Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-09-14

been unable % send out messengers
The wounded everywhere are still
needing the attention Of physicians and
despite every effort il is feared that
number will die because Of the sheer
physical impossibility 10 afford them the
aid necessary 20 save their lives. Every
man in Galveston who is able 20 work
l. doing relief with all the energy Of
which be is capable. But despite their
utmost endeavors they cannot keep up
with the increase In the miserable con-
ditions which surround them.
Dr. Shaw Of Houston. who il engaged /
In relief work. says there are 200 people /
at 81. Mary's inhrmary without fresh |
water They make coffee of salt water
and that is the only means Of satisfy.
ing their thirst.
Very little steeling was reported Wed.
nesday and there were mo- Billings The
number Of men shot down previously
Tor robhiug the dead proved a salutory
lesson, and IL is not expected that there
win bo any more occurrence Of this sort.
Tho soldiers Of the regular army and u
the national guard are guarding the
property. and - is impossible for thieves
o. escape.
Efforts are being made 20 pick up the
dead bodies that have iioaied in with
the tide, after having been once east in
90 the .oa. This is awful work and few
men ARE found with sufficiently srong
nerves 20 last at Il more than 30 minutes
AZ "a time All of tho bodies are badly
decomposod, swollen 20 enormous pro.
portions and Of 80 dark hue that II il
possible to tell only by the hair. when
any hnir IS visible, whether the corpses
aro those " white people or Of negroes.
General McKibben OF the United
State, army. aud Adiutant General
/ Scurry have assumed entire charge Of
the city, with the result that conditions
have been very much improved ~ far
as order and method in the distribution
Of supplies and the discretion Of the
work Is concerned General McKibben
represents the government In "a general
way, bat ha. not assumed direct charge
Of the city, which Is under the command
Of Aiiuiant General Scuny. Several
Of the very young soldiers have been a
tribe 0yorzsalou- in the matter oi guard
ing the property, carrying their energy
to "a point which made it somewhat un.
comfortable Tor the people whose prop
erty and person they came % guard
General Srurry represed them promptly
and several of them have boon disarmed
The service Of the militia, on the whole
however, hl. 20 far been Of "a most ex.
cellont character.
Every effort d. being made 20 induce
people 90 leave Galveston. and it is diff
cult flr any one, unless he is In direct
charge Of relief train. 10 gain admit.
tance o. tho place. The hundreds Of
people who left Houston "Wednesday Tor
Galveston could get no farther than
Toxls City. which is on the north side
OF Galveston hay, and there they were
compelled 20 remain until the train
brought them hack 10 Houston. No
. persuasion. no sum of money would in
duce the guard % pass thom into the
stricken city. Orders had been issued
: that no dghtseers were 70 b. allowed.
aud the order was obeyed with the ut.
most rigidity.
II will be at least a week before there
Is full and free communication with
Galveston, but matters are now steadi.
ly progressing toward a solution Of ths
problems that confront the relief com.
mittee.
Every effort Ia being made to induce
people 10 leave and one train carried
$50 women aud children and another
! train carried twice ~ many more
Mnyor Jones estimates that there are Al
leart 10000 Of these helpless ones whC
should be taken from Galveston at th'
earliest moment They are all appar
emily anxious 10 get away and will b
. handled ms rapi dly rs possible
, Another trainload Of provisions ant
!, clothing, making the third within tn
: last 2l hours, came here from Houston
-, last night.
;, The steamer Charlotte Allen arrive,
a. noon yesterday from Houston witt
1000 loayes of bread and other provis
ions The amount Of food which ha
u been sent 80 far has been large, bu
I'd there are still in the neighborhood a
In 10000 people on the island 20 be- care
In for