Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-18
SIX THOUSAND.
List of Dead Grows Longer as
The Debris Is Cleared Away.
Nearly 1000 Unidentified Bodies
Burned-One Sixth of The
Population Killed.

| Galveston's population of $4,000
5000 were killed.
The area of total destruction was
1900 acres.
There were 50OOdwellings, hotels
churches and converts utterly de
stroyed.
More than 1900 bodies have been
burned.
The property loss is not less than
Sl5,O0O, 600.
One hundred and twenty-five e
men, most them negroes, were shot
to death for robbing the dead,
Out of this disaster, unparalleled
in the history of the nation, Calves
ton is rising to reclaim her place
among the most prosperous of our
cities.
Her railroads have pledged
themselves to aid IN rebuilding the
city.
Her merchants are resolute to
resume business. Her banks are
ready to assist in the re-establ1sh-
ment of commerce and outside capi-
tai is flowing in,
The greatest need of the hour is
not money, but disinfectants by the
ton, 50 that workmen may bear to
work among the ruins.
The Measure of Aid Required.
What measure of aid Galveston
requires is here presented:
There were $4,000 persons in the
city when the census was taken
few weeks ago. After the storm
1000 remained. Three thousand
have left since.
How many must be helped and
how long? The men who know
most of the situratlon, who have
lived in it day and night since Sun
day, hesitate to answer MIR. Nc
Veitle, the executive head of the
relief work, says there are not $500
people in the city who do not re-
quire assistance. MIR. Lowe of the
Galveston News says he believes
that fully two-thirds of the surviv-
ing population are dependent today.
The conclusion is forced that
there are today in Galveston over
10000 people on thereabouts who
must be helped.
Those who can stay will do so if
the country responds to the needs
in anything like the measure given |
to Johnstown, TO Chicago, to Char
lesion and to other stricken cities
and sections.
Everybody Has Gone TO Work.
Conditions here continue to i'm
prove amazingly fast. The manner
n which the country responded,
when the magnitude OF the tragedy
was realized, has lifted Galveston
rom the depths of depression to the
heights Of hope,
Everybody is at work. Three
thousand men are laboring under
command of the citizens committee
m general cleaning. The streets
ire. full of stock from the stores, be-
ng dried. Every body is trying to
ave something.
Women are making desperate eff
orts to rescue their household eff
ects, yards are filled with mattress
S and clothing, everywhere is
vidence of fixed determination to
ry' out and rise, squads are at
'ork all over town, cleaning up
he debris. One leader has 900 men
nder him. dc gives them food and
lothes, and is feeding 300 persons
! his district. Nobody is paid
loney or expects it.
They who will not work should c
OF eat, was the principle adopted
hen the organization was per-
'cted. Today few idle mouths are
eing fed in Galveston.
The odor of carbolic acid is every Z
here. Teams can go through
ost of the streets gathering up the
chris, which is being burned as
lst as collected. Delicate care Q
as been taken to burn the human a
'dies on different pyres from those L
sed for the carcasses of animals. "A