The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-09-27
The City is Oace MOre Doing
Business.
A STEAMER LOADING WITH WHEAT
Normal Conditions Being Rapidly Re-
stored, But Much Yet Remains to
be Ocuc.

Galveston, Texas. Special.-Normal
conditions arc fast being restored in
Galveston. The work Of cIeaT;ng the
streets of debris continues una5ated
and al rsiief work is row thoroughly
systematizcd. Several human bodies
were found Wednesday. No attempt
was made to identiiy them, and they
were Immediately crcmated. John
sea!y, the chairman OF the finance
committee. made the following state
ment:
AN inquiry as to the funds is peril
aent, and the public should be inform
ed. In the first place / am not paying
out any mercy to any one except on
the order CT Vim. a. McVlte, chairman
of the relief committee. What we are
looking after new is the immediate re-
LIEF of those in distress and furnishing
clothes, food and the payment OF the
men who are working on the street,
cleaning up the debris and burning the
dead bodies. On the 18th instant we
began paying these men $3.50 per day
and furnishing supplies for their faml-
lies. Men who are not working and
who cannot show tickets to the effect
that they have been employed get no
supplies. The question Of the judi
cious distribution OF all funds W. be
taken up by the central committee
and plan worked out for the best in
terest and benefit of all. Each mem
Der Of the committee has under con-
sideration some suggestion and a
general plan will be perfected at an
early date.
a full record of every subscription
has been kept, which | will publish IN
due time, in connection with the lists
Governor Sayecs has received at Aus
tin. The Governor and l think best
not to publish these lists until matters
are more settled. l am ready at any
time the Governor advises to publish
the entire list. The mayor Is turning
over to me all moneys he receives.
EVERYTHING is working with perfect
system, harmoniously and lntelhSent-
ly between the officials and the di1-
ferent committees. The Governor mas
aided us greatly with his zeal and in
tarest in our trouble.
The report that Miss Clara barton
is i'll and that she has been compelled
to leave is an error. ~-ie Is lndls-
posed, though not seriously so, ana
remains in her room, but she is direct
ing the work of her assistants. sys-
tenn has now been inaugurated ana the
work is progressing smoothly IN con-
junction with the local relief commit
tee. The Red Cross Society has ar
ranged to use the warehouse at
Twenty-fitth and Strand as supply
depot and office. Herbert Talmadge,
of Miss Barton's staff, will supervise
the shipment OF supplies.
DIR. Donaldson, chief surgeon OF
New York newspaper corps, says II
will not be necessary for ysitlngsur-
geons to remain here for more than
two or three days. He mas "FiIten an
article for a medical journal COM
menting upon comparatively small
number of seriously wounded persons
by saying iiat most of those so wound
ed were drowned, but says it is sur
prising that more people, especially
women and children, did not become
i'll from such trying experiences.
Efforts are being made to open the
public schools on October 1st, the date
set before the storm for their opening.
Three of the school buildings can De
made habitable at slight cost.
The losses to the life insurance com
nan;es are estimated at 100000. Most
OF those who carried old-line life poll
cies escaped. The fraterna orders
will lose quite heavily.