The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-13
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS.
Galveston Placed Under Military Con-
;rol-Stories of the Horror.

(Rv Associated Press)
GALVESTON, TEXAS, September 12.-
2 P. NJ, via Texas City and Houston. 6 p
NAT a meeting of the relief committee,
held this morning, reports We're received
from the various wards. The chairman
called for armed men to assist in getting
labor to bury the dead and clear the wreck
age, and arrangements were made to sup.
ply this demand.
The situation in the city to-day is that
there are plenty Of volunteers fer this ser
vice, but an insutticiency OF arms There
have been two or three small riots, but
the officers have managed to quell them.
TIE committee has rejected the proposal
of trying to pay for work, letting the Ia
borers try to secure their own raJons IA
tons will be issued only to those who.
work, or who are unable 70 work. The
chairman reported the imperative need OF
diSinfectants.
Houston was called upon for a barge
load Of lime Captain Sinclair Taliaferro,
of Houston, who did such effective work
during the Brazos flood, arrived here this
morning He was asked to assist CHAR
man McVitty in his work. Dan Henderson
announced that Mr.. VanVleck, the gene.
raj manager of the Southern PACING, au-
thortzed the committee to draw or that con-.
pany for $500. Mr.. VanVleck will return
TO Houston on the tug Juni to send a barge
load of supplies.
1he Galveston. Houstorl.aud Henderson
Railroad is operating relief trains over us
line to Texas City Junction, and thence
over tins. Texas City Terminal to, CT nearly
! to Texas City. A boat IS carrsins uln
matches from Galveston to Iexas CITY.
arrsn eements have been made 10 start d
nassena,ar service tomorrow. The steamer
T,awrence will take pay passengers 10
TEXAS City Destitute persons VINO nave
relatives to go 10 elsewhere VIII De lur-
nished with credentials by the re.lel com
mittee. and will be taken 20 IeAas Wy
free of charge, ana cafI!su ~ We :,
+ao Houston and Henderson Road 10
Houston free.
yany,eck viii guarantee to send
+bar, rom Houston to points whittier trey
arr. hound. Work on the water-works IS
slow. ,ds b.snot been
OF the works since yesterday, <tlusilii aH
NV machinery has been cleared of
&c debris and the pipes found TO be Dam, /
aaad and plumbers, steam-ftters ana
,.Se',Iar',,,a1,e,.s are at work on them
49, '1NIIIIJTARyelN CONTROL
Ala meeting of the General co1ll 1 1S.l..a
with The city officials, the poiicllls q. me
W VIZ ~ discussed Mayor Jones an
clty wa +,,at Acknowledgement Scurry
1,.o,,la ta,,a charge of The situation, with
.s'o..oIaiars ana citizen soldlery. me
civ ci s natrolled by about 2,cos police. spec
i,l of1;rers soldiers and deputy sitetAii s,
q, nraars we're issued to the police ana
soldiers to kill any person caush .,,n.s.,
roebnz The dead ,sg up b to T esnsht
morning several yandais l hai ar,,es r-itb
their lives. they were ei'os
| bodies carried away.
No ,inuor is allowed TO be soid unless
~, narn,isson of the chairman OF the
canop pJtsss and applicant must state that
It is used for medical purposes Ever
person on the streets after DARK mus, DC
1 identit1ed before they will be allowed 70
M mas. g No nerson is allowed to work In
or about any building unless he has,oeehs
Identified nv the chief OF nniee or aap ~,
tiss, No nersc- Is nermstsed to.,easss
/ furniture or other property through su .iIe
streets unless with written permit from
Detectives from Houston and Dallas
have arrived here. No gambling is per per.
mitted. and any violations Of TN TINS rue
i are prosecuted to the fullest extent