The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-23
THE PORT rs ALL aIaHr.

THE FORT Is ALL RIaHr. O.
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After Cargo. 81
Galveston, Texas, September a. .
The Irada. the largest ship that O.
; ever entered this port came UP 10 9
. pier 10 at o'clock this morning Q
and Will take a cargo OF wheat and O.
cotton. This Is the second visit OF @
this vessel hera. but her entry o
. since the storm shows conclusively
that the harbor Is in as favorable =
3 condition as before. There are iwo o.
. barge loads OF cotton en- route from .
. Houston for export a.
The British steamer Blus Cross 81
= IS taking a cargo OF wheat from ele- .
vator today. g.
ssssssssssessessssssssssessss
tractors-men who know whereof they
s9eak--it IS useless to talk OF a greater
Galveston as one OF the things in the dim
and distant future. The rebuilding OF
new city Is assured when men OF means
crowd each other to be the hrat 10 get
work done.
ASIe Is only one tnluE lnGL retdfQS the
work of progress, and that is a lack of
building material. All lumber dealers,
however, report that rush orders have
! been given to get the necessary supplies
10 Galveston,- The saneo$pan be said OF
other dealers IN house6uSdlng materials.
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| Representatives OF James Stewart & Co,
contractors Of St. Louis. are here figuring
A.. At,.
! company property. They have submitted
two propositions, one covering elevator A
alone, and the other both the elevators
and tho wharves and sheds as we'll. II is
thought that the mater wilb-be closed
Sunday
b. s. Woodhead OF Beaumont, who VIII
attend to the matter OF furnishing the
needed lumber uader the contract 10
here
W. A. Ladd, pI@sident Of the Galveston
chambeS OF commerce, is in receipt of
copy O. the resolutions OF sympathy passed
/ by the board OF trade Of Chicago 1t Is
also resolved that a committee OF ten be
! appointed TO solicit aid for the sufferers.
Secretary McMaster Is also in receipt OF
1 letter from the secretary Of the board
4 OF trade OF Chicago expressing sympathy
and requesting TO be informed in regard TO
Galveston stock quotations as soon az pos
sible.
A large force OF men who were engaged
to clean the streets under military regime
have continued under the new arrange
ment. The contractors expect TO nut 5000
organized workmen and several hundred
teams to work Monday morning.
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slxty-tour bodies we're recovered today,
fourteen in one building on Twenty-ses-
ond and Beach.
With the exception OF the abolianment
OF the temporary hospital, which was es-
tablshed in the United states custom
house directly after the storm. there were
no new developments 10 the health siiua-
tlon yesterday. All the sick and injured
who applied for treatment received attsn-
, ton.
Several communications were received
! notifying the health department OF tho
shipment of dlsinfectAnts. There was one
OF these bearing the date OF September II
aud addressed to Mayor Jones. II stated
that the Philadelphia North American was
shipping complete equipment for the
manufacture OF powerful dlsintestaat,
together with men to operate it,
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There have been but few deaths since
tho storm. So far but fourteen have been
!: reported. all of which were directly OF in
directly caused by hurts received during
tho storm.
The Southern Pacific completed tts
tracks to Virginia Point last night and
resumed train service into Galveston this
morning. The company lost twenty-o one
miles Of track between Galveston and
! Houston.
inspector Youons has finished his can
: vass Of buildings Loot in the district on
: tlreiy swept away BY the storm. He nnds
that there were 1855 occupants, that Is In
residences or storea This does not IN.
clude stables, sheds or outhouseS In the
Kinkead and Colorado additions at least
seventy 1--we buildings were carried away.
J Mr.. fouens estimates that 1000 BUILDINGS
were destroyed Ia the district outside OF
the line Of total destruction.
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The Western Unlon Telegraph company
has finished laying a nineteen oonaucro,
ished strlnging new cable from tho bay
10 the office. The Postal Telegraph com
pany has picked up the cable across the
, bay up to Bolivar Point The other end
, is embedded In twenty i've feet OF sanJ
, and will have to be dragged ont The
Postal will lay submarine cable scros.
Galveston bay and an underground eable
: from the bay to lite Galveston onice and
) an underground cable fren the mailman
, end of the submarine cable almost &.
Houston.
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W. ]. Johnson, chief operator OF the
Postal, who lost his family in the storm
worked for eghty-sly consecutive hours
at the key and saen collapsed.
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Ex-CongresRman Walter Gresham has
, made the suggestion that fbe people Of
Galveston county apply to the state FOR
relief from State taxation for two years
4 under a provision OF tho constitution
, made 10 ft such emergencies. The lesls-
lature IS also authorized 20 appropriate
money 10 temporarily administer the az
fairs OF city which has been storm
swept
AZ the meeting Of the central raIle;
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