Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17
PEOPLE FULL OF HOPE.
Speedy Restoration Of Calves
ton Predicted.
TRAINS TO BUN ON WEDNESDAY
Railway Communication with Main
land VIII Facilitate Relief Work.
United States MarshaPs Firm Rule
Prevents LoOting.

Galveston, Sept II. - Last Monday
gloom, desoation and despair prevailed
in this storm torn city. Today hope and
determination have seized the people.
They realize that the task before them is
gigantic, yet with the generous aid that
is flowing to them in n broad stream from
all parts of the civilized world and their
own indomitable purpose the sick and
wounded will be healed, the destitute
relieved the recuperation of Galveston
will be speedy, the city will be rebuilt
and placed on more enduring founda-
tion and her commercial career started
anew. Such is the spirit displayed by
this grievously stricken people.
Looting and the desecration of corpses
have ceased since the military have as
sumed charge of affairs and they are CO.
operating harmoniously with the civil au-
thorities. Sheriff Thomas is in charge of
the isolated district and Is directing in
terments and the recovery of property
there. United States Marshal Grant has
been given full authority by General
Scurry and is directing affairs on the
mainland, aided by troop Of rangers,
who are ordered to make short work of
iooters and arrest all suspicious charac-
ters The rangers and the militia and
civil guards stationed at Texas City and
Virginia Point are under the direction of
Marshal Grant. These are the two points
of ingress to the city. He also has con-
troll over all the railways running into
this city and all craft plying between
Virginia Point and Texas City, and no
one can embark or disembark at these
places without his permission unless
having authority so to do from his su-
perior officers. The destitute wishing to
so to friends in the country are given
free transportation and being sent out of
the city as rapidly as the limited trans
portation facilities at the disposal Of the
committee on transportation will permit.
The owner of any water craft or railway
found guilty of charging more than the
regulation fare will be arrested and Sc
yerely dealt with.
scurry Prevents Extortion.
Much complaint has hitherto existed
about exorbitant charges by boats and
the roads running from Texas City. This
has been cured by stringent order from
General Scurry, who has been at work
diligently to properly adjust affairs so
that no deserving person shall be i'm
posed upon. With increase In force Of
the Dallas Rough Riders and the Treze-
want Rifles, the latter company arriving
yesterday, General Scurry will be bet
ter able to meet the new conditions which
constantly develop.
The cleaning up and disinfecting of
streets, stores and buildings goes brave
ly on, and the sanitary condition of the
down town portion of the city has been
greatly improved. Mayor Jones has stat
ed there would be no let up in the work
until the entire city is cleansed and dis
infected.
Dry goods stores and clothing houses
resemble great laundries, and every avail
able space is occupied with goods hung
up to dry. Fortunately the weather Is
clear, hot and dry for this purpose.
Those merchants whose stocks were but
slightly damaged have done a rushing
business, and so have the restaurants,
but their stocks are very limited and
fresh meat difficult to obtain. Extor-
tions are rare exceptions, although the
supply of food at hotels and restaurants
is limited. This will be remedied in
few days.
Since all the railways terminating here
have united upon one bridge and are
pushing the work night and day with
large force reconstructing 1t, while the
tracks are being restored on the island
and mainland by large forces, it is CON
fdently asserted that Galveston will have
railroad communication with the outer
world by Wednesday night. This will
greatly aid the relief work
The injured and sick under the thor
ough system lnaugurated by the board
of health and local physicians, aided by
volunteers from outside, are receiving
every care and attention and doing as
well as could be expected under the cir
cumstances, which are being improved
daily.
G. N. Robinson, chief grain inspector,
has received the following telegram from
Hammond & Snyder of Baltimore:
with great satisfaction we today
learned of your safety. Our exchange has
raised over $500 in the interest of your
unfortunates. More to follow"
This firm shipped from here by the
Spanish steamer Ramon de Larrinara
for New Castle-on-Tyne 100000 bushels
Of wheat. While lying at the wharf she
was caught in the storm, rode it out safe
ly and sailed Immediately after its sub
sidence.
Nearly All Churches Destroyed.
At the churches in the city, either being
wrecked or ruined, with one or two ex-
ceptiOns, divine services were in most
cases suspended yesterday. Mass was
celebrated at st. Mary's cathedral and
was largely attended. Father Kirwin
preached an eloquent and feeling SER
mon, in which he spoke of the awful ca
lamity that has befallen the people. Aft
er expressing sympathy with the afilict-
ed and distressed he advised all to go to
work in burying the dead. That was
their first duty. The next was to bring
the names of the widows and orphans to
the church, and they could rest assured
Of the unfortunates being cared for.
Bishop Gallagher is in receipt of a tel
egram from Archbishop Corrigan of New
York stating the diocese of that city
would see that all Catholic orphan chill
dren sent to his care are kindly provided
for.
Today a census of the Catholic popula-
ton will begin to ascertain the number
Of widows and orphans caused by the
storm and the exact number of Catholics
that perished.