Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
GOOD WORK IS GOING ON
Trains are now Running Regularly Over
the New Bridge.
EVERYBODY IS BUSY AT GALVESTON.
People in Brayoria County Need Money
QuickIy.--Work Of Sanitation. Foot.
ing up the Losses Martial Law AboI.
ished,

ished.
Galveston.-Martial law has been
abolished and the civil government re-
sumed control of affairs. The contract
for clearing the streets has been
awarded The contractors will estab-
! lish boarding camps on the beach and
commence work with an army of la
borers at 81 per day.
| Adjt.-Gen. Scurry of the Texas Ma
tiopal Guard has placed his regiment
of militia at the service Of the city
and they will remain here for guard
and patrol work. No saloons will be
permitted to open. There will be no
imsressment of men to work and there
is plenty of work both for mechanics
and laborers.
FIGURING ON DESTRUCTION.
A. ]. Youens, inspector for the Gal
veton Board of Underwriters, is foot
ing up the losses. He has finished the
district east of Twenty-fifth street and
finds that in the territory of total
destruction east of that street 1649
houses were destroyed. His diagram
shows that from five to seven blocks
of the district lying along the Gulf or
| Mexico and east of Forty-second street
was shorn clear of buildings. West of
Forty-second street the settlement was
! sparse and nearly everything but a
few buildings far back from the Gulf
was demolished. Mr. Youens will con-
tinue his inspection until a complete
survey of property loss has been made.
Mrs. Mussey, vice-president of the
Red Cross Society, will leave for
| Washington Sunday night and will ex-
plain to the people of the country ex-
actly what is needed in Galveston. Her
idea is that meetings should be held
throughout the United States and the
needs of Galveston thoroughly ex-
planned.
| TRAIN SERVICE RESUMED.
Galveston Bay bridge was completed
at o'clock this morning, and the first
train on the Santa Fe to arrive since
September pulled into the Union sta
tion at 6:25 o'clock. Full passenger
train service has been resumed by all
the lines entering the city via Virginia
Point. The Gulf and Interstate Rail
way, which enters via Bolivar Point
and the ferry, will not be in operation
for several days. The five lines which
cross the bay bridge operate thirty
passenger trains daily, and they have
an enormous quantity of freight. to
come in and go out. :
WORK OF SANITATION
The usual work of sanitation, caring
| for the sick and disposing Of dead
bodies was continued today. Large
Famounts of garbage are being hauled
from the city and burned, anu disinfec-
tants distributed The sanitary condiS
tion of the city continues to improve,
and DR.. Wilkinson, city health officer,
says that all danger from an outbreak
of disease is now passed.
With the resumption of railroad
service today business along the
wharves began in earnest. Several
ships are taking on cargo.
EVERYBODY is BUSY.
Galveston, Textile conditions at
Galveston continue to rapiaIy improve
Every one is so busy that there is little
time to mourn over their losses This
is doubtless fortunate for the sufferers,
for, instead of spending their time in
grieving, they forget their troubles and
lend helping hand toward the better
ment of existing conditions. The num-
ber of patients in the various hospitals
is much smaller than would have been
expected, considering the number of
dead. This is due to the fact that few
who were entirely helpless succeeded
in escaping alive. There are several
hundred persons who were more or
less bruised, but their wounds are rap
idly healing.
The general health of the city, ac-
cording to DR.. Wilkinson, is better
than under normal conditions. Tne
number of people leaving the city is
decreasing and there is no longer any
necessity for sick and injured to go
elsewhere for medical attention.
Commander Selfridge, lighthouse in
pector, is in Galveston. He gives of
fetal notice that all buoys at the en-
trance of Galveston harbor are in po-
sition.
The first train arrived here at 6:15
this morning. Trains are coming and
going slowly but steadily More people
are arriving than departing. The build
ing of bridge two and one-half miles
long was one of the most remarkable
achievements of construction work in
the history of the world The freight
situation will not adjust itself. Mar
tial law ended at. noon today. There
is big demand for laoorers along
the wharf front, also great demand
for street-cleaning labor.
BRAZORIA CONDITIONS.
Houston, Tex.-N. M. Mills reported
Officially on conditions in Brazoria
county. He says the people need money
to buy shingles, nails, etc. Unless
quick relief is given many Will be COM
PEELED to abandon their homes. The
statement of the number of destitute
follows: Arcola, 200; Sandy Point,
5OO; Chenango, 1000; Angleton, 1000;
Velasco, $500; Brazoria, 1900; Colum-
bia, 25OO.. These figures embrace the
country tributary to the towns named
as we'll as in the towns themselves.
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