The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-20

front for distance Of several miles
was begun yesterday. Advertisements
were printed in the newspapers yester-
CITY morning asking for hundreds Of
men and teams to do this work. A
multitude responded. They were
| formed into squads and, promptly put
Ito work with police and deputy sher-
/ IFS in charge. 1t is hoped that Wig
| rrous prosecution OF this work will
Head TO the early recovery of bodies
rtill in the debris That there are
lmany OF them there is no shadow OF
doubt. 1t is difficult indeed to inn
lgine how half the people that did
Escape got free of this fearful floatsam
ind jetsam.
| Sfckening stencil.
| An Associated Press representative
traversed the beach for some distance
yesterday and the stencil at different
points was absolutely sickenfng. Ev-
erywhere little groups of men, women
ind children, some of them poorly
provided with raiment, We're digging
IN the ruins of their homes for what
| little household property they could
rave. In many cases those seeking
| their former residences were utterly
unable TO find a single remnant of
iihem, so hopeless is the confusion Of
iimbers and household furniture. The
exodus from the city was heavy yes
terday and hundreds more were eager
to go who were unable to secure trans
portation. Along the bay front there
were scores of families with detected
faces pleading to be taken from
The Stricken City,
where, in spite of every effort to re-
store confidence there is universal
fleeing of depression. Shipping men
say that the damage to the wharves is
| by no means as serious as at first sup
posed. The chief damage has been in
the tearing open Of sheds and the rip
ping of planking. The sheds, however,
can be quickly replaced. The piling
for considerable distance along the
bay front successfully withstood the
pounding il got from the wind and
waves, and business men find meas
ure of consolation in this. More hope
full reports were received yesterday
touching the water supply. The water
company is placing men all along the
mains, plugging the broken places,
thereby helping the flow. 1t was serv-
Ing some of its customers yesterday
md hopes to gradually
Increase the supply.
The water continues to run at reduced
pressure. Assurances have been re-
ceived from the railroads that they
will do all in their power to reopen
communication, and their present
plans seem to be to concentrate all
forces on the work Of reconstruction of
one bridge. Carts with disinfectants
IRE going through the streets. The
cutters are being covered with lime.
The relief committees are steadily
broadening the scope of their work.
They have established bureaus for the
issuance of orders and rations in every
ward, and though there is multitude
surrounding every bureau, applicants
IRE rapidly being cared for. There
seems no present likelihood of ina
bility on the part of the committee to
furnish
All the Rations
that are asked for. There is, of
course, scarcity of fresh beef and OF
milk but bread is being provided in
abundance, as well as hams, potatoes,
rice and other articles The sympa-
| thy felt for Galveston throughout the
world was again evidenced yesterday
morning when local bankers were no.
titled by cable that the Liverpool cot
ton exchange had subscribed 1000
pounds for the relief of the sufferers
Ind that more will follow. The storm
stricken people are profoundly CRATE
full for the generous response of the
world to their appeal for relief, and
from a wish to be worthy OF the aid
extended to them they are speaking
more hopefully of reconstruction. One
Of the most remarkable escapes re-
corded during the flood was reported
yesterday when news came that
United States batterynan on duty at
the forts last week has been picked up
on Morgan's Point. wounded. but alive
He had tuffetted the waves for five
days and lived through terrible ex-
perience. Morgans Point Is thirty
miles from Galveston. Lists Of the
living and of the dead are far from
perfect The identity Of all who have
been lost
VIII Never he Known.
The names sent out from here have
been gathered with scrupulous care,
but at the same time many errors are
found In them. Much attention has
been attracted by the dispatch OF
Quartcrmaster Baxter to the depart
ment expressing the belief that Gal
weston has been hopelessly ruined.
Congressman Hawley. the only Repub-
lican member Of congress from Texas,
wha was not In the city when the dis
aster occurred, but who has since re-
turned, sent the following telegram to
the war department in reply to the dis
patches OF Quartermaster Baxter:
while 1t might not be significant or
worthy OF notice. ! have the honor to
state that Qusrtermaster Bexter's tel