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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1900
Page
13
Texas coastal devastation and Galveston ruin after a hurricane disaster. Death toll estimated around 8500 with widespread flooding, fires, and mass displacement. Historic chaos described as a city sinking like a ship, with vast property losses and seaward wreckage.
The hurricane of 1900 devastates Galveston with wind and flood. The city cannot be protected by sea walls and survives by communal hope until reconstruction. Many residents faced death in floodwaters as homes and streets flooded.
Mayor Walter J. Jones warns 5 000 lives lost and one third of Galveston destroyed as relief pours in from Chicago, Rock Island, and state governors. Army rations and tents reach Gov Sayers, while citizens are urged to aid the stricken city. Martial law imposed to curb looting after the cyclone and surge.
A massive hurricane devastates Galveston and numerous coastal towns, with far reaching loss of life and property. Reports indicate hundreds dead and extensive damage in a broad storm path beyond the city.
A telegraph report from Laporte describes a catastrophic flood across Brazoria and Galveston regions with extensive loss of life and mass destruction. Looters, including both blacks and whites, desecrated corpses and were shot by soldiers or civilians as punishment. The death toll and damaged sugar refineries, plantations, and homes overwhelmed relief efforts centered on Galveston.
Rail lines in Texas endure heavy losses with millions in actual damage and business stoppage. In Galveston wharves warehouses depots and tracks are ruined while bridges connecting the island are destroyed and must be rebuilt. International and Great Northern and Santa Fe report significant track washouts. Bodies burned as heat accelerates decay. rescue teams face immense need for aid as thousands are left homeless across Galveston and surrounding areas.
Dispatches from Galveston report the disaster may kill up to 10 000 in the storm wrecked district. Captain Charles Clarke says the death list may exceed that figure before mortuary records close. J D Dillon describes walking the rail line from Hitchcock to Virginia Point amid widespread destruction with livestock losses and upturned towns.
The text outlines British aims to govern the Transvaal and Orange Free State after Boer defeat, noting tax and governance challenges, and potential emigration if overtaxed. It references Chamberlain, cabinet ideas, and the broader imperial strategy amid colonial costs and mines on the Rand.
Tennessee Supreme Court rules that tears by counsel in a jury argument are not mandatory. if tears occur they are proper and even the duty of the counsel. The record notes the weeping occurred in the plaintiff’s counsel’s argument, with Mrs. B. J. Miller of Sunbury and a mention of a pearl worth more than a sigil at Atlantic City.
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