The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22


men, merchants and others. fix the
total at $4O,O0O,000.s The final total
is likely to go above these figures.
stuper shaken on.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 1.-THE city
has finally lifted its head from be-
meath the weight of woe which has
been pressing down, and from now on
its rehabilitation will be sure, and il
money is received il will be rapid
The first real attempt to clear away
the great mass OF debris piled along
the beach front for n distance of sew
eral miles was begun Friday.
A Telegram OF Protest.
Much attention has been attracted
by the dispatch Of Quartermasier Bax-
ter to the department expressing the
belief that Galveston has been hope
lessly ruined. Congressman Hawley,
the only republican member of con-
gress from Texas, who was not in the
city when the disaster occurred, but
who has since returned, Thursday
night sent the following telegram to
the war department in reply to the
dispatches of Quartermaster Baxter.
| Galveston, Tex. Sept. 13.-To the Hon.
| orable Secretary OF War. Washington:
While II might not be significant or worthy
| of notice. ] have the honor to state that
| Quartermaster Bakers telegram to the
quartermaster general respecting Calves
ton Is unworthy of a soldier and In no way
| represents the morale OF Galveston citizen
ship and their determined purpose to re-
| store their city. II. d. HAWLEY."
The storm-stricken people are pro-
foundly grateful for the generous re-
spouse of the world to their appeal
for relief, and from wish to be
worthy of the aid extended to them
they are speaking more hopefully of
| reconstruction.
. Many Leaving the City.
The exodus from the city is heavy
| eager to go who are unable to secure
transportation. Along the bay front
| there are scores of families with de-
jected faces pleading to be taken from
the stricken city, where, in spite OF
every effort to restore confidence,
there is universal feeling of depres-
sion.
Opening Com uni catiOn.
Assurances have been received by
the railroads that they will do all in
their power to reopen communication,
and their present plan seems to be
to concentrate all forces on the work
of the reconstruction of one bridge.
Crews are coming down the Santa Fe
railroad from Arkansas and ST. Louis
with full equipments to restore the
line. Local representatives of the
Southern Pacific have had adNices from
headquarters to proceed with repair
work without delay. Telegraph com
munication has been partially restored,
the Western Union and Postal com
panies having reached the city with
one wire. Large forces have been at
work along the lines Of both compa-
mics and connection with Galveston
has been attended with many Difficult
ties.
Business Houses Open.
A larger number of business houses
| vertising their wares at no advance
in the prices. Carts with disinfect-
ants are going through the streets.
| The cutters are being covered with
lime. Carpenters are having all the
work they can do. The storm tore
hundreds of roofs off, and the people
who are living in topless houses are
eager to obtain coverings so as to
prevent the destruction of what they
have saved IL a rainstorm comes along.
Thus far, however, the weather has
been clear.
Lists Imperfect.
Lists of the living and of the dead
are far from perfect. The identity of
all who have been lost will never be
known. The names sent out from
here have been gathered with scrupu-
lous care, but at the same time many
errors are found in them.
The known Dead.
Houston, Tex, Sept. 15.-The Post
prints "a list of 2,701 names of the Gal
weston dead, compiled from various
sources, but believed TO be authentic.
There were hundreds of bodies burned,
buried at sea and in the sand. of which
no identification was possible; there
were other hundreds who were buried
OH lnt DtdCu VI lHt ic" VI
whom have been identified. There are
many bodies still in the ruins of Gal
weston, and scattered along the beach
of the mainland and in the marshes,
where they were thrown by the water
Some of these bodies have been sent 20
miles inland along small watercourses
by the rush of high waters. Taking
all things into consideration, there
seems no longer any doubt that the
number of dead will reach beyond the
estimates of 5000 which has been made
by Mayor Jones, Maj. r. G. Lowe and
other reliable citizens of Galveston.
All Very Hopeful.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 17.-Yester-
day was dreary Sabbath here. Serv-
ices were held in the few churches made
fit for use since the great storm. All
day men and boys were at work clear
ing away the debris. Only few dead
were found during the day, and they
were quickly burned, no attempt be-
ing made to identify them.
What n contrast! Last Sunday,
gloom, desolation and despair pre-
vailed in this storm-torn city. Now
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