The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-15

remains was effected by using burning
Debris, upon the places where the corpses
we're found.
~ Humanity may think this IS terri5ls
ans sentiment may revolt at this story.
but that Humanity and that sentiment is
not to be found in Galveston. Here tbs
people have thrown aside customs and for
nalities, MI men ere equal and that equal
ity extends throughout the whole city. No
cls,om OF dress. no formality OF appear
ace ami 10 false mcdesty enters into
ones mind. Men and women cover their
nakedness with what they can procure
from neighbors. from friends or from the
relief con>mittee or what perchance was
saved from the wreckage of their own
homes. and they proceed with the work OF
locking after their own their friends and
their neighbors. as necessity demands All
people are neighbors here and al have a
common interest.
Here IS one experience OF thousands
which occurred during the storm. Forty
built and standing high. The family had
first taken refuge in the top story and
the young man OF the house the strong
est OF them all, went out In the raging
wster and brought in every one whom he
could find. Men. women and children
were rescued by him and as they huddled
In that water-tossed home not word was
spoken For two hours they sat there,
not able to see each other, not word
being spoken, every one expecting that the
next moment would be the last and that
soon they would meet the God whom they
had through the years of useful life
each worshlped as their supreme being.
The first utterance was from a little girl.
She knew not where her mother sat, how
far from her or whether she could hear,
but between sobs she asked: Mamma,
how can / drown?" None answered her,
They awaited the coming of the hour
when. separated by the angry waters and
tossed between floating tlmbers they
would be carried out to the raging sea
which had come over the land. No fond
tarewells were uttered no loving en-
braces and no parting kisses occurred
They feared TO intimate one to the other
that they believed the end was so near
Fortunately they all escaped
In company with Dr. S. o. Young. sec.
Rotary OF the Galveston cotton exchange
trip was made by a Post representatlv,
yesterday afternoon about the city. w
visited the wharf, stood upon the top o
the building which is the wharf company
office and with a glass swept the line o
vision and everywhere we could see moth
Ing but the wreckage OF former business
buildings. We walked out fremont stree
TO the beach and found nothing differen
from what had been told. 1t was a com
plete wreck and houses which had ono
stood upon handsome terraces were eithe
wrecked or disappeared from view alto
gether, washed out into the gulf. 1t wa
the most complete picture of desolatio
which natures brush could paint. Tn
stencil which came from demolshe
buildings indicated plainly that all OF tn
bodies have not been recovered.
The business men of the city ha,
passed the stage OF hysteria That tho
had such a condition OF mind some
them udmit. and there are instances re
corded where they sat down and cried
not for their loved ones, because eaoug
tears could not have been shed to In an
way show their feeling-but for the Cd
hamity's awful work Now they haN
passed through all and reason has re
turned. They are meeting the situatio
calmly, and the general expression
each OF them is that Galveston must NJ
be abandoned. that they must all TAX
hold and work with will to redeem IN
city or course. there are some peopI
who expect to leave here and never re
turn. but they are people who have 10,
all they had. people who have but rem
rants OF once happy family remaining
and with lew trlnkets in handkeI
chief. and but the clothes they wea
they must start life anew. They do nC
want to start 1t here. They think tina
II they must start all over again tn,
they can do better in some other plac,
and they will Try It. They want to q
away from the scenes OF the horror
last Saturday night; they want to leay
the city With its wrecknge and death, an
20 among people where 1t Is hoped the
can az times Forget what they have gor
through.
Tho business men. however beise,
that the city can he rebuilt. They @
not hope within a few months or n YET
or two TO put II back to any thing lii
II WIS, but they argue that they wi
spend money. and that there are mar
here OF wealth. who. though vast loser
are forced TO expend THOUSANDS OF do
lars. and this will run up into million
The expenditure Of these millions, tn,
think. will make times prosperous in Ga
weston. II will give work at good wag,
TO the people who have lost ali they Ia
and thus the city will by Its own +,
building rebuild the people who ha'
been impoverished.
or course. there are many who ha,
something left. but there are thousan,
who have not a cent. and not an ext
rag. Water has destroyed them. yet tn,
have nothing TO supply them with 4