Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-17
NEEDS o. GALVESTON
What the Stricken City and Ito.
People Need in the Way
Of Aid.
Food, Clothing and Money For the
Destitute Systematic Relief
Work Begun.
Good Progress Being Made in Clear.
ing the Streets Outlook
For Future.

Galveston, Texas, Sept 1I.-What is
the measure of the needs of Galveston.
It must be possible by this time to
give some idea of the magnitude which
relief must assume There We're 3S 900
persons in the city when the census was
taken a few weeks ago. After the storm
s $4,000 remained. This latter statement
is made after careful inquiry from the
best sources Of information. About 5000
have left the island. most of them wom-
enland children, to go to friends ternpor-
arily.
OF the $4,000 remaining how many
must be helped and how long.
The question is hard one The men
who know most of the situation, who
have labored day and night since Sun
day, hesitate to answer.
Mr.. McVittie, the executive head of
the relief work. said ii was possible
there We're $500 personssn the city who
did not require any assistance What
II ever Mr.. Lowe of the Galveston News,
a most careful and conservative man,
4 said he believed fully two-thirds, of the
j .5ei "a
d surviving and remaining population
!" eue dependent toaaS.@ othefs famlllaf
5 With the situation We're asked for their
: opinionss and they estimated variously
the number that must be helped tens
polai,iis az IRON lWo-1hlrds 70 three
=, rs.
Is ~, iusloi ~ Floices ina mere are
sH.oeas " .1alNestoh zV,oVo persons VINO
must be fed and clothed. The propor-
i ton OF those Who We're in fair circum-
stances and lost all IS astonishing. Re-
iiei sa!' no ps iliialted 20 lhoss VINO
formed the poor class before he storm.
an ~, lnlei ii man lett Galveston Satur-
va taxing h1s WE ana children 70 a
e reiasise. he ear y Week ago i had
soeo nome anu d business which paid
siie pstWesh 9tuV and soVo a month. To-
Z. ia : nave NAY ne lhlEs, ny mouse lss swept
q isMasS ana my business IS gone. see no
way OF re-esfa oiisnins II in the near fu-
l,e
il. :. ma y mao . real 'ii estate ana mouse
3 .slitlHs agency.
~ tIi.. .i,ili1tals5s headquarters. one of
( ,lles p lS olllcia.'s doing temporary
G icy. iet' me CITY, s'alo E'efele the
ssoiiil \ 'lau a sSooo3 nome ana q good in
= ~ = house ls' gone ana
ny BUSINESS. ne tact is don't even
WI :. 'hs c.uthss stand before You in.
borrowed them.
~ oM tlsses are not exceptional cases.
my aI ~ ,a a. TYPICAL. Men Who
8 Nofkf6 Tor sa laries. Who rented or own
90 good houses and considered them
selves falriys Well provided for. as the
8 World. goes, are today, by thousands,
& llol only pennies. put Without food.
men
mere mere must pe led and clothed these
1o,uov uhill tney ca vofk out their ts M
poial5 ss "a .al Nn. ana then something
ought 70 De uone 10 help the worthy get
4 OF tneir Ieet ana make afresh start.
some people sWlilE leave Galveston. II is
pam, however. tina nothing like the
y uln per expected VIII go. Galveston is
sllil nome u the great majority. 1t was
y 9 selt OF ilIle ioca: prlde Was one OF
.ne most most peautlfrl OF American cities.
z aHu WIN IT'S surrounding of gulf and
pay was pleasant place TO live in. even
IN summer. Ihoss who can stay and
s llSe# mere Wliiedo So II the country re-
sponas TO the needs in anything like the
~ % eas.sre given to JohnS5oWn. Chicago
harieston ard other stricken cities and
oIls, s'atNeston asa community will
i ~ Only pe's restored Out VIII enter upon
. q greater future than was expected be-
I ne storm.
fnll s seems rather an extraordinary
3 tfllng to ga " has been the expert
& ence. Wherefore 1t is expected here
since. lllesdaN there has been no doubt
o1 So ~ n 3 storation. II in the fu-
ture this city celebrates a flood ami
Nersary the day upon which the commu-
$ courage was reborn ought to be
RENE nnpered
from q central organization the re-
siie 81 work has been divided by wards A
ssoepot ana i a subcommittee We're estab-
i1sEed in each ward of the city THEY
VINO w. VIII not work should not sat was
me spflnc ; ADOPTED When the organi-
81 % lloh 8as peliec.ed. feAs idl mouths
are now pelliig fed IN Galveston There
u ait 8 a'heties's'. ana there are widows
& an. there are Who3must have char.
l1s. f'ut. the able bodied are working II
paf1ies undef ms direction of bosses
,ney are PAID N food and. clothing II
M. - Way me reilef committee is, withir
sa33t ne 1lrst week, meeting the needs of the
SURVIVORS -, y. a no NO. at the same time gradu-
any Gearing. the streets and burning the
runs q nj refu Sc