Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-11

! psl,as, sept. IA bulletin received
ii noon 3states that Governor sayers has
.laced Galveston city under martial
'aw. The adjutant general has been
srdered TO have the state troops take
large ii once. The order includes lin-
xructions TO troops 70 compel the people
Is bury the dead.
\ Dallas. Tex. Sept. 11.-Adjt. Gen.t
sJcurry. at Galveston, has notified the
Militia companies OF the state that he
vills call on them for details for service
~ Galveston. Information leaks out
hat the horrors OF vandalism and gen
nal lootins have been started by the
Slicicus and criminal element at Calves
slpn. It 10 expected the city will be
sylaced under martial law.
I Houston, Sept. II. The readfulfatal-
~ OF Galveston IL looking worse in the
lace Of the facts brought out. Three men
Who reached here last night tell Of 20
many dead bodies being found In sim
sle house or yard, or block, that the
conclusion IL almost irresistible that q
greater number than 600 lives were
lost They tell that twenty to forty or
more were lost by the collapse OF a sim
gle large house. the victims having.
T gathered there for safety, but they were
unable to say anything about the hum
sdreds OF small houses swept away. MI
mute details are wanting, and no list of
names approaching comple pleteness can be
had for weeks. and II ID almost sure q
complete list will never be found.
Galveston and herSpeople are indus
4riously devo.inE themselves to rellev-
s1nE ths diatressed people: Her business
mn are S1oefn9 not moment. Two
sboats and two teams containing cup
plies and disinfectants have gone for
ward from Houston. Last night large
wagons tostled along the streets with
!, boxes Of prepared food to load them on
the boats or cars.
w. o. Onelow, q cotton man Of this
& city, received information from Calves
ton saying: Nearly 400 bodies have
been found on the beach. There ts not
a complete house in the city; help iss sur-
gently needed. Thousands are homeless
+ Food is being distributed to the desti-
tute, but lots more 10 needed. <
Passenger Conductor Russ on the In.
ternational& & Great Northern railroad
Was among party OF refugees wht
reached the city at midnight. Rus.
4 said:
When I left Galveston men armed
with Winchester rifles were standing
over the burying squade and at tn.
point of the rife compelling them Il
load corpses on drays to be hauled I,
barges on which they were towed int.
the gulf by tugs and tossed into the sea
Az 4 left 4 saw barge freighted Will
IS dead on its Journey TO the gulf. Thi
manner OF burial is imperative. Th
living must be protected now" Russ
story 10 confirmed.
RELIEF TRAINS.
The Santa Fe ran its first relief trail
10 Hitchcock this morning. In man,
places the homeless inhabitants Of TIL
section trayersed were found housed il
empty bog cars. while others were sit
ting on the wreck of their household ef
fectS. piled together promiscuously
u Many sufferers are destitute and with
out means to reach friends or relative,
Every building In Pearland Is eithe
us damaged or Destroyed. No lives wer
Lost.
AT Alvin besides great damage /
property the town had twelve fatalitie.
Information from AngletonSis that
and the surrounding, country sufrere
severely from the storm and assistanc
40 much needed. i Il
Algoa, Arcola and Alto Iona sho,
signs OF a severe visitation and man
are in need OF help. one child wa
killed at Arcadia and two at Alt
Iona.
At Hitchcock sixteen lives were los
Two Italian families OF thirteen peop
lost twelve Of their number by drowr
Il ing.
Many refugees were picked up he1
and taken 70 the Jacquard hotel. whel
they are being given every possible a
tentiop. Many OF the refugees wei
suffering from injuries and had been i
the water for some time. Most OF the
Aoated In on drrft and RATS and OF
party came ashore In a plano. OF
hundred ammAnition boxes from Can
HsMlsy, were found near Hitchcoc
The prairie 10 covered With drift of .
M kinds dead fcat tties woa ter ora ~ (; ff 4