The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-15
BECALMED ON THE BAY
TO SUFFER T0RTURES.
pisfressinE Condition Of Women and
Children Lacking Food and
water.

GALVESTON. Sept. 1.-THE city has
finally lifted its head from beneath the
weight of woe which has been pressing
down, and from now on iis rehabilitation
will be sure and II money IL received, II
will be rapid.
kt n meeting OF the Galveston relief
committee held yesterday noon COM
mittee OF three, consisting Of MAJ. Thomas
Gore, Frank Spencer and ]. - skinner,
were appointed for the purpose q pro-
ceedinr "a Austin and comforting with GOV.
Gayers as 20 the best methods to be pur-
sued IN relieving the distressed city The
committee was appointed az the request
OF Gov snyers. who desired the aid Of
C;aivestOnsin deviang the best and most
practicable means OF relief
The local board Of health, through DR.
II. A. West, It's secretary has made de-
mand that the work OF clearing up the
dwelling houses be turned over to physi-
clans. THIS work, IN common with the
other branches Of cleaning the city, has
been under the direction Of Adjt Gen
capable that the relief committee de-
cIned TO make any division OF responsi-
b'lify. and the doctors were told that they
could not have the work
Notwithstanding the fact that the num-
Der Of boats carrying passengers between
Texas City and Galveston has been large
~ Increased, II was Impossible yester-
day 20 leave the city afte. tho early morn
Ing hours. and hundreds OF men. women
and children. all anxic - to depart. sur
fered great Inconvenience and hardship.
upon the beach az Texas City, waiting for
the morning.
There Is but one steamboat plying
across Galveston bay which is able to
carry passengers In any numbers. and
even this boat II able 20 make the trip
only With extreme caution. on account OF
fhallowness Of tho bay. Yesterday morn
ing somebody lacked something OF being
cautious In the extreme. and the Law
renee, iamning her nose In the mud re-
maiped aground all day Her passengers
we're taken off In small boats, but NIL day
long The Lawrence remained hard and
fast aground, Thu compelled those who
were unable Ia come on the first trip az
the Lawrence 10 trust themselves TO sail
boats; and hy noon 2 dozen o. them
for Texas CITY. whore the fleet was scat
tered over Galveston bay for distance
of anywhere between one mile and three
miles
Ssilboats Bccalmca.
The wind died away utterly. There was
not pun OF air. The boats could neither
60 on To Texas City nor return 20. Cal
weston. ana all through the afternoon
they lay. motionlcsa upon the CLASSY
water None OF them had more than n
measer supply ~ water, and no food.
IS tho trip ordinarily does not require
above an hour. The supply OF water was
soon sxh!aus,ea ne sun bent down with
children who we're bar little else than
babies. became ~ and in many Instances
their mothers were also Frustrated, There
was absolutely no relief 70 he had as the
tugs OF Galveston baY witch might have
given the slonps tow. are ali made for
deep sen work and draw too much watey
~ allow Of their crossing the shallow
channel
Hour after hour the people on the boats,
all OF which were densely packed wers
compelled % hroil IN the torturing blind
Ing sun. without tho slightest current %
air 20 render their situation more heara-
Bile. All afternoon they were hecaimed,
and SLIGHT breeze arising IN the even
Ing n ? o'clock. the sailing craft which
had left Galveston a. noon began 10 dump
their passengers upen the beach az Texas
City
Not ON the Map.
This place, never worthy OF notice upon
any map, r. now among tho things that
once were There f. ~ house. no tents.
no accommodations Of any kind save n
few passenger coaches standing upon tho
railroad trsck These were speedlir Allied
and for the balance of the night women
and children all hungry ana tho latter
CRYING Tor food were competed 10 remain
on the beach An urgent message was
sent 70 ne railway people At Houston,
SAYING ihai women sud children were
snfYering and acking them TO hurry a train
- Texas CITY fof the purpose Of con-
Vpyina the refugees 90 Houston No repiy
was received. and when a train. whose
di,ions AZ Texas city, hnaily appeared
the announcement was made that N
would not go before morning The erows
already AZ Texas city was more than
enough 10 ON the train to It's limit. hut
netwithstatNinr determined "a allow tho
Lawrence % HttemNt once more the pnrils
~ The mud and await another consirn-
ment ~ refugees " was fully twonty
hours after their start from Galveston
ihN inc pfopls Who left there yesterday
noon werr RhlN 90 move out ~ Tpxax
CITY, end - the time the train had made
start for Houston every WOMAN IN trio
crowd was Wy through lack u food, ex-
posture ana Insufficient sieen