The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-15
CITIZENS ENCOURAGED
ny DECISIONS OF RAILWAYS.

life and courage IN the citizens.
loss is estimated at 100000 by Supertntcnd-
ent Baker who is here with n force OF 81"
men making repairs and restoring connec-
tons.
CLEARING THE STREETS
UNDER SQUAD FORMATION.
The first real attempt to clear away the
great mass OF debris piled along the
was begun TO-DAY Advertisements were
printed in the News. which appeared ihis
morning, asking for h:Indreds of men and
sp9nded They were formed into squads
and promptly put to work with "A police
Deputy Sheriff in charge. ..,.
II is hoped that a vigorous prosecution or
this work will lead to the early recovery
of bodies still in the debris. That there
are many of them There is no shadow OF
doubt. 1t is difficult inded to imagine how
half the people that did escape got free OF
this fearful fiotsam and tetsam
Shipping men say to-day that the dam
age 10 the wharves Is by no means as scri-
Gus as at frs, supposed. The chief damage
has been in the tearing open of sheds and
the ripping of planking. The she'd. now
for a considerable distance along the bay
front successfully withstood the pounding
1t got from the wind and waves, ana pusl-
ness men find a measure CT consolation IN
HOPING FOR
AN EARLY WATER SUPPLY.
More hopeful reports We're received to-
day touching the water supply. {. ii. Nc
Masters of the Chamber OF Commerce mas
charge of the water relief work The COM
rany Is placing men all along the mains,
plugging the broken places. and thereby as
sisting the flow. 1t was serving some OF It's
customers to-day. and hopes gradually to
Increase the service. The water continues
TO run BY gravity pressure.
One difficulty the people are having is IN
carrying supplies 10 their homes or places
of business The ice supply continues boun-
Tiful, and at mary corners lemonade is
served at cents for as many glasses as
YOU can drink at one time.
More effective measures were taken to-day
to keep undesirable people OFF the island
Soldiers patrolled the water front and chal-
Ienged ali who could not show a proper rea-
ing 10 work fo- the privilege of coming into
town
VICTIMS OF STORM
STILL IN THE WATERS.
To-day was a day of anguish. like all
the days of this week have been. There
was no cessation of tear-stained faces APP
pearing here and there to tell of the lost
A motherless boy or a fatherless girl. a new
childless mother or father, or whatever 1t
may be, they still come TO tell OF their
woe. and the stold men who glide over the
water or who search the shore still bring
in the swollen and nnrecognizable victims
of the storm.
All fear to look upon the sea- lest some
heartless wave shall bring to view the cold.
stark form Of somebody whom somebody
loved. The victims are still growing into
larger thousands, and the bereft are still
coming in to tell of losses. 1t is con-
tinued story of anguish and death. 1t is
needless to repeat the sad discoveries.
Every wave Of the sea has its tragedy.
In Galveston there has ceased to be an
anxiety for the dead, but concern for the
living.
There is much work to be done, and II
is being done. Women and children are be-
ing hurried out of the city as rapidly as
the limited facilities Of transportation will
permit. There is an element with an
abundance Of vital energy which intends
to save the town. and the town Is being
saved.
Adjutant General Scurry now has charge
Of the town, and It Is really under martial
law OF course, there is some friction. be-
cause martial law means unusual restraint.
But the friction, like the martial law, Is
temporary matter. 1t would be difficult TO
challenge the necessity Of this measure.
There are many defenseless women and
children In the city, living in houses with
out locks and keys. and they must be pro-
tected against providers of all kinds
How long such protection will be neces-
sary cannot be known now. but General
Scurry can be depended upon to discharge
the important obligations which he has as
sumed.
There are political factions here who
resent the idea of martial law, but this fact
does not for a moment abate the necessity
for II. United States Marshal John Grant
arrived yesterday with twelve Deputy Mar
shaIs. He rendered his services to General
Scurry, and they were accepted. 1t Is like
ly that Marshal Grant will increase his
force to fifty Deputy Marshals at once. He
cancelled his political appointments in Ohio
to render this service to Galveston.
MILITARY RULE
IS NOW ABSOLUTE.
Yesterday Mayor Walter c. Jones issued
a proclamation revoking all passes hereto
fore issued and placing Brigadier General
Thomas Scurry in command of all forces.
General Scurry appointed Hunt MaCalb Ad-
jutant General, and only passes signed by
him will be recognized.
About 400 bodies were disposed Of yester-
day, either by burial or cremation.
At a meeting of the Relief Committee yes
terday, It was decided not to pay for labor
but time checks will be issued and paid
later. Only those sick and those working
will receive assistance from the relief COM
mittees.
Tho water situation remains the same,
with the exception that more water Il rum
ming from Alta Iona and Is going with
greater force over the district of the city
where the water is turned on than before.
Mr.. John E. Bailey Of the Galveston
Wharf Company. authorized the statement
yesterday that his estimate of the damage
to the company's property was 800. 900.
To those acquainted with the wharf front
a peculiar thing is presented near the foot
of Twenty-first street. The big steel tank
Of the waters-Pierce on Company, in
which was stored during the season cot
tonseed oil, at the foot of Fifteenth street,
was blown to Twenty-irst street, a dis
tance of six blocks. 1t landed on its bot
tom and rests now in an upright position.
The prospect for rail communication is
Improving, but no day can be set when
trains can be run onto the island. Large
forces are at work on both ends of one of
the four bridges across the bay. but as the
bridge Is two and one-quarter miles long
and the piling in bad condition, 1t is impos-
sible to say Just when the work will be
completed.
Is q Republican No More.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Mulberry Grove, ILL.,. Sept. 14-Doctor @.
w. Crawford. a well-known physician OF