The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-15
.IOqEARUP TBE DEBRIS
GALVESTON Is NOW GETTING Sc
RIOUsLY AT THE MOST NECEs-
sARY WORK
MANY ARE LEAVING THE CITY
FEELING OF DETECTION rs PREyA-
LENT AMONG THE STORMS
SURVIVORS
RAILWAYS SPARE NO EFFORT
One Bridge Connecting with the
Mainland to Be Immediately
RebuiIt-Water Supply
Improves.
MANY ARE LEAVING THE CITY
RAILWAYS SPARE NO EFFORT

GALVESTON, Tex, Sept. 14-The first
real attempt to clear away the great mass
OF debris piled along the beach front for
distance of several miles was begun to-
day. Advertisements were printed III the
newspapers this morning asking for hun
dreds of men and teams to do this work.
A multitude responded. They were form
ed into squads and promptly put to work,
with police and deputy sheriffs in charge.
1t is hoped that a vigorous prosecution
of this work will lead to the early recov-
cry of bodies still in the debris. That
there are many of them there is no shad-
ow Of doubt. 1t is difficult indeed to i'm
agine how half the people that did es-
cape from this fearful fotsam and Jet
and jetsam.
An Associated Press representative
traversed the beach for some distance
today, and the stencil at different points
was absolutely sickening. Everywhere lit
tie groups Of men, women and children,
some of them poorly provided with rail-
ment, were digging in the ruins Of their
homes for what little household property
they could save. In many cases those
seeking their former residences were ut
them, SO hopeless is the confusion Of tim
bers and household furniture.
The exodus from the city was heavy to-
day, and hundreds more were eager to
go who were unable to secure transporta-
ton. Along the bay front there were
scores of families with detected faces,
pleading to be taken from the stricken
city, where in spite of every effort to
restore confidence, there is a universal
feeling of depression.
wHARVEs CAN BE REBUILT.
Shipping men say today that the dam
age to the wharves is by no means as
serious as at first supposed. The chief
damage has been the tearing open of
sheds and the ripping of planking. The
sheds, however, can be quickly replaced
The piling for a considerable distance
along the bay front successfully with
stood the pounding it got from the wind
and waves, and business men find a.
measure of consolation in this.
More hopeful reports were received to-
day touching the water supply. c. H
McMasters, of the Chamber of Commerce
has charge of the water front relief work
The water company is placing men all
along the mains, plugging the broken
places, thereby helping the flow. 1t was
serving some of its customers today, and
hopes to gradually increase the supply
The water continues to run at reduced
pressure. The only difficulty the people
have is in carrying water to their houses
or places of business. The ice famine
continues. Some stands on street corners
were supplying ice water today at cents
for as many glasses as could be drank at
one time.
Assurances have been received from
-. j. ~ hot,
power TO reopen communication, and their
present plan seems to be to concentrate
all forces on the work of reconstruction
of one bridge. Crews are coming down
the Santa Fe railway from Arkansas and
ST. Louis with full equipments to restore
the line. Local representatives of the
Southern Pacific have had advices from
headquarters to proceed with repair work
without delay. Telegraph communication
has been partly restored, the Western
Union and Postal companies having
reached the city with one wire. Large
forces have been at work along the lines
of both companies, and connection with
Galveston has been attended with many
difficulties
BUSINESS MEN CONFIDENT.
The city has finally lifted its head from
the weight of woe which has been press
ing it down, and from now on its rehabil-
itation will be sure, and If money is re-
ceived it will be rapid.
At a meeting of the Galveston relief
committee held yesterday noon com
mittee of three, consisting of Maj. Thorn
as Gore Frank Spencer and ]. F. Skin
ner, was appointed for the purpose Of
proceeding to Austin and comforting with
Gov. Sayers as to the best methods to be
pursued In relieving the distress in the
city. The committee was appointed at
the request of Gov. Sayers, who desired
the aid of Galveston in devising the best
and most practicable means of relief.
The local board of health, through DIR.
H. A. West, its secretary, has made
demand that the work of clearing up
the dwelling houses be turned over to-
physicians. This work, in common with
the other branches of cleaning the city,
has been under the direction Of Adjt.