The sun., 1900-09-14
H|EF WORK
RAPIDLY GOING
AHEAD IN TEXAS
Oatloads of Supplies Pour ne
Into Stricken Gal
weston.
ODIEy BURNED In RUINS
he Report Continues to Come in
From the Coast and Mainland
Towns Telling of Terri
BILE Havoc and Great
E Loss of Life.
ODIEy BURNED In RUINS

Galveston, Sept. 13.-The relief meas
'es organized here are running more
noothly than before; the destitute are
ceiving supplies from the various de
ns; the sick are receiving the best OF
re. md physicians are giving their serv
& gratis.
decomposition being so rapid, the fur
er'Temoral Of bodies from the devas,
Sed part u the city has been prohibited
q the intcrmcnts ordered where found
Aess accurate description Of the body
u a8 n4emorandum Of the effects found
Gfcpn have been taken for future iden-
sfatjoE the body is buried.
Houston has sent II tow barges load.
with supplies. and more will follow
Jrt Arthur has sent several loads, and
legrams arc received from numerous
ints that stores and supplies are on the
lyfor the sick. all of which will be re-
we'd to some extent.
Gangs Of laborers are busy cutting pas
seways for vehicles through the clog
streets. The debris is cast to one
lie, to be removed and burned as soon
possible. So many domestic animals
tt.iNthNh VI tiiplbith anu HbHtH, uEui
d vehicles damaged that the thorough
aning of the city will take months.
secretary Bailey of the Galveston
harf company estimates the loss to
It company at 100000, while prom
mt Ship broker places the loss to for
N shipping in the port at from $500,
to$100dA0.
t is conservatively estimated that the
s in property. goods. merchandise, ETC.,
i not fall below but will probably ex-
S10.000,000.
'he piling and portions of the floor at
wharf are all that is left of~Galves-
Is miles of water front property. Part
the south wall of the jetties is gone,
lgreat rocks are piled in the channel,
king 1t exceedingly hazardous for ships
come in.
Many Vessels Ashore.
here are 80 craft of all sizes high and
on the beach. Numbers of tramp
imers are aground at Pelican island.
gas City, Virginia Point and Bolivar
nt.W The water averaged depth of
feet over the entire island. The old
residents of the island profited by for
y Experience and bored and chopped
sin the floors of their homes, and, as
ule,sthey escaped.
In Tuesday an ordinance was passed
horizing rescuing and burying parties
set fire to wrecked buildings and burn
IN. On these funeral pyres hundreds
sorpscs were crcmated
aports continue to be received from
rby coast and mainland towns telling
lestfuction and loss of life. The coast
miles inland is said to be covered with
ies.f One man aided in burying 100 a
miles north of Virginia Point.
harles Patterson, connected with the
fand Interstate railway, came in
n Bolivar Point and reported that his
ty had buried between 300 and 400 Of
veston's dead and that on Bolivar
insula from the point of East High
rs for 21 miles south everything was
he'd away, and rs persons were
wned. Rolling stock was either com
ely destroyed or frightfully damaged
Fl miles of roadbed was washed
WI
plonel Polk, general manager of the
ia Fe, has received reports that every
ion house, freight depot and water
Eon the line between Virginia Point
Rosenhurg Junction, 6G miles north,
either blown away or wrecked, and
y Of track was destroyed All the
nsibetwecn these two points were So
ly damaged by the hurricane. and all
adeath list Of from ; to 10 people,
Imany more or less injured.