The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-19

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order out Of chaos. The ssarnh
burial or cremation of the unfor,,
nate victims within the corporot
h'ni's Is being rapidly prosecuted h
large force in organized squads ,n
der military direction. Down IN
island and on the mainland tba w.,
OF interring the dead is conducte,
WIN the same system. Lootinp nm,
the dcsecration Of corpscs have cease,
since the military have assume,
control, and they are co-opcratin,
harmoniouSly with the civil authori
tics.
Inc clearing up and diSnfecting O
streets, stores and buildings zoe,
Dra'ely on and the sanitary condition
OF The e-down-town portion Of the cit,
has been greatly improved. Mayol
Jones stated Sunday there would b,
no lct-up IN the work until the en-.
IRE city was cleansed and disinfected
Dry goods stores and clothing houses
resemble great laundries and every
available space is occupied with good,
hung up to dry. Fortunately the
weather is clear, hot and dry for the
purpose. Those merchants whose
stocks were but slightly damaged
have been doing rushing business.
and so have the restaurants, but their
stocks are very limited and fresh
meat difficult 10 obtain. Extortions
are rare exceptions although the sup
ply of food at hotels and restaurants
Is limited. This will be rcmedicd i'm
few days.
Since all tho railways terminating
here have united upon one bridge,
and are pushing the work night and
day, with large force reconstruct
ing il, while the tracks are being re-
stored on the island and mainland by
large forces, it is confidently assert
ed that Galveston will have cOmmu-
nication directly by Wednesday next.
II tniS Is done, it will relieve the eX-
isting situation wonderfully. as all
supplies are now brought i'm by boat
The injured and sick, under the
thorough system inauguratcd by the
board Of health and local physicians,
aided by volunteers from the out
side, are receiving every care and at
tention and are doing as we'll as
could be expected under the circum-
stances, which are being improved
daily.
All churches in the city either be-
ing wrecked or ruined, with one or
two exceptions, divine services were
In most cases suspended. Mass was
celebrated at st. Mary's cathedral
Sunday morning and was largely az
tended. Father Kirwin preached an
eloquent and feeling sermon in which
he spoke of the awful calamity that
had bcfallen the people. After ex-
pressing sympathy with the afflicted
and distressed. he advised all to go
to work in burying the dead. That
was their first duty; the next was to
bring the names Of the widows and
orphans 10 the church, and they could
rest assured of the unfOrtunates be-
ing cared for.
Father Kirwin said: eve will build
d more secure, larger, better city
here and need never fear a repetition
of the calamity of the century"
This young priest has been one OF
the most active in relieving the indi-
gent, caring for the wounded, com
forting the bereaved and burying the
dead.
Bishop Gallagher, who has been
earnest and active in his efforts TO
mitigate suffering and extend com
fort, is in receipt of telegram from
Corrigan, of New York.
stating that the diocese of that city
would see that all Catholic orphan
children sent TO his care shall be
kindly cared for.
The grand lodge committee, l. ..
D. f.. were here Sunday and organ
zed local relief committees TO look
after and care for the sick and the
destitute of that order for whom an
,ppeal has been sent to the lodges OF
the union for relief.
The keeper Of the life saving STA
ion at the western extremity OF the |
sland got in Sunday. lie reports the
station gone and that frightfui
;cene of desolatiOn exists there. He |
.eports that $50 bodies were buried |
here; that the prairie and marshes
ire strewn with the carcasses OF AMI
nails and reptiles and that the stencil
s sitting.
New York, Sept. 17.-Late Sunday |
,ight IL was announced at the chan
ellerv of the cathedral that the
mount collected in the Roman Cath
lie churches in this city for the Gal
.eston relief fund would probably
mount to $4,000.
New York, Sept. 17.-Carnegie nan
vas filled Sunday with people VINO
anne TO attend the memorial service
or the Galveston dead under the au-
pices of the Salvation army. Three
undred and fifty dollars were raised
or the relief fund.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 17.-Nearly vs.
90 has been subscribed in Atlanta
or the Galveston sufferers. a por-
ion of this is already in the hands ol
iov. Saycrs.
TO SAFEGUARD KRUGER.
he Portuguese Government A"-