The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-21

THE AIR Is AGAIN PURE.
People Are Not Now Leaving the City
in Great Numbers.
MONTHS BEFORE DEBRIS Is REMOVED.
Mass Of Rubbish still Fills The Residence
Streets.
ABG RELIEF CAMP TO Be ESTABLISHED
Revenue Cutters Are in Fort with
suppiies-shipment of Grain TO
he Renewed.
A Big RELIEF CAMP TO BE ESTABLISHED

Galveston. Texas September 20,-Mar-
tal law will be dispensed with Friday at
local au horlties will be able to handle
the situation after that time The ethyl
will then be open TO all persons of proper
but rigid guard will be IN
stituted, who wiu keep out the unde-
sirable element,
General Scurry will remain in the city
with his soldiers and win assist the civil
in maintaining order while
martial law will be dispensed with at
noon tomorrow The laws are to be en-
forced more rigldiy than before, and no
characters will be allowed to
will be opened at Galveston on November
10 with same faculty as heretofore.
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The conditions at Galveston continue
to rapidly improve. Every one is so
busy that there is little time to mourn
over their losses. This is doubtless fertn-
nate for the sufferers. for Instead of
spending their time in grieying they for
get their troubles and lend helping hand
toward the betterment OF existing condi-
tons.
The number of patients IN the various
hospitals is much smaller than would
have been expected considering the num-
Der Of the dead This is due to the fact
that few who were entuiy helpless sue
ceeded in escaping alive There are sew
eral hundred persons who were more OF
less bruised, but their wounds nre rapid
ly healing.
The general health of the city according
to DR.. Wilkinson, Is better than und9r
normal conditions.
The sanitary condition OF all the hos.
pitfalls is reported good and families are
not allowed to live in localities whore
unsanitary conditions prevail. The air is
now entirely free from unpleasant odors
In most sections of the city.
Each day ADDS to the cleanliness OF the
city The downtown streets, save where
paving has been torn up, are just as they
were before the storm. Small inroads are
being made IN the great mass Of rubbish
which fill the residence streets east. south
and west. 1t is still piled high all over
the city. In many places roadway has
been cut through the drift very much on
the order OF cutting through huge snow
drifts in the North II will take weeks
and months to clear everything. The peo-
ba 10, ~ ha
convicts to work upon the debris as has
been suggested, provided such a thing can
be done.
The number Of people leaving the city
is decreasing and there is no longer any
necessity for sick and injured to go else
where for medical attention
The most important work. aside from
the general work Of clearing away debrir
and dsinfecting the city. Is that of repa r
ing roofs. Skilled mechanics are badly
needed and also large amount OF COM
mon labor. When the city is thrown open
the residence portion will ne rebuilt as
rapidly as possible and the intention is 10
build more substantially than before.
The local merchants are looking forward
to a busy time and many OF them ex
pect to make good their financial losse'
within the next few months.
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Inquiries about relatives and ffiends
continue TO come N and number of mes
are engaged in hunting information which
will enable these Inquiries to be answere 4
The difficulty Of this work can hardly be
understood by outsiders and inquiries
should not be made through idle cur oaity
The general relief committee held its
regular session at o'clock this mornir4,
The reports from the various wards
showed a considerable decrease in the
amount OF supplies being Issued. The
lcommittee has exhausted some OF The
articles in the general supply store and
il will be necessary that the store be
closed for day or TWO in order that the
stock may be arranged so that they may
know exactly what is on hand.
Complaints have been received Of over.
charge on the part Of some of the mer'
chants and the furnishing OF inferior
goods. TO guard against this, all orders
for goods TO be paid for must go through
the hands OF l. II. Kempner. the chairman
LOT the. committee. All able bodied inch