The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-20
Statement by John Sealey, Chairman
of the Finance Committee.
MISS BARTON UNWELL BUT AT HER POST
Efforts to Divert Business from Galveston by
False Statements Fail of Effect. Wheels
of Trade Are Beginning Again
to RevoIve.
(By the Associated Press.)

ditions are fast being restored in Calves
ton. The work of clearing the streets Of
debris continues undated and all relief
work is now thoroughly systematized.
Several human bodies were found today.
No attempt was made to identify them,
and they were Immediately cremated.
John Sealey, the chairman of the finance
committee, made the following statement
today:
"An inquiry as to the funds is pertinent
and the public should be informed. In
the first place l am not paying out any
money to anyone except on the order of
William A. McVitie. chairman of the re-
lief committee. What we are looking af-
ter now is the immediate relief of those
in distress, such as furnishing clothes,
food and the payment of men who are
working on the streets clearing up the
debris and burning dead bodies. On the
18th instant we began paying these men
$1.50 per day and furnishing supplies for
their families Men who are not working
and who cannot show tickets to the effect
that they have been employed get no sup
plies.
THE question of judicious distribution
of all funds will be taken up by the cen
trail committee and a plan worked out
for the best interest and benefit of all.
Each member of the committee has under
consideration some suggestion and gen
eral plan will be perfected at an early
date.
"A full record of every subscription
has been kept, which l will publish in
due time in connection with the lists
Governor Savers has received at Austin.
The Governor and l think best not to pub
lish these lists until matters are more
settled. l am ready at any time the
Governor advises to publish the entire
list. The mayor is turning over to me
any money ne receives.
Everything is working with perfect
system, harmoniously and intelligently
between the officials and the different
committees. The Governor has aided us
greatly with his zeal and interest in our
trouble"
The report that Miss Clara Barton is
| i'll and that she has been compelled to
leave is an error. She is indisposed,
though not seriously So and remains in
her room, but she is directing the work
| of her assistants.
A system has now been inaugurated
and the work is progressing smoothly in
| conjunction with the local relief commit
| tee. The Red Cross Society has arranged
to use The warehouses at Twenty fifth
street and the Strand as a supply depot
| and office
Herbert Talmadge, of Miss Cartons
staff, will supervise the shipment of sup
| plies.
DR.. Donaldson, chief surgeon of New
| York newspaper corps, says it will not be
necessary for visiting surgeons to re-
| main here for more than two or three
| days. He has written an article for
medical journal commenting upon the
| comparatively small number of serious
| ly wounded persons by saying that most
of those so were drowned, but says it is
| surprising that more people, especially
women and children, did not become i'll
| from such trying experiences.
( Efforts are Icing made to open the pub
| lie schols on October 1st the date set
| before the storm, for their opening. Three
| of the school buildings can be made habi-
| table at slight cost.
| The losses to the life insurance COM
| panies are estimated at $500, 900. Most
! Of these that carried old line life policies
| escaped The fr&ternal orders will lose
| quite heavily.
The Gulf Ports Trading Company ad-
| dressed a letter to General Manager
| Polf, of the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe
| Railroad today advising him that siren
| uous efforts were being made to divert
| business from Galveston to other ports
| on representation that Galveston would
| be unable to take care of the shipments.
| He was asked today whether his line
would issue domestic and foreign bills of
| lading for export shipments through
! Galveston Colonel Polk replied that the
| representations were entirely false; that
| it is expected to have rail communica-
| tion opened to Galveston by tomorrow and
| to begin the delivery of local and export
| freight here Friday morning; that or
| ders have already been issued to super
| intendents to let Galveston freight come
| forward and agents have been authorized
to accept freight for Galveston and sign
| domestic and foreign bills of lading as
usual
The light house department steamer
| Arbutus arrived today from Key West
and was rendered to the general rellet
committee.
The wheat in elevator "a is being
turned over and put in shape to deliver
! to vessels. There were about 10000 cars