The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-15

be impossible. The only way in which
The Pest correspondents are able to -
cure information concerning the dead and !
the living is from the people to whom
blanks to be filled out are gwen, and
from those who come to The Posts
headquarters in the fremont hotel to re-
port Sometimes people are reported as
dead in the best of good faith on the part
of the informants, who afterward prove
to have p.ssed through the storm In
safety. These errors are unfortunate, but
they can not be helped. There has been
absolutely no way in which the correct
ness of these reports could be established
during the Undesirable confusion which
has prevailed here. but which Is nov he.
ginning to abate somewhat Persons who
have friends and relatives here can onl,
restrain their anxiety as much as possbls
and walt for the lists which appear daily
in The Post and which are as complete dni
as correct as can possibly be made under
the circumstances. OF course such wait,
ing is heartrending, bur unless the person
concerning whom information is wanted is
prominent. and the person wishing the IL
formation has some friend who is wiling
TO devote an unlimited amount OF time to
the search, it will avail but little to send
inquiries to Galveston. Those who have
been in this stricken city since the stoEm
which the work is being done.
The mayor authorized Or. G. II. Wilin-
son to organize a hoard OF health and II
was perfected this morning at 10 o'clock.
1t consisted of c. II wilkinson, president;
A. j. Smith, secretary, and the following:
Drs. Fly Randall, Trueheart, West, Peck
ham and w. c. Fisher. The duties as
signed were as follows: Care OF injured
and sick, Trueheart Refugee camp, Peck
ham. Disposal of human and animal RS
mains. Fly. D.sinteetants and waterclos-
cts. Randall. Removal OF garbage, Ran
dali. Disposing Of medical supplies,
Fisher.
The mayor authorized the committee to
employ men at 50 per day and drays at
$3.50. A public dispensary is TO be estab
lished in each ward where wounds will be
dressed and orders may be left for visit
ing the sick.
| Public water closets are to be established
over the city and the people urged 10 use
these, as they may be looked after, while
! 1t is utterly impossible to care for the
I private closets.
DIR. Wilkinson states that the salt slime
, that covers the city will have a sanitary
effect and that he does not expect great
deal Of sickness.
Six of the Red Cross nurses arrived
this morning from San Antonio and were
! placed in service here. Outside physi-
! clans have responded rapidly and there
| are not many more needed now to care
for the SICK but they can give valuable
assistance in enforcing the sanitary meas
! ures.
The attempt to flush sewers was un-
/ successful.
! j. w. Maxwell general superintendent
OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail-
/ way company, stated this morning that
! he expected rail communication TO be es-
! tablished with the mainland The en-
| gineers OF the Southern Pacific and Gulf,
/ Colorado and Santa Fe Railway company
are investigating today in order to de-
/ termine which OF the bridges can mcst
easily be rebuilt. All roads will work to-
! gether TO rebuild one bridge.
The transportation headquarters were
moved to the wharf today and the Gall
| weston. Houston and Henderson railway Is
furnishing free transportation to all who
apply except those who have plenty OF
money and these are very scarce. Tho
wharf is crowded with people trying to
get out Of town and the sooner they can
/ get out the better