The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-13
Loss OF NEARLY
TWENTY MILLIONS
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Half the Property on the Island
Swept Out Of Existence.
OVER FIFTY GHOULS SHOT
TralHS Of Supplies Rush 10 Galveston From
East and West Mayor SsudS Ap'
peal for Cash for The
Homeless.
OVER FIFTY GHOULS SHOT

GALVESTON. Tex Sept i2.--s ., m.
via Houston. midnight-An attempts
at burying the dead have been utterly
abandoned and bodies are now being
disposed Of In the swifiest manner pos
gihle Scores of them were buried to-
dny and hundreds were taken out 20
sea and thrown overheard. The fafe-
ty NJ the living IL now the paramount
question and nothing that will tend 10
prevent an outbreak of pestIlcnce Is
being neglected.
This morning Il was found that large
numbers of bodies which had been pre-
v,ousiy thrown into the bay washed
back upon the shore. ard the situation
was thus rendered worse than before
they were frat taken IN barges and
thrown Into the water.
II win never be known how many
have lost their lives N this awful ca
fastrophe. Mayor Jones thinks the
lead Will amount 20 several thousand
and others whose opportunities for
iudginx are less than that Of the may
or place It as high ~ 10000
Relief committees from the interior
OF the state have commenced 10 arrive
The great trouble now seems 10 be
that those people who are in the grent-
est heed are the ihst 10 receive aid
Many of them are so badly MANNED and
wounded that they are unable to ap-
ply TO the relief committee and the
committees are 80 overwhelmed by d.
rect applications that they have been
unable 70 send out messengers.
Very little stealing was reported to-
day and there were no killings. The
number ~ men shot Yesterday for rob-
hlng the dead proved salutary les
son.
The loss Of life among the regular
army stationed az the barracks on the
beach was largely ovcrestmated. There
are but twenty.seven missing. whereas
the first estimate OF casualties In this
direction was nearly two hundred
General McKibben. U. S. A.. has
assumed entire charge Of the city In
a general way. Adju:ant- General Sour
~ being in direct charge Of the city.
About 1000 women and children were
taken to Houston today
Another train load OF provisions and
clothing, making the third within the
last q hours, arrived in Galveston to-
night Governor sayres received over
100000 In contributions today. The
steamer Charlotte Allen arrived at
noon today from Houston with 10000
loaves Of bread and other provisions.
WASHINGTON. Sept 12,-ouarter-
master Baxter L. s. A., at Galveston,
tclegraphs the war department that the
fortircatlons around Galveston are all
destroyed and cannot be rebuilt on the
present sites.
He says 'I fear that Galveston IS
destroyed beyond its ability to recover"
CHICAGO. Sept 12.-The following
statement was received at II O'clock
tonight;
Galveston, Tex. Sept, l2.--Charles s.
Diehl, General Manager of the Asso-
clatel Press Chicago;
"A summary Of the conditions pre-
vailing at Galveston is more than the
human intellect can master Briefly
stated, the damage TO property is any
wheye between fifteen and twenty mil
lions.
THE loss Of life cannot be computed.
All is simply guess work. Those bur-
led in the sea and ground will foot
up a horrible total Of at least 5000.
Many estimates Of the loss on the ISL
and In the city OF Galveston and Inn
mediate surrounding districts are be-
.ween 1000 and 5000 deaths. l do not
make this statement in fright or ex-
,ltement,
'"rhe whole story viii never be told
1t cannot be told. The neces-
stiles Of those living are pressing. Not
, slngla individual escaned nronarf1,