Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-11
TWO STATEMENTS OF THE CASE.
Brief Summary of the Havoc Done by tn,
Winds and Waves

Winds and Waves.
Chicago. Sept. 1.-THE following
statement of the situation at Galveston
and along the coast was received last
night, by General Manager DiehI. Of
the Associated Press: From the latest
reports which are considered reliable
the disaster at Galveston and along the
coast has not been exaggerated. The
waters of the gulf and bay met, cover
ing the island to Il depth of six 10
twelve feet. During this sudden flood
n most terrible storm was raging, the
wind blowing about eighty miles per
hour. Many of the dead have been
uncovered. others are still under the
debris: others carried out TO sea. 1t is
not possible to give at this time Il
reliable report as to the number of
deaths.
From estimates made by reliable
persons who have just come from Gal
weston il is believed that not less than
800 and possibly as many as 5000
people were destroyed. OF course, the
wounded and broken are numerous.
The damage 10 property is most shock
ing. Some of the best public build
ingS and private establishments were
wrecked. Thousands of homes We're
swept entirely away. 1t IS quite safe
est disasters that has ever visited the
United States. The loss of property
is irreparable; the loss of life is ap-
palling.
ISignedI &c. 3. Dealy,
Manager. Dallas News.
The following statement of the storm
situation was received at 10 p. m. yes
terday from Houston. Texas: Up to
the present time no full or accurate de-
Of tnrf nf
storm of Saturday have been received
! here, owing To the prostratiOn of wires.
| destruction of every bridge, etc. The
| damage in Houston from wind and
water is comparatively light. One LIE
was lost here from the falling wires.
| At Bayside, n resort, about twenty
/ five miles from Houston, the houses
were mostly blown away and five or
| six deaths are known, while hfteen
/ or twenty people supposed 10 De
! drowned are yet missing.
"West and southwest of Houston for
| fifty miles the country has been swept
| and the losses are heavy. but rev
deaths are reported The big sugar
| plantations at Sartartia and Sugar
land are greatly injured and the mills
| are in ruins. Cotton has been widely
| injured. The losses on the mainland
| in an area of more than fifty miles
| square are considerably over million
| with probably 4 score of deaths
Galveston is yetisOlated. The bridges
from the mainland to the island are
destroyed and it may take month tc
| properly repair them. The boats avail
| able are few, so that until a relief par
~ and newspaper men got to the isl
and this morning or afternoon no one
had been able to cross since the storm
The Post correspondent at Galveston
made his way through the storm yes
Ierday. and il was abating- He reached
Houston last night. From his hurrIet
view of the disaster yesterday Gal
weston appears 10 be one great wreck
and conservative estimates of dea'
from drowning run all the way from
400 to 800 Water was ten feet deel
in parts of the island. and houses wer'
washed away by hundreds EiSh
| large vessels were wrecked
The greatest suffering is for water
| as the cisterus are destroyed and tn
warer-works wrecked. 4 relief part.
with water and provisions and SINAI
boats went from here this morning
hut no word has been received iron
them. Houston is dreading TO hear IN
full details from Galveston, as tn
story will be one OF the saddest 70
many Eears ever e rs QsSG--LE