Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-09-20
THE TEXAS FLOOD.
THE WORK OF CLEANING THE
STREETS OF GALVESTON.
Ninefy.Eight Bodies Found i'm the
Wreckage Yesterday Nearly
Every Vault i'm Six Cemeterfes
Wrecked and Many of the Dead
Washed to Sea---The Number oi
Dead Still Estimated at 5000 to
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Galveston, Tex, September 18.-The
work Of clearing the streets Of debris Is
progressing rapidly under the perfect
organization instituted by military
rule under Adjutant-General Scurry
Over two thousand men are engaged
on the work. Ninety eight BODIES are
reported as having been found in the
Wreckage and removed to-day, making
a total Of 1861 victims 50 far recovered
This list is far short Of the accurate
number Of dead found because no OFF,
cial records are kept. Bodies found are
buried or cremated, and 10 systematic
record has been kept. The storm
wrecked almost every vault in the SIX
cemeteries, and many Of the dead were
washed to sea in metal cases. So far
only one casket has been found. 1t had
been carried three miles from the
vault.
The extension Of the electric-lightinG
gystem continues. By tomorrow the
distance from twentieth street TIC
Twenty-seventh street and from the
bay to Broadway will be equipped with
street lights More than two hundred
skilled mechanics were brought here to-
day from Texas cities.
The total number Of dead is still esti~
mated at six thousand. The newspaper
list is over four thousand. The names
of many negroes, MeXicans, Italians
and other foreigners can never De Sc
cured
The work under the direction Of the
health department was pushed with
vigOr and rapidity to-day. AS fast as
disnfectants arrive they are being dis
tributed over the city. over a carload
of disinfectants was taken from the
wharVes to-day and sent to the health
department supply depot, and almost as
much was taken from that place and
distributed over the city.
Much was done to-day in the way OF
removing debris and disposing Of ami
NAL carcasse&. The sick and wounded
are receiving the best Of treatment:
and the facilities 23r such that any one
needing medical attention can have it
on Application. SIDES the other hos
pitfalls ana nCG:a&I relief stations al
ready in service, the marine hospital
and refugee camp vas opened this
afternoon and Viii accommodate a
large number If PATENTS. Persons able
to travel have bc-n-ta.-en from the
hospitals and sent III tie revenue cut
ters and By ctEcr means q trans
pOrtation to IGu@.. Il s-l.1 other relief
stations on the mainland.
The outlook f!ol.I heath slandp0:n;
Is very euCOura EiL%. Thlca Pi.e-CriVers
are at work cI,s.rg Up the breach il
the Galveston bay bridge made by the
steamship Eurru. The rebuilding of
Tho bridge is UTcEl @=@inE rapidly.
Oip-S1o from General SuDeriQ
tendent Nixon, Of the Santa Fe rail
road, to General manager Polk this
evening said trains VIII be able to cross
III Thursday. ClGers have been issued
10 allow freight to proceed to Calves
ton. The ore bridge will be heavily
taxed to accommodate all the trains.
The tracks Of Galveston island will be
completed to the bridge tomorrow
aOon. Engines are again running into
the Union depot and switching in the
wharf yards ard are Bringing freight to
the ships in 10 {. a prominent eX-
porter from New York said that serious
Misrepresentation Cf the port and the
ETuin stored here have been pub
lished.
The water-worlzs system is beinG
gradually restored and the mains are
now supplying the various hospitals.
Miss Clara Carton, Of the Red Cross
Society, has been rendered the use of
the old Sealy building. formerly used
by the general offices Of the Santa Fe
railway and opened a depot for sup
plies. She has sent orders for medicine
ara surgical dressings food for the sick
and clothing and SHOES. Otherwise she
has recommended that money be sent
her. as the merchants can supply a
great many things needed.
A bureau has been esta pIished to take
a f J,n ri
General Scurry has ordered that all
families living within a block Of the
pile Of deb. is back of the district en-
tireiy swept away shall! move out as a
sanitary preCautiOn.
Congressman HaWiey advocates the
building OF a breakWater beginning at
the south jetIy and extending west
ward, paraIIelng the shore of Calves
ton island for a distance of a bout seven
miles With a base of twenty-five feet
and crown of eight feet, capped with
heavy granite blocks. he believes this
would break the force of tidal wave
and adequately protect Galveston.
In answer to an inquiry sent him as
to the Intentions of the Southern Pa
citic toward Galveston, Charles H.
Tweed, chairman Of the board has tel
egraphed to the Galveston Cotton Ex-
change as follows: Work on our i'm
provements at Galveston has already
0een resumed and is being pressed for.
ward as rapidly S possible"
Galveston, September 18.-"There are
only ten houses in habitable condition.
south of High isl2ra." says II. S. Span
giles. general manager of the Gulf and
Interstate Railway Company, who re-
turned to-day from a tour of inspection
Of the property of his company. There
were thousands Of bodies of dead ami,
nd = Ha1lt 80 Of