Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-11

special train From Indications on this
side OF the bay aud from what we can
learn from parties who had come over
on drifts, conditions 10 Galveston are
deplolable. The loss of life and prop
erty Is exceedingly heavy. The South
en Pacific Galveston, Harrisburg &
Houston and Santa Re bridges are
washed away We have am the men we
can get and are doing everything that
can be done to get tracks repaired To
Texas City Junction, and hope TO get
this work done by tomorrow We can
then get Supplies and reach Galveston
10y using boats from Texas city 90
Galveston Evidently all boats al Gal
weston are disabled as mono of them
have shown up The steamboat Lowell
left for Galveston hut Us progress VIII
be slow as 10 win have 10 cut a way
through the debris which has blown
across the bay
The governor today received a score
or more kilograms offering assistance,
one from Governor Nash. 81 ohio, ana
Governor Thomas OF Colorado
BRIEF STATEMENT OF CATAsTRO-
PIE.
Chicago. Sept. lO.-The following
statement Of the situation az Galveston
and along the coast was received to-
night
Dallas, Tex, Sept. lO.--To Charles S.
Dlehl. General Manager The Associated
Press Chicago. From the latest re-
ports 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 10 a depth Of six to
twelve feet. During this sudden Hood
a most terrible storm was raging the
wind blowing about eighty miles an
hour Many Of the dead have been I'M
covered others are still under the de-
brIs; others We're carried out 20 sea.
1900 TO 5000 LIVES LOST
1T IS not possible to give at this time
a reliable report as TO the number Of
deaths From estimates made by re-
liable persons who have Just come from
Galveston, IL Is believed that not less
than 1900 and possibly as many as 5000
people We're drowned or course the
wounded are numerous The damage
10 property is most shocking.
Some OF the best public buildings
and private establishments were
wrecked Thousands OF homes We're
swept entirely away II Is quite safe 20
set this down as one Of the greatest
disasters that has ever visited the Unit
ed States. The loss Of property Is ire
parable; the loss Of life Is appalling.
&c 3. IDEALLY
Manager Dallas News"
STATEMENT FROM GOV SAVERS.
Austin. Tex, Sept 1O--When asked
tonight by a representative OF the AS
ISOLATED Press for an expression as 10
the flood situation along the Gulf coast
Gov Sayers said
~ think 1t is the most depl0rable
catastrophe In the history Of America.
and ! feel that every possible aid
should be lent 90 sufferers I'm their hour
Of great need From Information rec
ceiyed here, I am led 20 think that
hundreds of families have either lost
their dear ones or have been bereft
Of their homes, and the case is one
that win certainly appeal To- every one.
81 have taken active steps tO raise
relief for every one that can possibly
be- looked after / have wired AN the
city mayors and an the county Judges,
asking them 90 secure all funds and
provisions possible, ana lntli replies
tonight are very gratifying.
THE assistance lent us by tn Fed
eral government In the way " 10000
ratiors and 10000 tents VIII aid no little
in easing the situation az present The
first duty Of course, viii be 90 look at-
ter the living those thirsting or hungry
without either water or palatable food
% eat but / think within day or two
We win have the relief corps working In
good order ! win give the matter my
personal supervision ana am confident
that we win see 20 10 that everybody Is
looked after II will require consider
able money. however, 90 DO all this.
II have located several assistants
and the adjutant general Is near the
scene Of action, and they win person
ally supervise the distribution. while |
remain home TO answer all inquiries"