The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-11
Partial List of the Dead is at
Hand.
AN UNPARALLELED CALAMITY
Loss of Life is Estimated from 1900
to 5000 and Property Loss in
the Millions-Scenes Beg
gar Description

Houston, Tex, September 1O.-The first
reports of the appalling disaster which has
stricken the city of Galveston do not seem
to have been magnifed. Communication
was had with the Island City today by
boat and reports received here tonight in
dicate that the death list will exceed 1900,
while the property loss cannot be estimat-
ed, although it is known it will reach sew
eral millions of dollars. The burial of the
dead has already begun.
The following partial list of knawn dead
was given to the Associated Press tonight
by the Galveston News.
Stanley @. Spencer local representative
OF w. W. Wilson, agent for Dempster and
Company's steamship line, and the North
German ship line.
Charles L. Kellner, a prominent citizen.
Richard Lord, traffic manager.
George H. McFadden and brother, cotton
exporters.
W. L. Daily, agent for Charles F. orth-
vein and Company, grain exporters and
steamship agents.
Colonel l.. j. Potu, general manager of
the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe, reported
dead. This however, was untrue. He has
been very active in relieving the suffering.
thought to be dead.
John Laby, escaped from a building with
severe injuries.
Other dead reported from various parts
of the city are as follows:
Richard Johnson, struck by flying tim
Der and instantly killed.
Alfred Day.
Miss Mable Stickloch of Mechinic street,
niece of NJ. w. Shaw.
John Enselke, wife and child.
Seven members OF Wensmore family re-
siding in the East End
One member of the family and another
man was saved.
Mrs. ]. w. Wenman and two children.
Mrs. Mack Delaney, wife of United States
Bridge Officer of the port, and two chill
dren.
A Spanish sailor of the steamship Teles-
fora. The Telesfora went adrift and struck
the white hall at Pier 49, Timbers of the
grain elevator fell on the sailor and pinned
him to the docks. Name unknown.
Mr.. Magia, grocer, One Hundred and
Eighteenth street and Avenue A, and
daughter and son.
Miss Ida Schofield.
Mrs. Baxter and child, lost in Magias
street.
Mrs. Dudley Bell, wife of Galveston
News compositor, and child.
William J. Rice, proofreader of the News,
and child.
Mrs. Claude J. Fordtrand and sister, Miss
Helen Summers.
George S. We'll, mother and sister.
Mrs Michael O'Keefe and brother.
The bodies of four white persons and
seven negroes were found in the first story
of the w. ]. Reitmeyers residence In the
morning. Reitmeyer and family were In
the second story and escaped.
Mrs j. B. Treadwell and infant, MRS.
T. Clark and infant, Mrs. A. Longnecker,
Mrs. Beveridge and two children, Mrs.
George NJ Schroeder and four children, and
the mother of United States Marshal Wood
were all lost in one building. Mr. Long
necker escaped with serious injuries.
Mrs. Amundsen, mother Of Deputy Chief
of Police Amundsen.
Charles Rust, knocked from a dray while
attempting to carry his family to place
of safety and killed.
John r. Davis and wife.
Two children of Captain Ellison, one of
them drowning in its mothers arms
Mrs w r. Jones and child.
White girl, IL years old, unidentified
found in yard of ]. Paul Jones.
Mrs Clarence Hoth
Mr. and Mrs Schuler and five children. ,
Mrs Motter and two daughters
Mrs. David Wakelee.
c. H. Fisher and wife and two children,
two ssters-in-law and a niece.
Mrs. John F. Gernand and two children.
Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Compton.