The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-21
ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS
YOUNG DYE IS SAFE
And Writes Telling some strange
stories Of Galveston.

| MIR. and Mrs. William Dye of 1870 orth
| Market street yesterday were rejoiced TO
| hear from their son. John r. Dye in
| Galveston. He is uninjured and hard at
work clearing up the debris. and the let
ter he writes is very interesting. The
reason that he had not written previous
| ~ was because he didn't get the chance.
A soldier leveled a gun at his head and
| told him he wanted him 20 work. Mr..
| Dye says that the hardest work IS the
handling OF bodies Another curious item
he gives is that regarding a ship. which
when the hurricane came. was turned to
the teeth Of the wind aud ali steam
turned on and the ship didn't move an
inch.
in his letter young Dye says:
Galveston, Tex, Sunday. Sept, 1e. 1900.
Dear Folks at Home:-I thought 1
would write and let you know that
| am safe and all o. x. The city is In
ruins, and there is not building in the
city but what is damaged. They report
$500 lost. but If the truth is known
thereas double that The house am IN
was not damaged much. They repaired
it in one day. The house shook like a
leaf, the wind blew 30 miles an hour
I suppose you thought I was drowned
hut you must remember your son Is an
expert swimmer. but what killed most
people were buildings falling on them.
nearly all my friends are safe. The city
is under martial law I have been work
ing at the compress all week. but the
soldiers make people work on the street.
I sat down TO write you this morning
and / went down IN the yard and sol-
der leveled a gun at me and hallowed
halt! I run up stairs. jumped of the
gallery and run down 10 the wharf,
| about two blocks ard come back in
about an hour and everything IS all right.
I have got a pass from the press. but
they are not good any more. We have
got to get passes from General scurry.
I don't mind working for the city. They
will pay 81 a day. eight hours, but can
not stand II 10 pick up dead bodies.
They pulled out thirty from one house
yesterday and burned them up One
place close 20 this place. the house caved
in and killed rs people. The water on
Market street would swim a horse: that
Is the main street. The papers don't
make Il very bad for they want 20 build
the city Up again. ! WIS out IN the
street helping people but when the lum-
Der commenced 1yinE I went in. When
Il blew the hardest was between a. N.
and 10 =. m I went n dinner late 20
the restaurant and got dinner about 2
O'Clock and n thirty minute's tine
could hardly get home. almost had 20
swim. the water raised 50 high and on
last Sunday morning 7 got up early--3
o'ciock-anG went M town. The water
vas waist deem then and the things
olown in the streets from the stores
such as shoes. hats. etc. ard J could
have been rich r I Rad stolen. Ike some
that I saw but Ie. ne tel you about the
storm There was about q dozen ocean
steamers in port tled mp 20 the dock
They had 70 cut loose from the dock iu
order % save the ships from hesnE
mashed against the wharf an3 away
they went One went over - Texas Clty.
one down 20 the railroad trussel ard
about three more weat on the fats where
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