The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-13
GALVESTON UNDER
MARTIAL LAW.
Soldiers Ordered to Kill -nyone
Caught in the Act of Robbfng
the Dead.

sueu 10 the soldiers and police 20 kill any
person caught In the act OF robbing the
dead Up to Tuesday morning seven me-
gro vandals had been killed as a pen-
atty OF their crime. They were shot dead.
and their bodies were carted away with
the dead victims Of the storm,
No liquor is permitted TO be sold under
any circumstances unless ordered by the
chairman OF one OF the committees or By
physician. who must state that 1t is TO
be used for medicinal purposes. All per-
sons not having business on the streets
after dark must be identified. Unless iden-
tifcstion Is forthcoming, they are arrest
ed. No person is allowed TO work In or
about any building unless he has writ
ten permit from the police. No person Is
permitted to carry furniture or other
property through the streets unless he
has written permit from the proper au~
thorities.
The police department has Issued strict
orders. which VIII be enforced to the let
ter. to clear the city OF all the outside
sporting element No gambling is permit
ted.
During the storm Saturday night the
young men OF the Boddiker family with
the aid Of skiff. rescued over forty peo-
pie and took them to the university build
ing, where they were sheltered from the
wind and waves.
stories OF Survivors.
People tell Of getting out OF their houses
Just In the nick OF time. They tell of see-
Ing people struck By flying timbers and
crushed 10 death before their eyes One
man was cut on from his family just as
he thought he had them rescued. and saw
them sink beneath the water on the other
side OF a barrier. He turned In and help
ed rescue others who were IN peril One
woman carried her fve-month-old babe in
her arms from her house. only 10 see a
~. he 1uw
II instantly. She herself suffered brok-
en- leg and bruised body.
Eighteen people were caught In the
Grothoger grocery store and II IL pre-
sumed that all were lost. as many have
been reported dead who are known TO
shave been IN the building. which was
swept away entirely.
The nrernen buried eight people south
OF Avenue O today. The graves were
marked with pieces Of garments worn
by the persons.
WIN Love. printer on the Houston
! Post. who formerly lived IN Galveston.
swan the bay Monday 10 reach hts fam
ly. whom he found 10 be alive in Cal
weston. He swan from pier TO pier. on
the railroad bridge. and at each rested.
spent an AwfaI Nisht.
In the Bolivar lighthouse. which stands
10 fect high on Bolivar point, across
the bag from Galveston. about 80 peo-
pie sought refuge from the storm Satuf-
day evening Many were unfortunates
whose houses had been swept away by
the hurricane. and others residents %
Galveston who had come 10 the hay
shore IN frantic efforts 70 reach Calves
ton and their families The refugees
sDent an awful niKht w the lighthouse
Saturday night The supply OF fresh
water Was soon exhausted. and an EFFORT
was made TO get water by catching rain
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the lighthouse. The experiment WAS
success, tn a way. but Il demonstrated
a remarkable Incident 81 the force 81 the
wind The buckets we're soon fiiiod with
water but u Was salty, ans could not be
used. The salt spray was carried into
the air ever 40 feet and was mingled
with tho rainwetcr that fell in the
buckets.
From the top 81 the light tower several
ventmresnfne storm sufferers Vlswcd the
destructive work % the Wind ON Calves
tou island. Twelve dead bodies were re-
covered near TIE lighthouse.
Hero Who Mas killed.
Mr. Mutt q s{erckcspcr lost his flfs
after display % uncommon barolsm.
When the storm struck The clay be
hitched 20 oae-hur8e cart Nnd started
ous to rescue hts uelghhars Curthad
after sar,ioea b carried On aatoty 60 q
Age calupshy shausc Ou three ocrn-
sions The cartloaA II human bcinxs
sqNe hAlt deal others erased wtgs
fright WAS carried fer blocks hy tba
raging current, buS he landed an ~ them
safety even to hts last head. when he
met his fate "A 30 attempted 90 raaa
Z into the bul4iag On his last trIp me SIRE
Z hoavc sucsumbca 60 the WguH And cole
lapaeA Saune cf ske e.eeAare struck
Matu and hr WAS mortally wauuAea
The oflcial resortia II the I'Hltea states
weather bureau give some vaiuahlo ad-
ditanal Information about tAe storm
Z Unfortunately the reeorliiug Instruments
were aektr0yed or crippled beyond anpra-
lion about she o'clock Saturday evariae
( Tas wind euaEe reeor@et "a teyo-ziInuta
@pw az che rate az ioo mlses n haar
and Was thcN demolished D. $50 HURT
4 cane which contingea fo Increase IN vio-
lsnct While the exact vclocity ~ the
Z Wind WAS NOT recorded altar the Aostrnc-
! ton og tho Instruments the weather In
4 tean reports estimate the maximum velo,-
Z lsy nt between ii9 ara 10 miles an haar
( y no not maintain Als terrific rate fer
{ any length 81 time, perhaps for htf 4
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