The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-19
SUPPLIES And
MONEY POURING !.
IN FOR NEEDY. Y
at Galveston and ether Texas
Towns-"situation Continues
to Improve
SEVEN FIGURES ARE NEEDED
To Express Amount of Cash ReceiV-
ed-Death LoSs Will Amount to
s,ooo-People Leaving.

GALVESTON, Texas, Sept 1S.-"The
si.Gution continues to improve" is
what one is told now when one applies
at any Of the various headquarters for
information. In fact this statemen: is
made with gratifying monotony all
over the city. The work has been
brought down 10 business basis as
far as possible and the amount of sys-
TEN and order displayed In the various
departments would furnish cause for
considerable uarprlse to any one who
might return 10 Galveston after an ab-
sence of three or four days.
One feature that has caused better
feeling and q more pronounced willing
ness to work Is afforded by the fact that
the time of all OF the laborers employed
is being kept at headquarters. The men
have been assured OF compensation for
their labor and, quite naturally. they
now go about their unpleasant tasks
with much better grace than hereto
fore.
Conflicts of Authority Less.
Then, too. there are not SO many irri-
tating little conflicts Of authority as
there have been in the past, when the
progress OF the work was in some cases
materially hindered by petty demon
stration5 of personal feeling. a thor
ough investigation reveals the fact that
every department is as well organized
as is possible under the circumstances
and that every one is harmonious. This
is eminently rs 1t should be.
Supplies and money are now pouring
In from all over the country. ]. is
stated that at least seven figures are
needed to express the amour. OF cash
SO far received. This Is oelng used ju-
diciously and the good effects. of the
presence Of such a relief fund in the
city are already becoming apparent.
Militia Wants Relief.
The state militia companies which
have been stationed here have been do
ing splendid work, and many OF the
men are now OF the belief that they
should now be allowed to return to
their homes and troops sent from other
parts of the state to fill their pisces.
They have seen hard and almost con-
tinuous duty. and It would really be the
proper thing to do IL the matter of
transportation does not stand in the
way, to let them return and send 9TH
ers to replace them.
Reluctantly one Is forced to the opin-
ion that the number of dead which had
been placed at 5000 is too low and that
the number Will go as high as 6,88e, and
perhaps above that number. The con-
clusion has not been reached Without
considerable thought and careful in
vestlgation. The death list will reach
the total of 4,i37 with the additions
sent out to-day.
Few Negroes Reported.
In addition to all this 1t must be re-
nembered that only n comparatively
small number of the negroes who per-
ished in the storm have been reported,
After considering all these facts one
can hardly do anything else but con-
clude that the total to be finally reach.
ed will be above G.Ooo. Everyone has
tried to be as conservative MS possible
in making estimates. both us to the
losses OF life and property, but In view
OF all the features,o of this part OF the
to he seen now It Is not pos-
slble to reitcrate the former estimate OF
5000. Judge Morgan Mann stated TO-
day that in his opinion the list would
SO as high as 1000. The exact number
OF course, will never be definitely
known. One can only hope that these
larger estimates will prove too high,
and that at least n part OF the horror or
the work Of. the storm will not be so
In evidence.
Property Loss Enormous.
There are no Developments which
would lead to the belief that the esti-
mate of property loss OF So, ,oDO. 900 Ia
too high. While one occasionally finds
a business man whose property has no.
suffered greatly, 1t must be stated that
the class Is hopelessly in the minority
and that large losses are the rule.
The people are becoming more cheer.
ful every day and It is more than re-
markable TO observe the composure cx-
hlhited BY some OF them under the ter
rible circumstances. The indIyIduara
woe has ben lost In the communities
grief and on every hand may be seen
cases of people who have lost their all
doing everything in their power to com.
fort n nelghbor, who, perhaps has no,
been so unfortunate.
Everybody in Earnest.
Everybody seems to be doing all there
is to do toward ultimate rehabilitation
and the determination TO build a CITY
which VIII be bigger and broader In
every way than the one which has bcpn
destroyed, appears to be general.
The people are leaving the city in con
siderable numbers. but the relief work
locally has now been gotten down |,
such fine point that 1t is likely that
there will be a marked dImln!ution OF
the exodus daring the next two or three
days. The fears OF an epidemic have
been allnycd by the presence and the
distribution OF medicines and disinfec-
tants and therefore feature which
would undoubtedly have had the crrec;
Of causing many to seek succor else
where. has been eliminated from the
situation. :.