El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17
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hand, he being the only one besides
Brakeman Wilkinson 70 receive injury
Wilkinson lived in Las Vegas.
The passenger train due here on the
Santa F9 81 $50 q. m. did not arrive
Saturday on account OF the wreck, but
. special train was made up ~ Albu-
quer que and came in on the regular
trains time. The delayed train srriv'
ed yesterday At the time st which 4,
was due the day before.
The Truest Charity
| It is doubtful il the records of the
ntributions for the Galveston SUI
ferers In many placef will show s.more
remarkable and praise worthy one
than that OF the shop men OF the G. b.
In this city.
This morning about day break Che
Car Repairer Borcherding started on,
soliciting donosions from G. b. sh. ?
men exclusively and by Z 80 he hau
raised SOL. More could have been
secured but several OF the chop men
had alresdy sent their contributions
along with other LETS AID there were q
few that could not be seen.
The money WAS sent to the mayor OF
Houston this morning. accompanied by
the following telegram:
Ell Psso, Texas, 9-17-O0.
May CT S. q. Brashear
Ho ustop, Texas.
Tn rough the courtesy OF the Postal
Telegraph company the G. a. & s. A.
Ry., lshop employees send you one hun
dred and one dollars (s10l.00l for bene-
is OF the food sufferers of Galveston.
Please accept with our sincere oympa-
thy.
H. BoRCHERDING.
r. z. LYONS
A g McKEIJI.ON
Il c.. II. & 8. A. Shop Committee.
The Games Of the contributors Wilt be
published In the HERALD tomorrow.
All Estimates Too Small
NJ. 8. Dearborn. who was an ms
pector on the works Of the docks
which she Southern Pacific company
through this city this morning on his
way TO his home In Santa Rosa, Cali
fornis. He was in Galveston during
the storm and WAS fortunate In being
10 one OF the buildings which with
stood the strong wind. The building
he was In during the storm stood two
feet and q half above the ground, yet
the water Was about i've feet deep
In the house. He left Galv es,on Satur-
day. morning andisays that they,were
beginning 70 get some OF the main
streets opened up 80 that they were
passable.
son the south side of the town."
said Mr.. Dearbo ''shere IL regular
windrow reaching from Eleventh
street on the east 70 Forty-fourth on
she west, comIotd of debris from
wrecked buildings. II is as high as
that depot and twice ss wide," he said
beyond Eleventh to the east the coast
10 swept clean"
When asked II he thought there
we're any exaggerated reports made
concerning the disaster, MIR. Dear born
said, "Quite to the contrary, she half
has not been told. The truth has been
purposely suppressed by those who
have valuable property there which
would depreciate in value from thou
sands of dollars 10 six bits II the place
is deserted and the chances OF IL being
SO would be enlarged By the spreading
of truth. I'll tell you what l think
about the loss of life and always will.
One fourth the d ,pulstion OF Galveston
was wiped out. Bodies were seen far
out 1t q distance and az . time where
and when they could not have been uu-
less they were washed out by the first
wave. OF those there has been no &C.
count given.
The estimate of We thousand is not
much more than half large enough and
the truSh will never be known. The
onger the time from the date Of the
disaster the less are the chances OF the
ruth being given OUT see Ia . sUuth-
srn Texas paper this morning that .
to desert she island mas
been made and may bs carried out. |
That IL a. IL should be. Il 10 the height |
Of foolishoess TO rebuild . city there, |
slough there are those who Will make |
! fight for the rebuilding Of the city |
because they have mtllious Of dollars
nvested In property there which will |
become practically valusless II the
place IL deserted
Sparks From the Engine
Superintendent Martin returned
rom Alpine Saturday night. -
Harry Ed wards. the G. 81. stenciller,
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