The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-14

held meeting today and at tho request
OF President Cowan. Sheriff Thomas depu-
tized fifteen members of the association
~ deputy sheriffs. They we're assigned
TO the duties of cleaning the streets OF
debris. The men were assigned to the
different wards and Instructed to enforce
law and order and at the same time to
look after the work Of cleaning the city,
They wereordered to put all 30 bodied
men to work and to report all those who
refused to asst in the labor.
City Health Physician Wilkinson Issued
orders to all druggists to furnish medi-
cine to poor SEX whom they know TO BIO
worthy OF assistance and send the bill to
the health department
Superintendent John A. Hopkins Of the
Galveston city schools gave Post repre-
sentative the following statement as to
the condition of the school buildings:
The roofs are of and the windows
broken out of ali buildings.
Denver Resurvey school. small portion
left standing.
Avenue +, or Rosenberg avenue school,
east half down ad front knocked of
Henry Rosenberg school. center and
one side knocked out.
Ball high school, center cayed in and
badly damaged all around.
Avenue l., roof off and windows ont.
West Broadway school. one gable down.
Avenue X school. damaged but slightly.
East district colored school, nothing
to be seen OF 1t,
West district oolorod school, blown
down.
Central district colored school, badly
wrecked.
The schools can not be placed in con-
dition for use Tor less than 100000
Much more will be necessary to put them
in their original condition.
The deaths OF the following teachers
have been reported to Prof Hopkins
Miss Alice Park.
Miss Nellie Davy.
W. D. Darnell (colored), principal coi-
orel schools.
E. r. McDade (coloredl.
Miss A. NJ. Rowe (colored).
Miss Hattie Rowe (colored)
The buildings OF the medical depart
ment OF the University OF Texas, situated
in the east end of Galveston, was dam
aged to such an extent that the comm
session will have to be held elsewhere
probably In Austin. There was a great
loss OF valuable specimens and essentials
to teaching During the storm the build
ing was used as a place OF refuge anc
sheltered some 200.
The Dominican convent was damaged
to the extent of $4,000 but that the Sis
ters and children are all safe
J. W. Allen, general freight and pas
senger agent and ]. w. Maxwell. gen
eral Superintendent Of the Missouri. Kan.
sas and Texas. have held consultation
with General Manager l.. ]. Polk OF tn,
Santa Fe and have decided to unite il
the matter of rebuilding one OF tn,
bridges across the bay. No details hav,
as yet been arranged Tho bridge which
is least injured will probably he worke
on.
relief party from Beaumont arrived
Wednesday on tho tug Nat strong witt
a carload OF ice. a carload of provision
and two tanks OF water a portion o
the cargo wss landed at Bolivar and tn
remainder turned over to the local com
mittee. In the party, which returne
Thursday. were T. A. Hunter James l.
Keith. 4. A. Fletcher, u. X Newsum, ID
G. o. Martin. DR., Frye. +. p. Stratfort
Rush Noryell. Frank ownsend and Leo
Lew.
Lieutenant Calvin Hutchison OF tn
Houston Light Guard had an excitin
time at Texas City Wednesday nigh
With detail OF six men he is n charg
Of the steamer Lawrence, plying bctwee
here and the point named. The Law
renee took over large number OF refugee
for late train and some 900 persons de
manded to be brought back 10 Galveston
Lieutenant Hutchisons orders were
pass no one and and his men carried OF
these orders notwithstanding the IA.
that for time It looked a. II they M ri
be prevented from doing so by force. Man
OF the people who wished to cross ia
families here.
w. H. Beckway Of the Western unia
Telegraph company rescued himself an
wife and several ladies who were in h
house. His fathers back was broken an
is In the hosp tai The house they wei
in was washed away
The means OF transportation out OF Ga
weston are still inadequate and those VII
should be moved are unable to take az
vantage OF the means offered.
or the Western Union telegraph for,
l.. ]. Jockey was lost and also his wifi
mother and two sisters. One sister wi
saved Same Knolle lost his wife aud fl,
children, William Hoch was lost and al.
his mother. The above, with the lnjurii
OF w. II. Beckway, reported elsewher
are all that were lost among the employ,
OF this company,