The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-13
MANY FROM WICHITA
Were In the Terrible Flood at
Galveston.
MAYOR ROSS ISSUES CALL
For Aid to be Sent on a Rock
Island Relief Special.

pie from this locality are known TO have
been in the Galveston food. Some OF
them were its victims
Mayor Ross has issued an appeal for aid
to the Galveston sufferers and solicitors
will call on the business men TO ask them
to gives sacks of -four and other provi-
sions today.
The Rock Island, which is doing nobly
on this occasion, will transport supplies
free. In fact a special car will be ar
ranged here and will be put in the Chi
cago relief special next asturday morn
! ing.
Sam Tovera, the policeman who, with
| his family, was lost in the flood at Gal
weston, is from this county. He is the
oldest son Of the family which resides at
Tolerville, five miles out Tovera went to
Galveston some years ago and had been
a policeman for long time.
| Mr. and Mrs ]. c. Davies, who are re-
| ported drowned lived here during the
boom. Mr.. Davies was a cousin Of Mr..
! Hewlett Of this city.
| The dispatches report that George Rice
and wife have been drowned. ]. II. r.
King of this city thinks this is George
/ Rice. a former printer on the Eagle, who
| left here in 1891. Mr.. King roomed with
! Rice for many years and thinks he is the
Rice mentioned in the dispatches.
Many Wichita people are waiting for
news anxiously from the stricken city. For
! three days B. D. Allen has been trying
/ to get some word from his brother, Noah
| Allen, who was in Galveston, and another
relative, Mr.. A. Richardson and family.
The relatives of Ed Starr, who went to
Galveston from Kechi township, are try
ing to get some word from him. but with
out success. A Mr. Garnett Of No 702
South Emporia is trying to get word
from his son, who was in Galveston when
the food struck. The family is very anx-
ious.
NJ. E. Myers was in the city yesterday
trying to get connection with Galveston.
His brother, I. T. Myers, is in Galveston.
He is from Mulvane where his father
lives. Mr.. C. Myers. Mr.. Myers said yes
terday that he could not sleep and prob
ably will not be able to, until he hears
something definite.
Other formerly Wichita people IN Gal
weston from whom no word has been re-
ceived are DR.. Wassam, from whom F.
j. Arnold received a letter about three
weeks ago; Albert C. Arey, who is said
to be in that city, and W. E. Maxon,
one agent Of the Santa Fe here, and now
agent of the Santa Fe at aGlveston.
Many Wichita people knew victims of
d11 -
Among those who persisted were Mrs. T.
A. Torrance and Ethel Parker, friends of
Mrs. Ed Marchant. Many of those
drowned were known to Mr.. A C. Dick
son of this city.
Many Wichita men are intimately &C
quainted with Galveston. When the
Wichita boom subsidized there was an ex-
odus from this place to Texas points and
a large number of real estate men went
to Galveston.
Mr.. A. c. Dickson said yesterday that
it was daily prediction in Galveston ten
years ago that some time the sea would
overwhelm the town.
H Winslow Abbott, formerly OF Wich-
tia, is said to be located at Alvin, one of
the destroyed coast towns.
The proclamation issued by Mayor Ross
is as follows:
To the People OF Wichita
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad company have generously offer
ed to transort all contributions Of sup
plies for the sufferers of Galveston free
OF charge, provided same is delivered at
the Rock Island freight depot not later
than p. m. Friday, September H. Hop
ing that all citizens who can furnish
money. provisions or clothing for the re-
lief OF the unfortunate sufferers Of the
late storm at Galveston. Leave money
with the city clerk. Other donations to
be left as above designated.
FINLAY ROSS, Mayor.
Solicitors viii be put out today to get
up the provisions. which will be sent to
the stricken city.
Mr.. Herbig Of the Rock Island Is work
ing hard to render help IN the matter.
He received the following letter from
Chicago yesterday from J. NJ. Johnson:
wv. H Herbig, Commercial Agent, /
Wichita.
1--WE VIII send a relief train eaving here
s p. m. Thursday, September e. running
on passenger train time. with supplies for
Galveston sufferers, being contributions
from Chicago people If citizens OF W-ich-
TIA desire to contribute you can to say to |
forwarded free in same train. Supplies I
should be consigned TO Mayor Of Hous- /
ton Texas. for Texas sufferers" and be 4
loaded in c. r / 2. air blake car and
be ready 70 60 forward when train ar
rlves al Wichita. Your car may be ban
rere1 s'vVfehfra contributions - Ta~ay
George k Spencer heard ofthe relief /
fund yesterday and was the first sub /
scribers leading OF With SO
Gard of Thanks
We dsirs u thank cur friends and