The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-19
RECOVERY is SLOW
BUT GALVESTON ~ GRADUALLY
RISING FROM RUINS.
FINDING 100 BODIES A DAY.
No OFFICIAL RECORDS Or THE
DEAD ARE <EFT.

Number of Dead suu Estimated az
5000 60 a.o0o--Great Quantitte. OF
Dininfcctnnts Being Poured Iuto
streets-RaliroRds Are at work ON
Their BradEc-Natcrwork system
Partially Repaired-Hawley Advo-
Gates Building of a Drealswatcr.
Galveston. Tex. Sept iS-The work OF
clearing the streets OF debris Is progress
Ing rapidly under the perfect organization
instituted by military rule under Adiu-
tant General scurry. over 1000 men are
engaged on the work.
Ninesy-elght bodies are reported as hav-
ing been found In the wreckage aud re-
moved to-day. making total OF 1851 vic
times so far recovered. This list Is far
short OF the accurate number Of dead.
because no oficiai records are keps. Bo-
dies found are buried or cremated and no
systematic record has been kept
The storm wrecked almost every vauh
In the six cemeteries. ami many Of the
dead were washed to sea in metal cases
So Ear only one casket has been found
Il had been carried three miles from the
vault
The extension Of the electric lighting
system continues. by tomorrow tho dis
tance from Twentieth to Twenty y seventh
street. aud from the bay to broadway.
VIII be equipped with street lights. More
than 30 skilled mechanics were brought
here to-day from Texas cities.
The total number OF dead is stlll esti-
mated at 6.cO to 5000. The newspaper
list IS over 900 The names OF many ne
groes. Mexicans. Italians and other for
eigners can never he secured.
DtsiafectinR the city.
The work under the direction OF the
health department was pushed with vigor
and rapidity to-day. As fast as dlsiu-
feciants arrive they are being distributed
over the city. over a carload OF disin-
fectants was taken from the wharves 10
day ana sent 10 the health department
supply depot and almost ae much was
taken from that place and distributed over
the city.
Much was done to-day In the way OF
removing debris and disposing Of animal
careasses The sick and wounded are re
ceiving the best of treatment and the
facilities are such that any one needing
medical attention can have Il on appii-
cation.
Besides the other hospitals and medical
relief stations already IN service. the ms
rine hospital and refuge camp was opened
this afternoon. and viii accommodate a
large number of patients. Persons able 10
travel have been taken from the hospitals
and sent Ia the revenue cutters and by
other means of transportation TO Houston
and other relief stations on the mainland.
The outlook from health standpoint Is
very encouraging. Three pile drivers are
at work closing up the breach IN the GAL
weston bay bridge made by the steamship
Roma. The rebuilding OF the bridge lie
progressing rapidly.
Railroads Getting An shape.
A message from General Superintendent
Nixon OF the Santa Fe Railroad 90 General
Manager Polk this evening said trains
will be able to cross on Thursday. orders
have been issued to allow freight 10 pro-
ceed to Galveston. The one bridge will
be heavily taxed 90 accommodate all the
trains The tracks OF Galveston Island
will be completed 90 The bridge tomorrow
noon. Engines are again running into the
union depot and switching IN the
wharf yards. and ore bringing freIgh, TO
the ships in port. A prominent exporter
hom New York said thas serious misrep-
rescntations os the port and the grain
stored here have been published.
The waterYorks system is being gradual
Iy restored. and the mains are now sup
plying the various hospitals. Miss Clara
Barton, OF the Red Cross Society. has
been rendered che use OF the old sealey
building. formerly used by the general
Offices OF the Santa Fe Railway. and has
opened n depot for supplies. She has seut
orders for medicine and surgical dressings
food for the sick and clothing and shoes.
Otherwise she lras recommended that
supply a great many things needed.
a bureau has been established 90 take
a complete census OF the city.
sanitary Precautions.
Gen. scurry has ordered that all fami-
lies living within block Of the pile OF
debris back OF che district entirely swept
away shall move out as a sanitary pre-
caution.
Congressman Hawley advocates the
building OF a breakwator beginning az
the south ietty and extending westward.
parallellng the shore OF Galveston Island
for distance Of about seven miles with
base of twenty-five feet and crown OF
eight feet capped with heavy granite
blocks. he believes this would break the
force OF a tidal wave and adequately pro
tsct Galveston.
In answer 10 an inquiry sent him as 10
the intentions of the Southern Pacific to-
ward Galveston. Charles II. Tweed
chairman Of the road. has telegraphed the
Galveston Cotton Exchange the follow
ing:
work on our Improvements a. Calves
ton has already been resumed and is be-
ing pressed forward as rapidly as posi-
ble"