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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Startling Havoc Made by the Angry Storm—Vessels Far Out on the
Prairie—Urgent Call for Millions of Dollars—Tangled Wires and
Mountains of Wreckage 318
CHAPTER XVII.
Governor Sayres Revises His Estimate of Those Lost and Makes it
12,000—A Multitude of the Destitute—Abundant Supplies and Vast
Work of Distribution 340
CHAPTER XVIII.
An Island of Desolation—Crumbling Walls—Faces White With
Agony—Tales of Dismay and Death—Curious Sights 360
CHAPTER XIX.
Thousands Died in Their Efforts to Save Others—Houses and Humans
Beings Floating on the Tide—An Army of Orphans—Greatest
Catastrophe in our History 371
CHAPTER XX.
The Storm’s Murderous Fury—People Stunned by the Staggering
Blow—Heroic Measures to Avert Pestilence—Thrilling Story of the
Ursuline Convent 391
CHAPTER XXI.
Unparalleled Bombardment of Waves—Wonderful Courage Shown by the
Survivors—Letter from Clara Barton 416
CHAPTER XXII.
Galveston Storm Stories—Fierce Battles with Surging Waves—Vivid
Accounts from Fortunate Survivors—A City of Sorrow 440
CHAPTER XXIII.
Heroic Incidents—Arrival of Relief Trains—Hospitals for the
Injured—Loud Call for Skilled Labor 461
CHAPTER XXIV.
One Hero Rescues Over Two Hundred—Traveler Caught in the Rush of
Water—Report of a Government Official—How the Great Storm
Started 477
CHAPTER XXV.
Storms of Great Violence Around Galveston—Wrecked Cities and Vast
Destruction of Property—Appalling Sacrifice of Life 497
Imprisoned by the Storm 509
Names of the Victims of the Great Galveston Horror 517
[Illustration:
HOTEL GRAND AND ITS ENVIRONS—GALVESTON]
[Illustration:
BRINGING THE INJURED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT]
CHAPTER I.
First News of the Great Calamity—Galveston Almost Totally Destroyed by
Winds and Waves. Thousands Swept to Instant Death.
The first news of the appalling calamity that fell like a thunderbolt on
Galveston came in the following despatch from the Governor of Texas:
“Information has just reached me that about 3000 lives have been lost in
Galveston, with enormous destruction of property. No information from
other points.
“JOSEPH D. SAYRES, Governor.”