The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-13
Mucn MONEY ron SUFFERERS.
Many People BeinR Removed From
Galveston.

Associated Press ON the food situation;
Conditions az Galveston are fully as
bad as reported. Communication. how
ever. has been re-estabiishcd between the
island and the mainland. and hereafter
transportation OF supplies viii be less
dlincuit. The work OF clearing the city
Is progressing fairly well. and Adjt. Gen.
scufry under direction Of the Mayor. Is
patrolhng che city for the purpose OF pre-
venting depredations.
'srhe most conservative estimate as 20
tho number OF deaths places them at two
thousand. Contributions from citizens OF
this state and also from other states are
coming in rapidly and literally. and st Is
confidently expected that within the next
ten days the work OF restoration by the
people Of Galveston will have begun ga
good earnest and with energy and success.
'Of course the destruction OF property
has been very grea,-not less than ten
millions OF doilars-but "a il hoped and
believed that even this great loss win be
overcome through the energy and self
reliance Of the people."
During the day the contributions have
fairly deluged the Governor. upwards 81
/ $4,000 having been received. Among the
/ large contributors are 20 be noted the
standard OH Company. with tio.coo, 81.
Louis Commercial club for like amount
and the Huntington interests for SSe@
Getting the People Out.
This afternoon Gov. SaycTe received the
1 following Official report from General
Manager Tricc OF the international and
Great Northern Railroad. who is con
Quoting the operations OF the relief corps
al Galveston:
Houston. Tex. Sept. i2.-To Gov Say
/ crs. Austin. Tcx.-Your MESSAGE OF yester-
/ day received The cars containing the
/ tents and rationa were turned over 20
the barge line this morning and forward
/ cd 10 Galveston. arrangements having
been made for all freight to be handled
by barges hauled by tugs from Clinton
/ TO Galveston. and passengers By our line
to Texas City By boats from Texas CITY
to Galveston. This Is the best arrange
ment that can be made. and Il prevents
/ delay 10 either the freight or passenger
service. for. n we handled the freight
| with The passengers 90 Texas, 60 transfer
from the cars to the boats would cause
too much delay to the passenger service.
We brought in ono train. consisting OF
about 30 Galveston people, 20 Houston to-
day, and win get another train load To-
/ night. mostly women and children. which
viii make about 900 that we viii get out
/ OF Galveston to-day The passenger and
( freight service between Houston and Gal
weston r. all free for sufferers. and We are
issuing transportation 10 an points north
OF Houston to al sufferers not able TO pay
their way.
tsiencdD IL. Trlce."
soldiers RespondInR.
The following report was also received
from Adit. Gen. scurry:
"Galveston. Tex, Sept I2-To Gov
/ sayerB Austin: Mayor OF Houston order
Cd Houston military companies here; six
,y-ive men and officers came. Thirty
more come tomorrow. Mayor OF Calves
ton directed me 10 take command Streets
pa,rolled for purpose OF preventing THEW
ing. Work OF clearing the city progress
ing fairly well. Most conservative esti-
mate made OF deaths two Thousand.
(slgnedl Thomas Seurry.
Adjutnnt General"
Damage In other Towns.
Gov. sayers to-day began receiving re-
ports from various points along the gulf
coast which would Indicate that there has
been great property damage done Tor sew
eral hundred miles and thas the list Of
Galveston fatalities and suffering win b.
largely augmented.
Down the coast from Galveston the town
OF Dickinson was laid waste and ave peo-
pie killed
The towns OF Alvin. Alta Iona. Texas
City and Brookshire are wrecked aud hun
dreds are destitute.
Richmond Is so badly demolished that It
viii require weeks 10 clear the town
Missouri City and stafford just oppo-
site, we're entirely demolished. and the
few remaining people a. these places have
no homes to cover their heads.
Bay city. In Matagofda county. Is re-
ported wrecked with much loss OF hfe.
though no ofhcial report has been made
to that effect.
Patton. Bolivar. Bolivar Point oun-
tana. sugsrland Bellevliie. wharton.
Fairvlew. Missouri city. sartaria. Aricola
ana II Campo sre all reported heavy suf-
fsrers. both in point OF property destroy
ed and lives lost.
Lives Lost on Mainland.
Owing 20 ths fact that the telegraph ser.
vice IL SIN badly crippled. Gov sayers
ounnoi ascertain the exact number OF dead
at the points named. but II IL approx.
mniely 90.
Reports reaching the Governor show
that she railroads telegraph and telephone
companies have suffered an immense loss
The Governor was Informed to-day that
quite q number o. tugs from New Orleans
and other available points had either ar
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