Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-15

river. waS completely wrecked, nine
killed. three being killed in the hotel,
which was badly demolished. Angleton,
the county seat Of Brazeria, ten miles
north OF Velasco, was completely de-
sstroyed and several lives lost and a
number badly injured.
The property loss In these three towns
and country adjacent will be beyond the
ability Of the people to repair, while abb
solute destitution stares them in the
race. Help lie urgently needed in ALL
other little towns within radius Of |
seventy-five miles Of Galveston.
Galveston lselief Work.
Galveston. Sept. 15-The first real at
tempt to clear the great mass Of debris
piled along the beach front for dig
tance of several miles was begun FRI
DAY: Advertisements we're printed in
the News which appeared in the morn
ing asking for hundreds of men ana
boys to do this work "A multitude re-
sponded. They were formed into
squads and promptly put to work with
police and deputy sheriffs in charge II
is hoped that a vigorous prosecution OF
this work will lead to the early recovery
of bodies still in the debris That there
lare many OF them there is no shadow
of doubt. 1t is difficult indeed to tmag-
Inc how half the people that did, escape
got free of this fearful tlotsam and let
sam An Associated Press representa-
4 tive traversed the beach for some dis
ltance yesterday and the stencil at dif-
lferent points was absolutely sickeninR.
4 Everywhere little groups Of men. wom-
en- and children. some of them poorly
provided with raiment, We're digging In,
the ruins Of their homes for what little
household property they could save. In
many cases these seeking their former
i residences were utterly unable to find a
4 single remnant of them, so hopeless is
4 the confusion of timbers and household
4 furniture rs
The exodus from the city was heavy,
yesterday, and hundreds more were ea-
4 ger to go who were unable to secure
& transportation. Along the bay front
8 there We're scores of families with de-
Il tected faces pleading to be taken from
s. the stricken city, where, in spite of
q levery EFFORT to restore confidence, there
is universal feeling of depression.
4 Shipping men say that the damage to
a the Wharyes is by no means as serious
: as at first supposed. The chief damage
l has been in the tearing open of sheds
and the ripping OF planking. The
sheds. however, can be quickly re-
y placed. The piling for considerable
distance along the bay front success
4 fully withstood the pounding 1t got
lfrom the wind and waves, and busi-
! lness men find measure of consolation
D lin this. IS
More hopeful reports were received
t5lyesterday t5 touching the water supply. c.
: H. McMasters, OF the chamber OF com
5 merce. has charge of the water relief
Z work. The company is placing men all
{ along the mains. plugging the broken
Lplaces and thereby assisting the flow
1t was serving some of its customers
yesterday, and hopes gradually to in.
5 crease the service. The water contin.
ues to run by gravity pressure. The
{. only difficulty the people are having IL
: In carrying supplies to their homes ol
. places os business. The ice supply con
d rinues bountiful. and at many corner.
: is being served at cents fo
n as many glasses as you can drink a
d one time.
More effective measures were takel
n yesterday to keep undesirable people of
d Eth island. Soldiers patrolled the waite
= front and challenged all who could no
e show proper reason for their landing
If or who We're unwilling to work for tn
d privilege OF coming into town.
ID Assurances have been received fror
1t the railroads that they will do all i
> their power to reopen communication
ss and their present plans seem to be 7
IL concentrate ali their forces on the.wor
- OF the reconstruction of one bridg,
N Crews are coming down the Santa F
id railroad from Arkansas and st. L.Oui
8, with full equipments to restore the lin,
d. Local representatives of the Souther
ss Pacific have had advices from head
I'd. quarters To proceed with the repai
ne work without delay.
" Telegraphic communication has bee
oflpartly restored. the Western Union an
eff Postal companies having reached th
rs lefty with one wire Large forces haS
le been at work along the lines OF bot
,e,icompanies ard connection with Galvei
ton has been attended with many diff
~ culties.
ne Lists of the living and OF the dead al
n far from perfect. The identity OF a
III. who have been lost will never be know
I'd The names sent from here have bee
!. gathred with scrupuious care. but
ay the same time many errors are found
them.
es. Much attention has been attracted
ne the dispatch OF Quartermaster Baxt
re to the department expressing the bell
=, that Galveston has been hopeless
Ms ruined. Congressman Hawley the on
republican member of congress fro
+ Texas, who was not in the city wt4
az the disaster occurred, but who has sin
~ returned, last night sent the followil
t.,