Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

now that relief has actually come and
more is on the way. but il is not
meant to be said that further relief
is not needed.
The city and island is covered with
carcasses of horses. mules. cows.
dogs. rats and eats. The Odor from
these, and from The human bodies.
are poisoning the air. and it is a mat
ter of impossibility to dispose of even
one-tenth OF the purifying carcasscs
this week The number of peop.e
trying to leave is great.
Dallas Tex. Sept. 13.--W II. Ne
Grath, manager of the Dallas Flee
trio Co.. reached Dallas yesterday Iii
rect from Galveston. He said: Van
dalsm at Galveston has been horri-
BILE. The most rigid enforcement of
martial law has not been able to sup
press it entirely. Adit. Gen. Scurry's
men have arrested a hundred or more
negroes. AZ of whom were found with
effects taken from dead bodies. Thee
were ordered tried by court-martiaI.
They were convicted and ordered
shot. One negro had 90 fingers with
rings on them in his pocket
Chicago. Sept. 13.-The following
statement was received at II o'clock
last night from Il. G.. Lowe, manager
Galveston News: "a summary of the
conditions prevailing at Galveston is
more than human intellect can mas
| ter. Briefly stated, the damage to
| property is anywhere between $lj.-
| 100000 and $2O,OOO,0OO. The loss Of
life cannot be computed now. No
lists could be kept and all is guess
work Those thrown out to sea and
buried on the ground wherever found
will reach the horrible total of at
least 5000 souls. My estimate of the
loss on the island of the city of Gal
weston and the immediate surrounG-
ing district is between 1000 and 5000
deaths. | do not make this state
mcnt in fright or excitement"
The Association Press has received
the following from Mayor Jones, of
Galveston: 1--WE are receiving nli-
merous kilograms of coincidence and
offers of assistance. As the telegraph
wires are burdened we beg the Asso-
ciated Press to communicate this re-
sponsc to all. Nearby cities are sup
plying and will supply sufficient food,
! clothing, ETC., for immediate needs.
| by sending money. Checks should oe
made payable to John Sealy, chair
man of the finance committee. All
supplies should come to w. A. McNi-
| tie, chairman relief committee"
All attempts at burying the dead it
| Galveston have been utterly abau-
doned and bodies are now being dis
posed OF in the swiftest manner pos
siblc.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 14.-Galves-
| ton is beginning slowly to recover
| from the stunning blow of last week
| and though the city appears to be
| pitilesSly desolated. the authorities
and the commercial and Industrial
interests are setting their forces t6
work and a start has at last been
made toward the resumption of busi-
ness on a moderate scale.
rhc further the ruins are dug into
She greater becomes the increase in
| the list of those who perished as their
! houses tumbled about their heads.
| On the lower beach Wednesday Il
searching party found a score of bod
les within small area, going to
show that the bulwarll of debris that
| lies straight across the island con-
| ccals many more bodies than have
| been accounted for.
More than 1000 dead bodies have
been identified and the estimate OF
Mayor Jones that 5000 souls perished
in Saturdays great hurricane does
| not appear to be magnitied.
The city still presents the appear
ance of widespread wreck and ruin.
Little has been done TO clear the
streets of the tangle of wires and the
masses of wreck, mortar, slate, stone
and glass that hcstrew them. Many
of the sidewalks are impossible.
Here and there business men have
already put men to work to repair
the damage done. but in the main the
commercial interests seem to be un-
certain about following the lead of
those who apparently show faith in
the rapid rehabilitation of the island
city The appearances of the newSpa-
pcrs after suspension of several
davs is having a good effect and both
the News and Tribune are urging
prompt succOrin@ of the suffering
and then equal Promptness in recon
struction. 1t is difficult to say ye5
what the ultimate effect of the disaS-
ter is to be on the city. Many people
have left and some may never return.
What is most botherinG business
men at present is what attitude the
railroads. and especially the Southern
Pacific. are to assume with respect to-
reconstruction. The decision of the
transportation lines will do more.
than anything else to restore conf
dence.
One of the most serious results of
the storm has been the ripping of the
electric light and street car plants.
The city has been in absolute dark
ness for several nights and only a few
concerns who operate their own illu-
ninatino service are enabled to do
business. Nearly every residence has
gone back to the primitive candle,
The work of relief continues ener-
geticaIly. Mayor Jones and his asso-
ciatpS are bending every nerve to