New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-12
RAILROAD DETAILS AWAITED
OTHER PORTS TRYING TO GET BUSINESS
AT THE EXPENSE OF GALVESTON.

Charles H. Tweed chairman Of the Executive
Committee Of the Southern Pacific Railroad yes
terday received the following telegram from W.
G. Van Week. the manager Of the road at Houston:
Conservative estimate places loss Of life at a6oU;
twelve hundred We have lost about fifteen niles GI
track between Houston and Galveston, and ali
molished and all OF the wharves and warehouses
and elevators al Galveston gone Impossible 10
sIEe denIhle ln-orr1atlon- tIaIVeslon SusI's 1s
food and water. doing what we can TO relieve
Mr.. Tweed interprets the dispatch mean that
the loss Of twelve hundred lives applies 70 Gal
weston alone Mr. Tweed said it was absolutely
impossible for him, upon the meagre details which
have far reached him, estimate the loss which
the Southern Pacific would have TO bear
The great destruction which has been wrought al
Galveston has led TO the revival OF cid story
10 the effect that the Southern Pacific officials
would proceed TO carry out the late Mr.. Hunting
tons idea Of establishing terminals and docking
systems al Sabine Pass and New-Orleans Taking
advantage OF the plight which Galveston is now in
interested people and companies are seeking to
boom other sites on the Gulf as being safer for
shipping purposes than Galveston None OF these
plans for prospective new cities will be aided
by the Southern Pacific Railroad. Within q COM
parauvely short time Mr.. Tweed said, in com
menting upon these Stories Galveston would re-
cover from the devastation which has envel-
oped il. He added that the wharves. warehouses.
grain elevators and other destroyed property Of
the Southern Pacific would be restored as soon as
possible, and put in better shape than ever.
SANTA FE's LOSSES LIGHTLY FELT
A. F Walker. chairman OF the Board OF Direc-
tors Of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Rail
road, yesterday, at the systems offices, No So
Cedar-st., made statement about his company's
property in Galveston and the probable amount Of
loss He the most optimistic Of all RAILROAD Of
hcials who talked yesterday Of the disaster. He
said;
The principal property Of the Santa Fe s the
new passenger station which is used by all roads
running into the city. This building cost about
SlJ,0O. It was used place Of refuge during
the storm In addition. there is freight depot
for local freight and other structures, including
value 70 about S25 0GJ. Besides. there are several
miles OF tracks, but they were not injured. We
own bridge running 70 the island That is over
Two miles long, and IS built piles wfghI iron
draw in the centre. It's cost about $4,000
From what Information 7 get I believe the
likely that only the superstrUcJure was washed
away. 1 expect that the bridge viii De re-
stored in all its parts. and that our trains viii De
running into Galveston within few days
We are rushing forward a large number Of work
men tools and equipment. necessary 20 repair our
mainland. That work is being attended 10 by the
Southern Division superintendent. who is AT Tenn
pie. Tex, about TWO hundred miles 10 the north
OF Galveston. Our general superintendent. Nh
Nixon. was in Chicago al the time OF the disaster
and ne started a once for the scene. Another Of
dcial who Will be at the scene Il our third vice
president J NJ Barr
II seems TO me that the railroads have not re-
ceved much damage. except those that have had
loaded the docks IN the city Even at