New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16
GALVESTON RECOVERING.
,,vcFR OF PESTILENCE BELIEVED TO
HAVE PASSED
.oon PROGRESS MADE IN CLEARING UP
THE RUINS AND REsUMING BUSINESS


galveston. Tex. Sept ia more hopeful
Ealing Is observable everywhere here to-day.
- the situation IS Frightening rapidly Dr.
Oh, the State Health Officer believes that
tsra is no danger of an epidemic resulting from
he storm The City Board of Health has
.zonted d resolution expressing the same view.
r-,ergency hospitals have been established in
every ward for the treatment Of the sick and
u,ouDded The UrsuIine Convent has been con-
,,srted into a great general hospital for the re-
osntiou and care Of the more serious cases. with
. full corps Of physicians and trained nurses
All public and private hospitals are filed TO
.teir utmost capacity with sufferers Medical
synplies are still much needed Banks and some
other branches Of business have resumed and
others are actively preparing TO do so Prepara-
lions for rebuilding are going on in the business
mart of the city The railways and the water
front are being rapidly cleansed of debris. The
telegraph and telephone companies are rush
ing things. Business on the floor of the Cotton
Exchange viii not be resumed for three weeks.
the building being damaged and partially IN
rooted.
Many dead are reported hourly a s being un-
buried especially IN the extreme western part
OF the city The burial and cremation Of human
bodies and the carcasses Of animals are being
vigorously prosecuted. It Is conservatively es.
rrnated Row that the loss Of human life will
exceed SIX thousand. with half that number
wounded.
So much progress has been made toward the
rehabilitation Of the city. and so harmoniousIy
are the various forces working. that General
NcKibben. who was ordered here with his staff
70 assist the authorities has decided that his
presence Is nc longer necessary. and has made
arrangements 10 go TO Houston. After having
argely assisted in the restoration Of local con-
f;ence the withdrawal OF General McKibben is
taken 10 mean that little is 10 be done here ex-
cept 10 take care Of the distressed. until normal
business conditions have been resumed. The
Information was made public to-day through
the local representatives of the Federal author
flies that the War Department will undertake
the restoration Of its property here as soon as
possible
Dispatches quoting Eastern fnanciers on the
future Of Galveston have been read with much
interest The idea. however, that the status Of
the city viii be changed finds no adherents.
The railroads have determined 10 assist the Citi
Eens OF Galveston 10 the full extent Of their
ability in rebuilding the city. Colonel L. ].
Polk, Of the Santa Fe, has received an eucour-
aging message from the headquarters Of his
road, declaring confidence in Galveston. urging
the business community to proceed at once with
the work Of reconstruction. and promising all
the help in their power The railroad interests
have decided 10 combine their forces" said
Colonel Polk in order to rebuild as quiclAy as
possible bridge from Virginia Point 10 Gal
weston. 4 large number of men Will go 20 work
al once with this end IN view You may say 10
the country that in six days a bridge will have
been built, and trains VIII be running over it.
I have had consultation with the wharf inter
ests and they have promised Us that they
viii be prepared TO handle ingOing and outgoing
shipments by the time the bridge is finished.
The bridge We shall build will be OF a substan-
tai but temporary character We shall! replace
Il with more enduring structure. There is no
reason why Galveston ought not commercially
10 resume normal conditions in ten days"
Large gangs Of men are al work in the bust
ness district, and good progress has been made
in clearing away the debris. The streetcar
company has a large force OF men at work cut
ting wires. removing Instructions and putting
their tracks in condition