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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1900
Page
2
A condensed review of crimes accidents and fires reported across regions including Sunwiches and Fort Wayne. The items list incidents with names and local details, highlighting notable cases and routine court or police filings.
A garbled OCR fragment references a region and mentions a country, a person named Joe, and a political or social topic. Limited readable details prevent clear context but indicate regional focus and potential local concerns.
A garbled text fragment mentions suppression, a general, and soldiers with rings. Content is unclear with numerous misheard terms and corrupted phrases, making precise entities and events difficult to identify.
A chaotic scene described with garbled text indicates authorities used troops and industrial interests to restrain rapid unrest. The presence of forces helped reduce criminal activity and led to the capture of a lone desperado, ending a period of anarchy.
The vessel with sixteen occupants was wrecked after a train track failure caused the team to break down. The tugboat broke loose and collided with a switch engine, resulting in deaths and serious injuries.
An explosion from a steam pipe at Bald-Witt locomotive works in Philadelphia left one man instantly dead and four others near death. Four others suffered serious burns. The identities of the deceased and dying are not yet known. Named injured include Dennis Delaney, dates Kelly, Stedrew Burns and Adouph Hoyethle.
American authorities announced the collapse of Boer resistance to the British. Captain Peiehman, the United States military attaché with the Boers, telegraphed that conditions required articles to leave the Transvaal and asked for instructions. The dispatch implies no Boer force remains to which he can be attached. he was ordered home.
A lone man held up a CBQ train near Haighler, taking thousands in jewelry and 509 dollars in cash from sleeping passengers. Posse units pursue the robber through the area.
Official statement says Italy desires no further action in China and would withdraw if the Chinese government grants an indemnity.
Eight hundred workers at the Jacob Dolds Packing Company and Clark's and Danahy's packing houses in Buffalo go on strike over the firms refusal to discharge two men who refused to pay their union dues.
A Japanese officer at Chiang in Korea reports that two Japanese and about a thousand Chinese and Korean converts have been murdered on the frontier by Chinese forces.
The account outlines Galveston’s ruin with flood and fire, thousands dead or displaced, ships sunk, and widespread destruction across Texas cities. It notes the fearsome toll, with cremations and burials, and the city’s harbor and coast left in ruins after the storm.
A vivid assessment of Galveston’s vulnerability to major hurricanes. It notes low-lying shores, fragile sea walls, shifting foundations, and the dual disaster of wind and flood. Residents face fatal choices as water rises and structures fail, with many victims drowning rather than fleeing.
Reports describe a devastating cyclone that wrecked seventy five towns, left five thousand families destitute, and prompted martial law at Galveston. Ghouls rifled corpses as Chicago sent relief and railways offered free transport. Debris burial proceeded where safe.
For nearly thirty six hours the situation was appalling and residents fled to higher ground as the luplicane lashed the bay with furious waves. The advancing water swamped the beach and forced people from their homes seeking safety. forethought proved insufficient against the natural onslaught.
Mayor Walter J. Jones reports 5 000 deaths and a third of the city destroyed. Thousands homeless, transport limited, women and children sent to Trouston for relief. Gov. Sayers asked to convene a special session. 50 000 army rations and tents for 6 000 people placed at disposal. State surplus about 2 million. No church or school left intact. half the city obliterated.
The great hurricane devastates Galveston and many neighboring towns along its path. Officials report widespread loss of life and property as the storm impact stretches across seventy five villages and towns, with Galveston bearing the heaviest toll.
Dispatches report Galveston faces greater loss than earlier admitted. Captain Charles Clarke estimates up to 10,000 deaths before tallying the dead. J D Dillon describes a trek from Hitchock to Virginia Point with tracks and bridges washed away, plains flooded, and thousands of cattle and horses perished. Bodies float along the railroad line.
A journalist in Laporte telegraphing details describes a robbery and mutilation of a dead body in Galveston and the deaths of the assailants. The account portrays a grim crime scene with local reactions from soldiers and citizens.
Descriptions of widespread ruin report over 200 miles of coastal devastation with Galveston hardest hit. Loss of life rises into the hundreds, with Angleton area listing fifteen dead among many killed in sugar plantation districts. Looting and brutal acts accompany relief efforts as bodies burn and burial becomes impractical. Government troops and citizens patrol to curb desecration while relief pours in to Galveston and surrounding areas.
Railroads face millions in actual damage and business stoppages. In Galveston wharves warehouses depots and tracks are ruined. Bridges connecting the island are wrecked and must be rebuilt. The International and Great Northern and Santa Fe report significant track washouts.
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