The evening times., 1900-09-10

Scenes of Terror On All sides.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 1O.-The follow
ing has been received from Mr.. Hayes,
we'll known Southern journalist:
Houston Tex, Sept 10.-I have
just arrived from Galveston by boat.
Storm destroyed $4,000 0C0 of prop
erty. and 1.50O lives lost National
aid asked for"
HOUSTON. Tex, Sept. 10.-At dawn
today many relief expeditions were
started for the island upon which the
hurricane-swept city of Galveston is sit
uated They carried quantities OF food
and clothing It is certain that the res
cuers will have the utmost difficulty in
getting through. because of the demoral-
lied condition of the railways. The de-
struction of the bridges connecting Gal
weston with the mainland, and the other
difficulties in the way.
While there are no additional reports
available it is not doubted that from
2,000 TO $500 hundred persons have been
drowned or killed by flying debris in the
Inflated city and lower Texas, which is
now In a helpless condition.
Texas is Mortified by the extent of the
appalling disaster and fears are entertain
ed throughout the Lone Star State that
when full accounts of the storm damage are
received the property and life losses will
be even greater than at first reported
Southern Texas in the vicinity of the u:.-
fortunate city is terror-strieken and the
people are dazed by the havoc wrought by
the tropical storm
II will require several days to discove.
the actual extent of the damage and many
of the dead will probably never be known
AnxiGusiy Awaiting Details.
The anxious inhabitants of Houston and
other towns are awaiting the arrival OF
other refugees from Galveston to learn
further details of the calamity that has
made mourners in all parts of the State
Houston today is crowded with people and
swamped with kilograms from anxious en-
quiTers all of whom are eager to learn the
names OF the victims of the disaster.
The most reliable information obtain
able up to this hour shows that the storm
swept down On Galveston between and
10 o'clock Saturday morning. By noon the !
waters from the Gulf had inundated Cal |
weston Island and had encroached to a |
considerable distance from the water
front.
The water continued to rise at the rate |
of about two feet per hour. The wind was |
terrific in its force blowing at the rate
of eighty-four miles an hour At times |
persons. swept rapidly by in boats, would |
be dashed into some obstruction and pain
fully injured.
The fact that the town OF IndianoIa,
on the Texas coast was completely
washed away. and several hundred peo-
pie drowned in 1886 had caused many |
people to be uneasy that similar fate
might come to Galveston. There have
been many severe storms on the coast
before this. however. and they did so lit
tie damage that the residents of Calves
ton no longer feared them. The latest |
storm lasted much longer, and was of
more severe character than any of pre-
vious years. 1t filled the island with wa
ter in an incredibly short space of time
and kept piIing it up until the whole ISL
and was inundated
Driven From Their Homes,
Added to this flood was the terrific hur-
ricane, which swept buildings off their
with apparently the greatest
ease. As the storm gathered in force thou
sands of the inhabitants left their homes
and gathered on the highest point of the
island, where they We're huddled together
like sheep all through the night and dur
ing the greater part OF the day. Many
persons were so fortunate as to be able
to get into the business portion of the city
and seek refuge in substantial buildings.
The fremont Hotel was filled with retu-
gees although the water was still three
feet deep in that hostelry. according to the
reports brought to the mainland last nigh, !
by messenger who came on a schooner.
Great damage was done along the wharf
frontage and the extensive wharf improve
Single Fare to Fort Wayne and
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