Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
CLEAR AWAY DEBRIS
MULTITUDE PUSHING THE WORK
AT GALVESTON.

Vigorous Prosecution of This Work
Will Probably Lead to the EARLY
Recovery of Many Bodies still In
the Ruins-Exodus From the City
Very Heavy and Many More Eager
to Get Away Relief Committee
Steadily Broadening the Scope of
Its Work-Generous Response to
the Appeal for Relief
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 16.-The first
real attempt to clear away the great
mass of debris piled along the beach
front for a distance of several miles
was begun yesterday Advertisements
were printed in the newspapers yester-
dty morning asking for hundreds Of
men and teams to do this work. A
multitude responded. They were
| formed into squads and promptly put
to work with police and deputy sher-
IFS in charge. 1t is hoped that Wig
| orous prosecution of this work will
lead to the early recovery of bodies
still in the debris. That there are
many Of them there is no shadow OF
doubt. 1t is difficult indeed to inn
agine how half the people that did
escape got free of this fearful floatsam
and jetsam.
SickeninE Stencil.
| An Associated Press representative
| traversed the beach for some distance
yesterday and the stencil at different
points was absolutely sickening. Ev-
erywhere little groups of men. women
and children, some Of them poorly
provided with raiment, were digging
in the ruins of their homes for what
little household property they could
save. In many cases those seeking
their former residences were utterly
| unable to find a single remnant OF
them, so hopeless is the confusion of
timbers and household furniture. The
exodus from the city was heavy yes
terday and hundreds more were eager
to go who were unable to secure trans
portation. Along the bay front there
were scores of families with detected
faces pleading to be taken from
The Stricken City,
where, in spite of every effort to re-
store confidence there is q universal
feeling of depression. Shipping men
say that the damage to the wharves Is
by no means as serious as at first sup
posed. The chief damage has been In
the tearing open of sheds and the rip
ping of planking. The sheds, however,
can be quickly replaced. The piling
| for a considerable distance along the
bay front successfully withstood the
pounding it got from the wind and
waves, and business men find a meas
ure of consolation in this. More hope
/ full reports We're received yesterday
touching the water supply. The water
company is placing men all along the
mains, plugging the broken places,
thereby helping the flow. 1t was serv-
ing some of it's customers yesterday
and hopes to gradually
Increase the Supply.
The water continues to run at reduced
pressure. Assurances have been re-
ceived from the railroads that they
will do all in their power to reopen
communication. and their present
plans seem to be to concentrate all
forces on the work Of reconstruction OF
one bridge. Carts with disinfectants
are going through the streets, The
cutters are being covered with lime.
The relief committees are steadily
broadening the scope Of their work.
They have established bureaus for the
Issuance of orders and rations in every
! ward, apd though there is multitude
Surrounding every bureau, applicants
are rapidly being cared for. There
seems no present likelihood of ina
bility on the part of the committee to
I furnish
| All the Rations
that are asked for There is, Of
course, scarcity Of fresh beef and Of
milk, but bread is being provided in
abundance, as we'll as hams, potatoes.
rice and other articles. The sympa-
thy felt for Galveston throughout the
world was again evidenced yesterday
morning when local bankers were no.
tilted by cable that the Liverpool cot
ton exchange had subscribed 1000
pounds for the relief of the sufferers
and that more will follow. The storm
stricken people are profoundly CRATE
full for the generous response Of the
world to their appeal for relief, and
from a wish to be worthy of the aid
/ cXCenOeQ TO IIleul lLey are SpcdhAh6
more hopefully Of reconstruction. One
Of the most remarkable escapes re-
corded during the flood was reported
yesterday when news came that
United States batteryman on duty at
the forts last week has been picked up
on Morgan's Point, wounded, but alive.
He had tuffetted the waves for five
days and lived through a terrible ex-
perience. Morgan's Point is thirty
miles from Galveston. Lists Of the
living and of the dead are far from
perfect. The identity Of all who have
been lost
VIII Never BE known.
The names sent out from here have
been gathered with scrupulous care.
but at the same time many errors are
found in them. Much attention has
been attracted by the dispatch Of
Quartermaster Baxter to the depart
ment expressing the belief that Gall
weston has been hopelessly ruined.
CONGRESSMAN Hawley, the only Repub-
lican member Of congress from Texas.
wha was not in the city when the dis
aster occurred, but who has since res
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