The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-14
THE TOWN is TO BE REBUILT.
The News Advises that the People BE
Not Discouraged.


The following editorial appeared in to-
days edition of the Galveston News:
At the first meeting OF Galvestons citi-
zens Sunday afternoon after the great
hurricane. for the purpose of bringing
some system out of chaos, the only senti-
ment expressed was that Galveston has
received an awful blow. The loss of life
and property is appalling-so great that
1t required several days to form anything
like a correct estimate. With sad and
aching hearts. but with resolute faces,
the sentiment of the meeting was that
out of the awful chaos of wrecked homes
and wrecked business Galveston must
rise again. The sentiment was not that
OF bury the dead and give-up the ship;
but rather bury the dead. succor the
needy. appeal for aid from a charitabl
world. and then start resolutely to work
to mend the broken chains, In many
cases the work OF upbuilding must begin
over. In other cases the destruction Is
only partial. No. the sentiment was Gal
weston will Galveston must survive and
fulfill her glorious destiny. Galveston
shall rise again.
Galveston having been isolated since
the great storm of last Saturday night,
the stricken citizens of the town have
not been informed as to the thrill OF
horror which went over the world when
the news OF the catastrophe was spread.
The Associated Press brings the cheer
ing information that every town and city
OF the United States, commercial, relig
ious and charitable bodies. have organ
ICED themselves into relief committees,
and at present many thousands of dol
lars and hundreds OF cars of supplies
are en- route. and will reach the sufferers
of Galveston lust as soon as 1t Is pos
sible to boat them across the bay. II
the desolation here has been awful, the
sympathy and humanity OF a great Ma
tion has been ample. and very soon the
| local committees will be enabled to as
sist the destitute thousands.
Last night DR.. R. c. Buckner, the
founder and head of the Buckner Orphan
home. one OF the noblest charities OF the
State arrived here to render what as
sistance he could to the distressed. He
/ SAYS; II have room at the home for fifty
destitute orphans. and l will take them
from Galveston" This tender expression
OF human sympathy is echoed the world
over.
What the News desires most to say to
the surviving victims OF last Saturdays
catastrophe is that in the knowledge OF
a worldwide sympathy which is encom-
passing us, We must not give way 10 de-
spair. II we have lost all else. we will
still have life and the future. and 1t Is
toward the future that we must devote
the ENERGIES Of our lives, We can never
forget what we have suffered we can
not forget the thousands OF our friends
and loved ones who found in the sea
whose angry pillows destroyed them a
nnal resting place. But tears and grief
must not make us forget our present du-
ties The blight and ruin which have
desolated Galveston are not beyond re-
pair We must not for moment think
tialveston Is TO be abandoned because OF
one disaster, however horrible that dis
sster has been, We have our homes
here. even II those homes are in ruins.
and II We loved Galveston before, how
much stronger must that affection he
and how much more sacred II must be
when we think OF our loved ones whose