New-York tribune., 1900-09-12
WORSE THAN REPORTED.
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morning travelled over the Houston and Texas
Central Railroad to Houston thence TO Texas
City. ten miles north of Galveston. He senos
the following dispatch tonight;
Ever since incoming trains began to arrive
after the dreadful coast storm of SATURDAY
stricken husbands fathers. brothers. relatives
and friends have travelled. The city is croWoeo
with strangers to-day. train went to IeXas
CITY where those fortunate enough TO get pas
sage took a boat for Galveston. Supplies are
being sent by this route. and also by steamer
direct from Houston.
While the world at large at first turned atten-
ton to Galveston. that is not the only place OF
suffering. The whole coast country for dis,
tance Of about eighty miles inland has sustained
terrible Joss. Crops practically destroyed,
houses demolished and loved ones dead. Inc
rural districts difficult TO hear from, but IL
many farmers nave not been killed they nave
the hand of Providence alone to thank Along
the line of the Central road destruction is seen
on every hand The storm seemingly did not
rage IN all its fury north of Hampstead, Tor
Courtney and Navasota did not sustain much
damage. Hampstead suffered much, scarcely
house escaping damage. There the WIND at
tanned a velocity of seventy miles an hour Ihe
towns of Tllrka Fairbanks. Thompson Cypress.
Hockey. Walter and Prairie View, between
,Hempstead and Houston Jared as badly as olo
the county seat of Walter County, II not worse.
Cotton fields are scenes OF sorrow. Where
on last Friday were singing negroes in fields or
fieecy and valuable staple are now bent stalks
that have been robbed of their white coats ana
almost completely deprived of bolls. The farm
ers of this section who were just beginning to
recover from last years food damages, are thus
suddenly confronted with one Of the most dire
calamities that could befall them.
RELIEF WORK IN GALVESTON
Everything possible is being done to relieve
suffering humanity at Galveston. Supplies are
coming in and rapidly transported to people
who have starvation staring them in the race
for almost all edibles in Galveston were rem
dered unwhoesome by water washed into the
sea. The number of lives lost Will prooaoIy
never be known. In the hotsam OF the bay ana
Gulf are unidentified bodies that reach the shore
like seaweed floating the oceans surface
sharks and fishes. Others float TO the mainland
and are consigned to a final resting place with
out shroud coffin customary burial rites
At Texas City, Virginia Point and other places
bodies OF men, women, children and animals
come in with the tide. Unless the unfortunates
identity can be established, they are numbered
with the unknown dead.
Relief work all over Texas is going forward
most generously. Fully 100000 worth OF ala
has already been furnished in response TO the
appeal from Governor Sayers to the Mayors OF
towns and cities. Dallas has subscribed upward
of $4,000. Plans are under way between rail-
road officials and the officers Of the State gov
ernment to remove many Of the people from
Galveston as possible. and establish them in
winter camps on the mainland II something
Of that kind is not done, ii is feared that a
terrible epidemic will break out among the pop
ulstion.
A report was current tonight that another
collision between the troops and the lawless ee-
rnent has occurred because OF looting, and that
Dallas Rough Riders, company OF the Isl
Texas Cavalry, are under arms, expecting oroers
f~,-.i General Scurry to move to Galveston for
duty.