The sun., 1900-09-11
WHAT REsoUERs FOUND.
scenes In Galveston After the Storm
Had Passed Away.

Scenes In Galveston After the Storm |
Had Passed Away.
Galveston, Sept 10.-Starting as soon
as the water began to recede, the work of
securing the wounded and dying from the
ruins of their homes began. Screaming
women, bruised and bleeding, some of
them bearing the lifeless forms of chill
dren in their arms, men broken hearted
and sobbing bewailing the loss of their
wives and children; streets filled with
floating rubbish, among which there were
many bodies of the victims of the storm,
constituted part of the scene.
The first loss of life reported was that
at Rietter's saloon. on the Strand, where
three persons lost their lives and where
many others were MANNED and imprison-
ed. The dead were Stanley G. Spencer,
Charles Kellner and Richard Lord.
These three were sitting at table ON
the first floor when suddenly the roof
caved in, killing all of them instantly.
Those in the lower part of the building
escaped with their lives in a miraculous
manner The falling roof and flooring
were caught on the bar, the people stand
ing near it dodging under the debris.
1t required several hours of hard work
to get them out. The negro waiter who
| was sent for the doctor was drowned at
the corner of Strand and Twenty-first
street, and his body was found short
time after.
The next place visited by the rescuers
was tbe city hall Here were congregat-
ed fully 700 people. most of whom were
more or less injured. One man from
Lucas terrace reported the loss OF 50
lives in the building from which he es-
caped. He himself was severely injured
abont the head.
On Avenue NJ several ladies were i'm
prisoned III residence by the water and
debris. They were rescued by Il party
headed by Captain Thcriot Several Of
them were badly hurt Coming back 10
fremont street and going out to Avenue
+ by climbing over the piles Of lumber
which had once boon residences, the res
cuing party observed four bodies in one
yar and seven in one room III another
place, while as many Ms GO bodies We're
to be seen lying singly and in groups in
tic srace of one block.
a majority of the bodies, however, that
have not been recovered are under the
PINNED houses and II viii take several
lays hard work to get all Of them out.
: The body Of Miss Sarah Summers was
! found near her home on the corner nt
fremont street ana Avenue +, her hands
.a<pilg her diamonds tightly.
Aa report from st. Mary's infrmary
.aws that only eight persons escaped
from the hospital. The number OF pa
G tients and nurses could not be ascertain
cd. hui the number of inmates was sci
$ dom under 100. Rosenberg schoolhousc
: Which was chosen as place of refuge
I hy the people Of that locality, collapsed
/ some Of those who had taken refug'
there escaped, but many were crushed I,
= = death III the ruins.
u Az Sunday morning dawned the streets
we're lined with wounded, half clad peo
ole, seeking the aid Of physicians fol
l. themselves and for friends and relatives
r who could not move. Police Officer JOIN
lie Bowie was found in pitiable condition
t., the toes on both of his feet and two rib
il broken and his head bruised. He report
d ed that his house. with wife and children
II had been swept into the gulf.
'e u'hc beach resort of Pat 0Keefe, VIII
le il known TO every visitor to Galveston
ia vas annihlated not vestige of iii
Of b1ildiny remaining. Mrs. OKeefe WI
drowned. The great bathing paviiio
er known as the Pagado, the big p.aasu;'
IN "esogt known as the Olympia anu Mai
lg aoch's bathhonse are all swept away mt
th he gulf. There were few bodies on tn
Of beach. They had been swept into til
lie gulf or driven up into the rubbish by IA
% waves, Only half dozen of them wel
iS in sight from the place where the worl
ers were. All the residences which hay
u ESCAPED destruction have been turned int
~ hospitals, as have the leading hotels
nj There is scarcely one of the houses whic
ed are left standing which does not contai
NJ one or more of the dead as well as man
y. injured.
pe The rain began to pour down in TO
OF rents, and the rescuing party went bat
~ down fremont street toward the cit
~. TIE rain added greatly TO the gener
~ distress. Stopping at small grocer
II. .tore, the party found it packed with i
ured, clamoring for food but the pr
iet iSions in the store had been RUNE
'alther down the street a restauraE
.e ,shich had been submerged by water, w
~ .crving ont soggy crackers and che ese
u the hungry crowd.
az On returning to the fremont hotel t
Houston Post correspondent found t
death list to be swelling rapidly, the g
eorntS coming from every portion of t
-. city Information from both the extreI
eastern and western parts of the city w
difficult to obtain. but the reports viii
'hs were received indicated that those tN
ws sections had suffered fully as much
~ the rest of the city.
al Fifteen men, constituting all that
AT mained Of company of regular soldit
but stationed at the beach barracks, We
te marched down Market street. The Il
vas Continued ON Page IInee.