Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-15
Many Leave and Hundreds Of
Others Anxious to Go.
DAMAGE TO wHARyEs NOT so BAD.
Assurances From Railroads That They
VIII DO All Ia Their Power 10 Re-
Open Communication Horrible suffer-
ing Of Some of the Exiles.

was begun here.
Advertisements were printed IN The
News asking for hundreds Of men and
boys to do this work. A multitude re-
sponded. They were formed into
squads and promptly put to work with
police and deputy sherifTs In charge.
1t is hoped that n vigorous prosecu-
ton of this work viii lead to the early
recovery of bodies still in the debris.
That there are many of them there is
no shadow of doubt. 1t is difficult in
deed to imagine how half the people
that did escape got free of this fear
full fiotsam and ietsam
This correspondent traversed the
beach for some distance and the stencil
at different points was absolutely
sickening. Everywhere little groups
of men, women and children, some Of
them poorly provided with raiment,
We're digging in the ruins of their
homes for what little household prop
erty they could save. In many cases
those seeking their former residences
were utterly unable to find single
remnant of them. 50 hopeless is the
confusion of timbers and household
furniture
The exodus from the city was heavy
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 universal
feeling of depression. Shipping men
say that the damage to the wharves is
Ikyyf
posed The chief damage has been in
the tearing open of sheds and the rip
ping of planking The sheds. how
ever, can be quickly replaced The pill
ing for a considerable distance along
the bay front. successfully withstood
the pounding 1t got from the winds
and waves and business men find a
measure of consolation in this
More hopeful reports were received
touching the water supply. C. III. Nc
Masters. of the chamber of commerce.
has charge of the wafer relief work.
The company is placing men all along
the mains, plugging the broken places.
and thereby assisting the flow. It
was serving some of it's customers.
and hoped gradually to increase the
service. The water continued to run
by gravity pressure. The only diffanI-
ty the people are having is in CARRYING
supplies to their homes or places OF
business.
More effective measures were taken
TO keep undesirable people off the
island. Soldiers patrolled the water
front. and challenged all who could
not show a proper reason for their
landing or who We're unwilling to work
for the privilege of coming into town.
Assurances have been received by
the railroads that they will do all in
their power to reopen communication
and their present plan seems to be to
concentrate all forces ON the work OF
one bridge. Crews are coming down
the Santa Fe railroad from Arkansas
and ST Louis with full equipments to
restore the line. Local representa-
tiyes of the Southern Pacific have
had advices from headquarters to
proceed with repair work without de-
lay
Telegraph communication has been
partially restored, the Western Union
and Postal companies having reached
the city with one wire.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
number of boats carrying passengers
between Texas City and Galveston
has been largely increased, it was inn
possible Thursday to leave the city az
ter the early morning hours, and hun
dredS of men, women and children, all
anxious to depart, suffered great in
convenience and hardship and were
after all compelled to sleep upon the
beach at Texas City. waiting for the
morning. Friday morning one steam
boat plying across Galveston bay,
which is able to carry passengers in
any number. became stuck. Her pas
sengers were taken off in small boats. |
This compelled all those who We're
unable to come on the first trip to
trust themselves to sailboats, which
became becalmed. None of them had
more than a meager supply of water
and no food, as the trip ordinarily does
not require above an hour. The sup
ply Of water was soon exhausted, the
sun beat down with a merciless sever
ity and in short time babies and
young children became i'll and in
many instances their mothers were
also Frustrated. Hour after hour the
people on the boats, all of which were
densely packed. were compelled to
broil in the torturing, binding sun
without the slightest current of air to
render their situation more bearable.
Finally slight breeze arose and they
We're dumped on the beach, to remain
all night. without shelter, Texas City
practically having bppn wiped ont