The sun., 1900-09-18

swept by the sea and washed into
ravincs, along line bestrewn with dead
bodies of men and animals. The men
worked under blazing sun, in water
and slush and mud, in surroundings sick
ening to the senses and at first without
adequate supply Of food.
The greatest difficulties in the way of
securing material for the work, or rather
in getting the material to the places
where it is needed, have been encoun-
tered. Notwithstanding these difficulties
the work has gone on day and night, and
the structure that is to bring Galveston
in real touch with the outside world is
being steadily pushed forward.
State Health Officer Blunt has left
here for Austin, where he will make a
report to the governor concerning con-
ditions in Galveston. 1t is said that this
statement will estimate the mortality at
5000 souls. DR. Blunt was in Galveston
several days and made a thorough inves-
tigation of the results of the storm
The steady stream of refugees from
Galveston is kept up. There is not de-
parting train across the bay which is not
packed to its platforms. There will be
refugees leaving for week to come. Nc
sadder sight could be imagined than the
picture presented by a boatload of refu-
gees when the ropes are cast off and the
craft swings out into the bay and away
from the storm swept city.
Great Rush of Refugees.
So great has been the rush to leave be
hind the scene of the storm that the
Lawrence, the beat which connects with
trains at Texas City, has not left her
wharf single day without denying pas
sage TO many who wanted to get away.
There is plen5y of work ON hand for
ten times the force of lsborers at present
employed. The area which has as vet
been untouched embraces four and Il half
miles of frontage on the beach and bny,
and before it is cleared the bodies which
lie rotting beneath the tangled tiinbels
viii fall 10 pieces. A1iutant General
Seurry, who is in supreme control, was
unable on Saturday to pay all the labor
erS for their services. He ardently dc
sired TO do So and Impressed upon the
committee the need for money.
There is great deal Of trouble in prop-
cily distributing supplies the rush at the
depots being as great rs at any time
since they were opened. In line before
the relief stations We're women Of evident
refinement. Ihey were jammed in be-
tween negroes and the poorer classes Of
whites. There was no alternative.
The weather since the storm has basn
clear and dry. Had it raned q slagie
day the suffering would have been terri
PIE, for there is scarcely whole roof in
Galveston.
Most of the men who survived the Gal
weston storm and who have determined
TO leave have already got away. 1t is es-
timated that about 5000 have departed
from the city since the storm, including
women and children.
A reporter for The News spent the day
1t Virginia Point going there with Vice
President ]. NJ BaT, chief operating Of
tcer of the Santa Fc system, on one of
the launches chartered hv the company.
The Santa l'e system has concentrated
nearly all it's best bridge and track men
on the work of restoring communication
with Galveston. Mr.. Barr has been on
the grourd since early last week and has
GOO traclnrn and $50 bridgemen engag-
ed in the york. The track was complet-
ed to Nuaria Point late on Saturday.
DIR. = hart, chairman of the organiza.
tion Of iCians for the relief of the
woundrd 4 sick, states that there is
absolute tuit ther necessity for train
ed nurse a physicians.