The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-09-14
Perished, Says Mayor Jones
Of Galveston.
THOUSANDS IN WANT
Assistance Pouring In From All Over the
Country-Many Bodies Not
Recovefed.

Special to the Bee
Galveston, Tex. Sept. 13.-Galveston
is beginning slowly to recover from the
stunning blow of last week, and though
the city appears tonight to be pitilessly
desolated, the authorities of the CONNER
cial and industrial interests are setting
their forces to work and start has at
last been made toward the resumption
of business on moderate scale. The
presence of troops has had beneficial
effect on the criminal classes and the
fear of brief but desperate reign of
anarchy no longer exists.
The liquor saloons have at least tenn
porarily gone out of business and every
strong limbed man who has not his own
abode to look after is being pressed into
service so that first of all the water ser
vice may be resumed, the cutters flushed
and the streets lighted.
The farther the ruins are dug into the
greater becomes the increase in the list
of dead who perished when their homes
tumbled onto them. On the lower beach
yesterday searching party found
score of corpses within small area,
going to show that the bulwark of debris
that lies straight across the island con-
ceals many more bodies than have been
accounted for.
Houston, Tex, Sept. 13. From all
parts of the United States and some por
tions of England many thousands Of
dollars are pouring into this city for the
relief of Texas from the otferers. Train
loads OF provisions and clothing are also
hurrying toward Houston and Galveston
and the refugees who have arrived here
are being made as comfortable as posi-
BILE. Estimates of the number of dead
still vary. Mayor Jones of Galveston
maintains his opinion that the number
will be less than 5000. Property losses
are mounting higher as details arrive
and some estimates for the city of Gal
weston reach as high as $2O,OOO,OO0.
There are 25,OOO homeless in that city
to be taken care of and it is question
whether Galveston can or will be rebuilt.
There seems to be disposition on the
part of leading citizens, however, to start
resolutely where the storm left off and
raise new city from the ruins of the
old.
Troops are patrolling the streets and
looting has been given a setback. Sev
eral additional cases have been reported
where vandals have been shot down
while robbing the dead. but the troops
are rapidly gaining control of the lawless
element at noon today. No new features
had developed last night. The wires are
expected to be working late this evening
into Galveston and in that event fuller
and more accurate details may be ex-
pected tomorrow.
New York, Sept. 13-The subscription
to date for the relief of the Galveston
sufferers is: Merchants association,
5000; mayors, $1,000; New York Mer-
camille Exchange fund, $1,000; Cotton
Exchange fund, $1,000; New York Stock
Exchange, $1,000; New York Produce
Exchange, $1,000; Chamber of Commerce,
$4,000; miscellaneous, $1,000. Total,
S61, ,799.
Washington, Sept. 13.-General John
M. Wilson, chief of engineers of the
United States army, this morning re-
ceived the following dispatch from Richie
chief engineer at Galveston: General
Wilson, chief of engineers, Washington:
The hurricane caused the tide to rise 12
to 13 feet above mean low. Jetties seem
to have rotted. Cannot be seen with
tide several feet above, and probably
seriously damaged. Batteries practically
ruined. Nothing but concrete portions
left. Casemate, torpedo buildings ware
house and coal wharf wiped out. Dredge
Comstock beached on Pelican island.
Will have to be dug out. Richie
Houston, Sept. 1.-THE Post CORES
pondent was instructed to forward the
following address to the people of the
United States.
Galveston, Texas, Sept. lit is my
opinion, based on personal information,
that 5000 people have lost their lives
here. Approximately one-third of the
residence portion of the city has been
swept away. There are several thousand
people who are homeless and destitute,
How many there is no way of finding
out, Arrangements are now being made
to have the women and children sent to
Houston and other places, but the means
OF transportation are limited. Thous-
ands are still to be cared for here. We
appeal to you for immedia}e aid.