The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-21
MARTIAL LAW TO CEASE.
GALVESTON WILL AGAIN BE UNDER
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
soldiers Win Remain to Assist I'm
Preventing Looting and TO Aid
Police in REFRESHING OutIawry-
Labor Is Now at N Premium.

GALVESTON. Tex. Sept. 2o.-This even
Ing Mayor Jones proclaimed that martial
law would cease at noon tomorrow, and
the civil authorities would assume direc-
ton Of municipal affairs. This was done
at the suggestion of Gen Scurry. who
expressed the belief that conditions had
reached such a stage that the civil au-
thorities were able TO cope with the
This. however does not mean the i'm
mediate withdrawal OF the military. They
are TO cooperate with the city officials
In the enforcement of order and will con-
tinue on duty as a part OF the govern
ment
Since martial law has prevailed in Gal
weston good order has resulted 1t was
feared In some quarters that when IL
became known that the militia had given
way to civil authority the looting and
robbery which began after the storm and
continued until the declaration OF mar
tial law might recommence. The mill
tary forces win be used as check on
this character of crime. however, and will
In all probability remain for the next
twenty days. The shooting OF negroes by
military men for lostIng has had most
sslutary effect and has in a measure
terrorized the offenders, still there are
cases of robbery reported daily, which
are being dealt with severely.
Labor Mt Premium.
Labor In Galveston is at a premium.
There Is not an idle man in the city
Regardless OF station or position a man
must work. The merchant and his clerk
are working side by side along with the
man who has known nothing but hard
work since childhood. II is a cosmopoli-
tan force now Mt work on the city ave-
nues; white men and black men working
In gangs under one head is a daily scene.
IL is all done for the good OF Galveston.
The health OF the living must be pre-
cleaned and the dead buried that the
survivors may continue 10 live IL Is
imperative that the wreckage about The
city be cleared Immediately. The stencil
arising from the bodies beneath the ruins
Is becoming unbearable.
Today warrants were issued TO impress
every able-bodied men for street cleaning
service, Over 500 men were secured to-
day under this order and fully 2,0e0 men
are engaged In the work Still this force
IL not sufficient, and more men must he
secured. Men for this service are TO be-
imported from the interior OF the state
Disposing of the Dead.
The prevailing methods OF disposition Of
the dead Is cremation. As each corpse
is taken out II IL thoroughly saturated
with coal oil and thrown into blazing
fire This plan Of incineration has been
entirely successful and the bodies are
quickly destroyed
Capt. William Hutchins superintend-
ent of the Ninth United States light
house district. embracing all stations on
the Gulf coast. has received reports 81
damage to stations In the district. The
Keepers wife, Mrs. Hayes. and one OF
tho surfmen drowned. other persons at
the station were saved. Two OF the life
boats drifted to Hitchcock four miles
north OF Galveston island.
The Galveston station was valued at
nss,@o and viii be rebuilt The san Luis
NE saving station ,c vas damaged u the
The churches Of Galveston suffered
greatly by the hurricane. Sacred Heart.
st. Patrick's Catholic, the First Baptist.
and the African Methodist churches are
total wrecks. while Trinity church, tho
First Presbyterian. the Swedish church
and the synagogue are partially lie
s,royed; but I Is possible tn, that repairs
church eaific. In the city escaped serious
damage.
To Care for Orphans.
The inmates of the Protestant Orphan
Home will be transferred to the sealy
building tomorrow. where they win tenn
porartly reside, their building having
been destroyed by the collapse OF tho
roof. large quantity, Of stores OF tho
this building The Red Cross Society
win look after the little ones.
). H.. Barton, a nephew OF Clara Bar
ton. Of the Red Cross Society. has ar
rived here from New York. In an Inter-
view he suggested the raising OF a fund
OF from 50a,M0 to Sla,c0000 to aid the
people In rebuilding their homes. An
appeal OF this nature viii be made TO the
people Of the United States.
The largest loss of a single family by
the food h that of the RattcEaus, wha
resided down the island % family of
forty-hve. fOrty-two were lost.
Bishop Gallagher OF the Catholic
church. has made the following report Of
the losses estimated 70 have been sus-
Property loss. S2Gno0: communicates,
loo. ten Sisters Of Charity ana eighty