The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-11

No one attempts 10 estimate III
damage 70 business and residence prop
erty. The fine steamer Alamo lies upo
the TOP Of the Mallory wharf and
hig English cotton-laden steamer wa
driven ashore at Texas city. othe
vessels are aground IN different part
Of the bay. some hopelessly wrecked
The tug Louise Of the Houston Dlrec
Navigation Company is under water a
Red Fish Two Of the crew wer,
drowned. the remainder escaping II
the life boat.
Yesterday morning a boat was char.
tered 70 run from Galveston to Texas
City and on this the Houston Post cor.
respondent had hurriedly departed
From what he saw and heard OF come Of
the neeing business men he can assure
the public that the people Of Galveston
need immediate relief. The object in
sending to Texas City was TO get in
touch with the outside world and let
Il know that stricken city ls IN rnls-
fortune and ask the people OF the coun-
try to send food. clothing and water.
The water works are IN ruins and
the cisterns all blown away. so that the
lack Of water is one Of the most serious
Of the present troubles. Ruin II every
where. The electric light and tele-
graph poles are nearly all prostrated
and the streets are Uttered with tim
bers. slate. glass and every conceivable
character Of debris.
There is hardly a habltable house in
the entire city and nearly every busi-
ness house Is badly damaged. The
school buildings are unroofed such ed
ifees as the high school and Rosenberg
school buildings being badly wrecked
The fine churches are almost in ruins.
The elevators and warehouses are unfit
for use. the electric lissht plant has col
laDsed and so has the cotton factory.
From fremont TO p street and down
10 the beach not a vestlge Of a residence
Is TO be seen.
In the business section Of the city
the water was from three to ten feet
deep In stores. and stocks Of all kinds
including foodstuffs are total losses.
While the Post correspondent was In
Galveston Saturday night 1t was a
common sight for him to see women and
children emerging from once comfort
able homes dazed and bleeding from
wounds. the women wadlng neck deep
with babies in their arms. To add, II
possible. to the calamity. the city is cut
on entirely from the world. The tele-
graph lines ars Gown and stile sable
which connects Galveston with Mexico
Is cut
In sailing for Texas City yesterday
the Post correspondent used a strong
glass but could see nothing of any Of
the bridges which connect the island
with the mainland, but where the
bridges should be a big ocean vessel
was stranded.
At Texas City the wharves are de-
stroyed and the water front for a mile
is litteted with ruins. Much Of the de-
bris has been blown there from Calves
ton. At Texas City three lives were
lost. The railway track is washed
away and the only exit was by foot
and conveyance to La Marque. on the
& Great Northern rail-
way.
The storm commenced raging between
? and 10 o'clock Saturday morning and
by n0cn the waters from the gulf had
the island as far up as 18th
street. From there the water grad
lally encroached farther inland. ris-
ng about fifteen inches an hour. At
D. m. there were thirty-six inches Of
water in the lobbies Of the fremont
lotel the highest point in the city.
Across the street where the ground
s lower horse was drowned. At 9
''clock the water on Market street was
evel with the seats Of the street cars.
After that 1t gradually receded but the |
Wind was cyclonic in its force 1t
cached velocity of eighty-four miles
N hour and then the Instruments in
he government observatory were
wrecked.
In the streets the wires were down, |
elegraph and telephone poles falling.
late, glass and timber flying through |
he air, At times people would sail
apidly by in boats and. colliding with
ONE obstruction, would be painfully
Injured.
DR.. 5. o. Young, secretary of the
ollege. was driven from his home.
lie mounted a board and was whirled
nth terrific velocity toward the bay.
striking some obstruction he was Sc
erely cut and bruised about the head
nd face besides receiving bodily in
lries.
DR.. West. one of the most prominent
hysieians in Galveston. was drowned
ear the Rosenberg school building
'hither he had gone to attend a pa
ent who was reported to be injured.
As soon as daylight came and the
iry of the wind had abated, the work
rescue and searching for the dead
In one room the Post re-
orter counted seven dead bodies. The
remont hotel was made a rendezvous
IT the living. The women and children
ept in the dining rooms and parlors
nd the men lay on the floors in the
always.
The first house to colIansa vae q nan,