The evening times., 1900-09-18
RESTORATION OF GALVESTON.
Marshal Grant Reports on the Work
of PuFiHeation.


of PuFifcatfon,
GALVESTON, Sept 18,-United States
Marshal Grant, who is in charge of affairs
on the mainland extending from Texas
City to Virginia Point and all vessels and
rail transportation under the immediate
supervision Of General Scurry, attended the
meeting of the contract committee at noon
today.
Marshal Grant in his report stated that
order and quiet prevailed throughout his
district. Squads were searching the coun-
try back of the coast for storm victims
Yesterday $50 bodies were found and Gre
mated, and the work of publication was
being pushed very vigorously. and in
few days more he thought all bodies
would be disposed Of.
The means of conveying the sick and
wounded from the boats 10 the cars had
been greatly improved. They were ten
derIy conveyed from the boats TO cars es-
pecially provided for them, and their care
and comfort was p refuIIy looked after by
a corps of Red Cross people while in tran
sit. Upon their arrival in Houston they
were met by ambuIances that conveyed
Z Il
erously provided for them by the people
, of Houston.
Under the vigilant direction of Marshal
Grant all suspicious and vicious charact-
ers have been run off or placed in jail, and
in the matter of transportation the sick
and wounded receive the first considera-
tion, and eXtortion has ceased on boats
and railway since he assumed charge.
Manager Spingler. of the Gulf and
Interstate Railway. today. in speak
/ ing of conditions in Bolivar peninsuIar,
| said the loss of life there was forty
| one. The hundreds of bodies that were
! driven across the bay from Galveston
! and found lodgment along the shores of
! the peninsula, are still unburied, not
! withstanding reports to the cont rary.
| They cannot be buried. because there is
no one there to perform the service.
People are leaving the peninsula by
| every means Of conveyance. even walking
! out, carrying the little food they have
| saved. Everything they had in The
world was destroyed.
| Mr. SpingIer says the beach in the
direction of Patton is regular charneI
and is covered with the bodies of the
dead. Further Up the peninsula cattle
we're drowned by the thousands, and
their eareasses are purifying in the
| tropical sun.
Quite number of persons have died
! here Of injuries received Ia the storm
! This morning Frank Shaw. son OF F. D.
Shaw. expired. During the storm he was
! struck on the head, and vas unconscious
! to the hour of his death
| William H. Irwin, recently press1aan on
the Galveston News. is lying in criti-
cal condition at the hospital in the old
| custom house with a broken leg He lost
one child during the storm and last night
| his wife died from injuries received, Ieav-
| ing six little children with no one 10 care
! for them. The city is full OF pathetic
| cases Of this kind.
/ Last night Graham Rice, an outside
! newspaper correspondent. was arrested
! and carried before General scurry and re-
| eeived severe reprimand for writing ?
! Iurid and untruthful account OF conditions
| Immediately after the flood Rice cut
wide swath and was more anxious to i'm
press the Importance of his personality
/ upon tlt- people "HOLn iie met iilsIA ~
/ tell the facts about the terrific storm.
! His article was slanderous in the extreme
and when the facts were wired TO his pa
per he was dismissed instantly After be
| ing reprimanded he was ordered to leave.
He is still in town and it is intimatcd that
| his troubles are not over
| Battery 0. First Unised States Artillery,
will abandon Fort Crocket and leave for
| the station at Fort Sam Houston.
! Last night the principal streets in the
business part OF town were Illuminated
| with jncandescent lights.
At The request of the general committee
General seurry will establish q camp for
destitute eolo.ed women and children who
have lost all the male members of their
families This viii prevent imposition on
the relief committee. which is taxed TO its
utmost capacity 20 meet the general re-
quest for relief.