The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-13

lefS ana Dollef makers are at work on
them. Mr.. McMaster says he thinks it
will be possible to turn the water into
the mains tomorrow
All saloons were closed by the chief of
police on Sunday.
At meeting of the general committee
with the city officials today the policing
of the city was discussed. Mayor Jones
announced that Adiutant General Scurry
would take charge of the situation with
the soldiers and citizen soldiery. The
city is patrolled by about 1000 police Of
ficers, special officers, soldiers and deputy
sheriffs.
ROBBERS OF THE DEAD SHOT.
Orders were issued to the soldiers and
police to kill any person caught in the act
of robbing the dead. Up to Tuesday morn
ing seven negro vandals had been discov
cred and had paid their penalty of their
crime with their lives. They were shot
dead and their bodies were carted away
with dead victims of the storm.
No liquor is permitted to be sold un
der any circumstances, unless ordered by
the chairman of one of the committees
or by physician who must state that it
is to be used for medicinal purposes. All
persons not having business on the streets
after dark must be Identified before they
will be allowed to pass. Unless identi-
fication is forthcoming they are arrested.
No person is allowed to work in or about
any building unless he has written
permit signed by the Chief of Police, or
deputy chief No person is permitted to
carry furniture or other property
through the streets unless he has writ
ten permit from the proper authority.
The Police Department has issued
strict orders and these orders will be
enforced to the letter to clear the city of
all the outside sporting element. De-
tectives from Houston and Dallas have
arrived here. No gambling is permitted
and any violators of this rule are prose-
cuted to the fullest extent.
Throughout the storm of Saturday night
the young men of the Bodiker family
with the aid of sliff rescued over forty
people and took them to the University
building, where they found shelter Peo
pie tell of getting out of their houses just
in the nick of time. They tell of seeing
people struck by tmbers and crushed to
death before their eyes. One man was
cut off 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 helped to
rescue others who were in peril. One
woman carried her five months old
babe in her arms from her house only
to see a beam strike the child on the
head, killing it instantly. She suffered
a broken leg and bruised body.
INCIDENTS OF THE STORM.
Eighteen people were caught in the
Grothger grocery store and it is presumed
that all were lost for the building was
swept away entirely. The firemen buried
eight people south of Avenue today. The
graves were marked with pieces of gar
ments worn by the persons. In the Boz
livar Lighthouse which stands 100 feet
high on Bolivar Point, across the bay
from Galveston, about 125 people sought
refuge from the storm Saturday evening.
Among them was County Road Superin-
tendent Kelso. Mr.. KelsO stated TO News
reporter when he reached Galveston on
Monday afternoon that the hundred or
more refugees spent an awful night in
the lighthouse Saturday night. The sup
ply of fresh water was soon exhausted and
an effort was made to secure water by
catching the rain water in buckets sus-
pended at the top OF the lighthouse. The
bucket was soon filled with water but it
was salty and could not be used. The
salt water sYray shot skyward over
1870 feet and mingled with the rain water
that fell in the buckets. quantity of
fresh water, was however, finally OBJ
tanned. Twelve dead bodies were recov-
cred near the lighthouse.
Mr.. Multi, "a storel1eeper, lost his life
after display of uncommon heroism.
When the storm struck the city he hitched
up a one horse cart and started out to res
cue his neighbors. Cart load after cart
load he carried in safety to a fire company
house. On three occasions the CARLOAD
of human beings, some of them dead,
others crazed with fright was carried for
blocks by the raging currents but he
landed all OF them safely, even to his last
load. when he met his death AS he at
tempted to pass into the building on his
last trip the fire house succumbed to the
wind and collapsed Multi was killed by
being struck by some of the wreckage.
BLEW 40 MILES AN HOUR.
The official records of the United States
Weather Bureau which have been made
up and forwarded to Washington, give
some valuable information on the storm.
Unfortunately the recording instruments
were destroyed beyond operation about
3 10 o. clock on SUNDAY evening. The wind
gauge recorded two minute blow at the
rate of 100 miles an hour and was then
demolished by the hurricane which con-
tinued to increase in violence. The
Weather Bureau reports estimate the
maximum velocity of the wind at between
10 and 120 miles an hour. 1t did not
maintain this terrific rate for any length
of time, perhaps for only half minute,
but it was sufficient to wreck everything
that met its full force
A journal of the local office of the
Weather Bureau contains a report of an
apparent tidal wave of four feet which
swept in from the Gulf some time between
the hours of and p. m. and at the time
the wind veered to the southeast.
Mayor Jones today estimated the loss
of life in and around Galveston at 5000,