New-York tribune., 1900-09-15
GRAIN ELEVATORS SAFE.
MALLORY LINE HEARS THAT THE ALAMO IS
sEAWORTHY AND AFLOAT AGAIN.


At the Produce Exchange yesterday the follow
ing dispatch was received from Daniel Ripley. who
is superintendent of the grain elevators Of Calves
ton: Thankful to advise little or no damage to
grain or elevators. They will be working not later
than 18th inst Business will resume on that date
Alexander <. Orr said this message woud oe Ieao
with considerable interest by men throughout the
country who were interested in grain. There has
been great concern both on the New-York Produce
Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade as TO
the fate Of the grain amounting 1t Is understood
to 2 500 600 bushels which was stored In the ele-
rators at the time of the storm. Mr. Ripleys dis
patch in consequence. will carry particular graft
fcation to produce dealers.
information was received from Houston at the
New-York office Of the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
Railroad stating that the first line of relief for
Galveston has been established by the Galveston
Houston and Henderson Railroad, and that ROAD
will hereafter be able to accommodate all those de-
string to leave the island who obtain boat ser
vice to bring them seven miles across the bay to
Texas City the present terminus of the railroad,
the four miles of railway line between Texas City
and Virginia Point having been washed away Ar
rangements have been made by all the railroads 70
join in the construction of temporary bridge on
the site promising the quickest results, having In
mind the construction of double track permanent
bridge for use of all railroads soon as conditions
are favorable.
f P. Ripley president of the Atchison Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway. said that the direct loss
to his company's property at Galveston would not
exceed 100000. The serious aspect of the
disaster however was, he said, the inability Of
the company to carry shipments to Galveston
The less which would be suffered in this direction
was far greater than the damage done TO prop
erty GRAIN" Mr. Ripley explained. which would
have been moved to Galveston in the ordinary
course will have to be diverted North hope
however. that we will be able to get trains into
Galveston within thirty days. which would enable
US to handle the bulk of the Texas cotton move
ment. do not believe that the city has been per-
VlAF0f1Ny hT will a
more substantially, and will retain its Importance
a port. There IS nothing IN the talk thar Port
No other port on the Gulf is so valuable as Gal
weston"
a dispatch was received the office of the
Southern Pacific Railroad from its chief engineer
q Galveston. The storm according to this tele-
gram has utterly destroyed the high bulkhead
the east line of the railroad company 5 prop
supers tructure and draws of the four bridges
across Galveston Bay are gone. The dredged sips
have been partly reflled and some OF the wharves
nave oeen utterly destroyed
Colonel H. NJ. Roberts. of the Engineering Corps,
United States Engineers, for the Southwest Dis
trict whose office is in the Army Building, said
that a survey would be made of the wrecked Gal
weston forts and works. Captain Richie has sub;
mitted report in which he says the foundations
much better than the foundations without piling
Henry r. Mallory, Of c. II. Mallory & Co, said
ton that the steamer Alamo was pulled off from
the flats at $50 o'clock yesterday morning. and
that she was in seawOrthy condition. The vessel.
he said, would come here for such repairs as she
required. Her the port side dam
aged in a collision with the steamer Red Cross.
She has board about two thousand bales of
at Galveston September 13.
Gustav H. Schwab, agent Of the North German
of steamers to Galveston, said that the company
had intention Of giving up its business there.