The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-20
LIVES LOST, $4,000
Governor Sayers of Texas
Makes Estimate Of Disaster.
AuLLo OF RELIEF
WORK is ORGANIZED AND rs
PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY

0aiVeston, Tex, Sept. 19.-Governor saw
ers tonight telesS.aphed the folioNysn g,
signed statement to the Associated Press
III NIlch he places the loss Of life in
Texas at 1900:
me situation in all parts of the strick-
en- oistrict, 50 far as known to me. IS
improved and viii, 1 believe, should VIC.
EaVe 4alr weather, continue to impro ye
1 ne meuhod of distributing the contribu-
ions OF the people has become svstaroatf,,
ana IS reduced to the lowest exnenSes nos
siDle and in this ] have had the hsss ~,
SaI sOLttilldry assistance of the railroad
. aeLosI dll ana telephone companies, ali N
@hom nave promptly anc without elharsa
transmitted supplies and messages. be-
sues conLriouting to the relief of the sllf-
terers- Galveston is being rnana1ed H.,
It's own municipal authorities sI,nrie1
mented by the assistance of cornmffftees
dppOLIteQ OF Its best citizens and also
Dy the a1d Of General Scurrv. am aiSo
informed that the United States marshal
most valuable aid The state ressenIis
agent, Mr. jameson, has also been sanf
- 10 oItlVSston and VIII assist IN the pend
Work on Mainland.
Judge TaHferro of Houston a ,,or+,o-
man of integrity and exDer,5e q lie lie
Isken charge of Brazorfa county Sn;I the
have sI,,,sS OF 5aIveston county. and I
large sum Of money to be used for 80 sS,D a
Riyling mat particular district, besides
4
alvin and Velasco very large on, .t
OF hour and bacon. The rofIrfNy i.JS-< - -
FOR ti1sf l.o county has charge of supplies
f 49, ulIs1t county. He has already bean
IuIIllshed with a large Shipment Of fou-
bnd bacon The sheriff of Waller co,Infv
ndS been directed TO organize the SUI
Ierlng communities in that countv snd
fzs,t SoOh as am notified of the organ
T ~ IN waller county, supplies will
no apprehension but that each ana aTTo
IieS+ r1o 49, community viii at the ear
abundant supply of provisions i I've ,,S an
cnsAing these provisions / have bo,Se-b+
saISS n srtOSe OF gooo quality and at whole
60 pIlStaS, their transportation from Hhe
P9e SI purchasing to their destinTa1ion
nave supplied Galveston with s,,f
n IN d money TO pay reasonable wages to
al lanorers VINO will assist in cieansios
TIE city and removing the vast a r1oTIrS -
debris that has accImnl7teti P I.l0SnC OF
sIlo ctoshlng have also been shipped there
- SuPp-y those who are needy and una bic
mace mace ample provision for the relief of the
93qn dISss as they reach and pass through
am able shall give to the pubiic a on,
piete ttemized statement of an roo,aN vO II
e 80. py me, how it has been distributed.
Loss Of Life $4,000.
s,,'o! me loss of life occasioned by the
Seorn IN Galveston and elsewhere on the
Southern coast cannot be less than - an
I LHt' while the loss of properly will prob
49, +fss7AeS 49, S@uyVV,VeV. NOtWit hStand-
ing ing TINS severe affiiction, 1 have every
Sonih1ence that the stricken districts viii
rapidly survive and that CsaIyesf0r f.,1ra
heT present desolation and sorrow. will
arise with renewed strength and visor
-, 10 the people of the United States
Wn0se magnificent generosity and proupt
deuon nave done so much for the relief
OF the storm sufferers. l. as eroVernor
peg TO tender my most profound 9nd n1o.}
5rtstetuI acSnow4edgments, assuring Them
AldI lh6lr generous benefactions will he
pie of Texas O POO-
We have not been left to stand alone
IN our trouble, but messages of earnest
~ .npathy- accompanied by large contri
iDutlons IN money and supplies and ais,
1 ~ Pe'sohaI assistance, through the Red
nae the effect to relieve the SITUATION of
nluS , OF It's sadness and misfortune
NolSneo) JOSEPH D. SAVERS