The age-herald., 1900-09-13
The Situation as Summed Up by
 Governor SayeTs'
REPORTS N01 EXAGGERATED
Loss of Life and Property is Mos t Distress!ng-More Than S100,000 in the Relief Fund-Entlre
 Gulf Coast Swept.

 Savers today granted a special expression to the Associated Press correspondent on the Galveston flood situation, saying:
 "Conditions at Galveston are fully as bad as reported. Communication, however, has been re-established between the island and the main land and hereafter transpor- tation of supplies will be less difficult. Work of clearing the city is progressing fairly well and Adjutant General Scurry, under direction of the Mayor, is patrolling the city for the purpose of preventing depredatons. The most conservative esti- mate as to the number of deaths places them at 2,Go0 Contributions from citizens of this State and also from other States are coming in rapidly and liberally, and 1t is confidently expected that within the next ten days the work of restoration by the people of Galveston will have begun In good earnest and with energy and success. "Of course the destruction of property has been very great, not less than ten mill lions of dollars, but 1t is hoped and be- lieved that even this great loss will be overcome through the energy and self re- liance of the people,"
 During the day the contributions have fairly deluged the Governor, upwards of $1O00Oo having been received Among the large contributions are to be noted the Standard Oil Company with s1o,OOO, the St. Louis Commercial Club for a like amount and the Huntington interest for s5,0OO
 Report from Relief Corps
 This afternoon Governor Savers received the following official report from General Manager Trice, of the International and Great Northern Railroad who is conduc- ting the operations of the relief corps at Galveston:
 Houston, Tex, Sept 12. To Governor Savers, Austin, Tex: ,r four message of yesterday received. The cars containing the tents and rations were turned over to the barge line this morning and forwarded to Galveston. Ar engagements here have been made for all freight to be handled by barges hauled by tugs from Clinton to Galveston, and pas sengers by our line to Texas City and by boats from Texas City to Galveston. This is the best arrangement that can be made, and 1t prevents delay to either the freight or the passenger service, for if we han dled the freight with the passengers to Texas City the transfer from the cars to the boats would cause too much delay to the passenger service. We brought in one train consisting of about 300 Galveston peo- pie to Houston today, and will get another train load in tonight, mostly women and children, which will make about 600 that we will get out of Galveston today. The passenger and freight service between Houston and Galveston Is all free for suf- ferers, and we are issuing transportation to all points north of Houston to all suf- ferers not able to pay their way.
 (signed "L. T. RICE"
 Report from Adjutant-GeneraI
 The following report was also received from Adjutant General Scurry:
 sColx Canf "To Governor Sayers Austin, Tex:
 Mayor of Houston ordered Houston military companies here; sixty-five officers and men arrived; thirty more come tomor- row. Mayor of Galveston directed me to take command. Streets patroled for pur- pose of preventing thieving. Work of clear ing the city progressing fairly well. Most conservative estimate made of deaths 2,000. (Signed) THOMAS s. CURRY
 "Adjutant General.,' reports from various points along the gulf coast which would indicate that there has been great property damage done for sev- eral hundred miles and that the list of Galveston fatalities and suffering will be largely augmented.
 Passing down the coast from Galveston the town of Dickinson was laid waste and five people killed. The towns of Alvin, Alta Loma, Texas City and Brookshire age wrecked and hundreds are destitute. Rich mono IS so DdQly QeHOuSNeQ pndt IL WILL require weeks to clear the town. Missouri City and Stafford, just opposite, were en- tirely demolished and the few remaining people at these places have not homes to cover their heads. Bay City, in Matagorda County, is reported wrecked with much loss of life, though no official report has been made to that effect Patton, Rollover, Bolivar Point, Quinlana, Sugarland, Belle vile, Wharton, Farview, Missouri City, sartartia, Arcota and Fl Campo are all re- ported heavy sufferers both in point of property destroyed and lives lost.
 Teiegra ph Service Bad
 Owing to the fact that the telegraphic service Is still badly crippled, Governor Savers cannot ascertain the exact number of dead at the points named but it Is ap- proximated at 500
 Reports reaching the Governor show that the railroads, telegraph and telephone com panies have suffered an immense loss by day that quite number of tugs from New either arrived or were en route to Calves ton problem would be solved so far as getting people from the island ca the main- land was concerned.
 nor Savers for permits to go to Galveston already too many people there and In cases relief corps were better able to act on their discretion than be dictated to by him.
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