The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-09-21
BUSINESS Being RESlHED
In Galveston Order Is Being Rapidly
Brought Out Of Chaos.
Property Loss wan surpass S35.oOG.O0o-
Before sbe Food ID aster Galvsstou
Was Counted rhe Third Richest
City an the United stasss.

Galveston, Tex. Sept. 16.-Ihls was
the third richest city Of the country.
Only two communities surpass Cal
weston in wealth, taking into account
the population. To Hartford, Conn,
and to- Helena, Mont, the island city
yielded higher rank IN the measure
OF this worlds goods. The losses sus-
tanned are OF two classes, direct and
indirect; or, as one resident puts it
the actual and the moral At the
present time the people are concern
ing themselves mainly with the dam
age inflicted in a night-most Of it
in a couple Of hours. Estimates O.
the immediate losses in the aggre-
gate vary widely. 1t may be said
that none OF them are below $4,000
600. The maximum, as given by the
intelligent residents, including some
members of the citizens committee,
Is $50, OOO. 600.
At Least s5.ooo.oOO Needed
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 19.-To put
Galveston on her feet win require
s., 100000. Such is the opinion Of Con
gresham Hawley. one of the repre-
sentative business men. This does
not mean that the sum mentioned VIII
come anywhere near restoring the
city to the condition before the
storm. Al least that sum VIII be
needed to dispose of the dead. to re-
move the ruins and TO do what is right
for the living. There are now on the
scene more nurses and physicians than
are required. The injured are rapidly
recovering from their wounds, which
are largely superficial. Many men and
women are suffering from severe ner-
vOus shock, and find It impossible 10
sleep. Food IS coming IN by boat load
and car load faster than it can be
handled. and in such generous guam
titles that no further doubts are en-
tertained about supplies. Relief head
quarters in each of the u wards deal
out supplies to applicants in their
respective wards. Estimates of the
numbers dependent upon the relief
committee vary Mayor Jones makes
it about 5000, while other authorities
put the number as high as $1,000.
Refugees Leaving the city.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 1s.-The
steady stream Of refugees from Cal
weston is kept up. There is not de-
parting train from across the bay
that is not packed to its platforms.
There is plenty Of work on hand
for ten times the force of labOrers
at present employed. The area which
has as vet been untouched embraces
/ ~ miles of frontage on the beach
bay and before it is cleared the bodies
/ which lie rotting beneath the tangled
I timbers viii fail to pieces. Even now
there is no semblance Of humanity
in the grewsome things which are
uncovered by the workers.
+ Grateful Message from GaIvestonFs MAYOR
Washington, Sept. 1s.-The follow
j ing dispatch has been received at the
white house from Mayor Jones, Of
( Galveston, addressed to the president.
+ The people Of Galveston through me
desire to return their sincere thanks for
the great interest you and the United
States government through you have
manifested in their behalf in their hour
Of trial; while their sufferings are in-
describabIe yet they have ever in their
fails to respond to the distress OF its cit
liens and they also know that at ths
head Of that government is an upright
! Christian gentleman whose every effor-
/ is to relieve the distressed with ali the
means and power at his command.
Largesr in the World
Houston. Tex, Sept. 1s.-SPontane-
Gus combustion started a fire which
destroyed the plant Of the Merchants
& Planters Oil company, the largest
cottonsecd oil manufacturing plant in
the word. Loss, 100000