Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14

were ioSl Oh tne EuiI ana Interstate
train which left Beaumont early Sat-
urday morning from Bolivar Point,
after having made connections with the
Southern Pacific train, which left this
city Friday night.
TIE COTTON DISTRICT.
New York. Sept. 13.-News telling of
the state of the cotton district in Texas
continues to be received by brokers in
this city. From all later accounts the
damage will exceed all original esti-
mates. The storm devastated the very
richest part of the country, not only
running the growing cotton, but dam
aging the earth so that it may take
years before another crop can be grown
on the same land.
CRY FOR DISINFEcTANTS.
Dallas. Texas. Sept. 13.-The cry still
comes from Galveston for disinfectants.
1t is the one hope of saving what is
left OF the population. Kilograms are
pouring into Dallas and every other
IeSas city asking for lime. carbolic acid
ana anything else that will operate to
purify tho sitting conditions.
INC supply of dlsinfectants here is al
most exhausted. If the outside world
can hasten relief OF this kind IL will be
an act of charity OF the first magni-
tude. ~ new horror Is confronting Gal
HeSton-that Is. n second disposition of
many OF the dead. Bodies thrown into
the sea are floating back to the city.
Ihey must now be disposed of by burn
ing. Disinfectants become mere need
Iul as consequence of this new fea-
ture in the situation.
TROOPS BREAKING DOWN
The State troops that have been on
duty at Galveston are breaking down
from their exertions and the unsani-
tary condition. Adjutant- General
Scurry to-day CALLED out the Dallas
Rough Riders of the First Texas Cav
airy to relieve the exhausted Light
Guards. The Rough Riders, under com
nand OF Captain Paget, will at once
start for Galveston.
THE WORK OF RELIEF.
Dallas, Texas. Sept. 13.-Relief worlt
Tor Galveston Is down now to sys-
tematic basis. Dallas is the principal
point OF concentration and distribution
lor more than half of the State and
lnuch or the country outside OF Texas.
By actual count 306 communities havn
RENTED their contributions of money
clothing. food, drugs. etc, to Dallas
Counting what has been received by
Governor Sayers and the relief com
mittees mt Galveston and Houston, APP
proXimately 100000 worth OF relief has
been obtained and the stream Is in
creasing in volume. Ten times as much.
however, as has been donated will be.
needed before tn distress is safely re-
ileved. Drugs, disinfectants and cloth
ing are the most pressing needs.
GENERAL MKIBBIN'S REPORT.
Washington. Sept. 13.-The War De.
partment has received the following
telegram from General McIlibbin. VIII.
was sent to Galveston to report on con.
ditions there:
Houston, Texas Sept. 12.-Adjutant
General, Washington: Arrived at Gal,
weston 6 p: lm.. having been ferried
n In
impossible to adequately describe tn.
conditions existing. The storm began
about n. m. on Saturday and contin-
ued with constantly increasing vio-
fence until after midnight. The island
was inupdated; the height OF the tide
was from II 10 10 feet. The wind was
cyclone. With few exceptions every
building In the city is injured. Hun
drcds are entirely destroyed. All the
iortiications. except the rapid fire bat
serS at san Jacinto, are practically de-
stroyed AT San Jacinto every building
except the quarantine station has been
swept away. Battery o. First Artil-
lery, lost Is men. The officers and their
families We're all saved. Three mem.
bers OF the hospital corps lost. Names
will be sent as soon as possible. Loss
Or life on the island is probably more
than one thousand. All bridges are
gone waterworks destroyed and all
telegraph lines are down. Colonel Rob.
" 20 "uS III the CITY ana made every
effort to get kilograms through; the
city is under control of committee OF
safety and is perfectly quiet Every
article of equipment or property per
tanning to Battery o was lost. Not {.
record-of- srrr!--fsi11,f ftrt.-.f.1t1f- nI;E
saved have nothing but the clothing on
their persons Nearly all are without
shoes or clothing other than then
shirts and trousers. Clothing neces-
sary has been, purchased and tempo
rary arrangements made for food and
shelter There are probably five thou
sand citizens homeless and absolutely
destitute, who must be clothed, shelter
ed and fed. Have ordered twent,
thousand rations and tents for one
thousand from Fort Sam Houston
Have wired Commissary General to,
ship thirty thousand rations by ex-
press. Lieutenant Perry will make his
way back to Houston and send this
telegram M'KIBBEN.'
NEWPORT NEWS CONTRIBUTION.
Newport News, Va. Sept. ia tel
egraphic money order for about 81 500.
the proceeds of a single days canvass
of this city in aid of the Galveston suf-
ferers, will be forwarded tomorrow to
Mems Association. Other oontribu-
lions to the relief fund will follow
LIBERALITY OF NEW YORK.
New York, Sept. 49, special meet
ing of the Chamber Of Commerce was
held to-day to conY II what action
the Chamber of COM .erce was to take
to aid the sufferers OF the Galveston
disaster. a committee was appointed,
with Alexander e. Orr chairman, and
James Stllman treasurer, with full
power TO take any action they deem
necessary 1t was further decided to
notify the Governor of Texas and tho
Mayor of Galveston that any amount
of money necessary would be forth
coming. a little more than $4,000 was
subscribed in n few moments On the
Stock Exchange $1,000 was subscribed
to-day