The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-18
CLEARING UP THE WRECK
THE GALVESTON PEOPLE HARD AT
WORK REMOVING THE DEBRIS
MANY BODIES IN THE WRECKAGE
Strenuous Efforts to Clear Away This
Menace of a Pestilence The Home
less Searching Among the Ruins for
Articles of Household Property.
Some stores Opened-An Address to
n Public D~fsinfectants the Great
Need of the City.

Galveston, Texas, September IA
The first real attempt to clear away
the great mass of debris Filled along
the beach front for a distance of sew
eral miles was begun today.
Advertisements were printed in The
News which appeared this morning
asking for hundreds of men and boys
to do this work. a multitude respond
ed. They were formed into squads
and promptly put to work with police
and deputy sheriffs in charge. 1t is
hoped h a a vigorous prosecution of
this work will lead to the early recov-
cry OF bodies still in the debris. That
there are many of them there is nc
shadow of doubt. 1t is difficult. in
deed, TO imagine how half the people
that cid escape got free of this feal-
81 HOJSdm and jetSam.
An Associated Press representative
traVersed the beach for some dis
lance today and the stencil at different
points was absolutely Sickening. Every
where 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 house
hold property they could save. 4
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 house
hold furniture.
The exodus from the city was heavy
today and hundreds more were eager
to go who We're unable to secure trans
portatIon. Along the bank front there
were scores OF families with detected
faces pleading to be taken from the
stricken city, where, in spite of every
effort 10 restore confidence there is a
universal feeling of depression.
shipping men said today that the
damage TO the wharves is by no means
as serious as at first supposed. The
chief damage has bee min the tearing
open of sheds and the ripping Of
p~Ianking. The sheds, however, can be
quickly replaced. The piling for a con-
siderable distance along the bay front
successfully withstoOd the pounding it
got from the wind and waves and GUS
mess men find a measure of c~onsola-
ton in this.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
More hopeful reports were received
today touching the water supply. c.
II. Acnasters, of the chamber of
commerce, has charge of the water re-
lief work. The company is placing men
all along the mains, plugging the
broken places and thereby increasing
the flow. 1t was serving some of it's
customers today and hopes gradually
to increase the service. The water
continues to run by gravity pressure.
The Only difficulty the people are hay
ing is in carrying supplies to their
homes or places Of business. The ice
supply confines bOuntiful and at many
c0rne- lemonade is being serves at 3
cents for as many glasses as you can
drink at one time.
r MOI effective measures were taken
today a. Keep Unuesiraoi Die people of the
is.alo. Soldiers patrOlled the water
front anu challenged all who could not
show a proper reason for their land
ing or Wlp were unwilling to work for
the privilege Of corninS into town.
TO RESTORE RAILWAY LINES.
Assurances have been given by the
railroads tina they will do all in thei1
power to reopen communication anC
their present plan seems to be to con
centrate all forces on the work of tn,
reconstruction of one bridge. Crew.
are coming down the Santa Fe railroad
from Arkansas and ST. Louis witt
full equipments to restore the line
Local representatives of h Southern
Pacific have had advices from head
quarters to proceed with repair worl
without delay.
Telegraph communication a peel
partially restored, the Western Uniol
and Postal companies having reached
the city with one wire. Large force
have been at work along the lines o
both and connection witt
Galveston a been attended witt
many difficulties.