Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-09-13
MARTIAL LAW IN THE STREETS
Help Has Reached The Calves
ton Storm Survivors-Many
Taken to Houston.
COAST s1REwNwITH CORPsEs

erOn, Oh StOWell, says the rel1ef party
who went from Stowell to Bolivar re-
ported there were over 1000 dead
bodies on the beach at Bolivar in East
bay and in sight of the Salt Marches,
throwing forth horrible stencil.
Houston, Sept. 13-Gen. Mang. Van
Week, of the Southern Pacific, who
returned from a trip to Galveston to
examine the damage done to the
wharves of his company, says it is
fully 80 per cent. Men and material
are being rushed to Virginia Point to
rebuild the bridge. 1t is believed
trains will be running into the city in
forty days.
Washington, Sept. 13-The war de
partment received the following tele-
gram from General McKibbin who was
sent to Galveston to report on the
conditions there: Houston, Sept. 12-
1t is impossible to adequately de-
scribe the conditions existing. With
a few exceptions every building is in
jured. Hundreds are entirely destroy
ed. All the fortifcations except the
rapid fire battery at San Jacinto are
practically destroyed. At San Jacinto
every building except the quarantine
is swept away Battery o, of the first
artillery, lost twenty-eight men. Off
GERS and families are all saved The
loss OF life on the island is possibly
more than 1000. There are probably
5000 citizens homeless and absolutely
destitute, who must be clothed, shell
tered and fed. | have ordered 10000
ratfons and tents for 1000 from Sam
Houston. | have wired the commits
sary general to ship 10000 rations by
express. Liuet. Perry will make his |
way back to Houston and send this
telegram McKibbin.'
Houston, Texas. Sept. 13-The West
ern Union telegraph company strung
two wires across Galveston bay and
will have them in working order to
night.
Galveston, Sept. 1S-Relief meas
ures organized here are running more
smoothly. The destitute are receiving
supplies from the various depots, the
sick are receiving the best of care
physicians are giving their services
gratis The coast for miles inland is
said to be covered with bodies. Colonel
Polk, general manager of the Santa Fe
received reports that every station be
tween Virginia Point and Rosenberg
Junction had a death list of five to fif
teen people. Decomposition being So
rapid the further removal of bodies
from the devastated portion of the city
has been inhibited and interment has
been ordered where found. Houston
has sent eleven ton barges loaded with
relief supplies, more will follow Pol
Arthur sent several loads. A gang ol
lab0rers are cutting passageways for
vehicles through the clogged streets.
New Orleans, La, Sept 13-The
States today received telegram
from John Fl. Poe, member of the
state board of education, residing at
Lake Charles, stating eighty-five lives
were lost on a Gulf & Interstate train
which left Beaumont early Saturday
for Bolivar Point, after having made
connections with the Southern Pacific
train which left this city Friday Fight
Poe was passenger, fortunately, to-
gether with few others, who sought
safety in the light house at Bolivar
Point, and was saved. The train
reached Bolivar about noon. All pep
Arations were made to run on a rry
boat preparatory to crossing the bay.
The wind blew so swiftly, however. the
ferry could not make a landing. The
conductor started to back the rain
toward Beaumont The wind increas-
ed SO rapidly, coming from the open
sea, that soon the water reached the
level with the bottom Of the seats With
in the cars. Then the passengers
sought safety in nearby light house.
Bur Poe states in spite of all their eff
forts eighty-fve people were blown
away or drowned. The train was en-
tirely wrecked. Those saved spent
over fifty hours in the lighthouse on
almost no rations.
Houston, Texas, Sept 1S-From all
parts of the United States and some
portions of England thousands CT dol
lars are pouring into this city for the
renef of Texas destitute storm suf-
ferers. Train loads of provisions and
clothing are also hurrying toward
Houston and Galveston. Refugees
who arrived here are being made as
comfortable as possible. Estimates
concerning the number Of dead still
vary. Mayor Jones, Of Galveston. is
maintaining his opinion that the num-
Der will be no less than 5000. Prop
erty losses are mounting higher as de
tails arrive. Some estimates for The
city Of Galveston reach as high as s20.
O00.o 900 There are $4,000 homeless
IN that city to be taken care OF. It Is