The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-22
TRAFFIC HAS BEEN RESUMED
TRAINS WILL RUN on sCUEpur II
FROM THIS MORNING.
Rebuilding of the Bridre 7. NJ
Sarded as Remarkable Achieve
ment-The First Passengers.

"4'OSton, iSAdSi september 2l.--At D
o'clock this morning an engine pulling
passenger cars changed and coughed
through the roofess shed of the Union
depot and came to stop at the gate, the
first train into Galveston for thirteen
days. 1t was Santa Fe train. made M
from the train which has been running
between Houston and Hitchcock for sew
eral days and which connected with the
main line train at Alvin. The main line
of the Santa Fee has been running 10
Houston via Alvin
The train was in charge OF Conductor
j. w Mcmillan and Engineer A. Alex
ander with engine No. 2O1. On board were
Mr.. f. e. Adams, chief clerk in the gen-
eral passenger department of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Re; Mr.. Charles Fow
Ter of the firm of Fowler & Mcvltie, who
his been passing his vacation in the
Berkshire hills; Major Merchert of Bon
ham, EN- route to assist Adjutant General
Scurry; j. NJ. johnson of the Mccormick
Harvester company at Chicago; Mr.. Dodd
live stock agent of a Northern road, be-
sides four timers coming to Galveston
under orders from Colonel l.. j. Polk.
Mr.. Adams started from Alvin yesterday
morning and got as far as Hitchcock
During the evening he got down TO the
bridge, expecting to get over by boat, but
such boats as were not disabled were IN
use by the construction gang. He spent
the night at Virginia Point and this morn
ing at ) o'clock the train, which had been
compelled 10 wait until the construction
train backed off the new structure, start
ed slowly across. 1t took them thirty
minutes to traverse the two miles and
over OF bridge, and another thirty min
utes TO get to the Union depot. The train
consisted OF an engine and two coaches
At 1920 the main line train, with the
same crew. started north and the regular
train left for Houston ten minutes late',
few minutes after schedule time. Mr.
Adams stated that beginning with tram
No. 3, which left Houston for Galveston
ait 9:15 this morning, a complete passen-
ger service will be inaugurated.
The first freight train left Galveston At
S o'clock this morning over the Santa Fe
in charge of Conductor Taylor with En-.
gineer Llmberman. The train consisted
mostly Of empties
The officers of the Santa Fe have been
indefatigabe in their efforts to establish
train service with the outside world.
Among the men who took off their coats
and jumped into the throng were Vice
president Bair, General Supervisor OF
Bridges and Buildings McCorn OF the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, General
Superintendent Nixon, Division superln-
tendents w. B. Scott of Temple and w,
r. Scott of Cleburne and ]. II. Banks,
supervisor Of bridges and building, all OF
the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe.
w f. Maxon, superintendent of ter
mlnals. had charge of the work or re-
building the track on the Island. He was
greatly handicapped in the matter OF ma
terlal, having 10 pick his ties and rails
from the wreckage.
The rebuilding of the bridge is consid-
cred a remarkably quick piece OF work
by those familiar with bridge building.
In the flIst place there were not doz-
en- stringere on the bridge. Only the pill
ing was left standing and $40 OF these
were down, most Of them having been
knocked out by the steamship Rome
which went through ell the railroad
bridges ard landed up against the stone
piers of the county bridge. The draw
bridge OF the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe was found at Austin bayou, twenty
Ave or thirty miles away
The track Of the Santa Fe was brought
down to the bridge Saturday night. Pre-
vious to that ali material was RATED down
Highland bayou. The $50 bridge car
penterS AT NOrk on lne sll uCtuip "ci o
brought from all along the line, even from
the Atchlsou system.
Freight cars are scattered all over the
mainland prairie. Some OF them Heated
and rolled ten or eleven miles inland.
The Galveston, Houston and Henderson,
sent a train out for Houston at 10 O'CLOCK
carrying goodly number OF passengers,
The hrst train in over the Galveston.
Houston and Henderson arrived at ll:-o
o'clock. It was in charge OF Conductor
Fits and Engineer Rutledse IL CONSISTED
of the private care Of Third Vice President
and General Superintendent Triee and
SUPERINTENDENT Maxwell, sleeper and two
coaches, a mail car and baggage ear
The train was due to arrive at 1870 O'CLOCK
II took them three hours to come from
Virginia Point. There were thirty pas
sengers Conductor P W De Lane was
in charge OF the Pullman, the first 70
arrive.
Manager ]. H. HILL who has been work
inc night and day ever since the storm
had a look Of relief upon his face when
anpnoaohed nv representative Of The
Post al noon today. He said that the In
ternational and Great Northern train NO
& would leave on time at 80 O'clock and
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas passenger
at $40. the same as previous TO septenl'
her 8 All trains hereafter, save the
News train, viii be run as usual the
News train viii be abandoned for time
General Passenger Agent w. f. NC
Clure OF the Galveston. Houston and Hen
derson looks haggard and worn. he ma
been on his fest night and day LOOKING
after transportation matters,
ssve have sent out about 1000 people q