The evening times., 1900-09-15

Miles Long and Half 81 nile Wide.
GALVESTON, Sept. 15.-The city is re-
vfving under the stimulating influences OF
fire, lime, and carboIic acid. Lime is eY-
arywhere and more is wanted. 1t is spread
in the streets, en- sidewalks, and in eel
lars There are no distressing objects left
In the business sections
Thousands of men are at work removing
the debris and burning it. Stores are open
for business and others are preparing to
open by transferring their stock to the
sidewalk to dry. Miles OF street are lined
with damaged goods drying under the
fierce rays of a tropical sun. Every man,
proprietor clerk, and porter, coatless and
witt. trousers rolled up, is busy at clean
ms up.
The spirit of the people of Galveston is
cue of hopefulness that the future city
viii rise greater and better than ever.
Even the laborers and the workmen are
imbued with this hope now, and the thou
sands employed in burning the wreckage
do their work with will.
Fires are burning necessarily along the
Street. consuming wrecks of houses and
the bodies of such victims as are still
confined beneath. The poisoned air is be
coming pure, except in the West End and
along the beach and deep water front
Fire and disinfectants have done wonders
in three days.
In thirty days, you will not know it is
the same city" said John Sealey, Chair
man cf the Finance Committee we have
sent over the State for loco carpenters,
Loco additional masons, and artisans Of
all kinds Galveston Will rise greater and
better than ever This is what we de-
sire TO impress upon our good friends of
the North and East.
we are more tnan thankful to them
for the substantial manner in which they
have come to our aid but much depends
upan ourselves. II requires great trials
TO test the character of men Never have
I read or heard of a people responding
with more pluck and more hopefulness
than the people OF Galveston.
There is a great work to be dJne. and
they will do il Losses are forgotten,
though the majority have lest every
thing that is dear to them. They now
it
Equal confidence is shown by others
among the men who control the finances
and commerce of the city, The activity,
energy. and pluck displayed in the
streets today will, TO certainty, make
Galveston over.
"CIean up" is a sign met witl IN
every block. Not only are stores open
but women are shopping fremont
Street is open from the bay to the leach
Mechanic Street, the Strand, and W.n-
ME and Church Streets are being RAPID
ly cleared
1t viii be month before the
mass of wreckage extending for miles
along the beach can be fully destroyed.
The burying squads are burning about
two blocks day. When their work Is
finished there will be a strip of vacant
territory a half mile wide and five miles
long, extending the entire length OF the
city along the beach. The houses and
buildings north of this vase AMI acI oss
TO the bay are in condition 90 be re
paired or rebuilt.
The injured are rapidly recovering. 1t
was said today thai not more than 511
were SO seriously injured as to be com
PEELED TO remain indoors. The disas aster
was of the kind that claimed life and
left but few Injured. There are not
enough physicians On the scene to care
for the wounded, but the demand tor
sanitary experts continues.
Failing in this, every abIe-bodfed nan
is to be put to work TO clear the wre3k-
age. burn the hundreds of bodies under
it. and save, if possible, the lives of
those who yet remain.
1t is found that kodak lends nave
been shot down, as well as the ghoals
who despCiled the dead. Two we're sum
marIly shot yesterday by guards. They
were detected in the act Of photograph
ing the nude bodies of dead woTnen and
girls. Their cameras were smashed by
the soldiers and the negatives d-sUr~ ycd.
The restrictions of martial law have
now been largely removed. Persons al
ready in Galveston can accordingly move
freely about the city.
An illustration of the martial law TN
der which the work has been done is
General Order No. issued by Brig. Gen.
Thomas Scurry, commanding the city
forces, as follews:
Guards, foremen of gangs, and work
ing parties or others acting under the
authority of this department. will use due
dilige- toward preventing any hardships
on private individuals or fmpressing for
service. The conditions however are SC
terrible, and it is so necessary that sani-
tary precautions be taken TO preserve the
lives and health of the people of this
stricken city, that individual interests
must give way to the general good Il
it is found feasible TO secure volunteers
general impressment will ne avoided. but
the medical fraternity being a unit in the
opinion that further delay or procrasti.
nation Will bring pestilence to finish the
dire work OF the hurricane the interests
of no individual. firm. or corporation viii
for one instant be spared to Secure vol
unteers fer work"
Harvesting the Rice Crop.
RALEIGH n. c. Sept 15-The harvest