Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-08-20
MISSING AND
DEAD MORE
THAN 800
Life and Property Loss Grows in
Galveston Disaster as
Storm Abates.
COUNTRY FOR MILES
IS UNDER WATER.
Sea Has Returned to Its Normal
Level and Rain Has
Ceased.

and one persons are known to be dead
as the result of the storm which swept
over Texas early this week, according
to the latest reports reaching here
tonight. This number, it was said,
did not include the Galveston victims.
Missing outside of Galveston were
said to be 158. OF the missing list, it
was feared, more than half were dead.
Communication between this city,
Galveston and Texas City, was still
demoralized tonight. Officials said it
would be probably many hours before
anything like normal conditions were
restored.
Appeal for Bread.
The loss of life at Galveston, how
ever, is known to be comparatively
Light, and save for the request for
bread, NO appeals for a.d have been
received here. t..
Railroad officials here tonight said
railroad communication would be es-
tabished with Texas City on regular
schedule. From Texas City it is plan
ned to transport freight and passen-
gers six miles across the bay TO Gal.
weston.
The dead and missing list outside of
Galveston tonight, as. recorded here,
- -. . II; y. M, ~ ~
Morgan Point, 6; WallaAeville. 3;
Lynhburg, s; Port Arthur, s.; Texas
City, 80; Anhuac s.; Surfeide, 10;
Houston, 4; Jennings Landing, 3; San
Leon, 3; Seabrooke, 2; Cedar Bayou,
2: Sea Porte, l., Sour Lake, i; Orange
/: Alvin, /; San Yancinto battle
ground, |; Dickinson, l; scattered, 6.
Total, 1O1.
Missing.
Dredge San Houston, Sc; Tug Helen
Henderson, 8; Boulevard, said to be
mostly on steamers, 80; Dredge Bar
nardo q; Virginia Point, TO-; Patton,
10: Hitchcock, Z; Moss Gluff, S. Total
1853.
Remote points on Galveston bay.
which penetrates the mainland for so
miles, began to report today, some Of
them bringing small quotas of un-
identified dead. Anshuac reported
five dead and confirmed the loss of
the U. s. dredge boat No. II, with no
loss of life. Mi..
swims Across Street. ...a
Refugees from Galveston today de-
scribed the early hours of Tuesday be-
fore daylight, when the center Of the
hurricane was passing. Archie Nc
Duff!e, of Waxschachie, lexas, said
5000 persons sought refuge in the up
per floors Of the Galveston railway ter
minal.
At daybreak when the storm had
somewhat subsidized man swan
across the street to a, food stand
which had escaped destruction and
dragged two crates of canteloupes to
the station, where they furnished
breakfast for many women.
General Franklin Bell of the Second
Division at Texas City has asked con-
tributions of clothing for soldiers of
his command, and particularly their
families.
Governor James Ferguson of Texas,
who is here to take charge Of general
relief work, tonight issued the follow
ing statement:
Can Handle Situation.
my information now is that the
loss Of life is not great and the local
authorities would be able to handle
the situation without outside assist
ance. Everything possible is being
done to relieve conditions"
The destruction by the storm of the
lighthouse at Surfeide, Texas. about
80 miles below Galveston was confirm
ed by curriers' tonight. These cur.
riers said they knew positively that
19\ persons lost their lives when the
lighthouse collapes under the impact
of huge waves.
Teen,ing With Water.
Reports tonight said that INLAND for
100 miles and over, a zone reaching
nearly 100 miles on each side of H0ns-
ton, the vast flat Texas prairies are
dotted with crushed buildings and the
whole country is teeming with water,
the result Of a rainfall of nearly seven
inches which accompanied the hurd-
cane. Today, for the first time since
the storm the s,tn shone brightly. Dur.
ing the hurrican tho wind was SO cold
! on the prairies that many persons suf-
fered from exposure incident to stand
ing for hours in the water. One death
from exposure has been reported.
The steamer Honduras, overdue at
Sea Porte, Texas, with 1874 persons
aboard reported her safe arrival there
late today.
Twenty Dead.
Galveston. Aug. 19.-While accurate
estimates Of the number Of dead rae
not available, latest figures compiled
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