The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20
13j Victims in Vicinity Of
GalyestOn-PrOperty
Loss $2o.000.00O.
1.5OO BUILDINGS IN
CITY ARE DESTROYED
Eight Steamships Are
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Arches
of Sea Wall Intact.

HorsroN. Tex. Aug. le.-The death
list resulting from the hurricane that
devastated Galveston and the Gulf coast
OF Texas now exceeds 400. This num-
ber includes 135 in Galveston and on the
island west OF the city limlts.
The property loss, based upon Investi-
cations made by newspaper men both in
and out Of Galveston, aggregates not
les. than s25. 900. 900. This includes the
damage to crops In the Gulf coast sec
ton. All agree that the property dam
Are in Galveston is greater than in
1900 A portion of this loss Is charge
able 10 the fires that followed the storm.
Among the large buildings wrecked
by the storm Is that OF the Galveston
Wharf Company. a landmark in the
city. Fires destroyed the Armour Pack
ing Company's plant and the Mlstrot
Dry Goods Company's store and stripped
the Boulevard OF hundreds OF buildings
alonS the Gulf side of the city. The
total number of buildings destroyed in
the city IN estimated ut l.50O.
Eight large steamers are aground. In
Guiding the interned Austrian vessel,
Which was swept fifteen mil5s into CAL
weston Bay and landed on a reef Nearly
q hundred refugees were taken from this
ves;el this afternoon.
Little Looting Ia CITY.
Galveston is not und r martial law.
but the Mayor and the police department
arc being assisted by col. Millard +.
Waltz. commanding the Fifth Brigade.
L. s 4 All saloons have been closed
and there has been very little looiing.
T.is was stopped In it, inclpiency by
the shooting OF three negroes.
Speaking OF conditions in Galveston,
Man: Fisher said tonight:
THE sea wall has proved its efficiency
frd Galveston. though saggercd by the
E ". II In good spirits. The loss OF
lie Is comparatively small and the prop
friv loss Is not great III view OF the
~; Gritty O. the storm. Water VIII he
plentiful by Friday night. You may
sv TO the wcrld that the causewnv
will be Ichuil; with as 'ittle delay 80
possible. The approaches are damaged.
but tho conc, etc arches and supp rts
are intact"
The bodies OF twtNty-nvc p<sons
were picked up this afternoon on the
IVES; end OF the island, .uts!de Of the
city proper, Five hundred men are
engaged in the work OF clearing up the
wreckagc This work viii consume the
greater part Of two weeks and as II
progresses 1t is expected that additional
bodies will he found. on the dredge
boat Houston forty hgee men are said
20 have lost their lives and on the tug
Helen Henderson twenty are believed TO
have bn los
The wharf front is intact ard suffered
less than in 1900. The heaviest damage
by the flood Is in the business section Ga
the city, where water stood eight feet
on the floors OF store buildings. The
sea wall from Eighteenth to Thlrty-s!Nth
street is practically incact. In all other
places, except In front Of the Sealy
Hospital. the Boulevard has been under
mined by the water One large hole in
the west end of the wall was made by
a four masted sch oner whica was driven
over the wall All OF the hath houses
on the beach were washed over the sea
wall
Houston sends Food.
Houston officially rendered aid to Gal
weston to-day when committee was
sent By Mayor Campbell to confer with
Mayor Fisher. Arrangements were made
10 send -four. bread. rice and other
provisions Fifty thousand loavej OF
breai will be sent tomorrow. The water
supply s insufficient, but this situation
will no relieved i'm "A few dlVS Sanitary