River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-09-20
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Opening Communicates.

the railroads that they Will 90 all IN
their power to reopen communication,
and their present plan seems to be
TO concentrate all forces on the work
of the reconstruction of one bridge.
Crews are coming down the Santa Fe
railroad from Arkansas and 81. Louis
with full equipments 10 restore the
line. Local representatives of the
Southern Pacific have had aovices from
headquarters TO proceed with repair
work without delay. Telegraph COM
munication has been partially restored,
the Western Union and Postal COM
panies having reached the city with
one wire. Large forces have been at
work along the lines of both compa-
MES and connection with Galveston
has been attended with many difficult
ties.
Business Houses Open.
A larger number of business houses
than on Thursday are open and adj
vertising their wares at no advance
in the prices. Carts with disinfect-
ants are going through the streets.
The cutters are being covered with
lime. Carpenters are having all the
work they can do. The storm tore
hundreds of roofs off, and the people
who are living in topless houses are
eager to obtain coverings so as to
| prevent the destruction of what they
have saved if rainstorm comes along.
Thus far, however, the weather has
been clear.
Lists Imperfect.
Lists of the living and of the dead
are far from perfect. The identity of
all who have been lost will never be
known. The names sent out from
here have been gathered with scrupu-
| lous care, but at the same time many
errors are found in them.
The known Dead.
! Houston, Tex, Sept. 15.-Ihe Post
prints a list of 2,701 names of the Gal
weston dead, compiled from various
| sources, but believed to be authentic
| There were hundreds of bodies burned
| buried at sea and in the sand. of which
no identification was possible; there
were other hundreds who were buried
! on the beach of the mainland, few oil
whom have been identified. There are
many bodies still in the ruins of Gal
weston, and scattered along the beach
| of the mainland and in the marshes,
where they were thrown by the water
Some of these bodies have been sent &c
miles inland along small watereourses
| by the rush of high waters. Taking
all things into consideration, there
seems no longer any doubt that the
number of dead will reach beyond the
estimates of 5000 which has been made
by Mayor Jones, Maj. r. G. Lowe and
other reliable citizens of Galveston.
All Very Hopeful.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 17.-Yester-
| day was dreary Sabbath here. Serv.
| ices were held in the few churches made
1 fit for use since the great storm. AL
| day men and boys were at work clear
| ing away the debris. Only few dead
were found during the day, and they
were quickly burned, no attempt be,
ing made to identify them.
What a contrasti Last Sunday
gloom, desolation and despair pre-.
vailed in this storm-torn city. Now
hope and determination have seizec
the people; they realize that the task
before them is gigantic, yet with the
generous aid that is flowing to them
in a broad stream from al parts OF
| the civilized world, and their own in
dominable purpose, the sick anc
wounded will be healed, the destitute
relieved and recuperation of Calves,
ton will be speedy and the city will
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during foundation and her CONNER.
cial career started anew. Such is the
spirit displayed to-day by this griev.
ously stricken people.
One can hear no complaining, no
expression of want of confidence, but
only of hope, zeal and determination,
and this is exemplified by the vigorous
enterprise visible on every hand. Work
is being pushed under a systematic
plan of operation that is rapidly bring
ing order out of chaos. The search and
burial or cremation of the unfortunate
victims within the corporate limits is
being rapidly prosecuted by a large
force in organized squads under mill
tary direction. Down the island and
on the mainland the work of inter
ring the dead is conducted with the
same system.
City We'll Protected.
Looting and the dissertation OF
corpses have ceased since the military
have assumed charge of affairs, and
they are cooperating harmonious
~ with the civil authorities. Sher-
if Thomas is in charge of the
isolated district, and is directing
interment and the recovery OF
property there. United States Mar
shall Grant has been given full author
ity by Gen. Scurry, and is directing af
fairs on the mainland, aided by g
troop of rangers, who are ordered tC
make short work of hooters and arrest
all suspicious characters. The Rangers
and the militia and civil guards sta
toned at Texas City and Virgins
Point are under the direction of Mar
shall Grant. These are the two points
OF ihgress into the city. He also has
control over all the railways running
into this city and oil craft plying be
tween Virginia Point and Texas City
and no one can embark or disem BARI
at these places without his permission
unless having authority so to 90 from
his superior officers.
The cleaning up and disinfecting OF
streets, stores and buildings goes
bravelt OH and the sanitary condition
of the downtown portion of the city
has been greatly improved. Mayor
Jones stated there would be no let up
in the work until the entire city is
cleansed and disinfected. Dry goods
stores and clothing houses resemble
great laundries and every available
| space Is occupied with goods hung up
to dry. Fortunately the weather is
clear. hot and dry for this purpose.
! Since all the railways terminating
here have united upon one bridge,
and are pushing the work night and
day, with large force reconstructing
| IL, while the tracks are being re-
stored on the island and mainland by
large forces, II is confidently asserted
that Galveston will have communica-
ton directly by Wednesday next. II
this is done it will relieve the existing
situation wonderfully, as all supplies
are now brought in by boat.
In the Churches.
All churches in the city, either be-
! ing wrecked or ruined, with one OF
two exceptions, Divine services were