Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1900 — Page 7

SCENE IN TREMONT STREET, GALVESTON, AS THE TIDAL WAVE RECEDED.

GALVESTON COUNTS HER DEAD.

Grand Total of the Storm's Victims Is About 6,500. Those killed in Galveston during the great storm number about 6.500. The identified dead number 4,17 b; unidentified dead recovered, 300,; estimated number missing, 2,000. Grand total, 6,478. There are also 300 lives lost on the mainland. Laborers are still scarce and Geo. Scurry said that he could give employment to several thousand men. A fetr mechanics from other places have immediately found work. Many architects and contractors are preparing [flans for netv buildings and other improvements. Building material is needed, but its delivery is necessarily slow, owing to the lack of rail communication with the mainland. There are still many pitiable cases of destitution. Many half-demented persons positively refuse to leave their wrecked homes and as persistently refuse to accept offers of relief extended them. In several instances parents who have lost children still occupy ruins of their former home and the surroundings have brought tlviu to a state of mental and physical collapse. The number who have gone insane as a result of their experiences will probably never be known. In every I<j|t of refugees sent out of the stricken city there have been some insane men and women. The victims first make light of their Josses, and laugh immoderately when telling of the death of relatives in the flood. It is a quick step from this to uncontrollable madness. There are no developments which would lead to the belief that the estimate of a property loss of $22,500,000 is too high, writes a correspondent. While one occasionally finds a business roan whose property has not suffered greatly, it must be stated that the class Ss hopelessly in the minority, and that large losses are the rule. The people are becoming more cheerful every* day aud it is more than remarkable to observe the composure exhibited by some of them under the terrible circumstances. The sound of the hammer is beginning to be heard throughout the city and every man not engaged in the grim work of looking and caring for the dead is putch-

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, HOUSTON.

ing up the holes made by the great tidal wave. 'Die spirit displayed by citizens is remarkable. They seem determined to immediately begin to rebuild the stricken city and want building material as speedily as possible. Business houses are being restocked and restaurateurs are conducting business on the sidewalks. The exodus of those who lost everything continues. Galveston’s Pluck. While the catastrophe at Galveston is calling forth proofs of sympathy and a •pirit of practical helpfulness on every hand, the people of Galveston themselves are giving the world an equally notnble proof of courage and sturdy resolution. The situation as it hus developed there from day to day has afforded a striking evidence of their ability to pull themselves together and prepare to face the future. The conditions which they had to coufront on the days immediately following the catnstrophe, when they were cut off even from communication with the outer world nnd were alone in their knowledge of the extent of the calamity, must have been appalling beyond conception. Stunned by a disaster in which individual griefs were lost in n common hftrror nnd the presence of death ou all sides made tbe finding of the dead an Incident of commonplace, they could scarcely have been expected to act with energy, organization or promptitude. The blow sustained *by the city must have seemed irrepnrnblc. It stands to the credit of Galveston people that ns soon as tbe clear comprehension of their misfortune came to them they faced it resolutely, and, pushing aside individual griefs, set themselves to protect those who were still living. They recognized the Trutllity of lamentation, and the necessity of foregoing the rites and formalities which men hold to be sacred obligations to the dead. There is no move talk about abandoning the site or allowing the city to pass into n stage of decadence. The town Is to be rebuilt from Ito mins, and it 1* not merely to rebuilt, bnt to be Improved.

AVENUE O. GALVESTON, LOOKING TOWARD BUSINESS PORTION.

WRECK OF MASONIC TEMPLE.

STORIES OF THE STORM

Two more kodak fiends are said to ha*c been shot by soldiers. The number of business houses resuming trade is increasing rapidly. The total number of people fed in tlve teu wards Saturday was 16,144. Many refugees are in r pitiable condl*tiou, some of them showing unmistakable evidences of insanity. Water mains in Galveston are being repaired as hastily as possible, and some are now in working order. A remarkable escape is that of a ba.'teryman, who was picked up at Morgan's Point, after a five days’ fight wifA the waves. Congressman Hawley of Texas bitterly attacks the statement of Quartermaster Baxter that Galveston Las been hopelessly ruined. No accurate statement of the amount of supplies received can be obtained t>s they are being put in the general stock as soon as received. An appeal is now made for Texas points besides Galveston. There nr? probably fifty small towns and couimuui ties needing aid. The condition of the dead is frightful; The huryiug squads have-been compelled to tie cloths saturated with disinfectant* over their mouths and noses. The city’s electric light service is completely destroyed and the city electrician says it inay be sixty days before tlie business portion can be lighted. In view of all the existing condition* it is no wonder that the ery is “Get tl e women and children to the mainland;

GRAND OPERA HOUSE RUINS.

anywhere off the island," nor is It a woiider that with one small boat carrying only 300 passengers nnd making bnty two trips a day people fairly tight to be takc'i aboard. The clearing-up process Is being pushed with vigor, but it will be many days before nil the debris is removed. A number of streets are now In fairly/good condition. Supplies and money are pouring in from all over the country. The committee in charge have refrained from making public the exact amount of cash receive] so far, but at least seven figures are needed to express the total. This la beIng used judiciously, so far at can be observed, and the good effect of the presence' of aueh reliof fund in the city lb apparent

BUILDING BLOWN HALF A MILE.

RELIEF WORK IN GALVESTON.

Twenty Thousand Survivor* of the Dis* aster Being Fed. Twenty thousand people are being fed and cared for daily in Galveston with the supplies which are pc-uring in from all parts of the country. The estimated cost of the aid which is now being extended is $40,000 a day. The great bulk

SHOOTING A GHOUL IN GALVESTON.

of the aid Is going to the 4,000 men who are at work cleaning up the wreckage, digging for bodies nnd cleaning the streets. Through them it goes to their families. No able-bodied laboring man is allowed to escape the work, whether he'needs aid or not, though most of them do. The business men who are in position to resume are allowed to attend to their stores, nnd their clerical forces are not interfered with. The first few days’ wages consisted entirely of rations, which were given according to the number and needs of the laborer’s fnuiily, regardless of the amount of work he accomplished. Since other supplies have begun coming in they have been added. The work of distribution is being conducted systematically nnd with an apparent minimum of imposition nnd fraud. There is a central committee, of which W. A. MoVitie, a prominent hnsiness man. is chairman. Then there is a committee for each one of the twelve wards. As fast as goods or provisions arrive the mainland they are placed in the central warehouse, from there the different ward chairmen requisition them, nnd they are taken to supply depots in the different wards. All day long there is n motley crowd around every one of these depot*, negroes predominating n’t least two to one. Every applicant passes in review before the ward chairman. HIGH ISLAND BWKPT AWAY. Texas Seaside Resort Kntlrely Destroy ed by the Hurricane. High Island, a seaside resort thirty miles northeast of Galveston, near the gulf shore and in the southwestern corner of Jefferson County, Texas, was entirely destroyed by the hurricane. Tht place had about l,t¥)o residen ts, many of them visitors. Not a house Is left standing and more than 400 dead bodies were found by relief and exploring parties. A rod la lOft foot or Bty yards. j

All His F[?]lt.

‘'Women beat the wolid.” “What's the matter now?” “When my wife wants anything pretty to wear she hints around until I persuade her to buy It; then after she has Worn it out she pitches Into me for enr couraging her to be so extravagant”— •Chicago Record.

Depreciation of Money.

In 1873 a silver dollar was worth one dollar and six-tenths In gold, and in 1896 forty-five cents. Money may depreciate, but there is one standard medicine, which has not changed in half a century, and that is Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. It always has been the one remedy for indigestion, dyspepsia or kidney troubles.

Didn’t Spend It All.

"I want you to prescribe for my wife, doctor." “What’s the matter with her?" “I don’t know, but I am sure there Is something; she went shopping yesterday, and brought home part of the money I gave her.”—Harper’s Bazar.

Your Poor Back

Aches and aches and aches. Every movement hurts. Standing, lying, sitting, walking, always aches. You may have relief if you will. Science knows why your back aches. Science has given the world Dodd’s Kidney Pills. They never fail. Thousands who have doubted just' as you do now, have tried and proven them. Their evidence yon have. They say they have been cured. Many had tried everything else and given up hope. Many had been given up by the doctors. They say that they have been completely cured by the use of Dodd’s Kidney Pills. You, too, may be cured. Do not suffer a moment longer. Be sure you get the genuine Dodd’s Kidney Pills.

Remarkable Mother.

“You have six brothers In the army, little boy?” “Yes’m. Maw made ’em go.” “Made her sons go to war? She must be a good deal of a Spartan mother.” “I don’t know. I guess so. There’s sixteen ox us.”—Chicago Tribune, Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treatmeat by Ely’s Cream Balm, which is agreeably aromatic. It ia received through the nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole surface over which it diffuses itself. Druggists sell the 60c. size; Trial size by mail, 10 cents. Test it and you are sure to continue the treatment. Announcement. To accommodate those who are partial to the use of atomizers in applying liquids into the nasal passages for catarrhal trouble*, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in liquid form, which will be known as Ely’s Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the spraying tube is 75 cents. Druggists or by mail. The liquid form embodies the medJoinal properties of the solid preparation.

The Antiquity of Wigs.

A passage in Polybius has“been cited to prove that Hannibal wore a wig. Wigs were probably invented about the time of the first Roman emperors, for we are told that Otho had a scalp of fine leather with locks of hair upon It ■0 well arranged as to seem natural.

BEST FOR THE BOWELS.

No matter what ails yon, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowel 3 are put right. GASCARETS help aature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Beware of imitations.

Bound to Get Scared.

“Those first automobiles scared my hone dreadfully.” “Yea, they made so much noise.” The new ones scare him, too; they don’t make any noise at all.”—lndianapolis Journal.

Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O!

Aak your Grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury aa well as the adult. All who try i’ like it. GRAIN-O has that rich teal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pur* grain*, and the most delicate stomach receive* it without distress. % the price of coffee. 15c aid 25c per package. Sold by all grocers.

Notea from a Wedding.

“All the girls were in white mull, and the men In white duck.” "Wasn’t there any color about the wedding at all?” "Yes; the groom had red hair.”—Chicago Record.

Marquette, the World's Greatest HayFever Sanitarium.

Excursion tickets on sale Tuesday. Sept. 18, at all principal points, via all leading lines, at an advance of $2 on th* one-way rate, good for tWenty-one day*. Ask your nearest ticket agent for par tlculara, or write to Geo. W. Hibbard, G. P. JL, D. S. S. & A. Ky., Marquette, Mich. Loalng the Score. “Ma, what day’s this?” “It’a Thursday.” “Why, ma, seems as If it was yesterday.”

Lane’s Family Medicine

Move* tbs bowels each day. In order to be healthy tbia la necesiary. Acta gently on the liver and kidneya. Ouree •ick headache Price 25 and 50c. Ancient Chinese Coinage. Chinese coinage in-the shape of a knife has been traced back as fax as 2240 B. C.

TO CUBE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative llromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If it falls to care. K. W. Grove’s signature is on each box. 24c. If the soul be happily disposed, everything becomes capable of affording entertainment, and distress will almost want a name.—Goldsmith. Plso’s Cure is the best medicine wa ever nsed for all affections of the throat and lungs.—Wm. O. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind., Feb. 10. 1000. We are never so ridiculous by the qualities we have, as by those we affect to have.—Kochefoucnuld. The Manufacturer* of Carter's Ink Have had forty years' experience In making It and they certainly know how. Rend for “Inklings,” free. Heaven never help# the man who w»U £ot ggt— Bopboclen v

Bard to Please.

Wife—Tell me honestly, John, if I should die, would you marry again? John (desiring to please)—Many again! Of course I wouldn’t. Such an idea would never enter my mind. Wife (angrily)—Oh, you wouldn’t? You don’t find marriage pleasant, I suppose? No doubt you are sorry you married me. John (still desiring to please)—You don’t understand, my dear. I was Joking, of course. I meant that I would marry again. Wife (more angrily)—You would, eh? You are In a great hurry to get married again. Perhaps you wish that I was out of the way. I know you would be glad if I died—ugh!—London Tit-Bits.

EXCURSIONS TO CALIFORNIA.

Comfortable and Inexpensive. Our parties leave every Wednesday from both St. Louis, joining at Denver. Then\past the grandest scenery in the wofid, over the Kio Grande Railroads. A hours’ stop to see Salt Lake City, and on via Ogden to the coast. A special agent is in charge of each party, and the tourist sleeping cars are comfortable and exquisitely clean, Let me give yon full particulars. Write and inclose 6 cents In postage for our beautifully Illustrated 72-page book on California. F. E. Bell, City Passenger Agent. 0., B. & Q. R. R. 211 Clark Ntreet, Chicago.

Innocence Abroad.

“My dear, you have been very naughty; you must ask God to make you a good child,” aald a fond mother, on bidding her little girl good-night. The next morning the child announced: “Mamma, I asked God last night to make me a good child, and He answered me.” “How did He answer you?" “Why, he said, ‘Great Scott! I know many little girls worse than you are!’ ” —Harper’s Magazine.

What Do the Children Drink?

Don’t give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O? It Is delicious and nourishing, and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-0 you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Graln-0 is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but costs about % as much. All grocers sell it 15c and 25c.

The Dyspeptic Commenter.

“My voice,” said the young woman, ‘ls all my own. I have never taken a vocal lesson.” “In other words,” said the confirmed dyspeptic, who kindly volunteers remarks to help along the struggling humorist, “you sing that way because you can’t help it.”—Philadelphia Press.

Defined.

Mrs. Jones—This paper speaks of a “lobbyist” as If It was a term of reproach. - Mrs. Plagore—Of course. A lobbyist, I take It. is one of these deceitful men who sneak out between the acts for a drink, claiming they are merely going Into the lobby.—Philadelphia Frets.

One Way.

Husband—l don’t know how much of an allowance to give you next year. Wise —You know how much you can afford, don’t you? Husband—Why, yes. Wife—Then give me as much more as you can spare.—Puck.

Accurate.

“What was Colfax's Idea of going to the Thousand Islands on his summer vacation this year?” “I don’t think he had any Idea on earth, except to count them and see If there are really a thousand.’’—Chicago Tribune.

Hall's Catarrh Cure.

Is taken Internally. Price 75 cents. There are 20,000 locomotives on the railways of the United Kingdom, and their cost has been about £60,000,000. Each package of PUTNAM FADELESS DYE colors either Silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly at one boiling. Fire and sword are but slow engines of destruction In comparison with tho babbler.—Steele. Mrs. Winslow'* Hoothiso Itrirr lor Children W whins; sottens th* rum*, reduce* inflammation. *U*y* pain, cure* wind oolic. '* cent* * bottle. Irregular eyebrows are said to be an indication of Insanity.

Sick Headache Is always caused by torpid liver or Imperfect digestion, and 1* generally accompanied with constipation. The causa la quickly removed by a dose of Uadway’s li Pills Purely vegetable, mild and reliable. Cause Perfect Digestion, complete absorption and healthful regularity. Foe the cure of all disorflera of the Btomaeh, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervons Diseases, Piles, Bkk Head ache And All Disorders of tbc Liver. Price 23 cts. per box. Sold by all druggist*. or tent by mall on receipt of price. KADWAY A CO.. 63 Elm Street, New York. Be snr* sad get “Badway a.**

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