Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-10
APPALLING DISASTER.
More Than $500 Lives Blotted
Out In Texas.
WORST HURRICANE EYER KNOWN.
Your Thousand Residences In Galveston
Observation-Disclosures Driven Ashore Raj
road and Wire Communication Shut OF.
Property Damage Cannot he Estimated

i property Damage Cannot he Estimated.
! Austin, Tex, Sept. 10 Information
nas just reached me that about 1000
! ives have been lost at Galveston. with
enormous destruction of property. No
Information from otter points.
| Joseph = Sayers. Governor.
Houston, Tex, Sept. 10.-The west
! indian storm which reached the gulf
'oast Saturday morning wrought awful
aayoc In Texas. Reports are conflict
ing, but 1t is known that an appalling
disaster has befallen the city of Gal
sands of lives have been blotted
)ut and a tremendous property dam
age incurred. Meager reports from
! Sabine Pass and Port Arthur also ndi-
cate a heavy loss of life, but these re-
ports cannot be confirmed at this
hour.
The first news to reach this city from
the stricken city of Galveston was
received tonight. james G. Timlnins,
who resides in Houston and who is
the general superintendent of the Ma
tional Compress Company. arrived in
the city at 8 O'Clock tonight from Gal
weston. He was one of the first to
reach here with tidngs of the gen
pral disaster which has befallen that
city and the magnitude Of that disas-
ter remains to he told because of his
rndeavors to reach home. After re-
naming through the hurricane on Sat
urtlay he departed from Galveston ON
schooner and came across the bay
| to Morgans Point, where he caught a
train for Houston. The hurricane, Mr..
Timmins said, was the worst ever
| knowu
The estimate made by citizens Of
/ Galveston was that 1000 houses, most
Of them residences. have been de-
stroyed and that at least 5000 people
| have been drowned Killed or are
missing. Some business houses were
also destroyed. aut most Of them
stood though badly damaged
Galveston Complete Wreck.
The city. Mr.. 1immins AYERS. is n
complete wreck so far as he could
see from the water front and from the
/ fremont hotel. Water was blown over
/ tile island by the hurricane, the wind
| blowing AT the rate of 50 miles an hour
straight from the gulf and forcing the
sea wafer before it in big waves. The
! gale was Il steady one, the heart of
! Il striking the city about ) o'clock
Saturday evening and continuing with
ont intelmision until midnight. when
| It abated somewhat, although It con-
/ tinucd to blow al night.
OF his own kne Wedge Mr. Timmins
knew of only oae house succumbing
with fatal results, though he heard of
many residences being carried away
with inmates The house that he saw
| destroyed was RitteI'S saloon and
restaurant at 2109 Strand street. Il
principal business street of the city.
This three story building was blown
down and uire men-prominent citi-
zeps-were killed.
| 1t was reported that the orphan
ASYLUM and both the hospitals were
destroyed. aud, If this proves true. the
loss of life will be great as these in
stitutions We're generally crowded and
rs they were substantial buildings.
the chances are that many had taken
refuge in them.
The water extended across the
| island. Mr. Timmins said it was three
feet deep in the rotunda of the Ire.
mont hotel aud WAS six feet deep in
Market street.
Along the water front the damage
was very great. The roofs had been
blown from AL the elevators and the
sheds along the wharves were either
wrecked or had lost their sides and
were Of no protection to the contents
Most OF the small sailing craft were
wrecked and were either piled ND ON
the WharyeS ar floating bottom side up
in the bay There is small stream
ship ashore three miles north of Pel-
can Island, but Mr.. TimminS could
not DISTINGUISH her name. She was
flying 4 British fac. Another big
vessel has been driven ashore at Nir-
ginia Point, and still another is
aground ~ Texas City. At the south
point Of Houston island an unknown
shin lies IN n helpless condition. The
lightshin that marks Galveston bar is
hard and fast aground at Bolivar
Point.
All Bemoaning Their Losses.