The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-14

that bestrew them. Many of the side
walks are impossible. Some of them
are Uttered with debris Others are so
thicltly covered with slime that walking
on them is out of the question. AS a
general rule, substantial frame build
| ings withstood better the blasts of the
gale than those of brick. In other in
stances, however, small wooden struct-
ures, cisterns and whole sides of
houses have been pumped down in
| streets or back yards squares away
from where they originally stood.
Here and there business men have al
ready put men to work to repair the
! damage done, but in the main the COM
meroial interests seem to be uncertain
| about following the lead Of those Who
| apparently, show faith in the rapid re-
habilation of the island city. The APP
| pearance of the newspapers to-day an
ter a suspension of several days is hay
| ing a good effect and both the News
| and Tribune are urging prompt succor-
ing of the suffering and then equal
promptness in reconstruction. 1t is diff
fcult to say yet what the ultimate eff
feet of the disaster is to be on the
city Many people have left and some
may never return, the experience or
others has been so frightful that no one
will If they can conveniently find occu-
patton in other cities. The bulk of the
population. however, is only temporar-
lily panic-stricl1en and there are hosts
of those who helped to make Galveston
great, who look upon the catastrophe
as involving only temporary halt in
the advancement of the city.
What is most bothering business men
at present is what attitude the rail-
roads, and especially the Southern Pa
cific, are to assume with respect to re-
construction.
The decision of the transportation
lines will do more than anything else
to restore confidence. Big ships, new
arrivals, rode at anchor to-day in front
of the city. They had just reached the
port and found the docks and pier dam
age so widespread that no accommoda-
ton could be given them. They found
sheds torn away, freight cars overturn-
ed and planking ripped off
The steamships reported ashore in
early reports, are save two, the Nor
Wegian steamer Gyller and the British
steamer Norma, still high and dry. No
explanation is yet possible as to the
condition of those vessels, but the bic
tug Wilmot arrived from New Orleans
and her assistance is to be given to
saving those vessels which can be got
Into deep water again.
Apparently, however. Galveston has
no immediate need for ships. The de-
structon of the bridges of all the rail-
roads entering the city makes it well
night impossible to furnish outgoing
cargoes. These bridges We're each about
three miles in length, and the work of
reconstruction will be stupendous un-
dertaking. One of the most serious re-
suits of the storm has been the stop
ping of the electric light and street car
plants. The city has been in absolute
darkness for several nights and only
few concerns who operate their own H.
Illuminating service are enabled to do
business. Nearly every residence has
gone back to the primitive candle The
absence of street lights drives all who
have no imperative business on the
streets to their homes at nightfull, but
the work of the patrol system is made
more difficult thereby and the opportu-
nifty for footing greater The motor
men deserted their cars when the fury
of the wind and the rush of the water
made it no longer possible to operate /
them. Attempts are being made now /
to get the cars into shape again. The |
great destruction of live stock has elm
mated the carriages and cabs as a |
means Of transportation, and the need I
for the trolley promises to become a |
most pressing one when rebuilding be- |
gins.
Among the worst sufferers by the dis
aster were the churches. Nearly evesy |
one of them felt the effect of the storm.
Some of them are entire wrecks, abso-
lutely beyond repair. The work of re-
lief continues energetically. Mayor
Jones and his associates are bending |
every nerve to open direct line of |
with Houston by which |
he may be enabled promptly to receive
the great quantity Of provisions which
are now on the way to the city. Il
wish to say, however" said Mayor
Jones, that we have made such ar
as will make it possible for
us to feed the needy until we can get
in our supplies. We are relieving every
case presented to us. | think that with
in day or two our transportation ia
cilities will be sufficient temporarily to
meet our needs.
Galveston has helped other cities in
their distress, despite her size and we
are consoled by the generous response
of the country to our appeal The re-
lief committee Is striving to systematic
its work. and there Is undoubtedly dis
tress here which ought promptly to be
relieved. Weakened people and bare
footed children are on the streets eager
ly appropriating spoiled and cast-off
stocks of food. The committee has in
structed the local drug stores to provide
the poor and needy with medicine at the
expense of the relief fund
THE BOXERS.