on the streets after
| dark must be Identified before they
| will be allowed to pass. Unless iden'
tifcation is forthcoming they are ar.
rested. No person is allowed to work
in or about any building unless he
has a written permit signed by the
chief of police or deputy chief. Nc
person is permitted to carry furniture
or other property through the streets
unless he has a written permit from
the proper authority.
Gambling Prohibited.
The police department has issued
strict orders> and these orders will
be enforced to the letter, to clear the
city of all the outside sporting ele-
ment. Detectives from Houston and
Dallas have arrived here. No gam
bling is permitted, and any violations
of this rule are prosecuted to the
fullest extent.
Mayor Jones. of Galveston. claims
that, the dead will amount to 5000
and others whose opportunities for
judging are less than that of the
mayor place it as high as 10000.
Relief Arrives.
The relief sent here from Beaumont,
Tex. arrived Wednesday morning and
was distributed as fast as possible.