Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-20

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without authority and calculated to
do great harm to the needy sufferers
alony our coast. No such sum OF
money has been received or anything
approaching it, It is believed that the
stories have done great harm in that
they have prevented the contribution
of money which is so sorely needed at
Galveston"
New Orleans Sept. ls.-A specia.
from Galveston says: The ninth day
after the storm, and still the grue-
some work goes on of recovering the
dead from the gigantic mass OF debris
that lines the south side of what re-
mains of the city. Sunday 107 bodies
were recovered and cremated. Among
them was u mother with sucking
babe tightly clasped to her breast.
In this imperative necessity of the
dispatch of the dead tragic scenes
are witnessed that move the stoutest
hearts. The body of Maj W. 7. Levy,
United States immigrant inspector of
this district, was among the number
He made u struggle to save his wife
and three children. All were lost.
The bodies of the wife and children
have not been recovered and are still
among the unnterred dead.
The work of opening up the streets
and dsinfecting them is being Wig
oronsly prosecuted. The debris and
garbage is being removed, $50 vehicles
of every description carrying 1t out
to safe place where it is burned and
in few days all streets will be opened
for the passage of vehicles.
Eleven hundred tents were received
yesterday by the board of health. All
except 800, retained for hospital pur-
poses will be distributed by the chair
man of the various ward sub-commit-
tees to shelter the homeless in their
respective wards.
Sickness of malarial type is be-
coming quite prevalent among the
sufferers and considerable apprehen-
sion is felt that it may assume more
serious form. Every effort will be
/ made by the board of health to check
the spread of the disease.
Miss Clara Barton is giving her time
and attention to assisting in the work
of relief and ascertaining what sup
plies nre necessary to meet the ext
gencies of the situation. The board
/ of health says more trained nurses
are needed and one of the members
made serious charges against several
nurses who have come TO assist in re-
lief work and they We're asked to re-
turn home.
The affiliated labor organizations of
this city, over 500 of its members hay
ing lost everything, has issued an adj
dress appealing to every labor organ
ization throughout the country for
assistance. 1t has appointed Messrs
II. W. Dee and James i, Grimes as
agents to visit all cities in behalf OF
aid for their stricken members.
Relief supplies are arriving more
regularly and are being distributed
to the destitute as rapidly as possible
Each day marks an improvement over
the other and the situation becomes
less acute,
The telegraph companies are al
ready getting into better shape ant
are now able to quickly dispatch al
business given them. The Offices ar,
still crowded with people receiving
and sending messages, With the mai
service regularly established and thu
railways repaired and trains in opera
ton, Galveston would again feel tina
she was a part of the world.
Work " Removing the Debris doing m.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. tS.-'rhe worl
of clearing the streets of debris ant
wreckage is progressing steadily an,
with systematic rapidity. The mill
tary authorities have gradually per
fectcd the system and divided the Ia
borers so that there is comparativel
no interruption or delay. The report
filed at Gen. Scurry's headquarter
up to nine o'clock last night reporte
the recovery and disposition of 4
bodies during the day. A News re
porter, however, noted the finding G
1870 bodies of men, women and chi
drcn. Health Officer Wilkinson state
yesterday that 40 per cent. of tn
debris of every description had bee
removed from the streets. that 95 pc
cent. of the dead bodies had been di!
posed of, and that IS per cent. of tn
carcasses of animals had been remove
from the city. But, as the work {
removing the debris goes on MOI
bodies are being unearthed ever
, hour There is still an immens
amount of work to be done in tn
; respect and in some quarters hard
: an impression has been made in IL
mountains of wreckage piled up
or 20 feet high.
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