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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1900
Page
7
Recounts the Galveston hurricane impact with 8500 estimated dead, 75 damaged towns, and widespread ruin from flood and wind. Describes the city’s water invasion, inland destruction to Houston area, and the near-total collapse of Galveston with ships sunk and wharf frontage wrecked.
An editorial on Galveston’s hurricane disaster notes the city’s vulnerability to Gulf storms, the impossibility of building sea walls on shifting sand, and the 1900 hurricane and flood’s devastation. It reflects on inevitability, resilience, and the grim fate of residents.
Reports recount widespread destruction with seventy five towns wiped out and hundreds left destitute after the Texas cyclone. Looting and shootings accompany relief efforts as ghouls strip corpses while cities nationwide mobilize aid including Miss Goulds 50000 ration gift and martial law in Galveston to curb theft and desecration.
The hurricane devastated Galveston over 36 hours, killing an estimated 5,000 residents and leaving about a third of the city’s homes destroyed. Thousands are homeless, with women and children sent to Houston as relief efforts begin. McKinley ordered 50,000 rations and tents for 6,000 people. Governor Sayers urged a special legislative session. Texas has about 2 million in surplus. No church or school survived. many charitable institutions were obliterated.
Dispatches from Galveston report a catastrophe surpassing initial estimates with likely 75 towns devastated and death toll possibly near 10,000. Capt. Charles Clarke warns the figure could exceed 10,000 as recoveries proceed. J. D. Dillon describes extensive destruction from Hitchcock to Virginia Point with miles of track and bridges lost and thousands of livestock dead. Bodies are seen along the prairie to Virginia Point as entire rail towns are swept away.
An estimate of storm damages in Texas is presented, based on reports believed accurate. The statement outlines loss figures and aims to reflect the most reliable assessment available at this time.
Reporter telegraphs from Laporte on a Galveston crime involving robbery and mutilation of the dead. Soldiers and citizens deliver punishment to the offenders amid a chaotic response.
Governor Roosevelt’s letter to Edward O. Wolcott accepts the GOP vice presidential nomination. He argues the money question is paramount, praises McKinley’s administration, addresses trusts with calls for public disclosure, and defends the Philippines policy as essential, comparing it to past territorial acquisitions and endorsing continued control.
After a Gulf coast storm, widespread death tolls are reported with Galveston as the epicenter. Estimates reach 800 lives, with entire towns erased and sugar refineries wrecked. Looting of corpses prompted vigilante killings, as government troops and citizens tried to restore order.
Railroads face millions in direct damage and major business losses from stoppages. In Galveston Wharf facilities, depots, tracks, and warehouses are ruined. Bridges linking the island are ruined and must be rebuilt, while the International and Great Northern and Santa Fe lines report substantial track washouts.
Firefighters and relief workers faced extreme heat as tar and debris burned, forcing use of torches to locate scorched remains. Thousands are homeless in Galveston and surrounding areas, with urgent aid needed for towns and countryside.
August earnings for New York Central rose by 206,857 with total six nine railroads at 9,440,973 and week totals up. Santa Fe increases stop over privileges at Williams and Flagstaff to visit the Grand Canyon. A twelve stall roundhouse is planned by the Southern Indiana road at Terre Haute. The tenth railway Y M C A convention will be held in Philadelphia October 11 to 14 with over 900 delegates expected. Prosecution of ticket gorgers to be referred to Buffalo meeting.
The relief effort for Galveston draws massive national support with hundreds of thousands in cash and supplies. Contributions pour in from New York, Cincinnati, Chicago, and many others, plus Paris and Liverpool volunteers. Notable totals include Chicago 243,070 and Carnegie Steel 100,000 among numerous gifts from states, cities, and individuals.
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