Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
GALVESTON TO Be REBUILT.
Promise of a New City on the
Island.
CLEANUP" Is THE MOTTO.
Gov. Sayers Holds Conference with Local
Relief Committees from the Storm
Swept Towns-Outside Laborers to Do
the Work at Galveston.

the Work at Galveston.
Galveston will rise greater and bet
ter than ever. The activity, energy
and pluck displayed in the streets
during the last two days is Il beg n
ming to make Galveston greater than
ever. On every corner is the sign:
Clean Up" Stores are open and wo-
men are shopping. fremont street is
open from the bay to the beach. Me-
chanic street, the Strand, Winnie and
Church streets are being rapidly
cleared. The city is reviving under
the stimulating influences of fire. lime
and carbolic acid Lime is everywhere
and more is wanted. 1t is spread on
the streets, poured in cutters. on side
walks, and in cellars. There are no
more distressing objects in the bust
ness sections. Thousands of men are
at work removing the debris and burn
ing it. The millionaire and the negro
work side by side. The rich woman
has dOnned a wrapper and with sleeves
rolled up is teaching her maid how TO
labor in an emergency. Busy as be s
but family represents the spirit of the
of hopefulness in their manner and
expression that the future is certain
Galveston will rise greater and better
than ever. Even the laborers and the
workmen are full of this spirit. The
thousands employed burning the
wrecks do their work with a will.
Gov. Savers has had conferences
with relief committees from various
points along the storm swept coast
Among the first committees to arrive
was one from Galveston, comprising
Messrs. Skinner. Goree and Spencer.
As a result of this conference it was
decided that the state adjutant-gen-
eral Gen. Scurry, should be left in
command of the city, which is still to
be considered under military rule and
that he was to have the exclusive con-
troll not only of the patrOlling of the
city, but of the sanitary forces en-
gagged in cleaning the city. 1t was de-
cided also that instead of looking to
The laboring people of Galveston for
work in this emergency an importa-
ton of outside laborers to the number
of 1000 should be made to conduct the
sanitary work while the people of Gal
weston were given an opportunity of
looking after their own losses and re-
building their own property without
giving any time to the city at large.
1t is believed that with the work OF
these 1000 outside laborers 1t viii re-
auire about four weeks to clean the
city of debris, and in the meantime
the citizens can be working or their
own property and repairing damage
there. Cash contributions sent to the
/ governor will be turned oger Chair
man Sealey of the local committee at
Galveston in such quantities IS are re-
quired from time to time. The COM
mittee from Galveston stated that Gal
weston would most certainly be rebuilt.
/ Another relief committee from Nelas-
co. headed by Louis Bryan. reported
/ that 1000 persons were in destitute cir
cumstances, without food, clothing, or
| homes. Crops have been totally de-
stroyed, all farming implements were
washed away. and the people have
nothing at hand with which to Work
! the fields. A relief committee from
! the Columbia precinct reported $500
destitute. Other sections sent in COM
mittees and as a result of all Gov.
Sayers ordered posthaste shipments of
supplies.
1t was estimated the total subscrip-
ton lists to Friday at Austin and
at Galveston bad reached 81. 300 900.
Gov. Sayers states that as soon as
| possible he will prepare a list of sub
scriptions by states and give it out.
Most generous contributions are
coming in from all parts of the coun-
try sufficiently large to relieve the i'm
mediate wants as to food and clothing
and in the meantime the people OF
Galveston are recovering themselves
and have no hesitancy in expressing
the firm conviction that a strong re-
action has already set in, and that in
a short while the city will be in a
condition to resume it's normal and
progressive position in commercial
life After a full conference with an
authorized committee from Galveston
am more than convinced that the
people will be able. with the assist
ance already given, to handle the
situation successfully
Information has been received from
the penitentiary authorities at the
convict farm On Clemens plantation
near Velasco, that eighteen cOnvicts
had been drowned or killed during the
storm, and two others were badly in
jured. The penitentiary officials esti-
mate that the share farms of the state
have been injured to the extent OF
100000.