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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-11

of Galveston. When the wind falls, this
water viii rush down to the sea. and
as the city of Galveston stands square
" across its path, il is in danger OF
being swept into the sea The danger
is rendered all the greater by the gov
eminent jetties which have been built
in the gulf in front of Galveston IN re
cent years. and which will now have a
tendency to retard the water in its re-
turn and force it across the city. Thls
is something that the people OF that
CITY have been afraid OF Tor many
years.
Derge, in 1892 when the big storm
occurred. 1t was nothing like this last
one. of course but it was bad enough
We were living in one of the best parts
of the city. but when the water De-
gan TO come uD around the mouse 1
began, making preparations TO get out.
I applied for permission 10 take my
family on board one of the Mallory
steamers lying at the wharf When /
was refused l applied for passage 10
New York for myself and family, and
If the water had gone higher we would
have been aboard the vessel.
Il have read all the accounts of the
calamity and can realize its full eX-
tent 1 know how the buildings are
situated. and when l read that the
water is uD in the second stories OF
those buildings | know the horrors OF
the situation l have ten acres OF land
on Galveston island and $40 acres or
the mainland near the bay; L would
take $40 for the entire lot 1t may DE
Just as good as ever, but the people
have lost confidence in the low land
and its speculative value is gone"
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AID is DISPATCHED
FROM HOUSTON

Houston. Tex, Sept. 10.-At an in
formal meeting held at police head
quarters last night it was decided to
dispatch train over the International
& Great Northern to Virginia Point at
as early an houz as supplies and volun-
teers could be provided One company
of firemen. one company of policemen
and volunteers, surgeons, medicines,
undertaking supplies. one yawl from
the city park and lot of smaller craft
belonging to the citizens of Houston
will be sent.
Groceries will be sent from NUMBER
of wholesale and retail houses or the
city. The matter of surgeons and medi-
cines was left to the selection OF Dr.
J. b Massie, city health officer, VINO
also accompanies the party as chleI
surgeon.
Mayor Brashear sent out the 1oAoW-
ing circular:
THE damage from the storm afonS
the coast is reported as almost peyond
description. Hundreds of lives are sald
to have been lost and many are desti-
tute. A relief train is now pelnS indue
up. I am impelled by these conc lt lll
to ask merchants Of the city 10 con
tribute supplies for temporary reheI
until organization can be erected
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-11
RED CROSS WILL
TAKE CONTRIBUTIONS

Washington, Sept. 1O.-Miss Clara
Barton tonight issued the following ap-
peal in behalf of the Texas sufferers:
1.-The National Red Cross at Wash
ingten, D. c., is appealed to on all
sides for help, and for the privilege
to help in the terrible disaster which
has befallen southern and central
Texas. 1t remembers the floods of Ohio
and Mississippi, of Johnstown and of
Port Royal with their thousands of
dead and months of suffering. and
needs relief and turns confidently to
the people of the United States, whose
sympathy has never failed to help pro-
vide the relief that is asked of it now.
Nineteen years of experience on many
fields renders the Red Cross all the
greater. The people have long learned
it's worth, and it must again open its
accustomed avenues for their charities.
1t does not beseech TO give. for their
sympathies are deep and their human
ity as great as it's own, but it pledges
the faithful, old-time Red Cross relief
work among the stricken fields of suf-
fering and death. He gives twice who
gives quickly.
Contributions may be wired or sent
by mail to our treasurer, William J.
Father, assistant cashier Regis Ma
tional bank. Washington, d. c., also
to the local Red Cross committees OF
the Red Cross India famine fund, at 15e
Fifth avenue. New York City, and the
Louisiana Red Cross society of New
Orleans. both of whom will report all
donations for immediate acknowledg-
ment by us.
CLARA BARTON,
president American National Red
= Cross -
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ONE SURVIVES OF
H0USEFUL OF FIFTY

Houston, Tex Sept. 10.-Among the
refugees which the Galveston, Hous-
ton and Henderson train picked UP at
La Marque, which is about four and a
half miles south of Virginia Point. was
Pat Joyce. who resided in the west
end of Galveston. Joyce is in the en-
ploy of the construction department of
the Southern Pacific company
TT began raining in Galveston Sat
urday morning early" said he. About
. O'Clock work was discontinued by
the company, and I left for home /
got there about II o'clock and found
about three feet of water in the yard.
The water continued to rise and the
wind was blowing a gale. Finally the
house was entirely demolished. People
all around me were endeaVoring to find
places of safety and were shrieking in
des.air.
house, which was large two-story
frame, and of the fifty people residing
there myself and neice were the only
ones who could get away. 1 managed
to find a raft of driftwood or wreck
age and got on it, going with the tide
Suddenly the raft struck some wreck
age and my neice was knocked out of
my arms / could not save her and
had to see her drown.
The raft was carried on and on
WIFI the ll0e, cOnClnQally Strlklng
wreckage, throwing me from my feet
until my body was black and blue from
bruises The wind was blowing at a
terrific rate. l drifted and swan all
night not knowing where I was going,
or in what direction. About o'clock
in the morning / began to feel the hard
ground and knew / was on the main
land. / wandered around until l came
to a house and there a person gave me
some clothes I had lost most of mine
soon after I started, and wore only a
coat. ! was IL the water about seven
hours.
Il have lost all I had in the world
| relatives, home and all.
The Miller residence, where / re-
sided, was about three blocks from the
gulf, and there were fully eight or ten
| feet of water in this district when left
| The wind was blowing Saturday after
noon and night about seventy-five miles
an hour. The people at first kept with
| in their houses, consequently when the
/ water began dashing against the
| houses, completely wrecking them
I many lives were lost. I have no idea
| how many were lost, but / think that
there viii be several hundred deaths
reported. 1 was in the storm which
/ struck Galveston in 1875, but that one
bad as it was. was nothing in compari-
! son with Saturdays sto m
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James Black. a we'll known merchant
It Morgan's Point Mrs. Wall returned
% the city on the first rescue train
that went down to the point She had
left William Jones in charge of her
house while she went to the Black
hotel. block distant. where she was to
take a carriage to reach the depot
and return to this city Saturday even
ing.
This was the last that was seen of
the faithful Jones'
My wife had not been long at the
hotel. where she was taking supper,
when Mr. Black rushed into the dining
room and called UDon all to flee for
their lives" said Mr.. Wall THE tidal
wave was on them in IN instant and
almost before they could leave the no.
tel to go to a higher point where the
Vincent residence stood, some four or
six blocks away. The rushing waters
were all about them three or four feet
deep Mr. Black. struggling against
the elements. bore my wife in safety
to the Vincent home. miraculously es-
Gaping being crushed by heavy log
which the rushing waters carried along
the pathway of escape.
Returning Immediately to the hotel,
Mr.. Black in like manner brought safe
ly to the Vincent home his aged father
and mother. His next act of heroiSm
was to rescue Mrs. Rushmore. her two
daughters, two grandchildren and an
other lady whose name 1 cannot recall.
Louis Braquet, manager of the
Black hotel was engulfed in the waves
and gave his life up in the successful
rescue of his wife and a colored serv-
ant Girl.
''As far as I can learn, Mr.. Bracuet
and Jones were the only persons killed
at Morgan's Point. The summer
home of Mr.. Vincent withstood the
storm very well, and once there the
rescued ones Jared very comforta bly,
until the train brought them to Hous-
ton Yesterday morning"
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particular defense against such a hl1rrt-
cane as occurred Saturday A deep chan
mel Is being constructed there by the leIly
system two iettieS having been built
across the bar out into the ocean The
channel rams in an eaSterly direction from
the mainland and passes the island upon
which Galveston Is situated.
The fOrtifications are built of concrete
or the sand and could easily be seriously
damaged by a heavy storm
The foundations are carefully prepared
for the guns. but there has never been
funds available for constructing break
waters and protecting against inundatlon-
There are in the fortifcatiOnS at Calves
ton s and 1e-inch modern htEh-DoWSr
guns, 15~pounder rapid-fire guns, 4 I
rapid-fire guns, 6-D0underS and lz-incu
breech-loading mOrtars- Besides the Tort
incaI:onS the government IS much inter
ested in the harbor Improvement
Three years ago congress a-'2roDr1ateo
s. 100000 for improving the harbor at OSt-
weston This money has been expended
In constructing jetties and building reNei-
ments for the protection OF the channel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-11
SILVER RALLY IN IDAHO
Towne, Allen and Dubois Speak
at Mountain Home.
M'KINLEY is SHOWN UP
TowNE DIsSECTs PRESIDENTS
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.


Mountain Home, Ida, Sept. 10.-Hun-
gerfords opera house n this city was
filled tonight to overlooking, the occa-
sion being a town meeting in the in
terest of the silver forces.
1t was by odds the largest and most
enthusiastic political meeting ever
held here.
A large crowd with a band met the
distinguished visitors at the train and
escorted them TO the opera house
Among them We're Senator Allen of Ne
braska, Fred Z. Dubois. Chairman Per-
key of the state Democratic commit
tee. Chairman Arney of the silver Re
publican committee. Chairman An
drews of the PopuIist state commit
tee, Frank Martin. Democratic candi-
date for attorney general DR.. Plum
mer. Democratic candidate for state
treasurer, and others.
Chairman Perkey introduced MI
Wolfe, Idaho member of the national
Democratic committee. as president Of
the meeting. who in turn introduced
G. A Towne as speaker of the even
ing.
Mr. Towne devoted much time to dis
cussiOn of the silver question. A fea-
ture OF his address was a mastery
criticism of President McKinley's letter
of acceptance. He showed from SEN
ate document, NO. o. that President
Mckinley III that letter misrepresents
facts of history.
His telling points were well received.
among them his demonstration that
Mckinley upholds slavery in the Sulu
archipelago
Senator Allen Speaks Briefly.
Senator Allen was introduced and
spoke briefly. He said more trusts had
been organized since Mckinley. was
elected than M d ever been organized
before in all history. The United
States has good and sufficient laws
against trusts, but Mckinley refuses
to execute them. Mr.. Allen referred In
complimentary terms to ex-senator
Fred r. Dubois. He had served will
him in the senate and he had always
been true TO Idaho's interests. He ex.
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LATE OGDEN NEWS.
ogden's City Council Has Much to
Discuss.
HELD LONG SESSION.

Last nights city council session was
prolonged until after midnight. Most
of the time was taken up in discussion
that did not eliminate in any official
action. The waterworks question and
the litigation with the waterworks
company were the principal subjects.
The question of the contracts made by
Mayor Browning, President Thomas
and City Attorney Mcmillan acting as
n committee of the council, with Rich
ards and Varian for legal service in the
waterworks case. was the SubJect OF
much contention. The contract provided
for q retaining fee of $500 and $40 a day
while the attorneys were engaged on
The case. The discussion brought out
that the committee had tull power to
act. James moved that the attorneys
be dismissed, the judgments paid, and
the litigation stopped, but adjournment
was had before any definite action was
taken. The council refused to pay a
1,i1l of 500. IS to the clerk of the fede%4l
court for preparing transcript for an
appeaI. The vote was four TO four on
this bill. Brown. Jones, Carr and POW
ers being tgainst it.
The report of the engineer, giving an
estimate of the cost of new waterworkS,
was taken from the table and returned
to the engineer with thanks.
The question of the legality Of the
anpofntment or election of A. w. Abb
bott mayor pro TEN was raised, but
nothing was decided
Charles PincOck was confirmed as a
member of the police force.
A great deal of routine business was
transacted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-11
SABINE PASS IS SAFE.
Port Arthur Also Passes Through
Storm Little Damaged.

Beaumont, Tex, Sept 10.-The cities of
Sabine Pass and Port Arthur passed
through the terrific storm Of Saturday
virtually unscathed. Everywhere the water
spread over the town. but IL did not reach
a depth sufficient to destroy buildings
the town pleasure pier was washed
away completely. as was also the pier III
front OF the Gales and ElwOOd homes.
The dredge Florida. property OF the New
York Dredging company, which cut the
Port Arthur channel was sunk at the
mouth Of Taylor bayou. Other property OF
consequence was injured.
At Sabine Pass the water reached d
depth of about three feet. but nothing ex-
cept small buildings near the water front
were washed away Several mud ScOWS
and slOOps were washed ashore.
The southern Pacific WharVeS and ware
houses were not damaged and the lumber
pied on the docks did not float of
me railway between this city and Sa-
pine Pass Is under water for distance of
twelve miles, but not more than four
miles is washed out
The hfe-Saving station of Sabine Pass
was washed from its foundation but the
lght tower was not dana ged- The only
probably dead are: Ed Guenaf and Albert
DeaTr1dge. two white men
They were on the jetties when the storm
came The life saving crew was unable 10
reach them.
There is considerable damage at Sabine
py water rising into the streets II viii
De about ten days before trains can be run
through
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Continued from page u
berg avenue collapsed. The Rosenberg
school house is a mass Of wreckage.
me Ball High school is but an empty
smell, crushed and broken. Every
church in the city, with possibly one or
TWO exceptions, IS in ruins
AT the forts nearly all the soldiers
are reported dead. they having been in
temporary quarters which gave them
no protection against the tempest or
food.
mo report has been received from
the Catholic Orphan asylum down the
island, but il seems impossible that it
could have Withstood the hurricane Ii
IT fell all the inmates were without
doubt lost. for there was no aid within
a mile.
The bay front from end 70 end is IN
ruins Nothing but piling and the
wreck of great warehouses remain.
The elevators lost all their superworlzs
ter.
The life saving station at Fort Point
was carried away, the crew being
swept across the bay fourteen miles TO
Texas City 1 saw Captain Haynes yes
terday and he told me that his wife
and one of his crew We're drowned.
''The shore at Texas City contains
enough wreckage TO rebuild a city.
Eight persons who were swept across
the bay during the storm We're picked
J
picked uD- There were three fatal
tiles in Texas City.
Collins Torn From Cemeteries
I'm addition to the living and dead
which the storm cast up at Texas City
caskets and collins from one of the
cemeteries at Galveston were being
! fished out of the water there yester-
day.
I'm the business portion of the city
two large brick buildings. one occu-
! pied by Knapp Bros. and the other by
/ the Cotton Exchange saloon. collapsed.
| In the Cotton Exchange saloon there
were about fifteen persons. Most of
| them escaped.
up to the time I left Galveston
three dead had been taken from the
ruins. They were:
! Stanley G. Spencer, manager of the
| Elder-Dempster Steamship company.
Richard Lord traffic manager for
/ George H. McC. Alden and Bro.
Charles Kelder of the firm of Lam
/ mers & Flint.
| How many more cOrpSes are there
! win not be known until the search is
finished.
Pestilence Is Threatened.
'The oil mills. the bagging factory,
the gas works, the electric light works
and nearly all the industrial establish
ments of the city are either wrecked
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Mrs Mollie Parker.
= Miss Hattie woodward
Harmon Pitt.
Mrs. Peter Hamburg and four chill
dren-
WoOtam.
Mrs. Murray Roudaoux-
Tessie Davis.
Mamie Guest
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones'
Mrs Gordon.
Mrs. Mamie Smith
Joseph LabbatI-
Mrs. DORM
Mrs. Jennie Dorm.
John NJ. Geraud. wife and two chill
dren.
Mary Ann Wilson and baby.
John Lynch.
- Wallace and four children.
Mrs. Munroe, colored, and three chill
dren.
Mrs. Taylor, colored.
Mrs. Bessie Cramer-
Mrs. Charles Schaler and four chill
dren-
Mrs. Abe Gordon and five children.
Miss Mordon. -
Mr.. and Mrs Jones and daughter
Mrs NJ Burrows.
Miss Annie McAuley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp.
Miss Annie Sharp.
William O'Harrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz
w. H LisbOny.
Paul Delay.
Another Entire Family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Foster and three
children
Mrs Mortin and two babies.
Violet Frederickson-
Mrs Frederickson and baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fisher
Sarah Summers.
Mrs. Sylvester.
IL
mont street, found clinging to roof
Henry Ripley, son of H. s Ripley,
body recovered.
William Flash and daughter, of
Twenty-fffth street and P avenue. Mrs.
Flash was saved
Entire family living at Twenty-sixth
and OLE avenue, consisting of Angelic
Parker and grandchild, Tommy Les
ker, Sullivan Parker and his wife, Lii
ly and their three children, Maize,
Harne and Alfred.
The home of Captain Peck was soon
overturned when the captain was in
it, and he has not been seen since.
Patti Tosa.
Matthew L. Hawkins
Walter Fisher, wife. three children.
Mrs. Rebecca Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs w. Davenport and three
| children.
Thirteen in One Building.
III LNCh NCLG hlilCu III OA1G D0btNAsAfs
on Eighth and Broadway. Dominick
POrretti is the only one of the party
who lives to tell the tale. Among them
| were:
/ Joseph Portette.
| James Wren, wife and six children.
! Mike Regain, wife, mother-in-law-
Mrs. Cline, wife of DIR. I. NJ. Cline,
| local forecast official Of the United
| States weather bureau, DR.. Cline and
/ his brother, Joseph Cline and three
children drifted about in the raging tor
rent for three hours on a roughly con-
structed raft. They were all bruised
/ and cut from their struggle with fly
| ing debris. Three negro servants OF
| the collapsed Cotton Exchange saloon
are missing and thought to be dead
John Labrey escaped from the build
| ing with severe injuries.
Colonel n. ]. Polk, manager of the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad
had been in the Cotton Exchange sa-
| loon a short tine before it collapsed
| and it was reported that he was amons
the dead. This, however. was untrue
He has been active in aiding the suf
fering.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-11
HOUSTON ISSUES
FORMAL APPEAL

Houston. Tex. Sept. 1O.-The following
official appeal has been issued to the
people of the United States:
-'Our sister city of Galveston has been
visited by a frightful hurricane and is
still cut off from all rail and wire COM
munication with the outside world.
Refugees bring alarming reports of
great loss of life and property The
newspapers give extended accounts of
this awful calamity. which place ii among
the most distressing of modern times.
1.-The people of many towns and vinageS
are now in sore distress and as further
reports come in. the death list grows and
the damage to property increases.
The stock are killed and the crops are
ruined. We urgently ask your liberal
and immediate assistance.
Houston was IN the track of the
storm, but will take care. of her injured
and help those more seriously affected.
Contributions sent TO either of the under
signed will be gratefully received and ju-
IS H BRASHEAR,
Mayor.
Chairman Relief Committee
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-11
LEGISLATURE MAY
BE SUMMONED

Dallas, Tex, Sept. ia movement has
been inaugurated at Dallas urging Gov
ernor Savers to call a special session of
the state legislature. The worst is be-
lieved to be still confronting Galveston
There is said to be no drinking water II
the city and the people are suffering Eff
forts are being made to get water from
the mainland TO the city, but nearly all
water craft has been swamped and they
are handicapped.
Water for drinking purposes will have
to be carried about twenty miles to reach
Galveston.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-11
LAND FOR INSTITUTIONS.
Cspecial to The HeraId.)

Washington, Sept. 1O.-The secretary
of the interior today approved to the
state of Utah clear list of 1880 acres
for the Agricultural college, 1871 acres
for an insane asylum and 14,223 acres
for a reform school. The land is n the
Salt Lake City district.
PostOffice service established: Pen
rose. Box Elder county, Utah. John A
Compton. postmaster, and at Mcclure,
Blaine county. Idaho, John II. Camp
bell, postmaster.
G.. T. Waterman. Mapleton, Utah
county. has been appointed postmaster,
vice Dora Curtis, resigned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-11

borted Populists. Democrats and silver
Republicans to put Mr.. Dubois back
into the United States senate. He
spoke also of Senator Heitfelt, and said
he was a faithful worker.
Load calls were made for Dubois,
and when ne appeared on the stage
he was given an ovation. He made a
brief speech, which was well received.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-11
Lobsters to Play at Boise.

The Ogden nine will go to Boise to
play at the state fair tournament for a
$500 purse. The Ogdens and Pocatellos
will play there on the 9TH, Sth and 9Th
of October
Johnson the pitcher McHale ana = FL
". the outfielders. with Graham, the
catcher of the Pueblo team. were in
ogden today, en- route to California
The team disbanded yesterday and no
games wilt be seen here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-11
SCENES IN THE
SUBMERGED CITY

Galveston, Tex. Sept 10--YesterdaY
morning a boat was chartered to run from
Galveston to Texas City and on this the
Houston Post correspondent hurriedly de-
parted From what he saw and heard
from some of the fleeing business men
he can assure the public that the people
of Galveston need Immediate relief. The
object in sending to Texas city was 10
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il is common sight 10
craft. such as steam Launches,
ers and oyster slooDs-
THE lifeboat of the life-saving sta
ton was carried half a mile inland,
while a vessel that was anchored III
Moses bayou lies high ana dry hNe
miles up from La Marque
ss'The Galveston News asked to nave
if announced that all the men of It's
staff are safe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-11
Gamhline Case POSTPONED.

The case against the gamblers Of Og-
den were called in police court yester-
day morning J. H. Myers, who swore
to the complaints, and Albert Fadd.
were the principal witnesses. The de
PENDANTS all pleaded not guilty. The
case against Fred Anderson was partly
tried. but no definite evidence against
him was adduced. This case, together
with the other cases, were postponed
until today at o'clock