The age-herald., 1900-09-15
Governor Sayers Meets Several
 Relief Committees,
THE WORK WELL IN HAND
Adjutant-GeneraI ScurrY Will be Left in Command at GaIvest0n-Re- lief Fund Reaches Million
 Mark-0ther Places

Austin Tex September H.-From early morning until far into the afternoon Gov ernor Savers today was in conference with relief committees from various points along the storm-swept coast. Among the first committees to arrive was one from Calves ten, comprising Messrs. Skinner, Goree and Spencer. These gentlemen consulted at length with Governor Savers, going into all the details of the relief work being done at Galveston, the prospects for the future and what the immediate present demanded AS a result of this conference it was decided that the State Adjutant General, General Scurry should be left in command of the city, which is still to be considered under military rule, and that he was to have the exclusive control not only of the patrolling of the city, but of the sanitary forces en- gagged in cleaning the city,
 It was decided also that instead Of look ing to the laboring people of Galveston Tor work in this emergency that an importa- tion of outside laborers to the number or 2,000 should be made to conduct the sani- tary work, while the people of Galveston were given an opportunity of looking after their own losses and rebuilding their own property without giving any time to the city at large. It is believed that with the work of these 2,OOO outside laborers 1t will require about four weeks to clean the city of debris, and in the meantime the citizens can be working on their own property and repairing damage there.
 Cash contributions sent to the Governor will be turned over to Chairman Seaiy of the local committee at Galveston in such quantities as are required from time to tune.
 Ci Y Will be Rebuilt
 The committee from Galveston requested the Associated Press correspondent at this point to state that Galveston would most certainly be rebuilt.
 Another relief committee from Velasco, headed by Lewis Bryan, reported that B. 900 people are in destitute circumstances without food, clothing or homes. Crops have been totally destroyed; all farming implements were washed away and the people have nothing at hand with which to work the fields.
 A relief committee from the Columbia precinct reported 2,500 destitute. Other sections sent committees during the day and a result of all Governor Savers ordered posthaste shipments of supplies.
 DuTlnS tHe udy tHe 1ONSruOT TeCclNSu quite a large number of subscriptions and 1t Is estimated that the total subscription lists to date, here and at Galveston, will reach a total of $1,30O,000. Governor Say CTS states that as soon as possible he will prepare list of subscriptions by States and give it out.
 During the day Governor Savers ordered a train load of provisions to be sent from Dallas to Galveston under guard to pre- vent any possible interruption by marau- ders and also ordered provisions and cloth ing sent from San Antonio.
 Work of Relief Progressing
 Tonight Governor Savers stated to an Associated Press correspondent that the work of relieving the flood sufferers was making excellent progress. He said
 Most generous contributions are com ing in from all parts of the country, sut- ficiently large to relieve the immediate wants as to food and clothing, and in the meantime the people of Galveston are re- covering themselves, and I have no hesi- tancy in expressing the firm conviction that a strong reaction from almost mor- tai blow to the city has already set in, and that in a short while the city will be in condition to resume its normal and pro- gressive position in commercial life. After a full conference today with an authorized committee from Galveston I am more than convinced that the people there will be able, with the assistance already given, to handle the situation successfully"
 During the day Governor Savers received information from the penitentiary authori- ties at the convict farm on Clemens plan tation, near Velasco, that eighteen con- victs had been drowned or killed during the storm and two others were badly in- jured. The penitentiary officials estimate that the share farms of the State have been injured to the extent of s100.000
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