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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1900
Page
9
Tor McGraw of McGraw's Chapel Ohio, a lifelong Republican, supported Bryan after being in Chicago the day Blaine was nominated. He cited imperialism as a menace to the republic. Mr Botts delivered mail during Grant's first term but has since retreated from active public life.
Dispatch from Dallas on September 11 describes Galveston as ruined beyond repair with estimated property losses around 20 million dollars and potential death toll near 3,000. Business leaders fear insurance repudiation and total capital collapse, while funeral firms face collapsed infrastructure for burials.
Reports from Galveston on Saturday's maritime disaster vary on deaths from 1500 to 8600 with 75 percent of buildings damaged. President McKinley offers government aid and shipments are sent to the stricken area. Hundreds of bodies are recovered as physicians are badly needed and thousands are injured.
Telegram reports Mrs. Hetty Green that her son E. R. H. Green living in Texas is safe in Verrell. Some accounts claim the Tarpon club of Rockport near Galveston where Green presides was wrecked and many guests killed.
A Galveston refugee claims the dead are loaded onto barges and dumped into the sea to prevent pestilence. Officials say the measure aims to protect the living from disease while addressing crowded burial needs in Galveston Bay.
Cities marshal relief after great damage hits Rockport while Corpus Christi district reports no damage. Beaumont rice crop damage estimated at 500000 dollars. First train from Ban Antonio to Gal indicates disrupted rail service.
Correspondent Spillane recalls a Wall of wind and flood that engulfed Galveston. He notes 84 mph gusts, city submerged by night, electric and gas plants out, streets deadly, with many bodies seen as survivors fled to higher ground.
Prof Andrew Jackson DeVoe of Chattanooga Tennessee predicted a great gulf cyclone forming on the ninth and moving to the Atlantic coast bringing heavy rain. The forecast referenced a Galveston inundation date and noted September projections in his almanac for 130 predictions.
A forecast calls for a great storm forming on the twenty third over the extreme northwestern states bringing wind and rain and potential damage. Hearst newspapers including the Chicago American, New York Journal, and San Francisco Examiner will send relief and hospital trains to Galveston, racing to deploy doctors and supplies first, with the Journal train expected to depart Jersey City Tuesday night.
Galveston Texas faces mass casualties from the hurricane and flood with about 2600 killed. mainland towns within fifty miles report ten dead each as relief efforts struggle. bridges to the mainland lie submerged and harbor facilities are ruined while looting and disease threaten survivors.
A fragment notes that the letterhead bears C. Maybury’s name and implies mayoral approval. It mentions Mr. Taggart being asked to send 25 cents and to write three similar letters. The details suggest a civic or campaign context with solicited correspondence.
A Washington dispatch counters earlier reports by Capt Rafferty stating that all officers and enlisted men except 15 at the Galveston post were destroyed. The message confirms surviving personnel and refutes prior claims of total destruction.
Militia companies have been ordered to Galveston to quell starving mobs looting houses and stores in the stricken city as relief efforts proceed in Houston Texas on September 11.
Johnnie Moore, 11, colored, was arrested at 2040 Louis Street on a highway robbery charge after accosting 9 year old Tom Dorsey at Arsenal Avenue noon Monday. He grabbed a pocketbook and 50 cents, then fled. Police note he is the youngest arrestee for highway robbery in Indianapolis.
Report from Houston dated September 11 describes 15 miles of debris stretching from Galveston across the bay to Texas City with bodies unidentifiable. Water works destroyed and cisterns blocked, Galveston survivors face great suffering as relief lags and mass graves loom.
Reader asks about a missing gold watch and hints at a popular liners feature on page seven of THE SUN. The message mentions a code O839GSBUzY and a general concern shared by the reader and four others.
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for 36 hours ending 8 pm Sept 12 shows possible thunderstorms Tuesday night cooler and fair Wednesday. Temperatures 76 at 7 am 88 at noon and 2 pm. Winds from the south at 42 miles per hour with dust tossed. tree limbs blown in the northern city area.
The Santa Fe relief train brought many survivors to Houston on September 11 as rescues continued. Dozens were injured and housed in box cars or awaiting shelter. Pearland buildings were destroyed, Alvin and Hitchcock reported multiple deaths, and a dozen bodies were found in Hall's bayou with many more missing.
John Cook died Monday afternoon at his father in law T P R Mount’s residence on West Indianapolis Hill. He started the first grocery in that district. His wife is Gov Mount’s niece. Funeral set for 2 p m Wednesday at First M E church.
Mayor Taggart received the fourth copy of a chain letter crafted by E. W. Klein of Detroit. The circular aims to aid storm sufferers in Galveston, with the missive addressed to the mayor and urging further contributions and distribution.
George Allison of 442 Market Street will remain in jail for a few days until witnesses testify. He read his wife's old letters to neighbor Gilbert Bennet who reported it to Mrs. Allison. She warned him, and Allison tried to punish Bennet after a confrontation with Charles Harns. Bicycle cops Bray and Losh arrested him.
Barclay Walker dismissed city chatter that he would tour with his opera Proto Sabra Eenes. He stated he will remains in his Brenneke building studio and will not travel, keeping his work location unchanged.
The notice lists Photon price this month at Bennett's located at 28 East Washington.
John Medert, a fusion populist operative, returned from North Vernon reporting a supposed mid-road populist convention failed to convene. He says four men formed a back-room meeting and notes rumors that Republicans offered a Democrat 500 dollars plus 1.50 per vote for a run, while Democrat leaders denied the tale amid a fierce Griffith Powell contest in district 4.
State democratic headquarters imposes a decree restricting news to secretary or assistant sources. Interviews with sub department leaders must occur in the secretary's presence, and information not intended for publication is cited as the cause. The move alarms journalists, contrasting the warmer Democratic HQ with the Republicans.
Two hundred Parry Manufacturing Co employees met at noon Tuesday to form a Republican club supporting McKinley and Roosevelt. D M Parry urged joining with no coercion and warned dismissals would follow if men voted against conscience. Attorney General Taylor and R A Brown spoke, noting pros and perils of Bryan. An initial disorganized crowd followed H O Stricker in organizing steps.
Usona metal polish for bar fixtures showcased at Clark 116 N Til st. His photographs touted as the best at the lowest price. Also advertised Hoyt's Poisoned Blood Cure.
News from Nagasaki reports the dowager empress captured by Russians while Pekin remains quiet. Boxer leaders return home in disguise. U.S. transport Sumner narrowly escaped foundering near the voyage to Manila after a leak 12 miles from shore. Gen. Barry is critically ill with dysentery at Nagasaki.
TAKU Sept 11 The international punitive expedition departed Tuesday for Pao-Ting-Fu where numerous missionaries have been massacred.
An imperial edict dated August 27 orders Li Hung Chang to proceed to Pekin for conference with Prince Ching. Li plans to leave Shanghai promptly and seeks personal protection. US commissioners to treat with Li are being considered this week, including Judge William R Day, Dr. David J Hill, and Col. Denby.
London dispatches report a mass casualty event in Fo-Chou-Fu Shansi Aus 15 killing several Americans including Mr and Mrs Atwater with two children Mr and Mrs Price and four children and Mrs Legren and Mrs English who endured severe mistreatment. At Tai-Yuan-Fu Mr and Mrs Wm D Clapp were fatally hurt with others Miss Bird Miss Partridge Miss French and Miss Palmer among five women fatally harmed near Hsian Fu.
A brief shopping note advertises hair pieces at Mahomney's in Massachusetts offering a tempting promise of customer satisfaction. The line reads as a promotional snippet likely from an early to mid 20th century newspaper.
Eye care center offers tests examinations and fittings for glasses at reasonable prices. J P Mullally diamonds and jewelry located at 28 Monument Place provides related services and products.
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