The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-26

MORTALITY
1t May Mount to Seven
Thousand.
THE KAISER'S SYMPATHY
The Work Of Relief and Rehabili
tatlon Is Steadily Going on
Ample Funds.

GALVESTON. September 15.-There
are all told perhaps 125 In the list OF /
dead who ala not die In the storm. They |
died At the hands of their fellow men.
Some are white: more are black.
Many OF them lived here. and sur
vived that awful Saturday night OF |
hurricane and horror. The others came |
from nearby places. They are the men |
caught robbing the dead-the ghouls OF
this week OF woe and despair. Not
1.-THE OF the story has yet reached the
outside world.
There were more executions here in
two days than in all the United States
In a year.
Some few have enjoyed their consti-
tutionaI privilege OF a drum-head
court-martiai. with an army officer as
the dispenser OF life or death.
The most have been shot down as
they robbed Soldiers and citizens alike
have been clothed with this authority
Ito kin any one caught stealing from
the dead. or even from the piles Of
wrcckage
one artillery soldier killed five men
within the minute with his Krag-Jor-
gensen-a bullet for each from the five
cartridges In his rifles magazine. One
lCitizcn killed two negroes in the twink
ling of an eye-a barrel OF his shotgun
for each. There has not been a day
that a dozen have not died In this way.
As rule the blacks were killed with
out any trial. while In some cases white
ghouls we're given the formality of a
trial
Several thousand men are at work
lCicaring away the debris on the beach.
one hundred and fifty bodies were re-
J covered from the wreckage and burned
yesterday. No attempt IL now being
made 90 Identify recovered bodies. To-
day most OF them are found naked and
mutiiated beyond recognition.
LIVES SAVED ny a CUTTER.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-Excellent
work In saving lives during the hurri-
cane was done by the officers and crew
. OF the revenue cutter Galveston. which
was stationed at that port. The first
mail through from the stricken city
reached Washington today and brought
letter from Chief Engineer w. II
whitaker Of the Galveston. Under
: date OF September Q he says:
"Ali sheds on the wharves have beer
icveled to the ground. or nearly so.
do not think there II n house that has
not been more or less damaged. OF
: blown 20 the ground. While the winC
. was blowing over sixty miles an houi
= we sent out boat with n rescuing par
ty TO row up one OF the streets. Th'
FIRST trip they succeeded In saving thir
A teen women and children and brough
I. them back TO the vessel In safety.
: 1T was useless to attempt to row tn
boat against the terrific wind. and a
> the water was at that time not over
: mans head In the street. a rope woul'
y be sent out TO the nearest telegraph
pole and by that means a boat coul'
be hauled along from pole To pole. Thi
was accomplished only by the mos
!, herculean efforts on the part of tn
= men who led out the rope. but betwee
swimming. walking and lounderin
= along In the teeth OF the gale the rop
would finally be made fast. Then J
A. was all that a crew OF one officer an
|. seven men could do to pull n boa
= against the fierce blasts OF the hurri
cane. by working all Saturday after
\. noon and evening and up TO 1 o'cloc
.r sunday morning the brave boys SUD
m ceeded In rescuing thirty-four men, VIC
" men and children. whom they put In
o. place of safety and provided thei
20 with enough provisions for their imm'
diate wants. Finally on account OF n
darkness. increasing violence of n
storm and the vast amount OF wrecl
age In the streets. the rescuing part
was reluctantly compelled To return
the vessel
~ ION board ship II was a period of II
tense anxiety for all hands. No OF
slept. and Il was only by superhuma
efforts by officers and crew that v
rode out the hurricane In safety. Wi
!. the exception OF the carrying away
the port forward rigging and q
- smashing Of all the windows and sk
- lights. the vessel sustained no seriol
Injury. Not n single person on boa
H. was injured In any way"
Ito srTUNrIoN Is BETTER.
'u' GALVESTON. Texas. Sept 1s.-'T
ay situation continues 10 improve"
u what one IL told now when he appli
m nj any OF the various headquarters I
IN Information. This statement Is bel
W made with gratifying monotony
ne over the city. The work has be
hts brought down to n business basis
far as possible and the system and {
der displayed In the various depai