The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-14

Galveston. Tex, Sept. 13.-Galveston
is beginning slowly to recover from
the stunning blow of last week, and
though the city appears tonight to be
pitilessly desolated. the authorities of
the commercial and Industrial interests
are setting their forces TO work, and
the resumption of business on a mod
crate scale.
The presence of the troops has had
beneficial effect upon the criminal
classes, and the fear of a brief but
desperate reign of anarchy now no
longer exists. The saloons have at
least temporarily gone out of business,
and every strong lirnbed man who has
not his own abode to look after is De-
ing pressed into service. so that, first
of all. the water service may be re-
sumed, the cutters flushed and the
streets lighted.
The further the ruins are dug into
the greater becomes the increase in the
list of those who persisted as their
houses tumbled about their heads On
the lower beach yesterday a searching
party found a score of corpses within
small area, going to show that the bull
wark of debris that lies straight across
the island cOnceals many more bodies
than have been accounted for
Bodies Are Tossed Up.
Along the beach boe.ss are constant
" being washed up Whether these
are those which were swept out into
the gulf and drowned. or simply the
return ashore of some OF those cast into
the sea to guard against terrible peSti-
lence, there is no means of knowing.
In any event. the Associated Press cor
respondent in a trip across the hay
yesterday. counted seven bodies toss
ing in the waves with number of car
casses of cattle ard horses the stencil
of which was unbearaOle. In many
parts of the city the smell of decom-
posed flesh IS apparent Wherever
such instances are found the authori-
ties are freelv disinfecting.
Only today babe. lashed TO a mat
tress, was picked up under a residence
in the very heart of the city and
burned.
Frame Buildings Lasted Best.
As a general rule substantial frame
buildings WithStOOd better the blasts
of the gale than those Of brick. In
other instances, however small wood
en- structures. cisterns and whole sides
of houses have been pumped down
in streets or back yards squares away
from where they originally stood.
Here and there business men have
already put men to work to repair the
damage done, but in the main the
commercial interests seem to be un-
GSIe to follow the lead of those who
show faith in the rapid rehabilitatiO
of the island city.
The appearance of the newspapers
today after suspension of several
days is having q good effect, and both
the News and the Tribune are urging
prompt succOTing Of the suffering. and
then equal promptnesS in reconstruc-
ton. 1t is difficult to say yet what
the ultima te' effect of the disaster is
TO be on the city. Many people have
left and some may never return. The
experiences o. others still here were
so frightful Chat all viii not remain
if they can conveniently find occupa-
ton m other cities.
Still Have Faith in Future.
The bulk of the population how
ever. is only temporarily panic-strick-
en-. and there are hosts of those who
helped to make Galveston prosperous
who look upon the catastrophe as in
voiving only temporary halt in the
advancement of the city.
What is most bothering business
men at present is what attitude the
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