The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-19
Clearing Galveston S Streets
Being Pushed Steadily For.
ward by a Thousand Work
men.

Of clearing the streets Of debris aud
wreckage is progressing steadily acd
! With systematic rapidity. The milirar y
authorities have gradually perfected the
system ADD divided the laborers so that
there is comparatively 10 interruption
or delay in the undertaking
The reports fled at Gen Scurry's
headquartcrs up to 9 O'Clock tonight
reported the recovery and disposition Of
oct As bodies during the day A News
reporter. however, Doted the finding OF
13O bodies, women and children
Health Officer Wilkinson stated to-
day that 40 per cept Of the debris of
every description bad been removed
from the streets that 95 per cent of
the dead bodies had been disposed of
aud that 95 per cent Of the carcasses of
animals had been relieved from the
citv. But ss The work of removing the
debris goes 90 more bodies are being
unearthed every hour.
A hopeful feature CT the situation lie
the rapid progress being made by the
railroads 10 their efforts to restore rail
com municatioo. The Sausa Fe has
reached Texas City City with tracks
ADD it 10 announced that trains will
enter the Unioo depot here on Thurs
day next.
Galveston, Tex. Sept l7.-Tbe moth
day after the storm and still the
gruesome work goes ou Of recovering
the dead from the gigantic mass of
debris that lines the south side Of " hat
remains of the city.
Yesterday 107 bodies were recovered
and crema.ed Among them vas a
mother with a sucking baby elapsed
tight to her breast. The body Of Maj
W. T. Levy. Uoited States emigraut
Inspector of this district. was among
the oumber. He made struggle to
safe his wife and three children All
were lost. The bodies Of the wife snd
children have not been recovered and
are still among the usiuterred dead.
The Dumber recovered and crenated
today vii! exceed 100 The task Of
recovering the bodies that are beneath
er jammed toto this immense rick OF
debris, extending from the eastern to
the western limits OF the city. distance
of over three miles. is herculeao one
aod the nost expeditions way Of remov.
ing the whole from sanitary point of
view is BY fire. This. however, in the
cripped condition of the Gre department
and waterworks would endanger the
remaining portion Of the city AS it
now stands this immense mass of debris
strewu with dead bodies, the carcasses
cf auimals, is sore menace to the
health Of TIE ci.y sod is the most
d eaicuit problcc, the board OF heal.h has
to oeal With
The WoTS OF opeciug the streets aud
dispfect;ng them is being v;go'orsl7
prosecuted. The debris and garbage is
being removed. $50 vehicles of every
description carrying it ccs to safe
place where it is ouroed. 10 few
DAYS all streets will be opeoed for the
passage Of vehicles To-day 1t was
decide; at meeting Ct the ceptra!
executive committee that ali the labor
ers pow employed 10 buryioe the dead,
cleaning the buildings and moving the
debris from the streets aud sidewalks
shall receive 81 so per day and
rations Heretofore they have been
working for nothing aud if they refua-
ed we're Impressed by the military.
The work of relief of the sick and
Injured is we'll in hand and under the
direction of skilled physicians aud
purses it is improved daily.
Eleven hundred tents we're received
today BY the board of health.
Ali except 800. retained for hospital
purposes, wilt be distributed by the
ebairuen of the various ward sub CON-
mittees to shelter the homeless 10 their
respective wards.