The Great Galveston Disaster: Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times Including Vivid Descriptions of the Hurricane and Terrible Rush of Waters; Immense Destruction of Dwellings, Business Houses, Churches, and Loss of Thousands of Human Lives; Thrilling Tales of Heroic Deeds; Panic-Stricken Multitudes and Heart-Rending Scenes of Agony; Frantic Efforts to Escape a Horrible Fate; Separation of Loved Ones, etc., etc.; Narrow Escapes from the Jaws of De — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
The Great Galveston Disaster: Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times Including Vivid Descriptions of the Hurricane and Terrible Rush of Waters; Immense Destruction of Dwellings, Business Houses, Churches, and Loss of Thousands of Human Lives; Thrilling Tales of Heroic Deeds; Panic-Stricken Multitudes and Heart-Rending Scenes of Agony; Frantic Efforts to Escape a Horrible Fate; Separation of Loved Ones, etc., etc.; Narrow Escapes from the Jaws of De
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Eleven hundred tents were received to-day by the Board of Health. All
except 300, which were retained for the marine hospital on the beach,
have been distributed to the homeless in the different wards.
Miss Clara Barton is giving her time and attention to assisting in the
work of relief and ascertaining what supplies are necessary to meet the
exigencies of the situation.
NUMEROUS CASES OF INSANITY.
The city takes on more of the appearance of a business place each day.
To-day horse cars are running downtown, while there is both water and
electric service in limited portions of the city. Telephone
communication has been opened with Houston, and both of the telegraph
companies have greatly improved their service. All the railroad
companies announce they will have trains into the city inside of three
days, although at first only trains with construction material may risk
the trip across the repaired bridge. The Santa Fe Road expects its first
train on Thursday.
A systematic effort was begun this morning to obtain the names of the
dead, so that the information can be used for legal purposes and for
life insurance settlements. Sworn statements from witnesses of death are
being recorded, and communication with people with information who have
left the city is being opened.
There are numerous cases of insanity in Galveston as a result of the
terrible bereavements sustained by the survivors. Judge John J. Reagan,
a prominent lawyer, is at the Masonic relief station in a pitiable
condition. Judge Reagan lost every relative he had in Galveston. He sits
hour by hour in pathetic silence. Then he bursts out laughing, and his
laughter is followed by tears.
There are now about 200 soldiers in Galveston doing police duty, and
more have been called for. The Dallas Rough Riders, the Houston Light
Guards, the Galveston Sharpshooters, Battery D, of Houston and Cavalry
Troop A, Houston, are the commands.
The affiliated labor organization of this city, over 500 of its members
having lost everything, has issued an address appealing to every labor
organization throughout the country for assistance. It has appointed T.
W. Dee and James F. Grimes as agents to visit all large cities in behalf
of aid for their stricken members. Dee and Grimes have also received
credentials from Mayor Jones, and they left to-night on their mission.
Not a day goes by but new stories of almost miraculous escapes and of
prolonged suffering are told here. The conditions of the hurricane were
such that it was luck alone that permitted men to escape death.
ESCAPE OF REV. L. P. DAVIS AND FAMILY.