The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-14
IS SLOWLY RECOVERING.
Galveston Industries Make a Start Toward
Resumption of Business.
The List Grows as the Debris is Gotten Out of
the Way-There are Three Steamers i'm
the Port at Galveston.

in the very heart of the city and ipme-
diately burned
The city sull presents the appearance OF
widespread wreck and ruin Little has
been done to clear the streets of the ter
rible tangle of wires and the masses OF
brick. mortar. slate, stone and glass that
bestrews them. Many OF the sidewalks
are impossible. Some OF them are lit
tered with debris. Others are still so
thIckly covered with slime that walking
on them is out of the quest on. AS a
general rule substantial frame buildings
wtnstood better the blasts OF the gale
than these OF brick In other instances,
however. small wooden structures, els
terms and whole sides of houses have been
pumped down in streets or backwards
squares away from where they originally
stood. Here and there business men have
already put men to work TO repair dam
ages done, but in the main the CONNER
clal interests seem too uncertain TO follow
the lead Of those who apparently show
their faith in the rapid rehabilitation Of
the Island city The temperance of the
newspapers today after suspension of
several days is having a good effect and
both the News and the Tribune are urg-
Ing prompt succor of the suffering and
then equal prOmptness In reconstruction.
( The bulk Of the population is how
ever, only temporarily panic stricken
and there are hosts OF those who helped
= TO make Galveston great who look upon
the catastrophe as Involving only tenn
p0rary halt IN the advancement of tine
city. What is most bothering business
men al present is the attitude the rail-
roads and especially he Southern Pa
clfc. are 10 assume with respect to re-
construction. The decision Of the trans
portaticn lines will do more than any
thing else to restore confidence. Three
q. 10,
today in front OF the city. They had
Just reached port and they found The
dock and pier damaged so widespread that
no accommodation could be given to
I them They found sheds torn away.
freight cars overturned and planklng
ripped on Tho steamships reported
aground In early reports are still high
and day, save TWO the Norwegian Gyller
and the British steamer Norma No ex-
animation Is yet possible as TO the eoldi-
/ ton OF those still on the sands, but the
! big steel tug W. G.. Wilmot of New Or
/ leans has arrived and her assistance is
! to be given In saving those vessels. which
can be gotten into deep water again. AD-
parently, however. Galveston has no inn
mediate need for ships The destruc-
! tion OF the bridges OF all the roads enter
sng the city makes II well nigh impossible
10 furnish outgoing csrgoes. These
| bridges covered each about three miles III
length and the work OF reconstruction
will he a stupendous undertaking.
One OF the most serious results Of the
storm has been the Gripping OF the cleo
trio light and street ear plants. The city
! has been in absolute darkness for several
nights, and only few concerns who oper-
| ate their own illuminating service are en-
ebled 10 do business Nearly every resi-
! dence has gone back to the primitive
candle. The absence OF street lights drives
ali who have no imperative business on