The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-20
They declare that negroes. and many

white persons are hourly committing
the most atrocious acts of vandalism.
j. N. Griswold, division freight agent Of
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, who was
in that city during the storm. and had
a narrow escape fromdeath, said:
Ears and fingers bearing diamonds were
nackedsoff with pocket knives and the mem
bers placed in the pockets Of vandals. The
bodies of women who wore fine clothes
have been stripped of the last thread and
left to tester in the sun. The residences
left standing have. been broken into and
jewelry and silver plate stolen. Isaw a ne
gro woman carrying a large basket of sill
verware that was not hers. At Texas City
I saw an old man, considerably under the
influence of liquor. His pocket protruded
a roll of bills as big as my arm, which he
claimed to have found on the bay shore.
Upon all hands this horrible work is going
on. Inc offender are generally negroes,
although there are some white men who
nave demonstrated that they are sufficiently
devoid of honesty and manhood to partici-
pate in these ghoulish deeds. AS soon as
the storm subsidized the negroes stole all the
liquor they could get and. beastly drunk,
proceeded with their campaign of vandal-
ism. Troops are needed at once"
Government Aid En- Route.
Gen. McKibben arrived at an early
hour Tuesday morning with aid and a
number of soldiers. Following him on a
fast freight are two. cars loaded with
10000 rations and 1000 tents. These
were sent to. Galveston in the after
noon on a barge.
Loss IrreparabIe.
Austin, Tex, Sept. 13.-Col. W. B.
Workman, who has been at Galveston
as the personal representative of Coy.
Sayers to investigate and report on
the true conditions, declares the city
is wrecked for all time to come and
that@75 per cent. of the residence and
business portions is demolished. The
vile odors arising from decomposing
bodies and decayed vegetation render
imminent the danger of a pestilence.
Vandalism is rife. despite the efforts
of the military and citizens commit
tees.
Estimates of the fatalities in Gal
weston, according to dispatches, grow
higher. A late report places the death
list at 5000. In addition, people are
fast dying from privation and sick
ness. A distressing feature of the ter.
rible conditions is the number of per.
sons whose minds are giving away
under the strain.
:" Beyond Recovery.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 13.-"I fear
Galveston is destroyed beyond it's abil.
ity to recover" is the manner in which
Quartermaster Baxter has concluded
his report to his headquarters al
Washington. He recommends the
continuance of his office only lone
enough to ecove the office safes anc
close up accounts, and declares all gov
eminent works are wrecked so restora
ton is impossible.
In the Stricken City.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 10, via Texa.
City and Houston.-At a meeting O.
the relief committee held Wednesday
morning reports were received from
the various wards. Fhe chairman
called for armed men to assist in get
ting labor to bury the dead and cleal
the ~wreckage, and arrangements wer,
made to supply this demand. The sit
uation in the city is that there ar
plenty of volunteers for this service
but an insuficiency of arms. Their,
have been two or three small riots
but the officers have managed t.
quell them.
of police on Sunday. At a meeting o
the general committee with the cit,
officials this morning the policing o
the city was discussed. Mayor Jone
announced that Adjt. Gen. Scurr,
would take charge of the situation
with the soldiers and citizen soldiery
The city is patrolled by about 200
police officers, special officers, soldier
and deputy sheriffs.
Ordered to Kill.
Orders were issued to the soldier
and police to kill any person caugh
in the act of robbing the dead. Vi
to Tuesday morning seven negro van
dals had been discovered and had pal,
the penalty of their crime with thei
lives. They were shot dead and thei
bodies were carted away with dea,
victims of the storm.
No liquor is permitted to be sol,
under any circumstances unless or
dered by the chairman of one of tn
committees or by a physician, VIII
must state that it is to be used TO
medicinal purposes. All persons no
having business on the streets afte
dark must be identified before the,
will be allowed to pass. Unless iden
tifcation is forthcoming they are ar
rested. No person is allowed to worl
in or about any building unless h
has a written permit signed by tn
chief of police or deputy chief. N,
person is permitted to carry furnitur
or other property through the street
lunless he has n written permit from
the proper authority.
Gambling Prohibited.
The police department has ISSUED
strict orders, and these orders viii
be enforced to the letter, to clear tn,
city of all the outside sporting ele
ment. Detectives from Houston ant
Dallas have arrived here. No gam
bling is permitted, and any violation!
of this rule are prosecuted to til.
fullest extent.
Mayor Jones. of Galveston. claim,
that the dead will amount to 5000
and others whose opportunities fol
judging are less than that of tn
mayor place it as high as 10, 1000.
Relief Arrives.
The relief sent here from Beaumont
Tex. arrived Wednesday morning anC
was distributed as fast as possible
1t consisted of two car loads of ict
and provisions and came by way o:
Port Arthur. The great trouble nov
seems to be hat those people who
are in greatest need, through no fault
of those in charge of the distribu
ton, are the last to receive the aid