Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-09-18
Great Progress Made. but the Work
Is Yet in lis Infancy.
THE STRANGE REUNION
OF SOME FAMILIES.
Phenomenal Stories Come froIi a Con.
rent Where Hundreds Of Lives
We're Saved Money sent
the Governor Not Ample.

Galveston. Sept sunday was not
the ola Sunday here. So one was r..
minded II it by the ringing of church
bells There were church services. but
they were nor attended by great crowds
Of people attired ia their Sunday best.
There wero no professions Of gnily
dressed men aud women on thoirway 70
and from church.
The Sunday closing laws were ob.
served along the beach, but relief stores
were wide opcn and thousands of men
worked ou the streets and In the stores.
clearing away the debris aud putting
things in order Great cloud, % smoke
here aud there indicated that men were
-still busy burning the dead. The side.
walks in the downtown district were
Uttered with al kinds of stores. put out
In the hot sun that has prevailed since
the terrible calamity, 10 dry and every.
one exerting himself 70 the utmost 10
begin business again.
Galveston is beginning 10 look like
itself again. Horse cars are in operation
In the downtown districts and the elec.
tric line aud water service has been par.
italy resumed. The progress being
made under the circumstances is little
short Of remarkable.
II must not by any means be under.
stood that the remaining portion OF the
city has been IN anything ike It's normal
condition, but 80 very great change has
been wrought about. 50 much order aud
system now prevails. where formerly
chaos rc.gucd, that Galveston aud the
| people who have been giving her such
noble assistance have good reason to be
satisfied with what has been accom-.
plished In the face Of such fearful odds
And, according to statements made by
General Scurry. Mayor Jones. Alderman
Pat Barry and other leaders. there i.
equally good reason % believe that the
progress OF the work during the week OF
~ will be- even more satisfactory.
The relief committee held is regular
meeting Sunday morning and received
reports from all the wards. Tho report
shows that the work is progressing a.
well a. could bc expected, though theT,
was some complaint, Relief stores ar,
arriving rapidly aud the chairman ol
the various districts were instructed {,
cease giving orders ON local grocerie
and other stores. and 20 issue then
against the general relief supplies. 4
great many Of the most deserving an,
needy will not apply for relief and
great number Of the unworthy are try
ing 20 take advantage Of the situation
10 lay In stores
The board Of health has began a sys
tematic effort 10 obtain the names Of IN
dead SO that the information can b
used for legal purposes aud for life in
surance settlements. Charles T. Doh
erty will be stationed At the headquarters
Of the ocntral relief committee 20 Z,
cetyc sworn statemeets in lieu Of th
ooronor's certificates. Persons who hay
left the city but are in possession Of in
formation concerning the dead are r,
qucsted 10 send sworn statements /
Mr. Doherty.
The Ursuline convent aud academy
In charge Of the sisters OF 81. Angel
proved a haven Of refuge for nearly lOC
homeless aud storm driven unfortunate
The stories of this one night within tl
convent walls reads like the wilde
dream Of novelist, bat ,he half ca
never be told. Every man, woman an
child that was brought 70 the CONVEX
or drifted there on the raging torrei
could tell Of an experience that would
well worth its publication.
The convent with is many associai
buildings, cottages, etc. occupies fol
blocks Of grounds extending from Av
nues n 10 o. and Rossnburg avenue
Twenty-seventh street. The groun,
are, or rather were, surrounded by {,
foot brick wall that has withstood Il
severest storms in Galveston's histol
nm 70 the destructive hnrricnnn th