The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-15
THE STENCIL SICKENING
Exodus of Citizens From the City
Yesterday Heavy.
EEPAIRlNG WATER MAINS. ICE IN PLENTY
TeIegraphic Communication Partially Restored.
City Still Under Martial Law. Relief
Fund Nearly Million Dollars
and Rapidly Growing.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
Galveston, Texas Sept 1.-The first
real attempt to clear away The great mass
CT debris piled along the baach front for
n distance of several miles was tcgun
today.
News which appeared this morning asking
for hundreds of men and boys to do this
work. multitude responded. They were
formed into squads and promptly put 10
work with police and deputy sheriffs in
charge. 1t is hoped that vigorous prose-
cution of this work will lead to the early
recovery of bodies still in the debris. That
there are many of them there is no Shad
ow OF doubt 1t is difficult indeed to ina
CINE how half the people that did escape
got free of this fearful flotsam and jet
sam.
THE STENCIL SICKENING.
An Associated Press representative
traversed the beach for some distance to-
day, and the stencil at different points
was absolutely sickening Everywhere
little groups of men, women and children,
some of them poorly provided with raj
ment. were digging in the ruins OF their
homes for what little household property
they could save.
In many cases those seeking their for
mer residences were utterly unable to find
a single remnant of them, so hopeless is
the confusion of timbers and household
furniture.
MANY PEOPLE LEAVING.
The exodus from the city was heavy to-
day, and hundreds more were eager to go
who were unable to secure transporta tion.
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 today that the damage
to the wharves is by no means as serious
as at first supposed. The chief damage
has been in the tearing open of sheds and
the ripping of planking. The Sheds how
ever, can be quickly replaced. The pilng
for q considerable distance along the bay
front successfully withstood the pounding
it got from the wind and waves and busi-
ness men find a measure of consolation in
this.
THEY HAVE WATER AND ICE.
More hopeful reports were received to-
day touching the water supply. c. H. Nc
Masters of the Chamber of Commerce has
charge of the water relief work. The
company is placing men at work all along
the mains, plugging the broken places and
thereby assisting the flow. 1t was serving
some of it's customers today. and the
hopes are gradually to increase the SER
vice. The water continues to run by grav-
ity pressure. The only difficulty the peo-
pie are having is in carrying supplies to
their homes or places of business. The
ice suppl continues bountiful, and at many
corners lemonade is being served at five
cents for as many glasses as you can
drink At one time.
More effective measures were taken to-
day to keep undesirable people off the is
Iand. 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.
WIPES ARE WORKING.
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 reconstruction
of one bridge. Crews are coming down the
Santa Fe Railroad from Arkansas and St
Louis with full equipments to restore the
line. Local representatives of the South
ern Pacific have had advices from head
quarters to proceed with repair work
without Gelav.
Telegraph communication has been par
TALLY 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 compa-
nies and connection with Galveston has
been attended with many difficulties.