The true northerner., 1900-09-14
THE WUKS.
CONFIRMED
ny LATER REPORTS OF THE WORK
OF THE TEXAS STORM.
wHoL,1 FAMILIES ARE WIPED OUT
OF EXISTENCE.
BODIES BEING ROBBED OF VALUA-
BLEs BY GHOULs.

Galveston, Tex. Sept. 12.-The fol-
lowing state of conditions ut Calves
ton and appeal tor aid is issued by the
iIcal relief committee.
~ conservative estimate OF the loss
Of lie is that it Will reach 5000; at
least 900 families are shelterless ana
" uoiiy destl1ute. The entire remand
er OF the population is suffering III
greater or less degree. Not single
church, school OF charitable institu-
ton, OF which Galveston mad SO many,
is left intact. Not building escaped
damage, and ha.f' the whole number
were entirely oDliterated. There Is
immediate need Tor food, clothing ana
household goods of all kinds. IL near
by cities viii open asyiums for women
and ciiluIvn Lne sItuauon VIII ne
greatly renewed. Coast cities should
send Us water as We'll as provisions IN
Guiding Kerosene oil, gasoline and can
dies
Early Reports Confirmed.
Houston, Tex, Sept. 12-Details
from the storm-swept district OF Texas
hourly disclose more heart-rending fea-
lures ana connrm early rulnors of one
OF tue sreaJest catastropheS OF late
years. Nowhere communication is yet
possible with Galveston, ana the only
deiliii,e news has come by tug boats
and refugees There SCI inS To be no
gronud Ior supposins that fuller de-
tails VIII show a reduction OF the loss
OF life. The property loss is even high
er than at iirst given 1T Galveston.
There have been many bodies taken to
sea and put in their last resting place.
The ground is too wet TO permit OF dig
ging graves. bodies are being stripped
OF their valaubles BY ghouis. Supplies
are being hurried forward. Outside
Galveston smaller towns are beginning
to send III reports ~ telesrapnic COM
muuications improve ana auds 10 the
list of the dead and property losses are
received RichmUnd ana Hitchcock
eacn report sixteen lives lost. Alta
Iona, Arcadia, NeleSCo. SeaOrOok.
Beilevllle, AIcola and many other
towns have from one to eight dead. In
most of these places many houses have
been totally destroyed und number Of
live stock killed. The International,
Great Northern and Santa ne uaVe
miles or track washed out, and the
bridges connecting Galveston with the
mainland must be entirely rebuilt.
whole Families wiped Out.
This Is the most destrcutive storm
which ever visited the state of Texas.
The city is filled with destitute ana
homeless, while in the mOrgues are the
rigid forms of hundreds. Whole fam
lilies are wiped out.
The city beach in the southwestern
part of the city was under ten feet of
water and the barracks. located there,
are destroyed. the soldiers having Il
miraculous escape from drowning.
Many substantial residences in the
western and southwestern part OF the
city Were destroyed and the death list
from there will be large.
\ heavy mortality list is expected
among the residents down the island
and adjacent to the coast on the main
land. rs both We're deeply Hooded and
the houses were to u great extent inse-
crue The heaviest losses by the
storm will be tlye Galveston Wharf Co.
the Southern Pacific Railway, and the
Gulf. Colorado Santa te Railroad Co.
and the Texas & Lone Star FIGURING
Co.
scene UNDERGRADUATES.
The scene in and about VIRGINIA
Point, Galveston Island. is indescrib-
able. Those who survived the flood
and destruction are nearly all severely
injured Most OF them presented n
.f.I fsrht To- fI
ated and bleeding. Many of the dead
have their faces and heads mutiliated
SO that it is almost impossible to iden-
tify them. Head boards we've p..D ed
on hruredly dug graves in every in
stance giving as nearly as possible.
age and accurate description. 1t was
found necessary in many instances to
bury three and four in one grave.
Those who have survived the wreck
are homeless and have had nothing to
eat since Saturday.
situation Improving.
Galveston, Sept. 12.-NOon via tug 70
Houston-The white cotton screw
mems organization held a meeting
Monday night and rendered their ser
vices. that of 800 able bodied men to
the public committee to clear the
streets OF debris. Big forces were at
work last night and the situation is
much improved SO far as the passage
of vessels is concerned. The city was
patrolled last night by regular soldiers
and citizen soldiery. No one was al
lowed on the streets without n pass.
Several negroes were shot for not halt
Ing when ordered 1t il reported that
three of the citizen soldiers were shot
by negroes.
Jor.lun for GoNernor