The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-16
GALVESTON NOT
TO BE ABANDONED
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Southern Pacific Announces It's
Determination Not to Leave.
ESTIMATES OF DEAD VARY
Figures Pun From Three 10 Ten thousand
Photographers Not Allowed on
the Streets -- No Food
for Animals
ESTIMATES OF DEAD VARY

GALVESTON. Sept. Residents Of
Galveston are Of the opinion that there
are more dead than the outsiders COM
INK In are generally willing TO admit.
II is beyond all possibility that any
actual count will eyer be had. but the
best evidence obtainable. and allow
Ing for those bodies which have been
east np by the waters after being once
thrown into the gulf and twice counted,
and for the number that were carried
out to sea and will nsgsr be heard Of.
the total list of iSd cannot be far
from three thousand. The people OF
Galveston say that they knew that Il
win amount TO anything between 5000
and 10000, and estimates for the most
fart win be In the neIghborhood OF
those large figures.
Al up and down the coast there
has been loss u He hat viii not be
learned Of for weeks and months II
ever The total number OF dead from
the storm In this state cannot be far
from 1000. Carloads u supplies have
been received from all parts Of the
country FOR the suffering residents os
Galveston. but not wisp Of hay or
bushel OF oats has come in for the
animals.
The exodus from Galveston grows in
number as The facilities for getting
away from the stricken city are In
creased.
Among those who departed today
were General MeKlhbsn and Lieuten-
ants Ferguson and Perry. who were
sent hither by the United States gov
ernment when the news OF the horror
was given to the world. Before ,eav-
Ing the general was solicited by the
authorities 10 return and expects 10
do 90 within the next four or Ave days.
The news which was printed here this
morning In the shape OF telegram
from President Huntington OF the
Southern Pacific. that that road ,s not
TO abandon Galveston. has created In
tense satisfaction and has materially
accelerated the movement for the re-
construction Of the city. Or. Blount,
state health officer. today printed
statement showing that apprehenslons
that sickness win result from the over
flow Just experienced are uniustlfed
Several thousand men are az work
clearing away the debris on the beach.
One hundred and lifty bodies were dis
covered In the wreckage and burned
Yesterday No attempt Is now being
made TO identify recovered bodies In
deed most Of them are found naked |
and mutilated beyord recognition.
OF probably 1000 living down the ISL
and, at least one third were lost. There
are 200 bodies on the beach between
the Mott Place and the city limits,
Eighteen people In this neighborhood
got together and began hurying the
dead, They are out Of provisions.
RIshop Gallagher, of the Catholic dlo-
cese, states that no member of the
clergy or OF the sisters in the city
IF Galveston were lost. The only losses
Of sisters We're the ten at the Orphan
age, down the island heretofore re-
ported.
Daily papers and illustrated papers
nave been wild for photographs of the
Galveston disaster The town is under
military law, and the people are not
n condition to brook photographers.
Three photographers who ventured out
lod their instruments smashed and {
themselves pressed into service burying ,
lead bodies
GALVESTON. Sept. 15,-So much !
,rogress has been made here toward
he rehabilitation OF Galveston and so
are the various forces
working that General McKibben. who
vas ordered here with his staff TO as
list the authorities as soon as the
torn disaster befell Galveston, has de-
ided that his presence is no longer ne
essary and he has made arrangements
o leave for Houston.
After having largely assisted in the