Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-09-20
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
Conditions in Galveston Grow.n, /,
Better Day BY Day.
MORE BODIES FOUND.
The Danger Of an Epidemic Il Less
Feared Now--Tralns WIN De
Running into the City In
Very Few Days.

Galveston, Sept. l9-GenerAlly speak.
ing. conditions are improved at every
point. The various committees continue
20 carry ou, the tasks they have on hand
and on all sides progress, which would
not have been thought possible. is being
made. Business concerns are resuming
business or making every possible effort
toward that end. Whenever possible
buildings are being repaired. at least 10
an extent which will protect their con.
tents from the elements Roofs aro
being replaced with temporary shields
againIt the wind and rain. panes Of
glass are being placed In the frames
which were destroyed by the storm and
stores are being cleaned out and tho
damaged goods they contain expasss, 10
the sun aud wind In order 10 dry them
and thus minimize the damage DONE
Early yesterday morning there was a
sharp shower Of rain, the first since the
storm. which, while IL lasted bnt few
minutes. shovel how absolutely neccs-
sary II is 20 get the buildings Of the town
In something like their normal condi.
ton as soon rs possible. Out in the res.
idence portion Of the town the rainfall
undoubtedly caused at least great
amount Of discomfort, for hundreds Of
houses which We're not absolutely unin.
habiiable during the prevalence Of fair
weather. were drenched and deluged
and the weary and heartsick people they
sheltered We're rendered all the more
miserable.
The progress that has been made in
securing correct list Of the dead il
something wonderful. considering all
the circumstances. Debris is being re-
moved in all parts Of the town and
many more bodies were burned yestor-
day. There are places here, however.
which the workers have been unable 20
reach, and viii be for many days yet 10
come
II must b. understood IN this connec.
tion that while the work Of repairing
and making proof against the elements
the buildings Of the city is very i'm.
portant feature Of tho situation, the mat.
ter Of cleaning up the debris and dis
posing Of the dead bodies therein Is
paramount on account Of the danger
" hich may result to the public health
were this work not done as rapidly a.
possible
Right here II IL should BE- said that,
all reports 20 the contrary notwithstand.
ing, there Is at present practically no
likelihood whatever that anything like
M epidemic will result from the pres.
enoe Of decomposing bodies and the de.
posits made by the water during the
storm. This Is perhaps broad state.
ment, but II is one which is backed by all
Of the eminent medical authorities OF
the city. who are certainly In a position
% know II any one H.
II Is utterly unreasonable for one 20
think that the people Of Galveston aud
the workers In the cause of cleaning can
proceed rapidly. Not only is IL task.
but II is n task which has conditions 1x.
isting which are new 10 the people On.
gagged in the work. and they 4anno,
work with the energy which is their
won't
As 20 the dead, as stated hfure, how
the full list win be ever knoSn is hard
TO say. There are placgs in the city
where for blocks and blocks not house
remains, and no one eau give an in.
stance Of having seen resident Of the
locality since the fury Of the storm was
spent. Whole families were swept ont
90 sea, and the survivors Of the calamity
are too busy with their own, and the
work which must be done. TO remember
whom they knew when the island city
was in its prime.
Another point in the matter Of the
dead, is that there wero many visitors
In the city at the time whose names
have never been reported either in the
list Of the living or Of the dead Posi-.
bly, few people knew they were here. Z
and In the confusion incident TO the 1
days following the storm. those who
were cognizant Of the presence Of these
visitors have been too busy 70 think Of
the stranger in the land. II is true that
a clew TO missing people is COINED by in.
quiries Of anxious friends or relatives, [
and these queries arc answered either
dead" or alive" But remember that
IN every city in the country there are a
certain number Of people who are un.
known beyond the limits of their own
home.
The des ard wounded are receiving