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THE OMAHA DAILY HRE: TfKSDAV, SKPT EMUER 11, 1000.
Tclcrhoms cis 6 1
Dress Goods Week
At Thompson, Belden & Co.'s.
Wan! crs of IMiick Dross (Jowls will como heiv
this week. Conditions lm vi favored large move
ment of new black dress goods and we have made
the most of them. The one outlet, is open for de
pendable goods, it matters but little how great the
lots if tiie.v can b bought advantageously to our
3ft
public.
A Great Movement in Black Goods
AT 65P A YARD Clrenndlne Novelties, small figures, French Serges, Twills, Storm
Serges.
AT &5r: A YARD IlarifUoroo All Wool Pebble Suiting, the stylish new Cheviots,
Twills. Armures, Crepe Cloth.
AT 1.00 PER YARD -New Pnrlslnn Novelties, Zlbcllne, Cheviots, Camcl'sllatr Suit
ing. Plerolns, Suitings.
AT Jl 25 A YARD New Pebble (Vevlot right In Reason one of the most beauti
ful millings Venctlons. Kerseys. Ilro arteloths. Meltons.
All told, thero nro one thousand Items In tho one stock, gathered from far and near
six sections of the store filled with them. There arc stuffs here that cannot
bo found elsewhere In the city.
We Close Our Store Gnttirday at 0 P. M.
UBim ron roiTKn kid gloves ajui mooams patterns,
Thompson, Beldeh a, Co.
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
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homes dajrd and bleeding from wounds,
tho women wading neck deep with babies
In their arms. To add. If possible, to Hi
calamity the city In cut off entirely from
tho world. The telegraph lines aro down
and tho cable which connects Galveston,
with Mexico Is cut.
In Hailing for Texas City yesterday the I
Post correspondent used a utrong glass, of
lint could seo nothing of any of the bridges
which connect tho island with the main-1
land, hut where the brldco should be a of
big ocean vessel was stranded.
At Texas City tho wharves are destroyed
and tho water front for n mlin Uttered
with ruins. Much of tho debris has been
blown thero from Galveston. At Texas
City three lives were lost. The railway
track Is washed away and the only exit
was by foot and conveyance to l.a Marque,
on the International & Great Northern
rnliroud.
Coniinoiioos In Mnriilnn..
Tho storm commenced raging between ft
and 10 o'clock Saturday morning and by
noon the wntorH from tho gulf had Inun
dated the Island as far Inland as Twclf.h
street. From thore tho waters gradually
encroacheil on the Island, rising about
fifteen Inches an hour. At 6 p. m. thero
wore thirty-six Inches of water In the lob
bies of tho Tromont hotel, the highest
point In tho city. Across the street, whore
tho ground Is lower, a horse was drowned.
At 9 o'clock tho water on Market street
was level with tho seats of the street
cars. After that It gradually receded, but
tho wind was cyclonic In Its force. It
reached a velocity of eighty-four miles an
hour and then tho Instruments In the gov
ernment observatory were wrecked.
In tho streets the wires were down, tele
graph and telephone, poles falling, slate
and glass and timber flying through the
air.
At times people would sail rapidly by In
boats and, colliding with some obstruction,
w:ould bo painfully Injured. Dr. E. O.
Young, secretary of the. college, was driven
with terrific velocity toward the bay.
Striking somo obstruction ho was severely
cut and bruised about tho head and face,
besides receiving bodily Injuries.
Dr. West, ono of the most prominent
physicians in Galveston, was drowned near
tho Rofcenbcrg school building, whither he
had gone to attend a patient who was re
ported Injured.
Work of Hcat-iic.
As soon as daylight camo and the fury
of tho wind had abated tho work of rcscuo
and searching for the dead commenced.
In ono room tho Pest reporter counted
seven dead bodies. Tho Tremont hotel
wns mado n rendezvous for tho living.
The women and children slept In the din
ing rooms and parlors anil tho men lay
on the floors In the hallwayB.
Tho llrst house to coiiupso was a now
throe-story brick, known as tho Dulltz
building. Next Rlttcr's saloon, a two-story
brick, fell with a crash, killing three of the
most prominent men In Galveston Stanloy
G. Spencer, agent of tho German Lloyds
Steamship company. Richard Lord and
Charles Kilmer, tho latter cotton men.
At noon tho big wagon bridge went down
with n craBh nnd It Is thought tho other
bridges, threo In number, nro totally or al
most totally wrecked.
DETAILS OF GREAT DISASTER
ritlfu! SUM Wltlit-nartl IlurlliK
Tour of MlrlcUon City of ,
finl veatoii.
GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 10. Starting as
soou as the water began to recede, the
Hcn8ton Post correspondent, with others, bo
gan tho work of rescuing tho wounded and
dying from the ruins of their homes. The
scenes that were presented cannot bo told
of in u prosalo manner. It Is not possible.
to do it. Screaming women, bruised and
bleeding, somo of thorn bearing lifeless
forms of children In their arms, men
broken-hearted andsobblng, bewailing tho
loss of their wives and children; streets
filled with floating rubhlsh, among which
there were many bodies of the victims of
tho storm, constituted part of tho scene
In every direction as far as the eye could
reach tho scene of desolation and destruc
tlon continued.
The first loss of llfo wns that at Hitter's
saloon on tho Strand, whore threo of tho
most prominent citizens of tho town lost
their -liven and whero many others were
maimed and Imprisoned. Tho. dead wero
Stnnley 0. Spencer. Charles Kilmer and
Richard Lord. Theso threo were sitting at a
table on the (hat floor making light of tho
danger, Jocularly telling each other that
they would stay In tho city. Suddenly the
roof caved In above them and came down
with a crash into the saloon, killing all of
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them. Thoso In the lower part of tho build
lug escaped with their Hvcb In n miraculous
manner Tho falling roof and flooring were
caught on the bar. tho pcoplo standing near
It dodging and resting under the debris. It
required several hours of hard work to get
them out. The negro waiter who was sent
for tho doctor was drowned at the corner
the Strand and Twenty-first street and
his body was found a short time afterward
Colonel 1.. J. Pork, the general manager
tho Oulf. Colorado ft Santa Ke, and
several prominent citizens of the city left
tho restaurant a few minutes before the
collapse.
The next place visited wns the city hall.
Here wero congregated fully "00 people who
were more or less Injured In various ways
Ono man from Lucas terrace reported tho
loss of fifty lives In tho building from
which he escaped. He himself was severely
Injured about the head.
On Avenue M several women wore Im
prisoned In a rcsldcnco by tho water and
debris. Thoy were rescued by n pnrty
headed by Captain M. Therlot. Several of
them wero badly hurt, but they aro still
living.
Indies In Wrecked Unities.
Coming back to Tremont street and go
ing out to Avenue P, by climbing over tho
piles of lumber which had onco been resi
dences four bodies wero observed In one
yard and seven In ono room In another
place, whllo as many as sixty bodies were
to be seen lying singly and In groups In the
space of ond block. A majority of the
bodies, however, that hove not been re-
overed nro under the ruined houses nnd
It will take several days' hard work to
get all of them out. Tho body of Miss
Sarah Summers was found by tho corre
spondent near her home on tho corner of
Tremont nnd Avenue F, her tin nulling,
but her features set In death, her hands
graBpIng her diamonds tightly. The re
mains of her sister, Mrs. Cluudo Fordtram,
have not-been recovorcd. The report from
St. Mary's Infirmary shows that only eight
persons escaped from that hospltnl. The
number of patients and nurses could not be
ascertained, but ordinarily tho number of
Inmates was seldom under 100.
Rosenburg school, chosen as a place
of rcfugo by tho people of that locality,
collapsed. Some of those who had taken
refuge there escaped, how many cannot bo
told.
As Sunday morning dawned, tho streets
wero lined with people half clad, crippled 1
In every conceivable manner, hobbling as
best they could to where they could re-
celvo nttcntlon of physicians for them
selves and summon nld for friends nnd
relatives who could not move. Pollco Offi
cer John Rowle, who recently was awarded
a prlzo as tho most popular officer In tho
city, wub met by the Post corespondent in
a pitiable condition, tho toes of both his
feet wero broken, two ribs caved In nnd
his head badly bruised, but his own condi
tion, he said, was nothing.
"My house, with wife and children, aro
In tho gulf. I havo not a thing on earth
for which to live."
Wife mill I'll nilly All (innc.
Notablo among the sufferers was Pat
O'Kccfo, who hns for years kept a popular
resort on tho beach and who Is known to
ovcry visitor to Galveston. As tho old man
camo trudging along ho Was bemoaning tho
loss of his wife and everything he had on
earth. Where his resort stood on tho
bench, facing the gulf, there Is not a
vcstlfio of building to bo seen. The great
bathlug pavilion known as the Pngado,
tho big pleasure resort known as the
Olympln and Murdoch's bath house are all
swept away Into the gulf. There wero few
bodies on tho beach. They had been swept
Into tho gulf or driven up Into the rubbish
by the waves. Only half a dozen wero In
sight from the; slto where the workers
were. Ono incident was that of a 3-year-old
boy Who sat holding his bleeding head
In two hands, making not a murmur of
complaint. Ho was taken back Into town,
smiling at the Joy of human companionship
after his awful experiences. He wlR. prob
ably recover.
The houses of nil prominent citizens
which ha"e escaped destruction have been
turned Into hospitals, as havo tho leading
hotels. There Is scarcely one of the houses
left standing which do not contain one or
more of the dead as well us many injured.
The rain began to pour down In torronts
and tho party went back down Tromont
stroet toward tho city. Tho misery of tho
poor people, all mangled and hurt, pressing
to tho city for medical attention was
greatly augmented by this rain. Stopping
at n smnll grocory store to avoid tho rain
tho pnrty found it packed with Injured.
The provisions In tho storo hud been ruined
and thero wns nothing fur tho numerous
customers who enmo hungry nnd tired.
The place was a hospital, no longer n store.
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Further down the street a restaurant,
whuh had been submerged by water, warn
serving out sogy trackers nnd cheese to I
the hungry crowd That was all that was j
left They were soaked full of water and
the people who were fortunate enough to
get thoso sandwiches were hungry and
made no romplalnt. On returning to the
Tremont hotel, which Is tho news center
of tho city, the reporter found the death
list to be swelling rapidly, the accounts
coming from every portion of tho city.
It Is bard to determine what section of
the city suffered tho greatest damago and
loss of life. Information from the extreme
eastern and western portions of tho city
was dlMlcult to obtain. Indeed it wns nearly
Impossible, but the reports received nre
that those two serttnns sutfered the snme
fate the rest of the city had nnd possibly
to a greater degree.
Soldiers inonir the Dt'iitl.
Fifteen men, constituting all that remains
of a company of regular loldlers, stationed
at the beach barrncks, were marched down
Market street. Tho lofs of llfo among the
soldiers In the barracks, which were de
stroyed, must have been fully 100 nnd per
haps Inter reports will swell tho list.
At 11:30 Sunday morning the water had
reccdeil from the higher portions of the
city, but the streets near the bay front still
contained from two und a half to three feet
of water.
Tho Galveston News office on Mechanic
street wns Hooded. The back end of the
building caved In, tho engine anil boilers
were filled with water, making it Impossible
for a paper to be Issued.
At tho Union depot scenes similar to those
met with In other portions of the city were
to be found, llaggagemastor llnrding picked
up tho lifeless form of a baby girl within
a fow feet of the station. Its parents could
not be located and nre supposed to havo
been lost. The station building had been
selected ns a place of rcfugo by u largo
number of people. All windows In tho
building and a portion of tho wnl! at tho
top were bio A n In and the occupants ex
pected every moment to bo their last. Hut
escnpo was Impossible, for about the build
ing the water must b.ivu beer, .'ullv twelve
feet deep. A couple of small shanties wero
floating about, hut there was no means of
making n raft or getting n boat.
I til III II u to MllpptllK.
On tho water front tho destruction of
property wns almost as great as on the
beach, though tho lops of llfo was not nearly
so large. Tho wharves of the Mnllory com
pany were completely destroyed. The big
steamship Alamo Is lying among the ruins
of the piers. How great the damage Is to
the ship cannot be told until it is dragged
out Into the stream to bo examined. Tho
wharves of the Galveston Wharf company
arc also gone and the great wharves of the
Southern Pacific company, which havo been
In courto of construction for tho last several
months, are damaged to the amount of $60,
000, nnd the damage Is such that months of
work will be necessary to replace them In
tho snmo condition ns they were In when
they were struck. Tho Norwegian steam
ship Gila, which wns engaged In the Cuban
trade, was stranded up .the bay beyond
where tho railroad bridges onco stood.
Tho Ilrltlsh steamship Taunton Is lying
on Pcllcnn Island hnrd nnd fast aground.
The Mexican, u big British steamer, was
driven up tho bay and Is stuck fast in tho
mud. Another big ship Is lying out near
Quarantine station, it looks like it tried
to put to sea and was driven ashore. Tho
Kendal Cnstlc has been driven ns far up
ns Texas City, whero It is now stranded.
Of the smnll shipping only n few boats are
left. The llttlo schooners have been lifted
bodily out of the water and flung up ou
tho island. Others of them will bleach
tl.olr bones on tho mainland coast. The
Charlotte M. Allen, the steam ferry boat
to llollvur, Is safe. Tho Pendacota was In
I crt whsn tho Htorm began, but Master
Simmons put to sen In tho teeth of the
brewing storm and It Is feared that the
boat and crew of thirty-six men havo been
lost.
There nro now no big steamers nbout
the wharves which wero nllvo with seamen
and longshoremen Saturday stowing freight.
The three grnln elevators and Reymer
Bcboffcr mill are wrecks They aro not
down, but their roofs and top stories aro
gone nnd grain stored therein has probably
been ruined by the rain. Tho tlnmngo to
the ships at this time when the demand
for tonnngo Is so great Is regarded ns one
of the wor3t features of the disaster from
a business standpoint. None of tho vessels
Is Irretrievably lost, but it will tnko time
to get tho boats off and to get them re
paired, even though they arc not wrecks.
0 ICM lllllltt- Of llllnllll-H koftHI'H.
In thu business portion of tho city tho
damago cannot bo even approximately esti
mated. The wholesale houses along tho
Strand had nbout seven teet of water on
their ground doors and all window pnnei.
and glass protectors of all kinds wero de
molished. Tho top of tho Moody bank
building was blown away and tho fixtures
of every house on this long business thor
oughfnro wero destroyed.
Mechanic street was almost destroyed.
Tho wholesalo groceries nnd goods on tho
lower Moors wore saturated and rendered
vnluoless. The engine house ot tho Tro
mont hotel was caved In by the falling
smokestack nnd cooking was miulo an Ira
possibility. The damago to tho hotel build
lng will amount to J25.00O at least. Tho
power house of tho street railway company
was destroyed and tho loss on machinery
and building Is estimated at $70.0C0. Thore
nre no wires of any sort standing. They
Aro lying In tangled masses across the
streets and will have to be cleared away be
foro horses and vehicles can move about
the streets,
HOUSTON IS BADLY SHAKEN
Ililllillnuo Wreeked by Wind
Crops In Unit Vicinity
Destrtoj oil.
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DALLAS, Tex.. Sept. 10. The first train
from Houston arrived In Dallas over tho
Houbton & Texns Central. It loft Houston
yesterday morning at S o'clock, instead of
thnt hour tho night before, Its usual tlmo
of departure, and got hero practically ten
hours lato.
I'pon this train V. T. Wocdward and .1
Li. A. Thomas, both of Dalian, woro pas
sengers. Tho former spent n thrilling
and momoroblc night In tho Grand Central
station. He furnlHhcd tue following
graphic story of his experience:
"About S o'clock p. m. tho wind, which
tor several hours had beon blowing a steady
gale, had Increased In vloleneo nnd sign
boards r.nd nwnlngs wero torn from their
hangings nnd whirled through the air llko
chaff.
"in company with about 150 others I was
In tho Grand Central depot, whloh, stand
ing as It does. Isolated and alone, was ex
posed to tho full forco of tho hurrlcnnn nnd
tho flrfct strong gust was followed by n
sound of shattering glass. Sovernl of the
windows of tho general offices overhead
had given way under tho almost Irresistible
pressure of the storm. This was tho be
ginning of a night of terror. For seven
hours tho storm raged with unabated fury
and the roar of the wind was accompanied
by tho sound of crashing glass ns one after
another of the many windows was torn
from Its fastenings nnd shattered upon the
sidewalk below.
Tho crushing of glass was soon followed
by n sound of ripping and tearing, which
was clearly and distinctly heard above tho
almost deafening four of tho storm.
Section after section of the tlu roof was
rolled up like sheets of parchment anil
hurled hundreds of feet away.
"To add to tho terror and coufuslon the
rloctrlc lights suddenly went out and the
building was left In total darkness. Many
then moed toward the main entrance of
the building, with the oudent intention of
seeking other quarters, but they wer
t becked at the door by the blinding sheet
of water wht'h was being driven by the
wind wl'h mighty force, which lay between
them nnd nny place of refuge. They ap
peared to Iioultate between n rholec of
drenching by water and possibly struck
by a Hying section of roof and remaining
In tho depot until the end. Hut the ques
tion wns hoi n settled. Hen as they looked,
the ronf of tho Grand Central hotel was
torn off, many of Its inmates rushing Into
the street. Almost simultaneously n wall
went up from the people In tho Lnwlor
hotel, as the big skylight on top was torn
loose nnd fell crashing down tho shaft.
"Soon above the roar of tho wind and tho
crashing of glass n new sound was heard.
It was that of falling brick.
"Everyone realized the gravity of the
situation, but no one rondo a sound. There
wns no shrieking, no fainting.
"Many women wero there and everyono
stood the ordeal with such fortitude as to
lend cournge even to the faintest hearted
man. Suddenly the sound censed and It
vns soon learned that the lower story of
the tlepot, where all had again taken refuge,
rcmnlncd Intact.
"Ah soon ns this became known thero
was no more panic nnd all felt that the
building would withstand tho fury of tho
htorm. And It did. Hut an inspection In
the morning revealed tho fact that it was
badly shaken and greatly damaged.
"''As my train left Houston shortly after
da light nlno hours Into nothing had been
learned ns to the havoc of tho storm In
other parts of the city.
' Along the road north of Houston scenes
of devastation nnd distress wore witnessed,
llulldlngs had been torn down nnd tho ma
terial of which they wero built was scat
tered over the ground for mllc.i. Trees had
been pulled up by their roots and denuded
of their branches. Fields that had been
mulling tho dny before, with all tho great
fertility of this record breaking year, were
bare, the plants having been grasped by tho
hurricane nnd scattered far nnd wide
Hundreds of head of cnttle had been killed
Thero can bo no question that the loss of
llfo has been something appalling. At least
40 per cent of tho structures in tho towns
ot Hockley, Cypress nnd Waller havo been
totally destroyed; 20. per cent of Hemp
stead Is In ruins; Hcnrno was damaged
somewhat, but I do not regard tho situation
there, comparatively speaking, ns serious."
IN THE WATER SEVEN HOURS
Story of Mirvltor from (inl vpsttiu
.Meet! OriMviirit llefore
II In V.yvn.
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 10. Among the
refugees which tho Galveston, Houston &
Henderson train picked up nt Iimarquc,
which Is about four and n halt miles south
of Virginia Point, was Pat Joyce, who
resided In tho west end of Galveston
Joyce is In the employ of the construction
department of tho Southern Pacific com
pany.
"It began raining In Galveston Saturday
morning early," said he. "About 0 o'clock
work was discontinued by tho company and
left for home. 1 got thero nbout 11
o'clock nnd found nbout threo feet of water
In tho yard. It began to get worse and
worse, the water getting higher and the
wind blowing a gale. Finally the house
was entirely demolished. People all around
mo were endeavoring to find places of
safety anil shrieking in despair. Thero
were nlno fnmllles In tho house, which was
largo two-story frame, and of tho fifty
people residing thore myself and nleco
wore tho only ones who could get nwny
I managod to find a raft of driftwood or
wreckage nnd got on It, going with tho tide
Suddenly tho. raft struck some wrecknge
and my niece was knocked out of my
arms. I could not savo tier ami nod to see
her drown.
"The raft was carried on and on with
tho tide, continually striking wreckage,
throwing me from my feet until my body
was black and bluo from bruises. Tho
wind was blowing nt a terrific rate.
drifted nnd swam all night, not knowing
whero I was going or In what direction
About 3 o'clock In the morning I began to
feel the hard ground and knew I was on
the mnlnland. I wandered until I came to
a house and thero a person gave mo somo
clothes. I hnd lost most of mine soon after
I started and woro only a coat. 1 wns In
tho wator nbout seven hours. 1 hnvo lost
nil I had In tho world, relntlvcs, homo and
nil.
"The Miller residence, where I resided
was about threo blocks from tho gulf and
thero wero fully eight or ten feet of water
In this district when I left. Tho wind was
blowing Saturday afternoon and night nbout
seventy-five miles an hour. Tho peoplo of
Galveston nt first kept within their houses
consequently when tho wator began dash
lng against tho houses, completely wreck
ing them, many lives wero lost. I havo
no Idea how many wero lost, hut I think
that there will bo soveiol thousand denths
reported. I was In tho storm which struck
Galveston In ISTfi. but that one, bad as It
was, was nothing In comparison with Sat
urdny's storm."
PORT ARTHURJS ALL RIGHT
1. title Dninime Done nt Hull Point or
nt Snltliiw I'naa Tno
DriMvneil.
DKAU.MONT, Tex.. Sept. 10. Tho towns
of Sablno Pass and Port Arthur, news from
which has been anxiously awaited, passed
through tho terrific storm of Saturday
virtually unscathed. At Port Arthur the
water spread over tho town, but It did
not reach a depth sufficient to destroy build
ings. Tho town pleasure pier was washed
awny completely, as was nlso the pier In
front of tho Gales and Klwood homes. The
dredge Florida, property of the New York
Dredging company, which cut tho Port
Arthur channel, was sunk at tho mouth of
Taylor bayou. No other property of con
sequence was Injured.
At Sabine Pass tho water reached n depth
of about three feet, but nothing except small
buildings near tho water front were washed
away, gevernl mud scows and sloops wero
washed away. The Southern Pacific wharves
and warehouees wero not damaged In the
least and the lumber piled on tho docks did
not float off. Tho railway between this city
and Sablno Pass Is under water for a
distance of twelve miles, but not moro than
four miles is washed out.
The life saving station of Sablno Pass was
washed from Its foundations, but tho light
tower was not damaged. The only probable
dead nro Kd Guenff and Albert Deatrldge,
two white met.. They were on the Jetties
when tho storm came. Tho life saving crow
was unable to reach them.
Thero la considerable damage nt Sablno by
water rising Into tho streets. It will bo
nbout ten days before trains can bo run
through. Hellef trains which went out on
tho Gulf & Interstate railroad to points on
Bolivar peninsula had not returned at
midnight.
DETAILS SO FAR ARE FEW
Kdltor of l.eudlnx I'norr nt lloiiatoti
Give Mieetnet Synopsis of Nltu
llon na KntMVii.
'CHICAGO, Sept. 10. Tho following state
ment of tlw storm situation was received
at 10 o'clock tonight from Houston, Tex.:
Up to the present time no full or nccurato
details of the deHtructlveness of tho storm
of Saturday have been received hero ow
ing lo the prostration of wires, destruction
or every bridge, etc The damage in ttous
ton from wind and water la comparatively
light One life lost hero from falling wires
At tmvulil rninrm t u.n I v-ftve mites from
I Houston the houses were mostly blown
away nnd five or six (Uaths arc known.
wiille lineen or twenty persons suposm
to be drowned are vet trussing West and
southwest of Houston for tifty tulles th'
i ontitry bus been swept and loscs are
henv. leit few deaths are reported lg
sugar plantations nt Hurtitrtln and Siiimt
Wind urenth Injured nnd milts In nil n Cot
ton lias been widely Injired The losses
on the mainland In tin area of more than
tlttv tulles suiiure are considerably u million
wuit protmoiy a score or neutii"
i ll ces
from the mainland to tho Island are de
stroyed and It may take a month to prop
erly repair them The boats available nre
few. so that until n relief party and news
paper men got to the Island this morning
or afternoon' no one has been able to cross
since the storm The Post correspondent
at tlalveston made his way through the
rcurhoif l.,mst,,n las,' nigh." Krom "& bur- i
rleil view of the disaster yesterday Halves-
ton upbears to no one great wreck mm
eonser niiivo ostinintes oi tiean iroiti r
drowning tun all tho wny from too to l.soo
Wuter was ten feet deep In some parts of
tne island and nouses were wiisned nwnv
by the hundreds, night large vessels were
wrecKeii.
tiie irreatest stirrer ne Is for water, ns
the cisterns nre destroyed und waterworks
wrecked
A relief uartv with water nlul provisions
nnd small boats went from here this morn
ing, but no word lias lieen received I rom
them. Houston Is dreadlni: to bear the full
details front Onlvestoii. as the story will
he one of tile saddest for many veins even
at Its best The party from tJiilveston yes
terday estimates bnlf the property oi the
city destroyed. This Is n brief outline of all
that we have been able to secure lip to
this time after the most strenuous and
lerslstent efforts. The need or assistance
s tirirent nnd contributions sent to Gov
ernor Snyers nt Austin will bo properly
and promptly applied.
Kdltor Houston Post.
ISSUE RATIONS AND TENTS
Wnr Department i'nkcs .steps to Al
io Into MifTrrtiiK In Mrlt'keti
fit).
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. Tho officers ot
tho national government have taken steps
to render nil possible nld and assistance to
the flood sufferers of Texas. Adjutant Gen
eral Corbln telegraphed Instructions to Gen
eral McKlbbln. commanding tho Depart
ment of Texas at San Antonio, to proceed to
Galveston nnd Investigate the character and
extent of the damago caused by tho hurri
cane and to report to tho secretary of wnr
tho steps necessary to alleviate the suffer
Ing of the pcoplo nnd Improve the situa
tion. In view of the reported difficulties In
renchlng Galveston, owing to tho condition
of tho railroads, It Is expected that General
McKlbbln will senrcely be ablo to report to
tho War department upon tho disaster In-
sldo of twenty-four hours.
Governor Sayers of Texas applied to the
War department for 10.000 tents and .'0,000
rations for Immediate use for tho sufferers
from Saturday's storm. Acting Secretary
Mctklejohn at onco Issued nn order granting
tho request. Tho tents will bo sent from
San Antonio nnd Jefferson Ilnrracks. Mo.
It Is expected that a large portion of the
rations can be procured nt San Antonio.
If not, they will bo scut from Kansas City.
Hattcry C, First artillery, which gar
risoned for tho San Jacinto, was com
manded by William C. Rnfferty.
Acting Secretary of tho Treasury Spauld-
Ing hns ordered two revenue cutters, one at
Norfolk nnd ono nt Wilmington, to proceed
nt onco to Mobllo and thore await orders.
It Is expected that they will be needed In
supplying food and tents to the storm suf
ferers.
Itrtl Cross Will Do Its I'nrt.
Miss Clara narton tonight Issued the fol
lowing appeal In behalf of the Texas suf
ferers: Tho National Red Cross it Washington,
D. ('.. Is annealed to on .ill sides for belli
nnd for the iirlvlleKe to heln In the terrible
disaster which has befallen southern Tevas.
It rememherH the Hoods of Ohio and Mis
sissippi, of Johnstown and of Port noyal,
with their thousands of dead and months
of suffering and needed relief and turns
confidently to tho people of the United
States, whose sympathy has never fulled
to provide tho relief that Is nkked of It now.
VltinlnM viiri of nvri-lnt,f nn nixii-lv nu
many holds renders the obligations of the
Red Cross nil the greater. The people have
long learned its work, anil it must again
open Its accustomed avenues for their
charities. It does not beseech litem to ulve
for their sympathies are as deep nnd their
humanity as great us Its own, but It
pledges to them faithful work among the
victims or mese terriuio ileitis or HUiienng
and (lentil.
tin tlv.u twlrwi W'llo pll'nu filllitltv lnn
trlbutlnns wired and sent by mall to our
treasurer. William J. Flather, assistant
cashier of tho Rlggs National bank. Wash
ington, D. r, also the local Red Cross
committees of the Red Cross India famine
fund at rvo. isii 1'irtli avenue, New York
CUv nnd the Louisiana Red Cross society
of New Orleans, both of whom will report
nil donation!) ior immeuintc acKiiow.eag
ment bv us. CLARA UARTON.
President American National Red Cross.
RELIEF OF THE DESTITUTE
Mnyor nnd (itlrcns of Houston i'nki
Prompt Aet Ion Sulim-iili-tioiiM
l.tticrnl.
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 10. At nn Informal
meeting held at police headquarters late
laBt night nnd presided over by Mayor
Drashear, It was decided to dispatch a train
over tho International & Great Northern to
Virginia Point at as early an hour as sup
plies and volunteers could be provided and
secured. It was to ho composed ns fol
lows: Ono company of firemen, ono company of
policemen and volunteers, ono yawl from the
city park nnd a lot of smaller craft be
longing to the citizens of Houston will nlso
bo sent.
Groceries will be sent from a number of
wholesale nnd retail houses of the city.
The matter of surgeons and medicines was
left to the "selection of Dr. J. H. Masslo, city
health officer, who also accompanies tho
party ns chief surgeon.
Undertaking supplies are also to tie fur
nished. In connection with tho nbovo tne
mayor has sent out tho following circular:
rim dmri3i?n from the storm nlong the
coast Is reported an almost beyond descrip
tion. Hundreds rr lives are sum to nur
been lost nnd ninny nro destitute. A re
lief train Is now being made up. I nm
Impelled by tlc conditions to ask the
merchants of the city to contribute sup
piles for temporary relief until organization
enn bo effected. I will furnish transporta
tion from stores to depot.
S. II. RHASI IKAH, Mayor.
Tho following olllclal appeal has been
Issued to the people of the United States-
"Our sister city of Galveston has been
visited by n frightful hurricane nnd Is
still cut off from all rail nnd wiro com
munication with tho outside world. Ref
ugees bring nlarming reports of great loss
of llfo and property. The newspapers give
extended accounts of this awful calamity,
which place it among the most disastrous
of modern times. Tho peoplo of many
towns and villages aro now In Bore dis
tress nnd na further reports como In the
death list grown and tho damage to prop
erty Increases. The stock 1h klllel and
the crops are riuned. e urceuily nhk
your liberal and 'mmol'ile nislslfincn.
Houston was In the mic. of the htorm,
hut will take care of hor injured and help
thoso moro seriously aftcited. Contrlbu-
There ii only ONE POND'S EXTRACT and everybody knows Its purity,
strength and great medicinal value. Uon t taut tne weaK, watery
Witch Mazel preparations represented to be "the same as" POND'S
EXTRACT. They generally eontaln " wood alcohol," which Irritates
the skin, and, taken Internally, Is a deadly poison.
Oct POND'S EXTRACT, sold
Hons sent to olthc" of "he li-idei sunrd j
vvtll be gratefully re 'lcl ,iH judiciously
expended. S. It HRASIIAKR. Mayor
"R. A. RKISNKR.
"Chairman Relief Committee '
RELIEF FOR SUFFERERS
iii nil Mini tif Dnllnr Are Ptiliarrllinl
nt Tihi Alct-tlnn Held
In Dnllns.
DALLAS. Tex., Sept 0 Two Inmorlatit
meetings were held today ami tinny thou
sands of dollars were subscribed for Hie
relief of the Texas gulf sionn sufferers
"lro.l and cotton men estimate the loss
oi nil Kinds oi property, including me en;
ton crop, from J15.000.000 la J20.000.eo0.
.., ni... .,,
rom Irglnla Point nort.i ?r
nd itiiith
along the bay front, at such places ns
Tosns City, Dickinson. 1- chcoek. Sea
brook, Alvln and a dozen .mall Inlet nicdl
ato points, the number of lead bodies gath
ered up by rescue trains nuu ii.it'ing enft
had reached more thin TOO. This Is only
a small scope of the country devastated
nnd It is feared that tho deatn list from
the storm will ultlm.it ?iy show not less
than 5,000 victims. Hundreds of bodies
have been swept out to sea nnd never will
bo accounted for.
STORM HEADED THIS WAY
lliirrlenne Which Did Such Dntunut
III i'exns ( entrnt In llUlnlioiiiu
Vesterdii) ,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. Prof Willis
Moore of the weather bureau said today the
West Indian storm which developed Into a
hurricane after reaching the Culled States
and did such great damago In Texas, was
central In Oklahoma today and was rapidly
losing Its destructive character, the wind at
Oklahoma City being reported ns blowing nt
seventy miles an hour. It probably will pass
Into history as one of the most disastrous
and peculiar storms on record.
"I fear," said Chief Moore today, "that we
have not yet begun to get nny idea of the
loss of life, not only at Gnlvcston, but along
tho golf coast generally."
lio eminent Work nt lint enlon.
WASHINGTON. Sept. in. The United
States government has been constructing
fortifications nt Gnheston, but had made
no particular preparation for defense
against such a hurricane as occurred S.u
unlny. A deep channel Is being constructed
there by tho Jeity system, Iwo Jetties
hnvltig been built ncrnss the bar out Into
the ocean. This channel runs In nu east
erly direction from tho mntnlnnd ami passes
the Island upon which Galvesion Is situated.
The fortifications, are concrete and sand
nnd could easily bo seriously damaged
by a heavy atorm.
The formications arc carefully prepared
for the guns, but there have never been
funds for tho construction of the break
waters and protection against nn Inunda
tion. There nro In the fortifications at
Galveston eight and ten-Inch modern high
power guns, fifteen-pounder rapid fire guns.
1 7-10-Inch rapid Ilro guns, slx-poundcrs
nnd twelve-Inch breach-loading mortars
ilf fides the fortifications tho govcinmtut
Is much Interested In the harbor Improve
ments. Threo years ago congress appro
priated $3,000,000 for Improving tho harbor
at Galveston. This money hns been ex
pended In constructing Jetties nnd build
ing revetments for the protection of the
channel.
.Now York Offers Aid.
NEW YORK. Sept. 10. The Merchants'
association today sent the following tele
gram to tho mayor of Gulvc.ston:
Wc have read with sorrow of the ter
rlble disaster that has visited your city
for the second timo in rectint years. Any
thing we can do among commercial In
terests to nld you and your fellow citizens
In your dlro distress, we will do to the
extent of our ability. If you desire, will
form a committee at once and solicit pub
licly such things ns you may indicate ns
being of most use to tho people, to help
In supplying Immedlato wants. Kindly nd
vlso by wire at our expense."
(iilcnuo Will Send Aid.
CHICAGO. Sept. 10. Mayor Harrison said
today that he would Issue n proclamation
calling upon the pcoplo of Chicago to con
tribute to tho aid of the Texas ,tufferers
Just os soon as he learned thnt thoy wero
In need of help.
'if I find that the press dispatches are
truo and a condition of widespread suf
fering exists," said the mayor, "1 will not
nwnlt the usual ofllcl.il notification, but
will go to work In advance of word from
Governor Snyres. and I know the peoplo of
Chicago, who are nlways ready to nld dis
tress, will give gcnorously."
.esinpi'r .Sends Itellef.
KANSAS C1TV, Sept. 10,-Tho Star an
nounces that, with tho consent of tho
subscribers to the Matanias reconcentrndo
relief fund, it will transfer tho balance
remaining from that fund, (2,1SI, to the
Galveston relief fund. Tho money will bo
sent tomorrow. The Star In 1838 raised
$H,000 for the Cuban sufferers nnd ex
pended less than- 112,000, leaving tho bal
ance avnllablc.
ST. L.Ot'18. Sept. 10,-The Post-Dlslatch
sent $300 to tho Gnlvcston relief fund.
Colorntlo Impresses .Sj inpiitliy,
DENVER, Sept. in. Governor Thomas
today sent the following telegram to Gov
ernor Saycrs of Texas:
"The people of Colorado extend to the
bereaved nnd unfortunate of Galuston
their sincere sympathy. In the matter of
aid and assistance we are nt your com
mand.' Kynipiitli)' from l.ororiinr Nnsli.
COI.UMI'US. O., Sept. 10. Governor Nash
today sent tho following telegram to Gov
emor Saycrs of Texas:
"Tho people of Ohio deplore tho great
disaster which has come on your people
nnd their fellow citizens In Texas. What
can wo do to relievo tho dlstrebB?"
Synii itli from Senate,
FRANKFORT, Ky., Sept. 10. Tho senate
today ndopted n resolution expressing sym
pathy with tho people of Galveston and
other sufferers from tho hurricane. The
house will pass similar resolutions. Hellef
funds will be raised In the state anil for
warded to Gnlveston.
Slops Hit- CourIi nnd Works Off the
t'oltl.
Laxative nromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure n
cold In ono day. No Cure, No Pay. Price
25 cents.
Illoo mill t'eeiin I'rop llnlneil.
KAGLK LAK B, Tex . Sept. 10. Throo
churches, together with many houses, wero
tomplotoly blown to pieces. The rice crop
and the pecan t rop are, ruined. The totton
crop Is nearly ruined and the cane t rop Is
only In aealtd bottlei In bull wrapper.
eo;iMlc ilem.igcd fin l . i
,-otnniutul from the Monti l t utr.'t'-d m
i,M).noo No ltes were lost here, but tno
town of Kflst llarnnrd hns been blown away
and three persons were killed
JKNNINGS. In . Septi 10 -The south
west Liulstana rice crop has suffered heavy
Uxs from the storm. Rice men ettlm.t'o
the damage at 10 to 15 per cent of the crop
as a whole.
Plies (nietl Without the Knlfo.
Itching, blind, bleeding or protnulln?
piles Your druggist will refund our
money If l'AZO OINTMENT falls to euro
you. .'.0 cents.
t oiirl ltieu ill Prnukforl.
FRANKFultT. Kv Heut 10 The fall
term of the lnutt tonrt begun hre todiiv."
The grand tufv as the tenlt of develop,
moult in i In- triii of t'.ilrb Power- I- . -pected
to return additional livlletliu Utf til
Ihe lloebel Kllllt R
ICILL
the constipa
tion germ and
you forever
cure constipa
tion. HI JH
The otilv rational
way to cute constlp.itlon l
to ptrlkc nt the eaiue, suit
Administer some remedy
which will tleitrov forever
thoconstJpation gertiK and
nt the same time gently
regulate tho bowels to gel
them back to their normal
condition,
CH. fltO. KIKIMOtR'S
BFOR-MAL-HE-HYDE
Little Liver Pills
act n a tonic to the niu- I
cIeofllubowelt.,huires- I
torltig to them tho -leces- I
ary forco-they nro.iota I
mm
irwwnr'J
njH-MAuDc'nrul.
LITTLE LIVER PILLS
harsh phystiMmtacntlo laxative regulators:
will net promptly within ten totwelio hours,
without griping or titipleaiantness of any
kind. Thco pills are the. first eu;r Intro
dticedwhfcheontalnSolliimcdromiAlilohydo, a mot potent )ct powerful germicide which
destroys nil nnimal cernn In the mucous
iiiembr.iiiollntngstiftliononiach.s. intestines.
For these reasons It In the Ideal rented v tor
the pennunentcurool Constipation, IniUirs
tlon, DUordered l.lcr. Illlluusrr" "nd all
Stomach Diaiirdera, not only for adults but
for Infants und children as well.
SoMntnll itriicrl't full Hrd reV(r ('i"',,,n
lint 9S pills at torrnti hoi or illrrct from llmnr
Umi. LHnliwr ihrnileal eo. ChlfJiro.
BOOKLET MAILED rHB FOB TMB ASKING.
DR. GEO. LEININQER'S
For-nialdehyde
INHALER
Tim eunrnntecd euro for I'jt.irrb, Asthma, Hron;
chills, 1-aflrli !, Hny Parar, Consumption i and
nit Non 'IlirnMt nil I.unc Dlseine. hold brail
driicitlst t Ml cents nn nn absolnt itiinrnnlee,
Sold and recommended by Sherman At
MeCcinnell Prug Co Hcaton-. McGinn Drug
Co. Merrltt-Oinham Drug Co. II H Oru
ham. ('has Si bnefer. Max Iteiht Hhii
ooni I'ark Phurm.i. Oladlsh I'harmniy,
King I'harilia. l'iton liinrma. Geo.
S Davis r. I HIiilTs la M Dillon H
Drug Store South t 'malm
TsM ft! "A&3m4
rtmiSI.Y VEGKTAIII.B.
Acta na a Tonic and Stops Hair from Falling
Ou, Curea Dandruff, Brittle Hair. Itch
lng and all Scalp Troublen,
Guaranteed to Cure
When all other remedies have jailul
or monry refunded.
Sold everywhere. Safe. Sure. Reliable
Tratle on Hair and Scalp troubles free.
A. It. IIIIUM13II CO., - Ohlefluo.
For Bole hy
Sherman & Mei onn. ,i Diuk Co.,
Myers-IMIIon Drug ' o .
M. A. Dillon, South Omaha
Trade Ml in' I led liy
M. Monlielt I air Hazaar.
A. I L'ndelnnd.
Richardson Drus Co.
A SKIN OP BLUHY IS A joy roRijvr.R
DR.l. 11:1.1V fiOURAUD'S ORIENTAL
CRIiAM, OR MAfilCAl dliAUTINnR.
Ilijinovt Tun, l'lmpl.
Kiei-hlra, Mntti P.i'. li'.
JlaV iixl KMn iJIi-ai-.
and eviry
blrmlKh on btauty,
and Jfl rtuci"
tlon. It Intn atori'I
the tent of (S
eurn, ami Ii io
hurinleiiH wc tail
It lo br tur It
is iirojnrly in.Kl.
Accept no counter
rut of klm'.l.ir
.uni Dr. I.. A.
? ijto fold to it la
dy r.f thf liaitt'ton
im ultimo:
"As jou Indies will nro ti'em, 1 recom
mend 'GOt'HAl'D S CIIFAM1 " the lenst
harmful of ull (he Skin preparations " For
salo by all iJr.igglsts and Fancy Goodu
Dealers In the U S. and Kuropc
KIJIII). T. HOPKINS. Piop'r,
87 Great Jones St., N. Y
Imperial Hair Regenerator
la everywhere rciernlifd the
STANDAlt!) IIAIK COLORING
for flrav or lllearhnl Hnlr It nppll.
ration In nut Hfli'i tcS. Ur tiHlli : iierirU'a
ciiriififr, t nlimltilidj rurmlrM. mm Tn.
VHliinulK for lliMnl oiu1 Miiatarlir. ONI.
AI'IM.IfATNlN I.AHTb MONTHS.
)"! I t- tmplHot your hair colored free
L lanerlsltheBi.Mfl.Cn.,22 W.!USt..ewYork
Sold by druggists and hairdressers
Cook's nucbea Tablets nre uiceeaafulljr
used monthly by orcr 10.000 ladles. Price,
ii. ltv tiinil. JI.03. Send t cents for
' anmnlo nnd imrtleiilara. Tim Cook Co..
'.'., Wmidwaid nre , Detroit, Mich.
Hold In Omutin lv Kit tin A ' " U & I "viRlit.
WOMEN
rCMALD I1F.ANS
l.rrot monthly
rciiu'iiior for ho
I mco.n'it ono fall
uri-t inont ntnliliorn fii'i reUei 01 few ilnvti I!
ilnik'Ktit or miilieu lon Pruu t u liurrab.. N V
m sniinvrs.
Miaco'sTrocadero
Tel.
12259
DID Ytr Sl'-I'. Till. I V I KST MAS' V.r
KVKlt HAW l' It !!'! 1 ' "' I Mallneo
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