The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-17
Organized Squads Searching for the
Dead and Burying or Burning
Bodies When Found.
MERCHANTS DOING BUSINESS
RAILWAYS FAST RECONsTRUCTING
TRACKS AND THE LONG BRIDGE.
Trains Expected to BE Running from
the Mainland by wednesday-Re-
lief still Flowing In.


contrast! Last Sunday gloom, desolation
and despair prevailed IN this storm-torn
city To-day hope and determination have
seized the people; they realize that the
task before them is gigantic. yet. with the
generous aid that is flowing to them in
broad stream from all parts of the civilized
world. and their own indomitable purpose,
the sick and wounded will be healed, the
destitute relieved, the recuperation of Gal
weston will be speedy. and the city will be
rebuilt and placed on a more enduring
foundation and her commercial career
started anew. Such is the spirit displayed
to-day by this grievousy stricken people.
You can hear no complaining, no express
sion of want of confidence. but only of hope,
zeal and determination, and this is exempli-
| fled by the vigorous enterprise visible on
every hand.
Although it is Sunday, the work is being
pushed under a systematic plan of opera
| tion that is rapidly bringing order out of
chaos. The search for and burial or cre-
| nation of the unfortunate victims within
the corporate limits is being rapidly prose-
cuted by a large force in organized squads
under military direction. Down the island
| and on the mainland the work Of interring
| the dead is conducted with the same sys-
| tenn: Looting and the desecration of
| corpses have ceased since the military have
assumed charge Of affairs. and they are
cooperating harmoniously with the civil
authorities. -
Sheriff Thomas is i'm charge of the iso-
lated district, and is directing interment
| and the recovery of property there. United
| States Marshal Grant has been given full
authority by General Scurry, and is di
recting affairs on the mainland. aided by
| a troop of Rangers, who are ordered to
make short work of looters and arrest all
suspicious characters. The Rangers and
the militia and civil guards stationed at
Texas City and virginis Point are under
| the direction of Marshal Grant. These are
the two points of ingress into the city. He
| also has control over all the railways run
| ming into this city and all craft plying be-
| tween Virginia Point and Texas City, and
no one can embark disembark at these
places without his permission unless having
authority to do so from his superior Of
| ficers.
DESTITUTE LEAVING THE CITY.
| The destitute wishing to go to friends
| in the country are given free transporta-
| tion and being sent out of the city as rap
| idly as the limited transportation facilities
| at the disposal of the committee trans
| portation will permit. The owner of any
water craft or railway found guilty of
| charging more than the regulation fare
will be arrested and severely dealt with.
| Much complaint has hitherto existed about
exorbitant charges by the boats and the
| railroad running from Texas City. This
| has been remedied by a stringent order
| from General Scurry, who has been work.
| ing diligently to properly adjust affairs
| so that no deserving person shall be i'm
| posed upon. With an increase in force
| the Dallas Rough Riders and the Treze-
| want Rifles, the latter company arriving
| to-day-General Scurry will be better able
| to meet the new conditions which constant
| ly develop.
The cleaning up and disinfecting of
streets, stores and buildings goes bravely
| on and the sanitary condition of the down.
| town portion of the city has been greatly
| improved. Mayor Jones stated to-day there
| would be no let up i'm the work until the
entire city was cleansed and dsinfected.
| Dry goods stores and clothing houses re-
semble 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. Those mer-
| chants whose stocks were but slightly
| damaged have done rushing business,
| and so have the restaurants, but their
| stocks are very limited and fresh meat
| difficult TO obtain. Extortions are rare
exceptions. although the supply of food at
| hotels and restaurants is limited. This
h. tod in faxU doN
| Since all the railways terminating here
have united upon one bridge. and are push
| ing the work night and day with large
force reconstructing it, while the tracks
are being restored on the island and main
land by large forces. it is confidently as
serted that Galveston will have communi-
| cation directly by Wednesday next. If
this is done it will relieve the existing
| situation wonderfully, as all supplies are
now brought in by boat.
INJURED CARED FOR.
The injured and sick, under the thorough
system inaugurated by the Board of
| Health and local physicians. aided by vol
unteers from the outside. are receiving
every care and attention and are doing as
well as could be expected under the cir
cumstances. which are being improved
daily.
| All churches in the city either being
wrecked or ruined, with one or two excep-
| tions divine services were in most cases
suspended. Mass was celebrated at st.
Mary's Cathedral this morning and was
| largely attended Father Kirwin preached
| an eloquent and feeling sermon. I'm which
| he spoke OF the awful calamity that had
| befallen the people. After expressing
sympathy with the afliicted and distressed.