The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16
RAILROADS TO GALVESTON.
The Work OF Re-establishing Rail Com
muniCatiOn With the Outside.

The work OF establishing rail connsc-
ton with Galveston is progressing In
earnest Material Is being sent TO the
front as rapidly as possible and large
forces are engaged in Strengthening mat
ters out with all speed
Vice President Trice Of the Information
al and Great Northern is here wrestling
with the troublesome transportation prob
lens growing out OF the abnormal situa-
tion and directing the movement OF sup
plies arriving from every point, as well as
looking after details connected with the
early opening Of the damaged lines. SUI
perlntendent Maxwell of the Katy Is at
Lamarque pushing the repair work, while
General Manager Hill OF the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson is in Galveston
locking after the rehabilitation Of tho
terminals on the island.
| Mr. Trice summed'u up the situation last
nigh, to a Post representative as follows:
"Ail railroads entering Galveston have
Joined Ia building bridge over the bay.
to be used jointly with the view later OF
building d permanen, bridge. The work
that each line has TO do has been mapped
cut aid the Organization handling the
work Is perfect. and the roads are work
Iitg in thoroughly Systematic manner
night and day 10 open up Galveston ior
through traffic, ana ii the weather con-
4 tinues favorable believe that we VIII ue
! In sAape to handle business through 10
Galveston ten da.s frcm todayi possibly
a few days earlier
al relief supplies dor Galveston and
for al points between Houston and Texas
CT Y. ana fJr all points on the Columoi
Branch ana Velssco Terminal railway,
and in fact to all points where help IS
needed are being handled without delay
or confusion. The relief committees have
their work we'll In hand aud The railroads
are working IN harm5ny with them.
ave have run six trains between Hous-
ton ami Texas CITY today connecting with
boats at Texas City to and from Calves
ton; these trains handling passengers and
supplies.
"rte tracks of the different railroads
will be in order to Virginia Point In
dar or two, and work is now progressing
Tn the bridge, material belng used tha'
has teen picked up in that vicinity There
is also large force at work cleaning VI
the terminals at Galveston and getting
me tracks in shape to handle business tt
and over the wharves as soon as the
bridge is completed.
"Mr. Barr, Colonel Polk and Mr., Nixof
of the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe Mr.
Van Week, Mr.. Maxwell Mr.. Hill and II
fact every official connected with the Gal
weston roads and nearly all Of their EN-
pl,yes are at the front bending every en-
ergy to forward the work both of open
Ing I'D Galveston for business and reliey
Ing the sufferers"
The Santa Fe had its track repaired =
within mile OF Virginia Point last nigh
and the Galveston. Houston and Hender
son expects to be open to that station b.
Monday.
The Columbia Tap train hauled on
three carloads of supplies for Alvin yes
tie day evening and by night every poun
az merchandise received at the Interna
tlona and Great Northern yards for re
NJ purposes had been sent to the differ
ent points to which 1t was routed.
Mr.. J. H. Hawley. aide to General Sour
nv. came over on one OF the relief train
, Yesterday afternoon and stated that tn
work of cleaning UP the island Is goin
: on systematically and that the inhabitant
a Galveston have nothing but the earl
resumption CT business and tho recon
struetion OF the city In view.