The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-22
AWFUL WORK OF A
GUILD COAST STORM
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The loss of life is appalling and may never
be accurately determined. 1t is estimated
at 5000 to 5000 people. There is not
home in Galveston that has not been in
jured while thousands have been destroy
ed The property loss represents accu-
mutations of sixty years and more mill
lions than can be safely stated. Under
these conditions with ten thousand peo-
pie homeless and destitute, with the en-
tire population under a stress and strain
difficult to describe, we appeal in the hour
|of our great emergency to the sympathy
and aid of mankind.
walter JONES,
Mayor.
"R b. HAWLEY.
Member Congress, Galveston District
'McKIBBEN.
Command Dept Texas"
The information reaching here from an
official source states that reports Of
Ipromiscuous shooting of vandals at CAL
weston have been exaggerated.
MORE HOPEFUL FEELING.
GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. ia more
hopeful feeling Is observable everywhere
and the situation is Frightening rapidly.
State Health Officer DR.. Blunt believes
that there Is no danger of an epidemic
from the conditions resulting from the
storm. The city Board of Health adopted
Ia TeSOluuOH NOlclDS the same VIEWS
Emergency hospitals have been establish
ed in every ward for the treatment of
the sick and wounded. The Ursuline con-
went has been converted into a great gen.
eral hospital for the more serious cases
with full corps of physicians and train
ed nurses. All public and private hos
pitfalls are filled to their capacity. Medi-
cal supplies are still much needed.
Banks and some other branches of busi-
ress have resumed. Others are actively
lpf eparing to resume Preparations for re-
building have been going on in the busi-
ness part of the city.
Telegraph and railroad lines are being
rapidly restored. This morning the postal
telegraph company has four wires work
ing into the city and within forty-eight
hours viii have it's system almost COM
pletely re-established to the basis exist
ing before the storm. The Western Union
Is in even better shape, but with both
companies the string of wires has been
but temporary, time being the all-impor-
tant consideration a. present.
! Acting in conjunction with the other
roads, the Santa Fe is bending every
energy toward the building of a temporary
structure across the bay for the running
of their trains into Galveston and to the
wharves, which will probably be ready for
the loading of vessels before the first
train arrives. The wharves themselves
withstood the buffeting of the awful
storm to a remarkable degree and as soon
as the piles of debris are removed, ships
will be able to load and unload with but
little inconvenience. The interment and
cremation of human bodies and carcasses
of animals are being vigorously prosecut-
ed 1t is conservatively estimated now
that the loss of human life will exceed
5000 with half that number wounded.
| Theodore Boehl, who lives twelve miles
down the island. reports the following
killed:
| John Schneider's whole family.
Henry Schneiders whole family.
| Fitzopper's whole family.
! William Schroeder lost his wife and sew
en- children.
! Glenn Kemp, colored, lost all his family.
| Fritz Boehl and wife.
| Andie Boehl lost wife and three daugh-
tiers.
| Oster Mayer and wife.
Only about six houses remain between
| South Galveston and the city limits.
| OF probably 1000 living GOWN the island,
az least one-third were lost. There are
200 bodies on the beach between the Mott
| place and the city limits. Eighteen peo-
pile in this neghborhood got together and
began burying the dead. They are out Of
provisions.
Bishop Gallagher, Of the Catholic do
cese, states that no member of the clergy
| or of the sisters in the city of Calves
ton were lost. The only losses of Sis
tiers were the ten at the orphanage, down
the island, heretofore reported.
| Daily papers and illustrated papers have
been wild for photographs of the Cal
weston disaster The town is under mill
tary law and the people are not In mood
to brook photographers. Three photog-
rarhers who ventured out had their In
sfruments smashed and themselves press
ed into service burying dead bodies.
The British steamer Iduna. In coming to
Icrarantine fouled an obstruction in the
| ietty channel and sustained slight In
iuries. It is supposed to be mine casing.
carried into the channel. when the torpedo
station was destroyed.