Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-09-13
MORE THAN FIVE
THOUSAND DEAD.
Conservative Estimate Of the
Lives Lost at Galveston.
THAT NUMBER
MAY BE LOW.
The Property Loss Is Placed at
The Property Loss Is Placed at
About 0ne-Third.
GH0ULS ARE BEING
SHOT BY TROOPS.
A. Facis Become Known the Result l.
More Distressing Martial Law
Necessary 10 Garry on the
Work Of Relief.

ture Of the great tragedy at Galveston
grows steadily as communication is
slowly restored and refugees reach a
haven Of safety here. bringing with
them stories Of a calamity unparalleled
In American history When the early
reports Of the disaster reached the out
side world giving an estimate Of 1900
souls swept suddenly into eternity the
news was received with univeral mere
dulity. Mayor Jones now issues the AS
touishing statement 70 the woFld that
conservative estimate Of the dead is not
less than 5000 souls.
Tho news from the stricken city is as
sensational as 10 is shocking So dan
gUrous a menanco 20 the safety of the
survivors has the existence Of the
rapidly decomposing oorp,es became
that every able bodied man who can
lend hand is engaged In the work ~
crematng those that remain In the
debris and Of con signing 20 the sea or
common trenches those that are picked
up on the streets or along the storm
swept beach Already 23n0 have been
disposed II ia the interest Of human
life and the preservation of public san.
itation.
Though hardly creiitahle the news
seems amply confirmed that dends in
human form have h1tkcd 90 Galveston
o. rob the dead and % loot their homes.
Intense Indignation has been aroused
here over these terrible disclosures aud
the report % the killing of more than q
score of the gh1uls by soldiers and ciii.
gems finds the strongest commendation
IN public sentiment.
Mayor Jones. however. has taken a
firm stand on the situation and has the
support of both state aud regular troops
Il Is assured that the city will be more
thoroughly poli'ed aud further desecra-
tiou Of the dead promptly stopped.
The most exhaustive efforts have been
made TO obtain complete list Of the
victims Of the disaster That seems an
impossible task and perhaps only through
a new census Of the living will the full
number or the identity Of those who lost
their lives be- made known.
All estimates with respect TO the prop
orty loss are apparently only guess work
and the reports Of the immense capital
invested in Galveston are enabled "a
take account of what is gone and what
Is left no one may know the material
damage suffered.
The relief work now under full sway
here is along two lines-to suocor those
who cannot leave Galveston and to bring
out oi the city all Of those who can and
are willing 10 leave, Mayor ..Jones and
the citizens committee Of the Island
City are urging that only those shall b,
permitted TO enter whose presence is i'm.
peratiye and the transportation lines ar,
straining every nerve in order that they
may accommodate those who are plead
ing 10 get away from the scenes Of hor'
ror aud desolation around them.
Probably 300 people who lived through
the soul trying experience Of Saturday
and Saturday night reached here during
yesterday. In the hotel lobbies and OF
the sidewalks they were the centers o
intensely interested and sympathetic
groups Of listeners as they related thei
individual experiences.
Hundreds Of people have come Z
Houston from the four points Of th
compass, all anxious TO get 10 tn
stricken town, but since the exodus o
islanders has begun many Of these hav
concluded t. remain here rather thai
run the risk of missing on the way thos
they are in search Of.
SO far as actual relief is concerned tn
local committees are devoting themselve
90 converting their cash subscription
into food an' clothing. both Of ,whicl
are imperativcly needed, They urg
that New Orleans, Mobile aud othe