Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-09-27
GALVESTON'S APPEAL.
The Address Sent Out by the Re
lief Committee.
THE WHOLE STORY.
The Appeal Places the Loss of Life at
GOOO and the Loss Of Property
Not Less Than $50, 900, 600.
Foreign Ships Arrive.


Galveston. Sept. 26-The following
address has been given 10 the public:
"To the American People: - Seven.
teen days after the storm ~ Galveston
it Is siill impossible 70 estimate the loss
Of life and property. But IL is known
that the dead in the city will number ut
least 600 or approximately one-sixth Of
the census population. The island and
adjacent mainland will add perhaps
1000 10 this number. The actual prop
erty damage Is incalculable In precise
terms. but we believe the individual
losses and the losses in public property.
such as paving. waterworks, schools,
hospitals, churches. cts. viii easily
amount 20 s3O.OO0.OOO. This estimate
takes no account Of the direct and indi-
rect injury to business.
"Along the beach front alone upward
Of 26OO houses by actual map count were
totally destroyed. OF these not a tim.
Der remains upon the original site and
the wreckage constitutes the embank-
ment Of debris extending along the
entire beach front three or four blocks
inward for about three miles. the re-
moval of which viii cost from $4,000
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are still daily uncovered by the work
men now systematically employed, from
80 TO 20 bodies which are burned or
buried on the spot. Moreover. we esti.
mate that o. per cent Of the remain.
ing houses throughout the city were
damaged in a greater or less degree.
"In the removal Of this debris. in the
clearing u streets. in making Temporal
ry repairs 20 houses not entirely de-
stroyed, in distributing supplies and in
the general work Of restoration our en-
tire citizenship are engaged. Men
: whose services could not be- secured at
this season for ijn an hour are giving
their time without compensation. Firms
whose affairs ordinarily requires the at
tention Of three partners retain one for
the transaction Of their own business
and lend two W the public service.
Steyedores, cotton TANNERS and ether
bodies Of organized skilled workmen
who command handsome wages At this
time of year. have been giving their
time free OF cost and one association has
besides contributed from the charity
fund $1,000 in cash 10 the general relief.
while all other organizations are caring
for their own 10 the utmost Of their re-.
sources This devotion 20 the general
welfare at the expense Of private inter.
ests is shown by all classes. Visiting
newspaper men now here will bear wit.
ness % this universal condition Of self.
sacrifice.
The burdens Of our committees have
been lightened in great degree by Gov.
Joseph ID. Sayers. who has personally
undertaken the supervision Of relief on
the mainland sections, and by the splen.
did services Of Adju,ant General Scurry
and stah in maintaining discipline and
directing labor until the beginning Of
this work. when his department was
merged into the the regular relief work
and city government.
1--WE can not command language to
express our gratitude for the generous
supplies Of food, clothing, disiniectants,
etc, from all quarters and all agencies.
Nor can we 'oyerrate the service per.
formed by the American press. And
we desine 10 make special recognition Of
the metropolitan newspapers and the
Red Cross society that have raised funds
and sent relief trains and cargoes and
whose representatives are here not only
distributing their supplies. but joining
hands with Us in the sorrowful and
strenuous labors Of the occasion. BY
the worlds generosity there has been no
hunger and there Is now no nakedness
In Galveston.
Especially do we return grateful
thanks for the surprising aud unlimited
generosity Of the railroads express, tel.
egraph and telephone companies with.
out whose prompt assistance we would
longer have remained in isolation and
chaos and who are not only rendering
services f5f ialief work FREQ Of charge.
but are giving IL precedence over any
other business.
Tho muniaoent contributions in
money sent 20 the governor and directly
TO the relief committee are perhaps suf.
foient 10 defray the necessary expense
Of removing wreckage, recovering and
disposing Of dead bodies aud meeting
the most urgent sanitary requirements.
"But when this Is done tho real work
Of restoration will have but begun. The