The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-26
THE DEAD WILL NUMBER 5000
Actual Property Loss From the Hur-
ricane Will Mount Up to $780,
900, OOO--Statement by
Mayor Jones.
GALVESTON. Tex. Sept. 25.-The fol-
lowing signed appeal was issued tonight:
TO TIIE AMERICAN PEOPI H

lowing signed appear was ISSUED IoIllSnI'
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Seventeen days after the storm at Gal
weston it is still Impossible to accurately
estimate the loss of life and property. 1t
is known that the dead III the city viii
number at least 5000, or approximately
one-slXth Of the census population. The
Island and adjacent mainland will add
perhaps 2G00 to this number The actual
property damage is incalculable III pre-
else terms, but we have the individual
losses and losses in public property, such
as paving, WaterW orkS, schools, hospitals,
churches, etc, Which wifi easily amount
to $50, 0O0, O0O. This estimate takes no ac-
count of the direct and indirect injury to
business. Along the beach front up
wards of $500 houses by actual map
count were totally destroyed. Of these
not timber remains upon the original
site and The Wreckage constitutes the en-
bankment of debris extending along the
entire beach from thu ee or four blocks
inward for about three miles. removal of
which will cost from $750,000 to $l,VO0,0C0
FROM this debris there are still daily I'M
covered by the workmen now systemati-
caily employed from thirty to fifty bodies,
which are burned Or buried upon the Spot
moreover We estimate that 9l12 per cent
of the remaining houses in the city were
damaged in greater or lesser degree On
the removal of this debris, in the clear
ing of the streets, for making temporary
repairs to houses, temporarily destroyed,
In distributing supplies and in general
work of restoration cur entire citizenship
are engaged Men whose services could
not be secured at this season ordinarily
are giving their time without conpensa-
ton. Firms whose affairs ordinarily re-
qulre the attention of three partners re-
tain one for the transaction of their
business, the others are devoted to the
public service. The SteVedoreS long
shoremen and other bodies of skilled
workmen, who command handsome wages
al this time of the year, have been giving
their time free Of cost and one associa-
ton has contributed out of its charity
fund $1,000 in cash to the general relief
FUND.- While all organizations are caring
for their own to the extent of their re-
sources. This devotion to the general
welfare to the exclusion of personal in
terests is shown by all classes. Visiting
newspaper men now here will bear Wit
ness to this universal condition of self
sacrifice. The burdens of our people have
been lightened to great degree by Gov.
Joseph ID. SayerS, who has personally
undertaken the supervision of relief to
the mainland sections and by the splendid
success of Gen. Scurry and staff in MAIN
tanning discipline and directing labor
until the beginning of this week when
his department was, merged into the reg
ular relief work and CITY government.
HEARTFELT GRATITUDE.
We cannot command the language 10
! express our gratitude for the generous
supplies of FOOD, clothing diSinfectants,
| etc, from all quarters and ali agencies.
Nor can We overrate the service per-
formed by the American press. And we
desire to make special recognition of the
metropolitan newspapers and the Red
Cross society that have raised funds and
sent relief trains and cargoes and whose
representatives are here not only dis
trlbuting their supplies, but joining hands
with us in the SOrrOWful and strenuous
labors of the occasion, BY the worlds
generosity there has been no hunger and
now no nakedness in Galveston And
especially do we return grateful thanks
for the. SURPRISING and unlimited gener-
osity of the railroads, express, telegraph
and telephone companies, without whose
| prompt assistance we would LONGER have
renamed in isolation and chaos and who
are not only rendering services for relief
| Work free Of charge, but are giving il
precedence. over any other business.
The munihcent contributions in money
sent to the governor and directly to the
| relief committee are, perhaps, sufficient
to defray the necessary expenses of re-
the dead bodies and meeting the most
urgent sanitary requirements. But when
this is done, the special work of restora-
ton will have to be begin. The homeless
will still be without shelter and house,
hold goods, the mechanic without tools
the washerwoman without wash tubs and
the seamstress without machine. Our
people are meeting this disaster with
! characteristic American pluck, not for
| getting their dead, they nevertheless hide
their sorrows and turn their faces cheer
| fully toward the future.
TEN THOUSAND HOMELESS.
were our task out TO AFFORD temporary
relief and care for the wounded and the
orphans, an appeal to Texas alone would
be sufficient. The wounded and orphans
| are comparatively few since only the
dened elements. But greater and graV-
er work confronts US. Some kind of
homes, be they ever SO humble must be
provided for the 10, 600 people now hlId-
died in ruined houses, public places and
! improViSed camps to the end that they
may not become paupers, but may speed
lily set up their households wherein re-
pose all that is best and robest in Amer
lean life. We believe that the well-to-do
and charitable people of this nation will
not be contented to merely appease hun
ger and bind up bruises, but will in
| larger measures and far-reaching relief
contribute to the restoration of this peo-
| pie to plane of self-support and self
respect 1t is for this purpose that we
make this further appeal
For such temporary measures as are
explained in the foregoing we have at
the present sufficient supplies. But they
are only 1.-THE of the larger needs
herein set forth, and the generous people
of the nation will best serve the situation
and their own aims by making contribu-
ers, Miss Clara Barton, of the Red Cross,
or to any prominent firm or bank in
Texas in regard to business ability and
discretion Of our central relief commit
In the midst of sorrow such as no other
American community ever suffered we
are consoled by the gracious sympathy
and prompt relief rendered by our coun-
trymen and other nations in the demon
stration of kinship of the world. With
our last breath we will bless the donors
of these funds and cur effort will be de-
voted to proving our people and our city
worthy of their assistance.
Walter c. Jones, Mayor
M. Lasker
Clarence OCsley,
For the Committee.
I approve the foregoing.
-TOSenh d Savers Gounrnor