Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-13
is COMING
FROM ALL PARTS
England and United States Furnishing Funds
$4,000 Homeless at Galyeston-More
News OF the Disaster.

Houston, Texas Sept i3-From on
parts OF the United States and s.m.
portions Of England. many thousands
of dollars are pouring into this city fur
the rel.ee % Texas destitute storm ul-
ferers. Train loads OF provisions and
clothing are also hurBIug toward
Houston and Galveston and the r.fu-
gees who have arrived here are being
made as comfortable as possible
Estimates Of the number OF dead sim
vary Mayor Jones Of Galveston ma.u-
taining his opinion that the number VIII
be mo- less than 5000 Properly losses
are mounting higher as details arrive
and some estimates for the city OF Gall
weston reach as high as twenty mil
lion dollars
$4,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS.
There are $4,000 homeless iB that city
TO De- taken care o. and 10 Is qucs-
ton whether Galveston can on win Doe
rebuilt. There seems 90 be- a disposition
ON the part OF leading citizens. however.
Co start resolutely where the storm LETT
or and raise new city from the ruins
OF the old
Troops are patrgll.ng the streets and
lootne has been given a set back. Sgy-
er3l additional cases have been reported
whore vandals have been shot down
while robbIng the dead. but tha 90. +
are rapidly gaining control OF the law
less element
40 noon today no new features had
developed since last night but wires are
expected 90 De working late this yvau-
ing direct 90 Galveston and Boo that
event fuller and more accurate details
may bee expected tomorrow.
REVENUE CUTTERS SAFE.
Washington, Sept. ia telegram
received by the secretary OF the trsls-
ury reports that the revenue cutter
Galveston safely passed through the
storm az Galveston and that the crew
also We're safe. II was feared that the
cutter had been driven 90 sea and lost.
The department has wired Governor
s1yers that the Galveston is az his disc
posal for any service for which she
may De needed.
The light house board has ordered the
tender man Grove, now in Southern
waters 10 proceed 90 Galveston and REM
not. wa fAHl AA'N'.FahAN .AA.A ~ |II. IAalI|
stations In the track Of the recent
storm.
AFFORDING FAIR RELIEF.
New Orleans. La, Sept, IA speclal
% the Picayuue from Galveston says
The relief measures organized hefa are
running more smoothly than before. me
destitute are receiving supplies from
the various depots the sick are f-ceiy-
ing the best care and physicians are
giving their service gratis.
Reports continue 10 he received from
nearby coast and mainland towns tell
ing of destruction and loss of life. The
coast for miles inland Is said 90 be- cove
cred with bodies one gentleman aided
iu burying 100 a few miles north Of Viz
giuia Point and parties are out in
every direction engaged on the same
duty.
Charles Patterson. connected with the
Gulf and Interstate railway. came in
from Bolivar Point and reported that
they had buried between 800 and 400
of Galyeston's dead and that ON Bou-
var Peninsula from the point Of East
Highlands. for n miles south every
thing was washed away.
DANGER FOR IS MILES.
Col Polk. general manager Of the
Santa Fe. has received reports that
every station house, freight depot ana
water tank on the line between Virginia
Point and Rosenberg Junction sixty
six miles north was either blown away
or wrecked and miles Of track washed
away All the towns between these
two points We're severely damaged by
the cyclone and each had a death lst
of from We TO fifteen people with many
more or less injured
Secretary Bailey, Of the Galveston
Wharf company. estimates the loss TO
that company az $500 600. while promi-
nent ship brokers place the loss 20
foreign shipping in the port at $500, 900
20 $500 900.
LOSS OVER $i0OO0.000.
Il IS conservatiVely estimated that the
loss In property. goods, merchandise,
etc, will exceed $4,000. 900.
Decomposition being so rapid. the