The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-15
DEATH LOSS INCREASED.


Lives Lost by the Recent Disaster at Gal
weston at Over 5,O00-Galveston Under
Martial Law, Owing To The l.awlesSness
Of Ghouls-Reports From Other Places
On the FIST page will be found a short
count of the great tidal wave NJ Galveston,
Texas The tidal wave thai caused the dc
Struciiun extended from live 10 seven miles
inland, forcing the water IN several rivers
back more than double that distance, causing
:, total loss of $50, 0O0, 900, To say nothing ui
the great Inconvenience 10 business men, rall-
roads and cilizems Several steamers were
carried IN over two miles. aud hundreds oi
smaller r,nlt are high and dry on The panIa-
tluns. Following are later particulars
Mayor Jones. ut Galveston, iatr on Tuesday
night, issued statement estimating The lu>>
OF ht,' there at 1000.
Tnr Galveston local Relief Committee >rut
out statement estimating that the loss al life
will reach 1900. At least 5000 families are
sheterless and wholly destitute. There is
immediate need for food, clothing and house
hold goods at all kind.
The Governor of Texas has placed Gli.,>-
ton city aud island under martial law. The
troops are to compel the people 6" hHrN The
dead.
Miss Helen Gould notified the army officials
"a New York that she would send, at her eN-
peuse, $4,000 rstIious To- distressed families In
Galveston and the hurricane swept district.
Galveston was patrullcd on Monday night
by regular troops aud militia. The work of
clearing the streets ct debris D. under w.iv.
Dead bodies were sent to sea Don hargrs and
thrown overheard. there being uo other WY
ct dispensing ut them.
HORRORS BEYOND EEIIrr
Ca Tuesday a horde ui uo2r"vs aut whites.
even white women, were M the nuns at the
citv They were robbug thr dead aud dying,
killing those who resisted. cutting oh fingers
Ia obtain rings and ears q" obtain eaTuugs-
Drunken men reeIei about the streets iuflmI-
daitug citizens.
Chief of Police kttchum ordered the sale
ct liquor stopped, aud began ." swear in bun
dr.d, 1T special policemen To rescue the
wounded, irsi the living aud convey til" dead
e. a hundred different murgBrs. tie worked
tJr % hours without going home Ia inquire
about o., t,mil, tat. which was iu doubt
When told Be should do -1. be- replied
Enthusiastically. "tiri will hr spnd To- nee
aud mine, tur am gong 20 hr -fut &" other.
THE srENcH JNEEtghUtC
The stencil igam be- dead by MONDAY mpru-
ing was UNDESIRABLE. Estimates los yluzyu- IT
Galveston this morning place the number -
dead Al from 800 jo 3tssu
The griumvirst- IulsuE toe efty pressed ,Iu-
gems Juto service tn tskg jhn dead iu barSes
4ud barry them sn ihr Gulf lhr soldiers Im
pressed Juln service, at Ihr p'8Hi 20 ibr laF"-
net. evcry wagon shat came along aud r,rr.
negro 10 assist ia throwing the dead INIT" iAe
SEA Il uN- Impossible g. Llyr other bas.ai
Fruus lh- stencil sH4,h p"rss.i-~ tIr ,',g a
ihis moment is o. aplsrrui that huadErls 81
bodies ysi DE uoies tbe raiu>. The ,gu Is
hotter shan iu 1al,
The regular soldiers .b. bal h-en ,.aralH-
t.r tsu DAYS utib biuuI, iesl. Wrre attyTit
exhausted Uy NuuisY evening. AMI syrr as
.-mbl,i by Captain Rafferty,, aud pot Iu
hastily ex,rmyouset hospital ssbiyb ~as form
.r.E a church.. lhrst pisces arrr allied AE
ABF1g tasuaE. atih nru recruits. whom De-
drafted ou the sirr,is sui supplied v8it arms
AMI equipment from iLs iHysl aEmors.
Nr1Es vuIHts -H"T rovN.
Ever, hart ct 10. eats 4as gaIraIssi hy 3
o. clock la jhs evening AmaHs uaaF ulh-T
la,lIrat. 81 last u,sbt -As The sssl,-ias 80 iae
slaat Guarding 81 Narys Hospital IhcF
ser, .arrauujs.i O., a horde 81 asfp.,i u-rrs
,hssg.- several hundred shots ssn, -
,haazeI >-feraui CAmy Killed 'uag urzrs.z
s.Jh h.s u5a. aai Atzsat t-H aT isrl.- srle
ksiiri ~ fhf a{uat
o.. soldier. lss. -sa., j-.es. i.,..r.Hsc tlse
ciJs dosing tsG5Fsava h.sr. Outs sltasui srs'-
Es-ry booze i4u0- sa- sf.at '.s-h nr-ea
.ha,ua- "a, reported 81 bfa,i4saftsss.
uusEfHss ,Elvas EsssErFa-
uregt assaulted . sbitr srsass 600 Ess
hutus esf.g iar oau5aE, aai ss..rt bet
.,.atrg .rs.. aa iaa s.a1s ssrsil a.ul ..st
iI.u o.. t.f 90 s., bead .H sI5h lss.iai
4 .laara .4-f. ut a-.aa5, us. aHHa sturs
s.s, t.. rrr-sst.I a. 3. ..t4a4ftrss s1s.s iaa5a
a. Ib- YsaHe has i-,ssnr HaH.ss-.I Af
.E. lsfsti..r sat, of tang. sa.i rte r.f's-.si
a-rsa6f= have tuly family ttlsf~i ih.fa.
saaN go tHIulNtAa ave- ,rNugErita
rgEtgsa.
b,t4a.. TENt+. Sept DO -t,Aisrsfsn ~sz
IIsrrd auA.r usrT3si las Eeds,. a. ~.
NAs-. IS teacher la "a DALI educational ln.
-istaslas. az. ru Gsit+,fHu during sil- harr
.,a,- li rrs. ar.. h#.lIa., taa52Ei, sHt aa-4e
c.. tas-sa1Ha t-t-ul~ut
ia ss..1 -r-t.~a5 tH,. itarius at tte -.fy
pu5v7 ltsTsai Aa h- rsiataii risNraa
b--.t. ...sfsus tay dad. aui gHr ya}i t}a-ajri
commercial ciyalray t,g,a L1gIus lbr jssUg
The russt,.sis werr sfrAi'ns aursains lhsE
,ra4d a8th safety .,y bands sa. ard thr n1rr
cvusr7 commercial ptr-ss-s Hr.sH harvest "s
.xt1gtsoH The rrsr - iaesa "a, pushed
o. ta - c-ng. a pound. as~ai a"csnt+ 'pas.
aud a~u-r, uf eguaA sehuourr- sai either ssii.
.H. sran ilr.ssri tFat 4aj charged s.
y.4a..us-r fgf tsausf.rtailau across lar bay
t.aa4 the Gland o. ths mainland
.Navgr Jaa.- and aiAsg ul.4 ut catssr1eas.
sew shs,Ar3 90 tae>~ g0-esssilu4- aaH ia-
Narar i.gti..i tias lAr a4is gr1lselan tsr
th- r.s.tsH- aaa'I b. 81. ..,i7-s martial law,
,,.af.sss..s. alb fa.if'8Hs aHI 1ftag necessities
lbs The c1usu1n s.-,d, aul ihaz sio. -b- Iu..s
iags sad bulisps
"Th. rFsrs ID bread sls reduced ts lu etc
alas.t. bacon uas placed lI b. ,-a-- f. I-.auH.
and iba pr1yv 81 "a s-EsEy systa- fAs hah -rl a.
Al. saa tasseugvr 4 book arCuaut Is fi..fHs
k-pt Il aii .as.s ct lauds,uiis aud other trans
/ aeStaa. ani s.tsirrusat- siH d. n,aie at ibe
s.hvili.i ratr-
g,BICAL FoLicv yEanu.
Ms Quulan, Gynrgai Manager 81 che
H5,s.fau and Texas C-uiraI EsdnaI- .aa1
IL, evening
ia lu sa.h cases rs tbs, u,l.r.gar d'.s,.-
f,-r gLAt iAy bartauis iH .aum url 81 --fu.
( b.., -.,u enough tu tl, ilsl Tao iat- DO .ya
s.ne- n,- that . large -lvla-Hi 20 eisIus~8
[ g,sn sud ar. yrur-rci savage W guilsF
wauiA h. tu take uahaiy into Galveston s.
crp1 ,uUh persons as are absolutely needed se
| administer CO. tue distressed thousands vi
| resident, OF Galveston ought tu hr brought
ngi IL Their, rs fast as tuAJs cas- Ugsus them 90
I the mainland. aud establish iL'Ul 10 charity
| or detention camp. ua h4Ek ground, where
! the, eau get pare ala aui aalrr and receive
[ attention which cannot De-, gwen Co lhsm ou
| the island.
| Similar r,l,eIls frum all gh, coast fusus 10
| Texas are nearly equally as terrible. NugH
/ aud cotton plantations are fuined, aHi i've
| stock drowned,
my ,-T,Y Or GALVESTON