Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-17
GALVESTON NOW
RETURNS THANKS
Mayor Sends Message to the Gov
eminent Through the President
SITUATION Is IMPROVING.
Aot streams Of Refugees Leave the
lll-iated City-F Further Relief
II Needed,

Washington. Sept 1.-THE following
dispatch has been received at the White
House from Mayor Jones. OF Galveston,
addressed TO President Mckinley.
'Iaa people OF Galveston through me
desire 90 return their sincere thanks for
iae srelt interest you and the United
States government through you have
Manifested Boo their behalf lu their hour
of trial. While their sufauugs are in-
descr.babie set they have ever in their
minds the great government which uey.
er fails % respond TO the distress Of It's
citizens. and they also know that at
,he head OF chat government IS an up.
right, Christian gentleman whose every
.0rt is 90 relieve the distressed with
am iAs means and power at his COM
4and'
RESUMING ITS OLD FORM.
Galveston. Texas. Sept. l7.-Galves-
.en is beginning to look ike itself again.
liviHe ears are IN operation IN the bus
mess part Of the city and the electric
llu- ana water service has been partial
u resumed The progress made under
.ue ClIcumatdnces Is little short OF re-
lnarkable. and Galveston and the people
VINO have been giving her such noble as
distance have good reason TO be salts
ned with what has been accomplished
ln the face OF such fearful odds. Ac-
cor1lug 90 statements made by General
Seurry. Mayor Jones. Alderman Perry
ana others, there is equally good reason
during ,bs r.yt NJ, ~, u, Nh, - t WI '
p,oras sott,t,.,,."., cen VI 10 VIII DC even
or, ,r,,,,r,,-,
9'-aiNO ~ NJ NAMES OF THE DEAD.
This morning the board OF health be-
gan systematic EFFORT 20 obtain the
names of the dead So that the !nf0rma.
ZION can be used for legal purposes and
Tor liie Insurance settlements. Charles
70. Doherty Is stationed at the head
quarters OF the general relief committee
O. receive and fle sworn statements
IN lieu Uf cOroners certificates Per.
sons who have left the city but who ara
in possession Of Information regarding
dead persons are requested 10 send
sworn statements 10 Nlr. Dohertv.
General Manager POLK of tbo Sapta
Fe railroad. stated today that tbe
bridge across the bay would b. renairsd
sufficiently ~ permit OF he passars m
trains by "Wednesday or Tbursdav
X-c,fH ur,1rr
,r,.
5Utaul OF leIugees from Calves
.'u ls htpl up Every departing train
be- rehsrss ieSyl " p s1. IL mere WIZ
No sadder sight could be imagined
man the picture presented by a boat
oao 81 refugees when the ropes were
90 OF ana the craft swung out into
we uaS ana away from The storm swept
Guy livery race was turned toward
the ruin. every eye m0istened by tears
30 eefat was the rush to leave behind
the scene OF the storm that the Law
renee the boat which connects with
utlns al Texas City. has not failed TO
leave her wharf a single day without
denying passage 90 a portion Of those
VINO wanted 90 get away.
Al ItNas city a Philadelphia news
paper mas established a relief depot.
which Is doing sp 1dd work This
Journal sent down a traiuload. Of sup
pHes' sian ot special correspondents,
q corps OF physicians and a band OF
trained nurses.
instead 81 waiting until Galveston
was reached 10 begin work, steps were
taken 20 care for refugees at the bay
terminal Of the Galveston, Houston and
Henderson. and during the night and
yesterday hundreds " huugrX refugees
were Ted, while many sick and wounded
p1 tt>,.,r c,- r,-,,. .
'i'iN 1'iii-AD'
There Is plenty OF work on hand for
ten times the forces Of laborers al pres
emit employed. The area which has as
yet been untouched embraces four and
half miles o. frontage on the beach
and bay and before ID Is cleared the
bodies which lie rotting beneath the
tangled timbers will fan 10 pieces.
Even now there Is no scTablance OF
humanity In the gruesome things which
are uncovered by the workers.
Adiutant General Scurry. who is In
supreme control now. rs unable 10 nav
the laborers for their services. He ar.
IDENTIFY desires 10 DO so. and TODAY i'm
pressed upon the committee the need
or money.
There Is a great deal OF trouble pron-
erly distributing supplies. the rush M
the depots being as great TODAY as M
any time since they were opened
In line before The RELIEF siatlors uero
women of evident Refinement Tbsv
were TANNED In betaewn negroes ana
the poorer classes of whites II nust
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