The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-14

GALVESTON, Tex, Sept l4--Gaiveston
IS beginning slowly to recover from the
stunning blow OF last week. and though
the city appears tonight TO be ptilessly
deaoiated the authorities OF the CONNER
claI and Industrial interests are setting
their forces to work and start has mt
least been made toward the resumption
Of business on moderate scale,
The presence of the troops has had q
beneficial effect upon the criminal classes,
and the fear OF n brief but desperate reign
Of anarchy now no longer exists. The
liquor saloons have at least temporarily
gone on; OF business. and every strong
limhcd man who has not his own abode
10 look after Is being pressed into serv-
ice. SO that. first OF all. the water service
may he resumed. tho cutters flushed and
the streets lighted
The further the ruins are dug into tho
greater becomes the increase IN the list
OF those who perished ss their houses
sumbled about their heads. on the lower
beach yesterday a searching party found
score OF corpses within a small area.
going 10 show that tho bulwsrk Of Debris
that lies straight across tho island con-
ceais many more bodies than have been
accounted for.
Volunteer gangs continue their work OF
hurried burial OF the corpsos they Ind ON
the shores OF Galveston island ana at tho
many neishborinH points where fatalities
attended The storm. II will probably be
many days yet. however. before all the
floating bodies have found graves.
Beaies washed Ashore.
Along the beach bodies are constantly
being washed up Whether these are
those which were swept out into the
Gulf and drowned or simply the return
ashore of sosne of those cast into the
sea TO guard against terrible pcstiience,
there is no means OF knowing. In any
event. the Associated press coyrespon-
dent, IN trip across the hay ycater-
day. counted seven bodies tossing Ia ths
waves with a number OF carcnssen of
cattle and horses. the stencil Of which
was unbearahie. In many parts Of the
city the smeI, OF deromposed f1esh IA
apparent. Wherever such Instances arc
found the authorities are freely disin-
fertinE. only today babe iaehsd 10 q
mattress was picked up under residence
In the very heart Of the city. and burned.
widespread Ruia.
The city still presents the appearance
of widespread wreck and ruin. Little haa
been done 70 clear the streets ~ the
terrible tangIe OF wires aud the masaos
ef wrcckage. mortar. slate. stone and
glass that bsssrcw them Many Of the
sidewalks are itnpaEsahle. Some of them
are Uttered with debris Others are 80
thsekly covered with slime that walk
ms on them - out ~ the question.
As general Fuio Substantial frame
Z t.s.f44 a.
the gale than those Of brick. In other
Instances. however. small wooden struct-
utes, cisterns and whole sldea of houscs
have bees plunged dewn Ia streets or
back yards, Squares away from where
they originally stood.
Here and there business men hare al.
ready put men 70 work 20 repair the dam
age aone but ~ the main The commercial
Interests feem 20 te ufable to feiio~ the
Head 81 tsasx who FhoN faith In the rapid
rehabilitation ~ tbs lsiana city.
The appearance ~ the newspapers to-
day after suspension % several dayn,
Is having good ereet end both the News
ard Trisane are urging prempi sueeoffng
Of the suffering ana then equal gfosBpt-
ness ln reconstruction.
u ia dlrireW % say yet what ths taltl-
ftttat fHftt ~ tAf f-Rt@bter - 20 ~ on Tire
city aanY peassle have isft ana some
may never Fstafa Tha experiences ~
others ssll here wsfe - frixntfai that az
viii not remain II thsy can conveniently
fnd occupation IN other raiss.
panfe Ia Temporary.
Tts balx ef tfse pcpsIagsga. however. is
anly Temporarily panle-sirfeksn. srd there
are hosts y those wkg helped 70 make
ualvsFsan prosperous wAo issok af.am ths
rataeirephs As involving only temporary
halt ~ fhs advAncensaf ~ shs city
WHIST - rness sgthssing bansnsan men
nf present II whsi aitifaea ths railroads,
sad especially ihs aeashern fassar. viii
assasee ~iSh reepcei ~ reconstruction
Tse decision ef tha transportation ifnes
~iiI Do Rigse THAN anvshias else 70 re-
stafe cornasnre. saiaa rode ~ anchor in
fFort ~ tbe eisy tgiay. They has juas
reached sbe pari eBd found the decks
and piers damaged 80 widespread that no
accommodation could ~ given them.
They found Nhsyis iSrn away. freight cars
overturned and piagkinss fipped on.
The afeameiifa reported ashore Ia early
reports are Ragt tNo. the Norwegian
sfeamsr Gylier and the Bssfssh steamer
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