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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1900
Page
1
The report notes a rural free delivery service starting in Moontwomery County. It mentions Sylvan B Baldwin planning another Arctic voyage in 1901, and includes political items about figures such as Richard Dunny supporting Bryan, and Governor Mount declining to speak outside Indiana. The piece also covers a fatal shooting-suicide in Mississippi, party reorganizations, and weather impacts with a hurricane near New Orleans and Florida damage.
A storm left Galveston and other Texas island communities devastated with 1500 to 2000 dead and property losses in the millions. Wires are tangled, streets flooded, and relief trains are the only link to storm survivors. Cotton and rice crops across the district were badly damaged or destroyed. A Galveston correspondent reports ten million dollars in property loss and about one thousand lives lost.
Richmond Texas reports the fiercest storm in memory with widespread destruction, several deaths including in a colored Baptist church, and extensive property loss. Relief efforts are organized in Houston and Galveston, with federal and city leaders coordinating tents, provisions, and medical aid as official estimates peg thousands dead or missing.
In Fagle Lake Texas on September 11 a tornado wrecked houses and a depot, blowing structures and debris for miles. Three children died in the wreck near Brookshire while Letitia Wreck and Mrs Sophia Schultz were among the injured. crops including rice pecan cotton and cane suffered extensive damage.
Refugees picked up by the Galveston Xn a Henderson train near Lamaryw about 1.5 miles south of Virgins Pent include Pat Joyce who resided in Galveston west end. Joyce, a Southern Pacific construction department employee, described rain starting Saturday morning and work halting by the company around nine. He arrived at the scene about 11 and noted water in the yard as the flood surged.
Houston dispatch notes Ben W. Dew, a Southern Pacific attaché, among relief workers at Galveston. He observed bodies floating ashore at Virginia Point after the storm and reported the scene to authorities.
Maury County voters backed Hon. L. P. Padgett over rival Boyd in Saturdays primary, with Padgett’s lead estimated between 1,200 and 1,500 votes. Total Maury County turnout reached about 3,000, compared with 2,001 in 1908, as results from Giles Williamson Dickson and others narrowed to final counts. The district committee meets tonight to canvass official figures.
The table presents returns as received from counties in the Seventh Congressional District after Saturday's primary vote. It outlines county by county tallies and reflects early results pending complete certification.
Report mentions twenty five corpses recovered and many more floating bodies while rescuers worked to save survivors. Two men were picked up and carried to the mainland. The note is addressed to Superintendent Felton in Dallas from Mr Vaughan, Western Union Houston manager.
A Houston bound passenger train The Bao Ferrata was wrecked two miles north of Alvin after striking a heavy storm. Mrs Prather of Rosenberg was killed and several injured as the car was lifted from the track. Loss estimated at 2000. A relief train reports huge loss near Virginia Point with many corpses and a stranded survivor.
A snappy dialogue snippet shows a Bay conductor quipping about marital duration. The joke hinges on a pun about how long one has been married, delivering a lighthearted moment about relationships and patience.
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