Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-27
CONTRACTORS RESIGN
Relief COMMITTEES Has Charge OF
Galveston Strcets
rssf. Needed to N~siat.fs the Psis~e
rr~. water ssa 0thev Necessary
D~~psr.m~sfs 90 ths CITY
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GsrvKsroS. Tex. sept sa-At the
meeting 81 the general eommi,tc held
today, Messrs Kicker and Lee. who
had taken the contract for clearing
away the debris. rendered their resixna-
tiaas because they said some d~issatis.
faction had been exprezsed Mr. Kicker
tendered the continuance of his per
sonal services free Of charge. - he has
given them 10 the city during the past
two weeks
The committee passed. a resolution
that some member Of the committee
should take charge Of removal % the
debris without compensation. and Jens
Molier. a prominent s~hipbroker. was
appointed 10 take charge Of the work
A committee from the city council
appeared before the central committee
to-day 20 confer with reference % OBJ
tanning funds 20 maintain the police.
ire, water and other necessary depart
ments 20 the city goveEnment The
central committee appointed a sub
committee - request Gov. >ayers n
come - Galveston q confer in regard
u this and other pressing matters In
response - the request tow >ay-rs
has t-iegraphei that he viii Il ave
Austin fpr rniveS,on tomorrow night
The Transportation committee Las
been advised that the railroad lin.~
leading out - Houston wil honor ~
more requests for free transportation
The pas rDlls for iaborrrs who gvur 80
ON the streets under the military re-
gime FROM September 18th - >eptcm-
Der sist. were completed Saturday
night Distribution % paT checks com
meneed today and about sLslo was
paid out This covcrs about seventy
per cent ~ the pas rolls at $50 per
day Tor the forces employed elearins
the streets % debris aud dead bodies
Imprssts-i char-h-.
M church bells called the worshiper,
10 the temples to-day; no organs pealec
the sacred hymns; strange faces looked
down from many pulpi,s, bu, the word
Of tod was told.
buildings hat had been used a,
morgues. structures that only a few
days z sheltered the injured and
dying. were is-iay inhabited by tn. tol-
lowers ~ Christ. and many a mother
who had loS; a sou. many n man whose
family bad be-n - suddenly swept
from him on that awful night. gathered
in these places and there upon Blended
knee f-rvrntly prayed that the souls o,
their dead might rest in peace. Anc
when the benediction had been pro-
nounc~i aud the people slowly nleS
through the narrow passageways and
out on the streets the very trees seemed
u hnw their heads in sympathy and al
humanity was At peace with one
another.
Scarcely 4 minister that did not hav.
for his tex ~. storm AMI its lesson.
The woriS frum the pulpit carried com
f1rt . the hearts % many. inspire
them to better things, gave strength 4,
the weak and courage 10 rebuild or
grander scales. And while there we're
many persons at prayer there wcr,
Others d~isPosing Of the dead Funera
pTr~s blazed on all sides Planned b,
a brisk southerly wind. the lame,
teaped hsavenward and east their lurie
shadows On the sky.
In all about forty bodies were taket
from the ruins is-iay-
Tomorrow Il j. estimated eaa mer
will be AZ work On the streets clearin.
the w~r~esage. Thirty days viii BE re
quirri "a DO the WORK
The plan ~ erect hom-s fr thos,
who lost everything BY the STERN. =
earnestly advocated b NSs cara Bar
ton. - the Rel CraSS Sri~sv. : meet
ing With every encouragement 4
arEe fund = - he nls@t far thu rn-
pu>e - b. dShar~af by dir-rsbon q
Ms Barfan- Five hanireI and sexeatF
81 p~rsanS wer~ tr~atut a. the ena~r
E~ucy hs~pit4l ta-tzv- May Srrsna,
e4~- 49, rrpsrt-f aad ~v~nl Gez.h-
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