Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-10
every conceivable manner, hobbling as

popular resort on the beach was bemOan
ing the loss of wife and everything he
had on earth.
There were few bodies on the beach
They had been swept into the gulf OF
driven up into the rubbish by the waves
The houses which escaped destruction
have been turned into hospitals.
TELEGRAPH LINES DOWN.
Telegraph lines are down, and tn.
cable which connects Galveston witt
Mexico is cut. At Texas city the
wharves are destroyed and the watel
front for mile is Uttered with ruins
The storm commenced raging between
Q and 10 o'clock on Saturday morning
and by noon the waters from the gull
had inundated the island as far INLAND
as Twelfth street. From there the
waters gradually encroached farther
inland, rising about Is inches per hour
At 6 p. m. there were 81 inches of water
in the lobbies of the fremont hotel, the
highest point in the city.
At 9 o'clock the water on Market
street was level with the steps of the
street cars, but after that 1T gradually
receded but the wind was cyclonic. 1t
reached the velocity of "a miles pei
hour, and then the Instruments of the
government observatory were wrecked.
DEATH LIST GROWING.
On returning to the fremont hotel the
reporter found the death list swelling
rapidly. 1t is hard to determine what
section of the city suffered the greatest
damage and loss OF life. Information
from both the extreme eastern and the
extreme western portions were difficult
to obtain, but reports received indicated
that those two sections suffered the same
fate as the rest of the city had and to
possibly greater degree. Fifteen men,
constituting all that remained of the
company of regular soldiers, stationed
at the beach barracks, were marched
down Market street. The loss OF life
among the soldiers in the barracks
which were destroyed must have been
fully a hundred. At 11:3O on Sunday
morning the water receded from the
higher portions of the city. The wharves
of the Mallory company were completely
destroyed. The big steamship Alamo is
lying among the ruins of the pier. The
wharves of the Galveston Wharf COM
pany are also gone, and the great
wharves Of the Southern Pacific COM
pany are damaged to the amount of
100000. The Norwegian steamship Gila,
engaged in the Cuban trade, was strand
ed on the bay beyond. The British steam
ship Taunton is lying on Pelican island
fast ground. A Mexican brig and a
British steamer are fast stuck In the
mud. Another big ship is lying near the
quarantine station.
The Kendall Castle has been driven as
far up as Texas City, where it is strand
ed. OF the small shipping boats only q
few are left.
PARTIAL LIST OF DEAD.
The following is q partial list of the
dead: Stanley G. Spencer, Richard
Lord, Charles Killmer, Mrs. Geo. Burnett
and child, Mrs. Geary Burnett and child,
Mrs. Judson Palmer, the wife of the sec
retary of the Y. M. G. A.. Mrs. P. Levine
and six children, Mrs. John Boone and
three children, Captain Pix and family,
DR.. Sawyer, Mrs. M. J. Okeefe, Joe M.
Mcnamara, Mrs. Claude Fordtram, Mrs.
Sarah Sumner, Mrs. George Reed, Mr..
and Mrs. John Becker and four children.
LOSS OF LIFE MAY BE 10000
Dallas, Tex, Sept. 1O.-The Houston
& Texas Central railroad officials at noon
received bulletins from their general
offices at Houston stating that the loss
of life will reach 1900 at Galveston. The
Missouri, Kansas & Texas relief forces
near Galveston and along the coast tele-
graphed at noon that the loss of life
will not be less than 5000, and may
reach 10000.
NATIONAL AID ASKED FOR.
New Orleans, La, September TO-
The following message was received from
Mr.. Hayes, newspaper correspondent
well known throughout the south:
Houston, Texas, just arrived from
Galveston by boat. The storm destroyed
0,OOO, 900 of property and l,50O lives
were lost. National aid is asked for"
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
Washington, Sept. 1O.-The president
received message from Mr.. Stillane, Of
Houston, Tex, in behalf Of the mayor
and the citizens committee of Galveston
which says that money, food and cloth
ing are needed Immediately; and calls
upon the president for aid. The presi-
dent instructed the secretary of war
Immediately to furnish tents and provi-
sions for the destitute people Of Calves
ton. President Mckinley also sent q
telegram of sympathy to Governor Say
ers in which he says that he has in
structed the secretary OF war to supply
<, <o nd 20 tho Aood cnHar-
ers upon his request.
Sayres has not yet been heard from.
THE COTTON CROP INJURED.
Houston, Texas, September 1O.- Che
cotton crop has been seriously Injured
throughout Southern and Central Texas
LIVES LOST ELSEWHERE.
Richmond, Texas, September TO-
There are few houses here that are not
damaged. Many buildings are demo-
lished. The court house Is greatly
damaged. Three lives were lost here,
one person killed ut Boeth, and four
lives lost at Beasly.
RUIN AT LETITIA.
Brookshire, Texas, September, 10
Letitia is q wreck. All houses are blown
down. Mrs. Sophia Schultz, was killed
THE RICE CROP DAMAGED.
Jennings, Texas, September 1O.-The
southwest Louisiana rice crop suffered 9
heavy loss from the storm. The rice
men estimate the damage at 10 to Il
per cent OF the crop as whole.
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED.
Eagle Lake, Texas. September 1O.-
Three churches, and many houses were
blown to pieces. The rice crop and tht
pecan crop are ruined. The cotton croE
Is nearly rnined, anb the cane crop i!
damaged. The loss from the storm herr
is estimated at 325O,OOO. The town o
East Bernard has been blown away ant
three persons we're killed.