The Portland daily press., 1900-09-12
The List of the Known Dead is
Five Hundred.
Immense Damage to Cotton Crop in
South Texas.

cessities. The citizens seem to havs the
situation we'll In hand United States
troops and Co. G, volunteer. guard,
with citizens, patrol the streets to pre-
vent looting.
81 requested w. b. Wortham to go to
Galveston from Texas City for the
purpose of advisingl me of the city IS
most urgent needs and returned here
to report and ask for further Tinstruc-
tions. L respectfully suggest that the dis
tress is too great for the people of Calves
ton even with the assistance of Houston
to stand, and that a general appeal for
help would be welcomed. The estimate
of 10000 destitute does not seem to be
excessive .
Tt is estimated by the telegraph COM
panies at this point that upwards of
l1O, 600 private messages have been ham
died out of Galveston by boat to Hous-
ton, thence to relatives and friends of
Galveston people, notifying them of
their safety, and so great has been
the strain of business that all telegraph
companies have been using their full
forces all of the "a hours without reliev-
ing the rush. Hundreds of messages
pouring In here today, bring belief to
some of and sad news to others record
ing the safety or death of relatives in
Galveston.
From reports reaching the governor
this morning, it will be necessary to CO.
operate with the federal troops to place
all the mainland opposite Calves ton,
as we'll as the island, under martial law.
If reports are true, thieves have begun
to enter the city for the purpose of
pilfering the bodies of the lead. The
governor has besn informed that the
commander of the Texas troops has
been ordered to Galveston by the
federal authorities and the governor
will lend him every assistance possible
wish state militia to keep vandalism
down.
There is only one road operating to the
coast from Houston and that will be
placed under military supervision tenn
porarily. Governor Sayers was today in
receipt of a telegram from Miss Barton
of the Red Gross society offering the as
sistance of that association il necessary
and he replied that he would call on the
society if he found that its help was need
ed. According to reports to the Governor
tonight the work of recovering corpses
continued unabated and while a number
of them are so mutilated that they cannot
be recognized, they are being held as long
as possible in the hope of securing their
names.
Quite number of child rem are noted
among the list.
A large number of State militia tents
were shipped from here to Galveston to-
daysfor temporary use on the island. Gov
ernor Sayers received upwards Of 81, 900
kilograms during the day from PARTIES in
the east and west, Offering assistance to
the flood sufferers at-GaIveston, and from
various portions OF the State, reporting
the collection Of Fmoney and supplies
During the day Governor Sayers estinat-
ed that the receipts in money from col
Iections in this State would amount to
$5, 900, though from reports a great deal
of money has bean directly sent to Gal
weston instead of coming through the
Governor, and the amount may be much
larger than that stated.
Governors Sayers will not make known
the total amount until tomorrow.
Quite a number OF eastern newspapers
are wiring the Governor offering to es
tablish themselves as bureaus of relief
funds if desired and asking what they
can-d to relieve the situation. A tele-
gram from New York informed the Gov
ernor that two relief trains Of supplies
had left New York for Galveston.
The Cincinnati chamber of commerc ce
wires that 1t will send any relief desired
that it can give.
Chicago, Philadelphia, st. Louis and
several other. points did likewise.