Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-11
LOOKING WORSE IN
FACE OF LATE FACTS
dreadful Fatality at Galveston and Vicinity
Dead Being Found by Scores
Awful Scenes.

, Pierce OH company was picked from
the 10Th street pier and carried 70 ovth
street The old Union Depot. In recent
/ wears used ns the office of the supcrin-
/ tendent of the wharf yards. was dashed
| 10 pieces. as We're numerous small
frame buildings along the wharf front
Men We're sent out Sunday morning 10
| report the condition Of the bridges
/ across Galveston bay, but We're unable
| TO reach them Telegraphic communi-
/ cation was also cut of on saturday
/ The lnemen who went out Sunday re-
| ported that the railroad bridges were
| AN washed away and that there was
not sufficient material I'm Galveston TO
| rebuild the telegraph lines, The ca
/ bes under the channel are gone The
! lines viii have 20 be built 10 the city
| from the main land
Strenuous efforts were made on sun
/ day 20 repair the damage TO the MeXi-
/ can cable but on account Of the sea be-
| ing high II was impossible 20 pick up
/ the lost end OF the cable
Thousands Of kilograms were filed az
| the telegraph office during the day with
the expectation that they would be sent
| 10 Houston for transmission. but the
| captain Of the only small tug available
] MNNIN MOI NtINAIf NlA Altf 20 ~ W lhlA "a
| new crew. his engineer and fireman
| having been lost while tugs which
might be hired were too deep draught
to 60 up the Bayou.
EVERY HOUSE DAMAGED.
In the business district not building
| escaped injury The Grand Opera House
| is caved In, and the fourth story of the
| Hotel Grand. a part Of the same build
ing. was blown of. The third story
/ of the city hail was blown away. The
/ three story building OF Ritter Cafe was
| demolished and crashed into the rear Of
! the News building. The fourth story
was torn from the Moody building az
! Twenty-seCond street The Masonic
! Temple at 2lst street and POst1HCe
| street was partially uuroofed and the
! tower torn away The upper stories ~
the Harmony club building We're caved
/ In. and a frame building across the
| street was demolished.
| Among other prominent buildings
/ damaged or destroyed was the Galtes-
/ ton Orphans Home. all the children be-
ing reported unhurt, the Sacred Heart
| church. one OF the largest churches In
| the city. is a total wreck. st. Mary's
| church. adjoining II, is considerably
D 'NIllAk'A anu NNN hAllfNANN 'AAt lNAAlt ''N-a
| destroyed. Tho First Baptist churAh Is
| a wreck the parsonage adjoining ST.
| Johns Methodist church was wrecked
| although the front part OF the building
stands. Several small churches We're
| wrecked The BAH high school build
ing is badly damaged,
officer Williamson and a force OF men
| dld good work rescuing "a number Of
people from the frame portion Of St.
Mary lnirmary.
PATHETIC SCENES.
over thirty persons We're rescued but
| quite a number persisted a mother and
! child a Mexican woman and child, and
am elderly lady. while going TO the Cot
| ton mills. We're drowned. While the
! mill was crowded with people the tower
/ fell In, killing and injuring several per-
sons over 1000 persons sought shelter
| In the county court house a lady and
| child from st. Louis, name not asCer-
tanned. who were visiting the fasily Of
| Police officer John Bowe, were lost
| Mrs Burns, mother of Motorman
| Burns and daughter also porished
| MotOrman Parker. wife and children,
were killed Mrs. Ben Hin and child
| We're drowned Three uu4crtdWug es-
/
| morgues and a fourth morgue was
opened IN a large building on the
Strand.
THRILLING EXPERIENCES.
Many Of those who escaped tell Of
| thrilling experiences.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Irwin got out on
| the roof of their dwelling. They We're
| seated on the side of the comb and
! when the building blew over they float
! ed of separately. Mrs. Irwin was on
the raft alone all night Mr. Irwin, who
| had found refuge In the Ursuline con-
| vent. and who despaired of seeing his
| wife again. heard a cry for help Hop
| ing 90 rescue a human being he pulled
| out through the water and was over
| joyed to md his wife still alloat on the
| roof.
The pilot boat Eclipse has been out
| since Saturday and unheard from. The
| American steamship Pensacola, report
ed TO have foundered, has arrived safe
| and sound.
The city Is not only without a water
| supply but IL Is In total darkness The
| city street railroad has suspended bust.
| ness much of its track being washed
| out 10 viii be- a month before cars can
I
I car service viii De substituted at the
: earliest possible moment.
The plant Of the Galveston Gas COM
! pany is partially demolished and is out
of communication Those who used gas
Tor fuel are practically helpless Fire.
wood was swept away, but there IL
plenty Of drIftwoo1 TO be had.
Several members OF the police force
were lost and others lost their families.
| The force Is greatly reduced IN num-
bers. and az present Is insufficient TO
| meet the demand upon Il.
SIXTEEN KILLED
Houston. Texas. Sept. 1l.-At Hitch
cock sixteen lives were lost. Two Ital-
| ian families OF thirteen people lost "
| Of their number by drowning. The fol-
| lowing We're killed by falling timbers
Nh. and Mrs HIrman Johnson.
| William Robinson.
A child named Dominica.
MILITIA TO BE CALLED.
Dallas Tex, Sept il.-Adjt. Gen.
SCuTry. who reached Galveston last
evening by boat from Houston today,
sent a courier 10 Houston 10 notify the
militia companies Of the State that he
would call ON them for details Tor SER
vice in Galveston.
Capt Roache Of one Of the Dallas in
| fantry companies. was notified TO have
I his men In readiness Tor orders.
Information leaks out that the horrors
OF vandalism ana general looting have
! uHu Oh isfH D.. a. UH o.