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Show ' '.STORM 10,000 Persons Probably Killed Galveston, Texas, Almost Al-most Swept Away Chicago, Sept.. 10. The follbwibg statements of the situation at Galveston Gal-veston and along the coast was reserved re-served tonight: Dallas, Tex., Sept. 10.-'vTo Charles Dithl, G. M., the Associated 3re8sf Chicago: 'Prom tne latest reports, ' which . are coneidered reliable, the -disaster at Galveston and along the coast has .not bun exaaaerated. The water of the gulf and bay met, covering the island to a depth of six to twelve feet. Daring the uddea .flood ' a most terrible storm was raging, rag-ing, the wind blowing ibout eighty gni'es an hour. "Many of the dead have been uncovered; un-covered; fibers are -still under the Ndebns; others carried out to sea. "It is not possible to give at this time a reliable report as to toe number num-ber of deatbsj , From estimate adeby elialiie r-" -.rL, wuo aav JtlSU: come from Galveston, it is beiieved tba.t no- less ithan 1, 500 and possibly as many M 5 000 Deople were drowned. "Of course, the wounded arc num-f num-f rous. - - - '; -"Tne damge t (property, is moat -shocking. . - - -"dome of the public buildings and prwate eetablisboaeats were wrecked. UMiouaands of hofflt were swept entirely away. ... ' -Ct is quite safe to et this down as one the greatest disasters that hs ever visited the United States. Tue loss of property ie irreparable; Up iDss ef life is aopatliog. Q, B. Dealv, Manager Dallas Nes. Dallas Texas, Spt. 10. Houst-o and Texas Central railroad offlcu..sj at nooa received bulletins from the.r general offices .u Houston that tbe " toss.of4ifewill probaWy reach 300C I Tbe Missouri, K-iusas and lexas relief forces Bear Galveston and alon" the cost telegrapbed atnn - thatlne -oss of life w,U I than 5009, and may reach 10.0UU. Washington, Sept. 10. -The secretary sec-retary f tbo inferior today approved to tb'e state of Utah a clear list of : 19 ft36 acres fcr tlie Agricultural col- - le?e 12 971 acres for aa insane asylum ja'nd 14,223 acres for a re- ? form school. The land i the , f Salt Lhiw City dial net. 'i- London. SepTlO.-A"' spj ' dispatch from Berlin says that Jv GrLt Britain and Germany have ' agreed oot to evacuate Pekin unt 1 ; full satisfaction fcr tbe recent out-. out-. rages has been outlined. |