The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 12, 1900, Page 1

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¥ OLUME LXXXVIII—NO. 104. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1900. PRICE i’I"E CENTS. GREWSOME WORK AT GALVESTON IN- COLLECTING AND BURYING THE DEAD | Many Conflicting Reports Sent| Out Concerning the Num—l ber of Viectims of the Hur-| mittee o1 ( ricane, and - the Range From 800 to BOOO Some 2300 Bodies Said to| Have Been Buried. T L A the reports from Galveston relating killed by the hurricane. Es- ange from ]11;nr1re(ls to thousands. 11l Governor Sayers of Texas says the loss e is from 600 to 1500. The relief com- , headed by Mayor Jones, declares the dead 1 OST cor will number 3000. I other message Jones figures out that 5000 perished in However this may be, the fact re that thousands of families are homeless. Relief is being 1 to them from many sections of the Union. is 11.—Some TON, Texas, Sept. order being f chaos, and something like a systematic attempt 1 Idlers onet e to clear the debris and remove the deac 1 into the service at the point of the b and made to work, and a military cordon is being drawn tighter g bout the place. Every horse and mule that was left ice. Supplies are coming in from Houston, the f line of communication with the outside world was to- ia Texas City. > forces are working on rail- roads 12 few days the people of Galveston believe the situ- t e y improved. FEEALEA 0000004000004 0 gt COVERNOR OF TEXAS WIRES THE CALLON LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY USTIN, Tex., fept. 11.—To The Call, San Eran- cisco: The less of life at Galveston alcne is from 600 to 1500. The loss of property is $10,- 000,000. Fourthousand houses were swept away. JOSEPH D. SAYERS, N e i et R e e e e e Y ALVESTON, S:pt. 11.—It is my opinion, based on personal MAYOR OF GALVESTON SAYS 5000 PERISHED G information, that 5000 people have lost their lives here. Ap- proximately one-third of the residence portion of the city has - been swept away. There are several thousand people who are home- less and destitute—how many, there is no way of finding out. Ar- angements are now being made to have the women and children sent to Houston and other places, but the means of transportation are limited. Thousands are still to be cared for here. We appeal to u for immedi aid. WALTER C. JONES, Mayor Galveston. .00000000000000‘0006000000060000000‘060000 3 el ffefelntbt ettt defedeedetel Btetedetedmtetetadedet 4 4 4oie conditions committee dent Isl nd Savings Bank dent Cotton Exchange ber of Cc BOARD O D WILL SEND GOLD Directors Meet at President’s Call and Decide to Raise Funds to Aid Homeless. make immediate and substan- aid from stricken Galveston. the business of the city, par- t : loyment for thousands of home- d suffering people b h the tide for dead and 4 d throug elsewhere on the prompt and will morning various A. A. Watkins as forthwith of directors. stions had been members the to Messe Within a | tors e eting had offered as to the bee " the end of President Watkins it w - »rs shouid be empioye visit each and every me: the F y before them the purpose of the board and secure thelr under the direction of Henry 8. Smith, p the labor of notifying as many mem- s e distress and urgent d of the people of Galveston the eve e work of motifying the members of the Board of nt on. This morning it is expected that the gold will begin pour- ng coffers of the relief committe d into the satchels of the so- w’ e meeting yesterday it was decided t money, not food and cloth- g, would be f rded for the aid of the ressed. Before food or cloth- st h Galveston from this part of the country it would be too late 1o ¢ Sokh As soon ag the money comes in it will be E or two, perhaps by to-night,.the first Ins oS ¢ stion will have reached the scepe of the disaster. “Our n for the relief of the sufferers of Galveston,” said President of our own deliberations and followed the sugge: result 5 who called and made known to me their determin- sufferers of the flooded district. As soon as the relief fund | proportions it will be wired to Galveston. ror of the stricken city, maybe ittec which we are advised is in g thts means we will be able to assist most need assistance. From one day's labor we ex- the mone; Figures| oot @ ool ofosfeet 2 P .?. X 0 > - [ 4 + + [ & - 3 6 + + + + + + + + -+ + + + pe 3 3+ - 4 + e + el o} 3 i i 2 i : 4 ; | i el &— R R R R R R R DR RELIEF FUND TO BE WIRED FREE E gives twice who gives quick- ly.” This truth has been rec- ognized by the people of San cisco and prompt organization those who have taken up the lief work assures quick returns. moneys subscribed for the re- lief of the Galveston sufferers must kly forwarded. The egraph Company will un- s work without charge vs subscribed will be 1. The company ement to this effect to-night the Texas will off the many sums y the people and or- of this city. The Postal ympany’s offer means of many dollars to the and will doubtles be of. 00000'000000000000000>00900‘00. rellef fund taken advantage B+4 4444444444444 4444 |MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND BODIES HAVE BEEN BURIED .0_0‘00000000‘00&60000000#“000 | | TON, Tex., Sept. 1L—Over { es have already Leen taken out to sea or buried in trenches. Other t to be taken | from the ri s are now all | badly decomy 1 they are being buried in trenches where they are found. Others are being buried in the debris where it can be done safely. There identification and it is ay that there will never be a complete list of the dead. Chief of Police Ketchum is in charge of the work of burying the dead. There are large bodies of men engaged in this work, | tearing up the ruins and getting out the corpses. Some of those whose bodles arc being taken out were probably only in- jured when they were first struck dowa, | but there was no getting relef to them, and they perished miserably. The remnant of the force of regular sol- diers who were stationed here, and it is a very small remnant, have joined the po- lice in patrolling the city. Several persons have already been shot, it is reported. A soldler of Captain Ral- | ferty's battery, while patrolling the beach | this morning, ordered a man to desist | from looting. The fellow drew a weapon and the soldler shot him dead. The sol- dier was attacked by fiur other men and he killed all of them. He had five car- tridges in his rifle and each of them found a victim. Other men have also been shot detalls are not known, nor can the exact number be ertained. It is probable that twenty-five were killed. Some of these were shot for failing to halt when ordered to do so. Others were shot for vandalism. The ruins of the brick bufldings have not yet been searched for the dead, and there is a large number in them. In the mases of rubbish which marks the site of the Lucas Terrace Bridge house forty or but the bodes are still in the ruins. The Orpl ' Hom ished. Nine two ch ren and eleven nuns were killed. It Is rumored that one be found of her. Of the regular soldiers few remain, Twenty-three were drowned at the bar- racks at Camp Hawley and seven at Boli- var. allve. The correspondent stood at the foot of | Tremont street and counted nine floating | | bodtes without moving, and this is only one instance. It is not known whether these were water front victims or dead beings cast up by the sea. A lot of rub- | bish was being loaded on barges and this stuff bad many bodies in it. fifty people were killed outright and their | | ficially informed of any disaster in Texa« | is totafly demol- | sister escaped, but if she did no trace can | &= > SCENE OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN STOR M-RENT GALVESTON. C ALIFORNIA WILL AID HOMELESS OF GALVESTON Governor (age Sends a Message of Condolenc Promise of Succor to Texas’ Chief OVERNOR GAG sent a telegram | late last night to Governor Sayers | of Texas assuring the latter of the | sympathy felt by California " for | the sufferers from the terrible dis- | aster which has overtaken Galveston. The | telegram offers assistance to those des | prived of home and fortune by the awful storm. The Governor returns to Sacra- mento to-day, and upon receiving a repiy to the dispatch the chief executive will appoint a committee to take charge of the collection of the atd money. Will Appoint a Committee. 1 Shortly after his breakfast with Cali- | fornia Parlor, N. 8. G. W., in the Palace Hotel, the Governor was approached by | Charles M. Shortridge and a representa- | tive of The Call, who drew his anonuon’ It was suggested to him that California should not be behind In succoring those whom the elements had rendered desti- tute. In order that the contemplated sistance ‘should be delicately offered it | should come from the entire people of this Staté, and no one is more representative of the people than the Governor. Privaie enterprises in this worthy direction are always regarded with the suspicion that seif-aggrandizement or’ personal gain are the prevalling motives, -but when the Governor takes up such,a movement the public has full confidence in what is be- ing done and a conviccon that their do- nations are not going astray or being mis- applied. Governor Gage grasped the situation and stated that from an oficial positiof he could not act. He nad not been of- to the great distress of the Texas' people. { | ! 1 } or that help for the sister State is needed, | and added, “However, there is another | standpoint to view the situation from. The | sentiment of Kumanity and brotherhood | demands that action be taken without of- | fictal red tape. I cannot see my way clear to act in an official capacity, but as One man drifted about in the bay | until Monday morning and was taken out | an Individual I do. A rough plan which | suggests itself to my mind is to apbclnti a committee of representative men whose | | integrity 1s unquestionable, and have them | take in hand the matter of collecting food., | clothing and cash for those who are in | need in Texas. The urgency of the case | demapds that the majority of the com- | mittee be selected from the business men | of San Francisco.” | Mr. Shortridge suggested that the Gov- | ernor wire to some prominent citizens of | | businesslike way. Los Ang Jose and other large coast citles, request- ing them to act as as tant committees to co-operate with the main committee of | that he will He bas already veston, Houston and Henderson Railroad the only read In operation to the c ems best | and a rigid decree against this city. ““Yes, this can be done,” sald the Gov- ernor. “I will give the matter my serious thought and will do what under the circumstances as we learn of T v | CRCNOS 0 e tetantet, . ERCNON) Lo teutante e Tanlun’s the condition In TeXas N the MeXt (oW | o e et ettt st oo fonfoie] hours. Whatever is done must be with- | s out regard to political or private ambi- | & tions. The assistance must come from ' = the people of the State, and I will assist in the capacity of one of the people.” | The result of the Governor's cogitation was the flashing over the wires of :he ‘Cl: message of succor from the Golden State, | which has just celebrated her fifticth vear of prosperity, to the Lone Star! State, crippled and crushed by the loss of one of her finest cities and thousands of human lives. No Move Made by Mayor. According to the statement of Mayor Phelan, he has not made any move in the matter of relleving the sufferers of Gal- veston and will not until something more | definite is learned from the stricken dis- trict. “All that I have done so far,” sald he, is to announce that if any desire to con- | tribute they may leave their contributions | at the office of the Mayor, where care will be taken to see that the gifis are safe until disposed of as intended. I will wait until to-morrow before I act in any capa- city. ‘To-morrow’s reports may throw some different light upon the situation at Galveston, and then is time to ‘act. It has been suggeSted that committees be appointed to solicit contributions frem the kind-hearted of this city, but I have | done nothing in this direction as yet and will not until to-morrow. By that time | we will know more, and the holiday being | over we can approach the matter in a | So far I have formed no plans and will not until to-morrow.” —_——— CARLOADS OF RATIONS AND TENTS FOR HOMELESS HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 11.—General Me- | Kibben, commanding the Department of Texas, left to-day on the Galveston, | Houston and Henderson Rallroad for | Texas City, where he got a skiff and went | to Galveston. General McKibben goes to | ; € cit respondents are also having taken charge of the Gal- Spectal people going to Continued on Fourth Page. THEATERS WILL GIVE A BENEFIT Managers Send Big Check to Flood Victims and Will Again Respond to Call for Aid. NCE again the theater managers of San Francis 1pon to aid a common cause and relleve a distressed people. The ap- peal from the inundated districts of the Texas coast has been as promptly responded to by them as though It was to them alone it wa 1ddressed.. The news of the Galveston disaster, followed by the c for ald, tovk them to the counsel chamber. There they id their plans for a benefit, but that their ald might be of greater benefit in the flelds of suffering and death they decided to forthwith subscribe §1000 to the relief fund and immediately forward the same to the authorities of Te: A check was wrepared and signed and by to-night this mone been expended in securing comfort for many of the homeless. of the proposal to give a benefit to secure addition. the sufferers was rext taken up. Without muecn give the benefit at the Orpheum.on Tuésday ne g cisco will send its ialent to take part in the performance. L. R. Stockwell and their company from the Columbia the “‘Ship Ahoy"" company from the pany booked to appear at the Califo > from the Orpheum, Ada Lewis and ° from the company from the Grand and the Tivoll opera compar pear on the bill and vie in entertaning those fortunate e the audience at the monster entertainment. Though the above fscts have been announced by the the the hour of beginniug and the length of time necessary to run through have not been announced. During the remainder managers will busy themselves completing arrangements, Jleciding upon the prices to be charged for admittance and preparing the bill. Though these pre- liminaries must yet be arranged, the one fact is assured—that through the the- ater managers of San Francisco the people will substantially respond to the call for ald from Galveston, the scene of suffering. desolation and death. have been called dectded to San Fran- Clement and Ferris Hartman and alian opera com- is and other stars Alcazar, the Frawley and chorus will ap- sh to be among er managers, e programme this week the I and a G R eXecutive. to, Stockton, San | Galveston urder orders of the W De Galvest h een issued There is loud partment to investigate tue condition of | complaint at the order. Hunareds of peo- { affairs and report. It is understood iere | ple are here who have relat in wal- ke charge of a veston, and they are using e rt to b eieib @ L B o SR B O B B i o B

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