Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-20
HURRICANE DEATH LIST
GROWS; MISSING LESSEN;
GALVESTON RECOVERING

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alton without outside assistance" the
statement said.
Work Of clearing up the debris left
in the wake OF the storm and Of re-
pairing damage was under way in
many places
Evidence Of the unusual destructive
ness Of Mondays hurricane was seen
in H0uston's hospitals today, which
house between 50 and 100 persons
either injured in the storm or suffer
ing from illness contracted in long ey-
posure. Most of these are patients
from little towns along the coast
Among all the injured possibly the
most remarkable ailment is snake
bite. real danger in a coast hurri-
cane, because the water drives snakes
on the few objects above water Mar
win Proctor of Lynchburg is in a ser
ious condition on account OF q moe
casiu bite. With his baby he had been
driven into the water and was trying
20 build q raft with boards blown from
his home. when the snake bit him on
the hand. He carried the baby until
Wednesday morning. although one arm
was swollen to nearly twice its nor
NAL size. On Wednesday a Launch
picked him up.
Only Three Houses in Town.
A delegation of three citizens from
Wallaceville. a town of about one
thousand inhabitants, on the east side
of the Galveston hay, appealed today
for aid, saying that only three houses
remain in their town This commit
tee estimated that 10000 head Of
stock drowned in Chambers county.
where W-auaceville is situated.
They said also there is worry over
the fate Of rs inhabitants Of Smith S
Point, q peninsula jutting far out iaro
the bay. which seemed to be submerg-
ed during the storm
G. A. Fredericks of Dallas ana f.
J. Whittig OF Houston, who were In
the Virginia Point hotel when IL coll
lapsed. were washed out to sea for
several hours and then washed back
again by a change Of wind, This no.
tel Is near the mainland end Of the
Galveston causeway They drifted off
on wreckage when il collapsed. The
freaIZish wind returned them almost
to the site of the hotel, so that refu-
gees who had escaped from the hotel
TO a railway tower we're able to toss
Whittig chair tied 10 wire and tow
him 10 safety. Fredericks was badly
bruised all over
The most unusual drifting expert
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young girl Of about IS. found on Cal
weston beach. unconscious When re-
vived she said she was at Eelasco, /
nearly so miles distant, when the hur-
ricane hit She became unconscious 4
again before giving out any other in
formation.
Curious Barred Out.
General J. Franklin Bell, command /
ing the second division Of the United .
States army at Texas City. has writ I
ten 10 Mayor Campbell Of Houston arg-
inc that travel Of persons from Hous-
ton to Texas City and Galveston be /
prohibited unless they are concerned !
in the welfare of relatives in either (
city. General Bell told the mayor that
Galveston authorities were refusing .
to let persons from the mainland enter .
the city unless they had good excuse /
for landing.
Texas City, the general said, is ut
terry without dock facilities 10 handle /
crowds OF curiosity seekers. Unless I
people cease travelling without urgent
necessity. General Bell wrote TO May
or Campbell. he would be compelled /
to enforce restrictive orders under (
the martial law already existing in
Texas City.
The burning Of bodies Of dead ami
mails already has begun outside Of
Houston and in many other sections
Of the coast
The first batch of kilograms out Of
Galveston arrived here by courier last
night. There were 1900 OF these mes
sages.
Three Feet Water in Hotel Lobby.
san Antonio. Texas, Aug. 19.-E. R
Holland Of san Antonio. president Of
the east division of the Texas Protec-
tive association. returned today from
Galveston. where he attended meet
ing Of the executive committee OF the
organization. He was in Galveston +
when the storm was at It's height and
vas one Of many who sought refuge
in hotels
oar hotel was crowded and no
room was &c be had" be said. We
borrowed a room 10 change 70 dry