Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-09-20

story is told by Dallas citizens who re-
turned Tuesday night from Galveston.
They declare that negroes and man,
white persons are hourly committing
the most atrocious acts of wanda lism.
j. n Griswold. division freight agent of
the Gulf. Colorado 1, Santa Fe. Who was
in that city during the storm and had
a narrow escape from death. said:
Ears and fingers bearing diamonds were
hacked off With pocket knives ana the mem
bers placed in the pockets of vaadals. The
bodies of women who wore fire clothes
have been stripped of the last thread and
left to tester in the sun. The residences
lett standing have been broken into and
jewelry and silver plate stolen. ] saw ne
gro woman carrying a large basket of sill
verware that was not hers. At Texas city
saw an old man, considerably under the
influence of liquor His pocket protruded
IL roll of bills as big as my arm. which he
claimed to nave found on the bay shore.
Upon all hands this horrible work is going
on. The Offenders are generally negroes,
although there are some white men VINO
have demonstrated that they are sufficiently
devoid of honesty and manhood to partlcl-
pate in these ghoulish deeds. AS soon as
the storm subsidized the negroes stole all the
liquor they could get and. beastlN drunk,
proceeded with thei1 campaign of vandal-
ism. Troops ale needed at once"
Situation Improves.
Galveston, Ten, Sept. l5.-The city
has finally lifted its head from be-
meath the weight of woe which has
been pressing down. and from now on
its rehabilitation will be sure. and if
The first real attempt to clear away
the great mass of debris piled along
the beach front for distance of sew
eral miles was begun Friday.
\ Telegram of Protest.
Much attention has been attracted
by the dispatch of Quartermaster Bax-
ter to the department expressing the
belief that Galveston has been hope
lessly ruined. Congressman Hawley,
the only republican member of con-
gress from Texas. who was not in the
city when the disaster occurred. but
who has since returned. Thursday
night sent the following telegram to
| he war depart ment in reply to the
| dispatches of Quartermaster Baxter.
"Galveston. Ten. Sept. Ito the Hon
| orable Secretary of War. WASHINGTON:
| While it might not be significant or worthy
| of notice. | have the honor to state that
| Quartermaster FaXter's telegram to the
| quartermaster general respecting Calves
ton il unworthy of a soldier and in no way
| represents the morale of Galveston citizen
| snip and their determined purpose to re-
store their city. r. Is. H.AWLEY.
The storm-stricllen people are pro-
ll,- OF,
Spouse of the world to their appeal
for relief. and from wish to be
worthy of the aid extended to them
they are speaking more hopefully OF
construction.
Many Leaving the City.
The exodus from the city is heavy
to-day and hundreds more are
eager TO 90 who are unable to secure
transportation. Along the bay front
there are scores of families with de.
iected faces pleading to be taken from
the stricken city. where, in spite OF
| every effort to restore confidence
| there is a universal feeling of depres
sion.
Opening COmmun icatinn.
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! the railroads that they will Go all in
their power to reopen communication
and their present plan seems to be
10 concentrate all forces on the work
of the reconstruction of one bridge
Crews are coming Gown the Santa Fe
railroad from Arkansas and ST. Louis
with full equipments to restore the
line. Local representatives of the
| Southern Pacific have had aCMices from
headquarters to proceed with repair
work without DELAY. Telegraph com
munication has been partially res tored
the Western Union anG Postal com
panies having reached the city with
one wire. Large forces have been at
work along the lines of both compa
MES and connection with Gaivcs1 on
has been attended with many difficult
ties.
business Houses Open.
\ larger number of business houses
than on Thursday are open and adj
vcrtising their wares at no advance
in the prices. Carts with disinfect
ants are going through the streets
The cutters are being covered with
lime. Carpenters are having all tn,
work they can do. The storm tore
hundreds of roofs off. and the people
who are living in topless houses are
eager to obtain coverings so as to
prevent the destruction of what they
| have saved if a rainstorm comes along
Thus far. however. the weather has
been clear.
Lists Imperfect.
Lists of the living and of the dead
are far from perfect. The identity OF
all who have been lost will never be
| known.
The known Dead.
Houston. Tex. Sept. l5.-The Pos
prints Il list of 2.701 names of the Gal
weston dead, compiled from variou:
sources. but believed TO be authentic
There Were hundreds of bodies burned
buried at sea and in the sand. of which
10 identification was possible; there