The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-11
MEETING AT GALVESTON.
Business Men Assemble 10 Formulate
Plans
FOR THE RELIEF OF 4 STRICKEN CITY
They Were coiIariess and Haues.
and coaIess, but n Determined
Set of Men.

(By Post staf Correspondent From
Galveston.)
1t was a stern and serious congregation
of business men that assembled in the
chamber OF commerce Sunday afternoon to
formulate some plan OF action. The floor
was covered with slime, the men, collar
less some coatless most OF them drenched
70 the skin, trousers rolled up to their
knees. the horror Of The thing written on
their nnshAven faces. wers there for ac-
tion.
Waiter O, Jones, the mayor. was made
chairman AMI Miles Crowley secretary.
There WIS no oratory. The following men
were named as general committee with
walter Jones chairman; b. Adous. John
seaiy. J. ID. Kemper. lens MOllsr. Ben
Lazy. NJ. LaskeE. ban Ripley. W. A
Mevlue.
This committee was named at a gem
eral meeting The committee at once met
and appointed chairmen Of sub-eommit-
tees. each chairman to appoint his own
committee. d. Lasker was made chair
man OF the committee on correspondence;
W. A. MoViue chairman general relief
committee; Ben Levy chairman burial
committee; John sealy chairman finance
eommittesj Dan Ripley chairman hospital
committee.
Tho correspondence committee al once
formulated letters to the public, published
In another column.
II was suggested that under ordinances
OF the city II was necessary TO have 1
coroneF's inquest on every dead body. This
WAS impisaible, so the mayor called 4
meeting OF the city council and passed
an emergency ordinance which obviat ed
that necessity. This morning all The un
Identified dead we're taken 10 He1
Weighted and consigned to the deep, Thi
was found the only way TO dispose OF n
dead with safety to the health OF tn
community.
]. II. Hawley was appointed chairma
Of committee to DO appointed by him
self, with plenary power, 10 help preserv
properly from vandalism.
The militia. United States regulars en-
volunteers, were at once added to Il
police foro, OF the city. which Is bad
asmoralized by death. Guards were al ono
stationed about tho city with loaded mus
kets.
All saloons are closed and liquor Is sol
only on order OF member Of the hospit
committee for medicinal purposes.
gang OF men Was put 10 work 20
morning en- the water works power nous
water is frat necessity for safety OF II
and property.
receiver II. b. Baer OF the City RaiiwI
company when asked as TO nus pla
said his hrst duty was tho looking et'
tho dead among his employees. He es
mated that the dead among his employ
and thcir families would reach l2o or
81 the lowest calculation.
NOTES.
Tho Mallory liner comal arrived thia moi
ing two days lato. Weathered the $40
boautlfully Reports passing any number
dead bodies floating out 10 sea-
James Irwin and wife were last seen no
Ing outward on separate rats.
Postmaster Griffin and vile lett TIER ho'
on Rosenberg ayonue ana P's nnd sou
safety down town Several psople stayed
house and have not been heard Of
holse was washed away
o. A. Lehman of Houstoa went 20 Vlrgi
Point this morning, returning tlis eVeni
lie SAYS thirty-Gye forty bodies was
ashore were buried by people there
An old lady, Mrs Bowman OF Texas Q
and her daughter were drowned
Six men and women and child were wa
I'D ashore at Texas City this morning. N
wore recognized
Conductor Powera Of tho Galveston HS
ton and henderson lost son VINO was We
Ing at Texas CITY. Body has been loun
Vl0 QQlNNhtOI HItWSlN paaHpA htiAN
storm practically unseathod, while all
three churches we're demolighed--Gr2ce,
MaFys and tho Synagogue
The hrst buildns to 80 was the d.
building. The fourth story blew OF at
o'clock dsmolishing frame residence
the vest. PROT. Smith Of tho Business
yersity acress the street saw the walls
terirg and gave warning in tlme to 81
halt dozon people out Of the residence
The tor story OF the w. L, Moody
building 10 In tho streSt. as Is also tho
story OF tho Gus Levy building
Only the north and south walls Of sR
Heart church ara standing,
The masonry Of the Gresham residences
mR.red solid. but the windows all blew
wreokinE the beautiful interior.
The north. or back, wall of the Galys
News building 10 stove in and plant mi
50 that with no water, no paper eouis
issued Monday or Tuesday,
The wind gauge OF tho weather bureau
orSed 81 miles hour tbs last time 1t
looked a. Then It blow away.
An English tramp steamer was b
broadside through the three draws OF
satroad bridges.
An English tramp was blown from
roads 20 the docks at Texas City, and
other big tramp lies north OF pelican isla
The Half Moon light house is gone
Tape and Captain Bowen lived IN It,
had a yawl. but 4! could hardly have
In the storm.
Nearly every residence standing in
weston is harooring from two to half
homeless families.
There were fifteen refugees IN the
tillery club Saturday night
The water was seven feet deep al tn
terseution OF Broadway and fremont ct
There was no water there during the
OK 1875.
There were dozen dead bodies ioun
der tho residence ot Colonel shannon,
Broadway The colonel and his tRml
safe. Mr. Alex Shannon was IN ST. Oh
he and his brother- n-law, Allison TIE
ton OF Coraleapa. were In Houston last
and 10 10 Galveston this morning.
DALLAS is RESPONDING.
Much Money Has Already