Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
LATER DETAILS OF THE
G GALVESTON SITUATION.

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GALVESTON SITUATION.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 10. AS soon
as the water began to recede, the work
of rescuing the wounded and dying
| from the ruins of their homes began.
| Screaming women, bruised and bleed
| ing, some Of them bearing the lifeless
| forms of children in their arms; men
broken hearted and sobbing, Eewaillng
| the loss of their wives and children
streets filled with floating rubbish,
among which there were many bodies
of victims OF the storm, constituted
part of the scene.
The first loss of life reported wus
that at Rietter's saloon, on the Strand,
where three persons lost their lives,
and where many Others were MANNED
and imprisoned The dead were Stan
ley q. Spencer, Charles Kellner. and
Richard Lord These three were sitting
at a 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 standing near
1t lodging under the debris 1t ie-
quired several hours of hard work to
get them out. The negro waiter, who
was sent for doctor, WAS drowned at
the corner of the Strand and Twenty
, first street, and his body was found o
short time after.
The next place visited by the rescuers
, was the City Hall. Here were congre-
,, gated fully 700 people, most of whom
, were injured. Que man from Lucas
! terrace reported the loss of SO lives in
, the building from which be escaped.
, He himself was severely injured about
the head.
, On Avenue NJ, several women were
!, imprisoned in a residence by the water
i and debris. They were rescued by a
party headed by Capt. Theriot Several
, Of them were badly hurt. Coming back
: to fremont street and going out tc
= Avenue H, by climbing over the piles
a of lumber which had once been resi-
a dences, the rescuing party observed
/ four bodies in one yard and seven il
i one room in another place, while as
many as GO bodies were to be seer
n lying singly and in groups in tht
\ space of one block. A majority al
a the bodies, however, that have MOI
. been recovered are under the ruined
- houses, and 1t will take several days
hard work to get all of them out. TIL,
4 body of Miss Sarah Summers wa
- found near her home, ON the corner o
= fremont and Avenue f, her hand
], grasping her diamonds tightly. Tn,
\ Report from st. Mary's Infirmary show
y that only eight persons escaped from
1. the hospital. The number of patient
and nurses could not he ascertained
IN but the number of inmates was seldor
~ |
"a which was chosen as place of refug
y by the people of that locality, co
a. lapsed. Some of those who had take
4 refuge there escaped, but many wer
4 crushed to death in the ruins.
in As Sunday morning dawned, tn
m streets were lined with wounded, hal
as clad persons seeking the aid Of phys
a clans for themselves and for FRIEND
i and relatives who could not NOV,
IN Police Officer John Bowie was foun
II in pitable condition, the toes on bot
az OF his feet and two ribs being brolst
~ and his head bruised. He reporte
n, that his house, with wife and children
nv had been swept into the Gulf. III
rs beach resort CT Pat O'Keefe, who
ne known to every visitor to Galvesto
nd was annihilated, not vestige of I'll
Al building remaining. Mrs. OKeefe W
in drowned. The great bathing pavilit
~. known as the Pagoda, the big rlessu
Dr.. resort known as the Olympia and Mu
70, doch's bathhouse are all swept aw
So 80 into the Gulf. There were few bodi
if,, on the beach. They had been sve
me into the Gulf, or driven pinto /
ed rubbish by the waves. Only half
vas dozen of them were in sight from
ri point where the workers were. All
MI residences which have escaped destrt
III tion have been turned into hospitals,
1rk have the Leading hotels There
ead scarcely one of the houses which ,
ter left standing which docs not conts
ont one or more of the dead, as we'll
the many injured.
ent The rain began to pour down in t
tbe rents, and the rescuing part, went be
all down the mountain roads towards
city. The rain added greatly to
general distress. Stopping at a sn
grocery store, the party, packed W
IRS injured, clamored for food, but the =
wee visions in the store had been ruin
cial Further down the street, a restaur
which had heen submerged by wa
orm was serving out soggy CRACKERS I
500 cheese to the hungry crowd, On
200 turning to the fremont Hotel,
bore Houston Post correspondent found
was death list 10 be swelling rapidly,
the counts coming from every portion
yed, the city. Information from both
ned. extreme eastern and extreme west
and portions of the city were Difficult
The obtain, tut the reports which were
70 of oeiyed indicated that these two sect
Is of had suffered fully as much ms the
the of the city. Fifteen men, constitu
and all that remained of company of II
70 in lar soldiers stationed at the beach
sam racks, were marched down Ma
hree street. The loss among the soldier
idge the barracks which were destro
,inia must have been fully 100.
'idge At ll.30 O'Clock Sunday morning,
were water had receded FROM the higher
sub tions of the city, hut the streets
feet the hay front still contained from
' the TO 3 fest of water
The Galveston News Office was foo
and the back end Of the building @
in. At the Union Depot were Sc
,hSo similar to those met with in other
'oo' tions of the city. Baggagemaster II
avest ing picked up the liieless form
afety baby girl within a few feet Of the
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