The Portland daily press., 1900-09-12
LOOKING WORSE
AS the Facts are Coming Out Regarding
Galveston.


Galveston.
Houston, Texas, September II The
dreadful fatality OF Galveston is 10 oking
worse in the race of the latest facts
brought out, Three msn who reached
here tell of so many dead bodies being
found in single house or yard or one
block, that the conclusion is almost ir-
resistible that greater number than a
thousand lives have been lost. They tell
that twenty or forty or more were lost
by the collapse of a single large hous
the victims having gathered there f or
safety, but they are unable to say any
thing about hundreds of small houses
that were swept away, some vacant, but
many occupied, but without a mark or
sign TO call the lost.
The minute details are wanting, and
no list OF names approaching complete
ness can be had for weeks, and it is al
most certain that complete list viii
never be found. AS time wears along
the names OF different persons win be
recalled by those who were neighbors
ana they VIII be set down in the great
death roll.
The city Of Galveston and her poop le
are indusbriously devo6ing themselves to
relieving the distressed people. Her
business men are losing not a moment.
Two boats and two teams containing
supplies and disinfectan6s have gone for
ward from Houston. Last night large
wagons jostled along the street with
boxes Of prepared food to load them on
boats or cars. The mayor has sent out
calls to the larger cities of the State for
immediate help.
Mr.. w. @. Ansley, we'll known citi-
zen of this city, received information
from Galveston today, saying:
- at is estimated that from 400 to 600
people have been drowned or killed by
the storm. Nearly 400 bodies have been
found on the beach. All English cotton
buyers are safe. 1t is awful Not a com
pIete house in the city; help urgently
needed. Thousands are homeless. Food
Is being distributed to the destitute but
lots more viii be needed"
A newspaper writer, who got through
from Galveston today, made the follow
Ing statement:
"The condition at Galveston is heart
rending IN the extreme The list OF dead
Will not be fully known for weeks. The
list of missing will swell rapidly as soon
as the people have begun to report their
losses to the authorities, and gradually
this list OF missing will change into the
list OF dead as the bodies are recovered
from the ruins in this city or are picked
ho Of ho
many Of them lie, it is believed. A
meeting was held at the fremont hotel
and at this netting measures were con
sidered for che relief Of the stricken. The
conclusion was quickly reached that they
in no sense are equal to the task. do
what they may.
Five miles of La Porte track, just
north of Texas City Junction. were sub
merged by the storm. All the draw
bridges between Virginia Point and Gal
weston are gone. The county bridge
which was the longest wagon structure
in the world, collapsed before the storm
got under good Roadway. An ooea n
steamship plowed it's way through the
piling in two other bridges AS far as
it is known the bridge tenders are dead. -
THE GALVESTON TEL EGRAM.
Memphis, Tenn, September 11.-Au-
thentic information from the storm
swept city Of Galveston reached the Mem
phis Office of the Associated Press shortly
after nine o clock tonight The inteIli-
genCe came In the shape Of telegram
addressed to the Associated Press from
Mayor Jones and five of the most promi-
nent citizens of Galveston. The telegram
bears date of September II and states
that conservative estimate of the loss of
life in Galveston is that it is not over
8, 900. Five thousand families are report
ed destitute and the destruction to prop
erty is great.
PROVISIONS FOR GALVESTON.
New York, September 1.-The first car
load Of provisions and clothing for the
storm stricken people of Galveston to be
sent out from this city left over the New
York Central tonight. The car goes via
Buffalo, where it viii be switched to the
Lake Shore and from thence will 90
through East St. Louis to Galveston,
which point 1t is thought will be
reached in ave days.