Show I ISLAND INUNDATED I Tido Was from Eleven to Thirteen 1 Feet in Height Washington Sept 1311hc War de partnient has received the following > J telegram from Gen McKIbbln who was sent to Galveston to report on conditions I condi-tions there Houston Tex Sept 1G Adjutant General Washington Arrhed at Galveston Gal-veston at 6 p m having been ferried across the bay in a yawl boat It is impossible im-possible to adequately describe the conditions existing The strom began about 9 a in on Saturday and continued I con-tinued with constantly Increasing violence vio-lence until after midnight The Island was inundated the height of the tide was from eleven to thirteen feet The wind was a cyclone With few exceptions excep-tions every building in tho city Is injured In-jured Hundreds are entirely destroyed SOLDIERS DROWNED All the fortifications except the rapidlire battery at San Jaclntp practically prac-tically destroyed At San Jaclnto every building except the quarantine has been swept away Battery 0 First artillery lost twentyeight men The otllcers and their families were all saved Three members of the hospital corps lost Names will be sent as soon as possible Loss of life on the Island lo possibly more than 1000 All bridges are gone waterworks destroyed and all telegraph lines are down Col Roberts was In the city and made every effort to get telegrams tele-grams through The city under control of committee of citizens and perfectly quiet quietEvery Every article of equipment or property prop-erty pertaining to battery 0 was lost Not a record of any kind Is left The men saved have nothing but the clothing cloth-ing on their persons Nearly all are without shoes or clothing other than their shirts and trousers Clothing necessary I ne-cessary has been purchased and temporary tem-porary arrangements made for food and shclterCiOOO GOOO PEOPLE DESTITUTE There are probably 5000 citizens homeless and absolutely destitute who must be clothed sheltered and fed Have ordered UOOOO Iatlons and tents for 1000 from Sum Houston Have wired commissarygeneral to ship 30000 rations ra-tions by I express Lieut Perry will make his way back to Houston and send this telegram MKIBBIN |