The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-09-14
SCENE OF WRECK And RUIN
Governor Sayers Estimates Loss
OF Life at About Three Thou
sand--StOries Of Death and
Disaster From Various
Other Points.

A special from Houston, Texas.
state that the West Indian storm which
reached the gulf coast Saturday morn
ing wrought sad havoc in Texas. Re-
ports are conflicting, but it is known
that an appalling disaster visited the
city OF Galveston, where, it is report
ed, a thousand or more lives have
been blotted out and a tremendous
property damage incurred. Meager
reports from Sabine Pass and Port
Arthur also indicate a heavy loss of
life, but these reports cannot be con-
firmOd at this hour
''The New York World of Monday
printed the following:
"AUsTIN, TEX, September O.
Information has just reached me
that about 5000 lives have been
lost at Galveston, with enormous
destruction of property.
''No information from other
other points. Jos. d. SAVERS,
Governor"
CONFIRMATION OF GREAT DISASTER.
A special to The Memphis CONNER
cial-Appeal from New Orleans says
that advices regarding the awful eff
fects of the storm which has been rag
ing along the gulf coast of Texas are
just beginning to arrive, and the story
they tell is fraught with horror. First
in Importance is the news that Calves
ton was struck by tidal wave, and
that the loss of life there was between
$500 and 1000. The water is fifteen
feet deep over Virginia Point. Every
effort is being made out of New Or
leans to get telegraphic or cable COM
munication with the wrecked city, but
to little avail. One message was re-
ceived Sunday evening fixing the loss of
life at 1900. 1t came by cable from
Vera Cruz and was later confirmed in
general way.
Great damage and considerable loss
of life is reported along the line of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad.
There is much anxiety about the Sa-
bine Pass aud Port Arthur.
The last news received from Sabine
Pass was Saturday at noon, and at that
hour the town was entirely SURF ouud-
ed by water. The storm had not then
reached its height, nor had the tidal
wave which is reported to have swept
over Galveston, been announced.
However, at the time the last report
was sent out the people were fleeing to
the highlands for safety, and it is
hoped that they may have found
refuge in time. Port Arthur is not
so exposed to the waves as Sabine, but
the damage there is believed to have
been great.
Telegraph wires we're down at Port
Lavaca, Rockport, Arkansas Pass, Cor
pus Christi and Brownsville, on the
lower coast, and grave fears were en-.
tertained regarding the safety of the
inhabitants of those towns.
APPEAL FOR HELP SENT OUT.
A dispatch to The Chicago Chroni-
Gle from San Antonio, Texas, says
that the startling news has just flashed
over the wires informing Governor j.
D. Sayers that messenger, at great
risk of his life, has just reached Vir-
ginia Point from Galveston with the
report that $500 are probably dead as
a result of the fearful storm.
An urgent appeal to all Texas is
made for help. The messenger said
that the grain elevators at the water
front are wrecked and hundreds of
buildings have collapsed or were car
ried out to sea. The greatest distress
is said to prevail.
DEAD BODIES ON PRAIRIE,
The following telegram was received
from Houston nv The Dallas Nawss