The Worthington advance., 1900-09-21
THE STRICKEN CITY.
Estimates Of Dead at Galveston
Vary from 5000 g 5000. 3.

Il u said the Danaase to Preperty
by the storm Will Reach 44O,-
0oo, 0-Liberal Responses;
to Gail for Aid.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. II. State
Health OfRcer Blunt left here Sunday
for Austin, where he will makesa re-
port to the. governor concerning COM
; ditions in Galveston. 1t Is said that
this statement will estimate the NOR
tality at 5000 souls. Dr.. Blunt was in
Galveston several days and made a
thorough investigation Of the results
Of the storm.
Says Dead Nunaker 5000.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 12.-4Iayor
Walter C. Jones estimates the number
of dead at 5000, and he II conservative.
Over 1900 bodies have already been
taken out to sea or buried in trenches.
Other hundreds are yet to be taken
from the ruins. These bodies are now
all badly decomposed, and they are be-
ing buried in trenches wherefthe are
found. Others are being buried in the
debris where this can be done safely.
F.. Looters Shot. ..
The remnant of the force of regular
soldiers who were stationed here-ano
it is very small remnant-have Joined
the police in patrolling the city: Sew
eral persons have already been shot.
it is reported. A soldier of Capt. Raj
ferty's battery, while patrolling the
beach Tuesday morning ordered man
to desist from looting. The fellow
drew a weapon and the soldier shot
him dead. The soldier was attacked
by four other men and he killed all of
them. He had five cartridges in his
rifle, and each of them found victim.
Other men have also been shot, but
the details are not known nor can the
exact number be ascertained, but it is
probable that IS were killed. Some
of these were shot for failing to halt
when ordered to do 50.
Assistance Badly Needed.
The local relief committee sends out
the following:
Nearby cite. are supplying and will
supply sufficient food. clothing, etc. for
immediatexneeds. Cities further away can
serve US best by sending money. Checks
should be made payable to John Sealy.
chairman of the finance committee. All
supplies should come to w. A. McVitie;
chairman relief committee. We have Is 900
people to clothe and feed for many weeks
and to furnish with household goods. Most
of these are homeless and the others will
require money to make their wrecked resi-
dences habitable. From this the world
may understand how much, money we will
need. This committee will from time to
time report our needs with more particu-
larity."
Much Vandalism.
Dallas. Tex, Sept. IA horrible
story is told by Dallas citizens who re-
turned Tuesday night from Galveston.
They declare that negroes and MANY
white persons are hourly committing
the most atrocious acts of vandalism.
J. n. Griswold, division freight agent of
the Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe. who was
in that city during the storm. and had
a narrow escape from death. said:
EARS and fingers bearing diamonds were
hacked of with pocket knives and the mem
bers placed In the pockets of vandals. The
bodies Of women who wore fine clothes
have been stripped Of the last thread and
left to tester in the SUM- The residences
left standing have been broken into and
jewelry and silver plate stolen. saw ne.
gro woman carrying a large basket of sill
verware that was not hers. At Texas City
I saw an old man, considerably under the
influence Of liquor, His pocket protruded
u roll OF bills as big as my arm. which no
claimed to have found on the bay shore.
Upon all hands this horrible work is going
on. The offenders are generally negroes,
although there are, some white men who
ted.that they are sufficiently
devoid Of honesty and manhood to partici-
pate in these ghoulish deeds. AS soon as
the storm subsided the negroes stole ali the
liquor they could get and. beastly drunk.
proceeded with their campaign Of vandal-
ism. Troops are needed at once"
Hard to Compute.
Chicago, Sept. 13.-R. G. Love, man
ager Of the Galveston News. sent the
following statement at midnight:
"A summary of the conditions prevailing
at Galveston is more than human intellect
can master. Briefly stated, the damage
to property is anywhere between $500, 600
and $200oO.00O. The loss Of life cannot be
computed. No lists could be kept and all
is simple guess work. Those thrown out
to sea and buried on the ground wherever
found will reach the horrible total of at
least 5000 souls. My estimate of the loss on
the island of the city Of Galveston and the
Immediate surrounding district Is between
1900 and 5000 deaths. do not make this
statement in fright or excitement. The
whole story will never be told, because it
cannot be told. The necessities of those liv-
Ing are total. Not single individual es,
capped property loss. The property on the
island is wrecked: fully one-half totally
swept out of existence altogether. What
our needs are can be computed by the
world at large by the statement herewith
submitted much better than can possibly
summarize them. The help must be i'm
Loss Irreparable.
Austin, Tex, Sept. 13.-Col. W. B.
Workman, who has been at Galveston
as the personal representative of Gov,
sayers to investigate, and report on
the true conditions, declares the city
is wrecked for all time to come and
that IS per cent. of the residences and
business portions is demolished. The
vile odors arising from decomposing
bodies and decayed vegetation render
imminent the danger of pestilence.
Vandalism is rife, despite the efforts
Of the military and citizenl' commit
tees. ss #a ts# s 0 NJ
Beyo.a a,.eovery. - 3D.
; Galveston, Tex, Sept. 1871 fear
Galveston is destroyed beyond its a bill
.ity torecover,"" isthe manner In which
Quartermaster Baxter q concluded
his report to- his headquarters. 1t
Washington. He recomme nnds the
continuance of his. Office only. long
enough to recover the ofice safe and
close up accounts, and declares all gov
ernment works are wrecked so. rest ORA
tion is impossible. q.
Dalnass Witl Reach SO eooso, 600.
:, Houston, Tex, Sept. ~ ,--Estim ties