Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-10
CALAMITY N |ENAS

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At Clear Greek the stores and resl-
dences We're blown down and at Dickin-
son the havoc was almost complete. Six
persons were killed and number of
dead cattle lined the side OF the road.
Fugitives from Virginia Point say ev-
erything there was swept away and the
beach is strewn with pianos and house.
hold effects from Galveston. One man
says he saw pix dead bodies on the
beach. The Morning News today prints
an appeal for contributions in cash.
clothing and provisions for the needy
and suffering people of Galveston and.
other storm stricken places, The cot
ton crop throuout southern and central
Texas is seriously injured.
At Virginia Point all the houses Were
destroyed. -Four or five colored people
are reported drowned there, and two.
Dickinson buildings We're blown away
and several fatalities are reported. In
the vicinity of Richmond the storm de-
stroyed everything in its path. Only a
few houses in town We're not destroyed.
Three lives We're lost in colored Bap-
tist church. One person was killed at
Booth and four lives We're lost at Beas-
Hey. Letitia is wreck. Mrs. Sophia
Schulz was killed and Mrs. Amelia
Quade fatally injured. Three churches,
together with many houses, dwellings
and business places, at Eagle Lake We're
completely blown to pieces. The loss to
that community is estimated at a quar-.
ter of million, but no lives We're lost.
A town east of Bernard was blowr
away and three persons killed. AT an
informal meeting, held at police head
quarters late last night, and presided.
over by Mayor rashear, it was decided
to dispatch a train over the Interna-
tional & Great Northern to Virginia
Point at as early an hour az supplies
and volunteers could be secured.
DEATHS NAY REACH 5000.
| Extent of The Calamity Almost Be-
| yond comprehension 200 Bodies
| Recovered.
Dallas. Texas, Sept. 10-Two mass
meetings We're held here today and
many thousands subscribed for the re-
| lief OF the storm sufferers. Railroad and
| cotton men estimate the property loss
4 at from S15O00.O0O to $4,000, 900. From
4 irginia Point north and south along the
/ gathered by rescue trains and sailing
1 bay front 700 dead bodies had been
4 gathered by rescue trains and sailing
4 craft at noon. This is only a small scope
of the country devastated and it is
feared the death list will ultimately
reach 5000.
First Estimates Too Conservative.
Houston, Sept. 0.-The following mes
sage was received from Galveston by
boat to the mainland today: The loss Of
4 life may be stated al 1000, drowned.
killed and missing. The property loss
will run into millions. Scenes of desc
lation and distress are on every hand.
Fully IS per cent Of the buildings in the
4 city are more or less damaged. Whole
A families and communities are being
a taken from the debris and each minute
q brings the discovery of some new vic
tim. On the gulf side OF fremont street
the water ma de Q clean sweep of every
i thing for distance of three blocks. All
4 the bath houses and residences along
4 tile beach are gone. Rosenberg school
A the city hall and the high school suf-
&! fered severely. The city ia practically
without fire protection. Medical atten-
ton is badly needed; ALSO disnfaction
Appeals to President Mckinley and
Governor Savers far aid have been sent
Actual starvation ard death are star
ing hundreds of people in the face. The
list of dead is growing momentarily
: The first estimate of LOO deaths is too
conservative.
The Damage mt Houston.
Chicago, Sept. 10.-A News specia
from Houston, Texas says: A tropica
hurricane swept the city Saturday nigh
\ | and part of Sunday. II a estimated tina
!; the damage Will amount to $500. 900. On
, life was lost, a colored man being killet
b by the falling of timber. The street
are streWn with wreckage. The Masoni
!; temple, Methodist Episcopal and ST
D Marks Episcopal churches, Capitoi no
D tel, 5Lawler hotel. Hutchinson hotel. Mer
chants and Planters oil mill, Dickson
!: car wheel works and all the schoc
{; buildings are either partially or entirel
wrecked, with losses ranging from $40.
600 to $4,000 each. Four bodies were re
covered at Seabrook and have bee
brought to Houston. The wind in man
places reached a velocity of sixty-fiv
q miles, blowing constantly for fftee
hours.
:. SABINE AND PORT ARTHUR.
Neither Town Seriously Damaged b
the Storm.
Beaumont, Tex, Sept. 10.-The town
Of Sabine Pass and Port Arthur, new
1 from which has been anxiously awaited
passed thru the terrific storm Saturda
virtually unscathed. Two men are re
ported drowned at Sabine Pass. Som
Damage was done in both places by wa
ter rising on the streets.
PRESIDENT ASKED FOR AID.
Secretary of War ordered TO Furnis
); Tents and Food.
Washington, Sept. 1o.-The presidel