The sun., 1900-10-07
TnE WHITE CRY ar GALvrsroN.
Hundreds of Person, Living Comfortably In
Tents on the Ecach
From the Garcsion Dai,y Ners


Tho white city Of @ Ilvcston a. insists In al Of
some 200 tents and hns population OF several
hun dred people II Is situated south Of
the ridge Of debris On th' broad swa'h which
was swept so clean of the u1ny boau'i nj
dwelling by the storm I'm this city those
made home "ss by the food have again crc. tod
homes. though they to OF canvas, md are
lvlne there, together with working meu php
have come 10 the city siuca the food The city
extends from the oxuemc cast end Of tho
island to Twenty-nfth street. including tho
refugee camps, which are situated at the foot
OF fremont street
Soon after the storm supplies began to be
'ent to the city TO relieve the destitutIon cnus
by that dreadful cH'ami.r. Among III Sc sup
piles we're over a thousand tents. part o. which
we're erected at the foot of fremont street
for a refugee hosrital a. d the others wcra dis
tri5utcd among those who had lost their homes
In the storm A. soon as these unfortuugtat
secured tho tents they erected them along tho
br'Ch front some on tiI,ir own lot4 and others
whoever they could ind q SUI 'hl. pace Iyou
most Of them floor, wrr' nUd' Uul fur. I.uTn
wae secure from the samo pla - in "a vny
homes, although tom Orsry. W,ro mad. an u
g 'y was -tsrtcd VIII Oh has h"com" q Ilc rupu-
luuS In thcs- fonts fHmiI - have ucc gath
cred together and homes established
\ number Of these ltOpi" were able to find
remnants OF their Own iuruit .ru. and this they
hay" takon to th.ir canvas iw ',Ings and m tir
them ne homC'ikc as possible. Others lost all
but were able TO uud here nm tho;v chair ard
a tahlo and other neNdsd articles, which tlcr
EGv' c-rr'ed 10 'hrr tomrol Try th q DE-.
Tho outside A number Z them. having .cnI or
the conditions ICro. lr r.u-ut theT IoI".'g
hGns.i nr.d & Tih t.cn r. o ne form 4 ni; iy
augmented tho White City Tley ukow.r
secured furniture from the debris, md have
now Tho most henlth'ul. II not th" most COM
IupGiOIg dwell ngs In Tho CIty.
Directly after tn" tents arrived temporary
hospital apd rsIugeo amp , W. @,,Ae.ished l..
consisted OF forty tent, which were furnished
with cots and the necessary bed Coth.ng. They
Go6rcd Il was found hari there as 'urlclon,
room i1 IN, regular hospital 10 c1re for IA" sick
and injured. 80 airIa ,'w day r'l N" hes
= tai was aHan .oHrd and wo' i'I.n'd into a
refugee camu ~ fret t,crr were but 'c~ poo
rio who 'pli,d for sdmittenrN, hut lHtrr "h'n
the object and advantac Of tho Pine. b'c me
tous. Tn the tents were let ont to those who
had lost their homes In the storm. SO there nrc
Al, those who could rr've that tIcy were no 30
loss ana were deserving we're admitted, aud in
ths wHv most Cf the tentS have been nllod
There a'e stili lew vacant however, VIII IN
WI be- lei cut - any who c'n salty thore in
c'a.sc that ihey ere nessndy,.u NTH
Cohen. HCtIt for the relief committee. aud is
IN 90 immediate ch7rg" OF l,r. J.. Hume
OF ihc Marine Hospital service. 1t il nm sd-
poeSltle y done for the corvensrc' OF those
made destitute bv the storm X tCrn and
dining tents nre here and In thon meals are
prepared and served 70 'ue refugees daily
The Camn Is in an excellent sanitary Condi- |
ton and Il looked after carefully by those In
charge.
There Is an annex 70 This canp consisting of
sixteen tents which are on tn" west side OF
fremont street and nearer the beach. These |
tents ar, similar TO thosN ~ tho main camp,
oulv thev nrc not furnished ready for occu-
panCy. They are Jet cut 10 pooplH VINO desire |
han ~
tenants OF these. however. furnish 'hrir own !
food ard rrr"are II themselves THIS camp
pretty we'll filled. thNrc neing but a few Of tho |
tents vacant West of this clmp there are but |
n few tents ~ this annex Is the wtstcrn eN- |
tron'v OF tho White CIV.
IN all this Witt" City Ia he most hcalthfI |
and in tho rest IAN tarv ooud lion Of any place |
on the i-lgn!. II f. s.tuatd d south " the foul !
smcllinK derrls and Is tyn7sed 10 the purifying |
effects Of tho salt south broeZe ON this ac- !
count II viii probably grow rapidly rs 1t has |
done during the past week