Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-09-14
DEATH AND RUIN
IN GALVESTON
Loss Far Greater Than
First Estimated,
CITY IN GREAT DISTRESS
A Mass of Ruined Buildings In
Which Are Hundreds Of
Corpse = Survivors are
Threatened with Star
vation and Death.

vation and Death.
The wreck of Galveston was
brought about by tempest so ter
table that no words can adequately
describe it's intensity, and by food
which turned the city into a raging
sea. The Weather Bureau records
show that the wind attained volici-
ty of eighty -four miles an hour, when
the measuring instrument blew
away, SO it IL impossible to tell what
was the maximum.
The storm began at 2 o'clock Sat-
urday morning. Previous 10 that a
great storm had been raging in the
gulf and the tide was high. The
wind at first was from the north and
in direct opposition to the forces
from the gulf While the storm in
the gulf piled the water upon the
beach side of the city, the north
wird piled the water from the bay
on to the hay part of the town.
By 8 o'clock the waters Of the
gulf and bay met, and by dark the
en'i Q city was submerged. The
fl oding of the electric light plant
aud the gas plant left the city in
darkness.
To 60 upon the streets was to
court death. The wind then was at
cyclonic yolicity, roofs, cisterns. por
tions of buildings. telegraph poles
and walls were falliny aud the noise
of the wind and the crashing of
buildings were terrifying in the ex-
treme.
The wind and water rose steadily
from dark until LAO Sunday morn
ing, During all this time The people
of Galveston were like rats in a tray.
The highest portion OF the city was
four or five feet under water, while
in the great majority of cases the
streets were submerged to q depth
of ten feet. To leave house was TO
drown and to remain in it was to
court death in the wreckage.
Dallas, Texas September lO-Chsr-
les S. Deihl, General Manager, The
Associated Press, Chicago:
From the latest reports which are
considered reliable, the disaster at
Galveston and along the coast has
not been exaggerated. The waters
of the gulf and bay met, covering
the island to depth of six to twelve
feet. During this sudden food q
most terrible storm was raging, the
wind blowing about eighty miles an
hour.
Many of the dead have been un-
covered: oilers are still under the
debris: others carried out to sea- 1t
is not possible at this time to give
a relia ble report as to the deaths.
From estimates made by reliable
persons. who have just returned from
Galveston. it is said that not less
than 1900. and possibly as many as
5000 people swere destroyed. Of
course the wounded are numerous.
The damage to property is most
shocking, some of the best public
buildings ond private establishments
were wrecked. Thousands OF homes
were swept entirely away.
| 1t is quite safe to set this down as
one of the greatest disasters that
has ever visited the United States.
The loss of property is irreparable;
the loss of life is appalling.
| It will take week to tabulate the
dead and the missing, and to get
al ything rear an approx Innate idea
of the monetery loss. It is safe to
assume that one half OF the property
OF the CITY is wiped out-that one
half of the residents have to face
absolute poverty.
ESTIMATE OF 5000.
Houston, Texas. September IL
4 The latest estimate from Poet cor
r respondent just back from Galveston
/. places the number of dead at 5000
Huston, Texas, September IL
] The Post correspondent was instruct
: ed to forward the following address
}, to the people of the United States
Galveston, Texas. September H.
}, It is my opinion, based on persona
e information. that Eve thousand peo
y pie have lost their lives here
}. approximately one third Of th,