Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-08-25
ST0RMDEATHUST
REDUCED BY LATE
GALVESTON ADVICE
Believed Toll of Catastrophe
May Not Exceed 15O-
Known Dead Now 116
With 100 Missing.
FOOD REACHES REFUGEES
Governor Says Local Authoris
ties Will Be Able to Handle
Relief Work-Many In
jured In Hospitals.
FOOD REACHES REFUGEES

Houston. Tex. Aug. 21.-Dispatchet
filed in Galveston yesterday an
reaching here today, giving a deatJ
list of IL and saving a flat car ha
been sent down the island for mori
bodies. We're supplemented by p%rivatj
reports today that a number of bodiel
been brought in on the car. Gall
weston island Is 40 miles long and II
is reported that many bodies from thu
mainland have washed ashore along
the island.
Houston. Tex. Aug. 21.-The death
list from the gulf storm increased
slightly today. and the missing list de-
list was 116 today, including 13 known
dead in Galveston. Some other bodies
were found about Galveston. but they
were supposed to be from the mainland
Tor the most part.
1t is expected the dead will be in
creased by a dozen or more When tho
Virginia Point hotel collapse Is cleared
up. Twenty persons are listed as MISS
Ing in this collapse, and up to today no
trace OF these missing had been re-
ported here.
Reports indicated the the 30 persons
yesterday listed as missing at Bolivar
had been found. Outside of these 80
at Bolivar. the only other single large
missing list was so on the dredge Hous-
ton. The fact that nearly all persons
VA q OOASA OlllCI uICU6CS WOTkIuK IL.
the same vicinity near Galveston had
turned up alive after two or three days
search for them, relieved worry over
the Houston.
A conservative estimate of the miss.
Ing today was less than 100.
Reports from Galveston were optim-
istic for rapid recovery Of the city's
routes for food supplies, and for early
establishment of wire connections.
Food Sent to Sufferers.
With foo supplies from neighboring
cities reaching Galveston and a prom
Use that railroad communication with
the city soon would be resumed, less
anxiety early today weighed upon the
state officials and people here interest
ed in the relief of the distressed city.
AS late message arrived. confirming
reports that conditions in the city were
such that little outside aid would be
necessary and it became known that
the deaths there would number less
than a score, more attention was paid
to other places that felt the force of
the hurricane.
A compilation of reports from va
rlous cities outside of Galveston early
today showed a list of 101 known dead
and a missing list of 1853. OF those
missing it was feared that more than
half had persisted. With reports that
the crews of the dredge boats Sam
Houston and San Jacinto were safe,
the missing llst was u TO 264. Ihe
dredges were found last night aground
e the Houston ship canal.
That trains will be running into
Texas City on regular schedule today
is announced by railroad officials here.
A reassuring statement Of conditions
in the storm swept area was issued
here by Governor Ferguson. who has
taken charge of the general relief
work.
"My information is that he loss of
life is not great and the local authori-
ties will be able to handle the situation
without assistance" the statement
said.