Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-10
Galveston and Other Gulf Coast Towns
Swept BY Hurricane.
Estimated That 1900 People we. Killed ,2ooooooo worth
Property. Destroyed at Galveston-Terrb Wind and Tidal
WaveSweep Everything Before Then-National
Aid Needed for the Suffering

Dallas, Texas, Sept. 1o.-Bulletin-
Houston 6 Texas Central railroad Off
Gals at noon received bulletins from
their general offices in Houston saying
the loss of life will reach 5000 in Calves
ton. Missouri, Kansas and Texas. Relief
forces near Galveston and along the
coast telegraphed at noon that the loss
of life will not be less than 5000, and
may reach 10000.
Galveston, Sept. 10.-Six hundred to
I 900 persons killed, the city almost in
ruins, the wharf front entirely gone,
every ocean steamer stranded, death
and destruction on every hand, with a
money loss that can not be estimated
now. Az far as can be learned this is
the result of the appalling calamity that
has befallen Galveston. The great storm
has left her helpless and the stricken
people will be compelled to appeal to the
outside world for aid. Accurate account
of the dead is impossible now, and the
real number Of killed will probably new
er be known. The waterworks are in
ruins, cisterns blown out and the lack of
water is one Of the most serious of the
present troubles Electric light and tel
egraph poles are nearly all prostrated
and the streets are Uttered With every
conceivable character of debris. There
sis hardly habitable house in the entire
city, and nearly every business house is
badly damaged, schools, churches ele-
vators, warehouses. electric light plant
and the cotton factory are in ruins.
From Ire mont to p street, thence to the
beach, not a vestige of residence is to be
seen. The steamer Alamo lies upon the
T top Of Mallory wharf and a big English
cotton laden steamer was driven ashore
at Texas City. Other vessels arr
aground in different parts Of the bay
some hopelessly wrecked.
In the business sections of the city the
water was from three to ten feet deep
in the stores, and stocks of all kinds
Including focdstuffs. are a total loss
During Saturday night it was a common
sight to see women and children emerg-
ling from their homes dazed, bleeding
from wounds and wading neck deer
with babes in their arms.
To add to the calamity the city is cut
RI Ee1 nh
lines are down and the cable connecting
Galveston with Mexico is#cut. At Texas
City the wharves are destroyed and the
water front Uttered with ruins. Three
Lives were lost there. The railway track
was washed away and the only exit Is
lsby foot and conveyance to La Marque.
BEGAN SATURDAY..
The storm commenced raging between
8 and 10 Saturday morning. BY noon
the waters from the gulf had inundated
1.-The island as far inland as Twelfth
street. From there the waters gradual
1 ly encroached farther inland, rising
about five inches an hour. At 6 p. m
there were thirty six inches of water il
| the lobbies of the fremont hotel, the
highest point in the city. After thu
water gradually receded, but a wind
| cyclonic in force. reached a velocity Of
| eightyfour miles an hour and then the
4 instruments in the government observa'
1 tory We're wrecked.
DR.. West, one Of the most prominent
/ physicians, was drowned near the Ro.
senberg school building, whittier he haG
gone to attend a patient. As soon a:
daylight came and the wind abated ths
work of rescue and searching for the
dead commenced. In one room report.
er counted seven dead bodies. Tremon'
hotel was made rendezvous for tht
lliving. 81
The first house to collapse was the
new three-story brick known as tht
| .Dulitz Building" Next Beuter's sa.
loon, two-story brick, fell with 8
crash, killing three Of the most pro1ni-
nent men in Galveston, Stanley f
Spencer, agent Of the German Lloyd.
Steamship Company, Richard Lord ant
1 Charles Kilmer cotton men.
The next place visited was the cit,
hall. Here We're congregatedi fully 70'
people, who Were more or less injured
Lucas Terr9ce reported the loss of fit!
Lives in a building from which he es
caped. severely injured. In Avenue
among piles Of lumber which had beel
residences, four bodies We're observed il
one yard, seven in one room in anothe
place. while as many as sixty bodies
were to be seen in the space Of on,
block. A ajority of the bodies tha
have not been recovered are under tht
ruined houses and 1t will take severa
days of hard work TO get them out
Following is partial list Of the dead
DEATH LIST.
Stanley g. Spencer.
Richard Lord. 81 +
Charles. Kilmer.
Mrs. George Burnett and child.
j Ars. eeary; Burnett and child.