Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-21
GALVESTON BACK
ON THE MAP AGAIN
Wire Service Restored and List Of
Dead Learned to Be Over
Score.
URGENT APPEAL FOR AID

ton TO-DAY Dy the Wesieiu bhAohs AhN
first message out OF the city since
Monday was an Associated Press dis
patch saying Galyeston's known loss
OF life was eight killed in the city
proper and twenty-five in the low sec
tions on the western portion OF the
island. Water service Is expected to
be resumed tonight. There is plenty
OF food in the city.
An urgent appeal OF citizens OF Calves
ton and OF the state Of Texas for aid
was sent out today by residents Of the
small Villages Of Antunlie Wallacevllie.
Knnkamer. Graydon. Eagle. Glenn, Dou-
bic Bayou and Smith Point. They are
on the east side OF Galveston bay. The
appeal said every village was In dire
need, but gave no details.
Bodies Found at Texas City.
TEXAS CITY. Tex. Aug. D.-Nine
bodies were picked mp yesterday on
dyke near this city, and today the crew
OF the tender Rowan, which recovered
them, said that twenty-nine moro bodies
lay on this dyke. II was thought part
OF these bodies might be those Of mon
from the dredgeboat Houston wrecked
three miles off Texas City. There are
only four known Survivors Of crew Of
forty-four from the Houston.
Lfst of Dead.
HOUSTON. Tex. Aug. 2o-Dispatches
filed in Galveston yesterday and reaching
here today. giving death list Of thirteen
and saying flat car had been sent down
the island for more bodies. were supple
mented by private reports today that
number OF bodies had been brought IN on
the car Galveston island IL forty miles
long and II is reported that many bodies
from the mainland have washed ashore
along the island.
The death Hat from the gulf storm in
creased slightly today and the missing
list decreased considerably. The known
dead list was lie today. Including thirteen
known dead in Galveston.
II IL expected the dead will be Increased
b. n dozen or more when the Virginia
Point hotel collapse is cleared up. Twenty
persons are listed as missing in this col
lapse. and up TO today no trace OF those
missing has been reported hcre.
Missing at Bolivar safe.
Reports indicated that the thirty per-
sons yesterday listed as missing at Boli-
var had been found.
A conservative estimate OF the missing
today was less than 100.
Reports from Galveston were optsmis-
tic for rapid recovery OF the city's routes
for food supply and for early establish
mcnt Of wire connection.
With reports thai tns. crews Of the
dredgc boats sam Houston and San Ja-
cInto were safe. the missing list was cut
down from It's previous mark Of "a, The
dredges were found Last night aground
near the Houston ship canal.
That trains would be running into
Texas City on regular schedules today
was announced today by tho railroad Of
fic.ais here.
a rcassuriug statement OF conditions
Ia the storm swept area was Issued hero
by Governor Ferguson. who has taken
charge OF the general relief work.
MY information is that tho loss OF life
ia not great and the local authorities will
BE- able 10 handle the situation without
assistance" the statement said.
May In Houston Hospitals.
Evidence OF the unusual destructive
ness Of Mondays hurricane was seen IN
Houston's hospitals today. which house
between fifty and 100 persons either In
jured In the storm or suffering from
illness contracted In Ions exposure. Most
Of these patients are from towns along
the coast. Many arc suffering from
snake bite-a real danger in a coast hur-
ricane because the waters drive snakes
upon the few objects above water. Mar
win Proctor OF Lynchburg H. in a sori-
a.
bite With his baby he had been driven
into the water ara was trying to build
raft with boards blown from his homo
when the snake bit him on the hand.
lie carried the baby until Wednesday
morning. although ono arm was swollen
10 nearly twice its normal sixc. On
Wednesday launch picked him up.
Citizens from WaliaceviIle. a town OF
about loo inhabitants on the east side
Of tho Galveston bay. appealed today
for aid. saying that only three houses
remain IN their town. They estimated
that iaOoo head Of stock drowned in
Chambers county. where waiiaeeville n
situated.
They said also there Il worry over the
fate Of seventy-fivo inhabitants OF
Smiths Point. q peninsula jutsins far
put into the bay.
q. A. Fredericks OF Dallas. and u. j.
whittig OF Houston. who were In the
Virginia Point hotel when IL collapsed.
were washed out 20 sea and after float
ine about on wreckage for several hours.
were washed back again by a change OF
ihs wind
Girl Floats slxty Miles.
a young Biri q Is found on Galveston
beach unconscious. when revived said she
vas AZ yelasco. nearly sixty miles dis
taut when the hurricane struck. She
became unconscious again before Civ.
ing any other information.
General ,. Franklin Bell commanding
the second division OF tho United States
army at Texas City, has written e
Mayor Ben Campbell o. Houston urgine
that travel Of persons from Houston q
Texas City and Galveston be prohibited
unless they are concerned in the well.
fare OF relatives In either city Gen
eral Bell told the mayor that Galvestou
authorities were refusing 70 let persons
from the mainland enter the city unlesl
they had good excuse for landing.
Texas City. the general said. Is utteri,
without dock facilities 70 handle crowd