The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-13
sronm's GRnar INSTRUCTION.
Carcasse- Piled nlEh aud Many Peo-
pie Are Trying 90 Get Away.

Carcnsser Piled High aud Many Pco-
pie Are Trying 60 Get Away.
Galveston, Sept i2ln the Denver re-
survey there are few houses, but no,
many. and those are badly twisted. In
the West iend. where most % the poorer
people lived. and where the houses were
not SO substantial. the damago amounts
almost 20 t0talty. There are undoubt-
eddy a large number Of dead In the ruins.
In the central portion ~ town-that Is,
OF the resident district. where the wealthy
people ami those Of means lived. there Is
| probably not one house 81 Ave completely
good. or 60 badly wrtuched that II q
not habitabie All the houses that are
left standing are filled with the severely
injured, the rich and the poor occupying
che same rooms in many Instances.
Along the bay shore the devastation Is
| complete and the full force OF the wind
Is better appreciated when the great tim
bers and pliing are seen twisted and
broken In two. many OF the residences
that were blown inside out have look
o. frailness about them but herr there
ls a solidity about the wreckage that
shows the terrible force that must have
been cxerted 20 cause the damage
A great steamer the Alamo, - damned
hard ana fast into the remains Of the Pill
ing OF the wharf where che was tied up;
out In the stream a sister ship. the Con
cho. lies after a voyage from New York.
The passengers she has on her are not
allowed TO land as yet. over on Bolivar
another big ship lies. ana out toward
the Jctty there Is a schooner. Toward the
mainland In the mud are couple.
Tugs win be here in very short
/ time from New Orleans and Mobile TO pun
them on but they VIII have 70 go out 81
/ port light for there Is little left here TO
send out on them and Il viii probably be
dee med the better coarse to go out Hight
/ until the damage can be osceriained b.
some dry aoek There is uo dock here
that can accommodate those blk ocean go
ing steamships. One or two 81 them arr
riding vt anchor unframed apparently
but there 81 mo way 20 get out 70 them
iues now.
OF the small craft there r. little left
a coupe Of steamers. two tugs AZ far ae
can be seen from the wharf. though there
may be others which are away at the
mainland and few schooners. Most OF
the mosquito fleet was smashed into kind
| Ing wood. There are several small boats
thrown high and dry on the wreckage
Of the wharves and one II far out IN the
railroad yards. How Il got there - a
mystery for even che wind that prevail
"a could not have carried q there until
u cot u Up above the wharves frst. QUE
IN the waller there ore q number 81 wrecks
/ OF vessels. There are few dead here.
most 81 the crews having escaped
The city and the island Is covered with
the carcaefes OF horses cows mules. dogs.
rsss and cats. The odor from these ard
| from the human bodies e. poisoning the
Dir Ind n - a matter OF imposslhility TO
| dispose OF even onc-tenth OF the purify
irg carcasses this week
Tic number Of people trying 90 leave II
great. Not ell o. them want 10 stay
away permanently. hue they desire 90 get
20 relatives ard friends elsewhere 20 re-
cover from the shock. They want 20 get
where there "a a plenty o. food ana drink
Ing water and medicine and not 50 much
danger Of sickness that may prove as
fatal as wind and water