Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-09-12
II Is Now Estimated Between 20O0
and 5000 Are Dead.
CITY In DESTRUCTION
Every Report from Galveston Reveals
Conditions Worse and Worse.
Dead Being Thrown In the
Gulf Instead Burying.

been told Of the devastation and death
caused by the storm AZ Galveston. From
one end Of the island 10 the other
great heaps II wreckage exists.
under the debris are dead bodies
of men. women aud children II
will take a week ~ 'abulate the dead
and the missing and % get any.
thing near nn approximate idea n the
monetary loss. Il D. safe 70 assume that
one-half oi the property % the city wiped
out aud that ono.half Of the residents
have % face absolute poverty. The -.
timated dead ARE placed all the way
from 2JlO to 300.
This city aud her people ara devoting
themselves assiduousiy % relieving the
up'ortunates. Her business men are
losing not moment. They thoroughly
realize that seconds are valuable. Mon
day night large wagons iostled along
the streets with b0xe, Of prepared food
% load them on the boats aud cars The
mayor has sent out calls % the large
cities of this and other states for imme-
diate help. aud everybody here feels
that the response will b. generous and
speedy. These reopia know the iustne.s
Of the demand. and hence thier conf.
donce in getting an answer.
/ Arrangements have been made by
which communication with Galveston
today. This viii De- done by way of
T,ms City over the Galveston Houston
and Henderson milwy aud Themes acr1ss
ihc lay .y tle steam rug Eugene.
| The railroad company sent o1t iarra
] force OF hands yesterday 90 repair the
/ tmck from Texas City junction into
Tcm. City. This neces.itated the build
ing n about % mile ~ track
The first train viii l'nye at 9o'clock
/ Obj. morning from the International
and Great Northern depot, reaching
Tcms City by % a. m- where counoc-
tion viii b. mnda with OBJ. Eugene and
tho trip acro.. 20 Galveston will Dr. made
IN about o. minutes. the distance bang
only ,ix miles.
| This arvireisurmuead chiefly f0r the
/ ncrommplau1uof those having relatives
IN Galveston. aud o.. nlt intended ior
those drawn by curiosity They will
b. provided flr later on
@ l. Ross. % passenger conductor on
the international and Great Northern.
wa. among the party of refugees who
reached this city AZ % O'Clock last night
Mr Ross said toa reporter.
Il viii not attempt % describe the
borrow ~ 10 all, that l. impossible.
When LEFT Galveston'men armed with
winchesfers were standing over burying
squads and at the rifle compelling them
O. load the corpses on drays % b. hauled
20 harres ou which they ARE towed into
the gulf by tugs and dumped into sea.
"As left saw barge freightcd
with dead on IT, iournep 10 the gulf.
This manner of burial is imperative: the
living must b. protected now "
Adjutant General Scurry states II a.
his opinion that the state militia will
be- called ont and sent n Galveston q
prevent looting. vandalism and othei
lawlcss acts
The following il a partial list Of th'
dend.
Stanley G. Spencer. local representative
Of the North German Lloyd steamship
line.
Charles l. Kcllner. Sr., a cotton man.
Richard Lord, "a cotton man
William DALEY. agent Tor Charles
orthwein & Co.
John X Davies and wife.
Two children Of Captain Ellisor.
Mrs W II Jones aud child.
Mr. Schuler. wife aud five children.
Mrs Motter and two daughters
w b Fisher. wife. two children, tw'
sisters.in.laws and a niece.
Mrs John r. Gernand aud two chill
dren.
A. J Compton and wife.
John +. Brocker, wife and two chill
dren.
The mothcr.in.law aud sister.in.lav
OF BILLY Thompson
Tot Webster, Sr. and family Of four
Mrs. J. r. Correll and family.
Francois, we'll known waiter. n
ports the loss Of q persons who too
refuge IN his house, six Of them mem
bcrs Of his family.
Mrs. John Bowe and three children.
Walter Belts aud rife.
Police Officer Howe aud family.
$. T. Masterson aud family.
Police Officers Charles Wolfe, Tovre
and Richards
Mrs John O wenman and her tw