The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-10

PaANttlpnf i eIt, sept. l0.-The rtcuper-
alton OF Galveston from her disaster OF
year ago has been phenomenal II any
| one had predicted on the morning of the
ninth OF last September that she would
shake off her sack-cloth and ashes and
rise from her ruins to do greater things
he would be looked upon as one bereft
OF reason by the tragedy OF the storm OF
the preceding night
The outlook for Galveston WAS indeed
dark. Amid the roar OF winds and the
fury of maddened waters eight or ten
thousand people had perished more had
been rendered homeless and destitute.
more than four thousand homes had been
destroyed, one-third Of the city's taxable
wealth had been wiped out In a night.
and the other two-thrds terribly, dam
aged
Her streets, alleys and wharves we're
tangled mass OF wreckage with dead
strewn everywhere: her beautiful ceme-
teries were wrecked and robbed ~ their
dead; her harbor was filled with stranded
and snnken vessels. her lines OF communi-
cation were torn and disrupted almost be-
yond repair; her water and food supply
was cut OF, there wereno means of faciH-
ties 20 give her constantly increasing dead
decent sepulture. and want or pestilenece
REcoUPED LOSSES.
But Galveston has partially recouped
her losses, re-esta blished her trade rela-
tons and done a larger business this year
than last. With all her lines OF traffic
completely restored. her commerce and
trade again permanently established, the
city today has as bright and roseste a
future as any other city IN the Union.
The relief that came in the shape OF
money. food clothing and other needed
supplies was. systematically distributed
The destitute and homeless were speed
lily relieved and placed In the way OF self
support. Labor was provided at lucra-
i've wage for all able 10 work Money was
furnished those who had lost their all
According TO the statement OF Mr.. John
Sealy. treasurer OF the control committee.
the total money receipts from generous
contributors for the relief OF Galveston
amounted 10 81 .2ls 1856.
or this amount xS77 900 was distributed
among the sufferers in ratio TO their
losses and 10 provide for their Immediate
wants s3l5.Ooo was expended in rebuilding
homes on the sites or those destroyed.
Sl25000 WAS expended I'm repairing the
homes Of those unable TO DO So $4,000 was
used In providing temporary homes for
the homeless. sil, 900 was used I'm the pur-
chase ofimplemenisf for the destitute. sl76.-
and wreckage from streets. alleys and the
great rift OF shattered buildings that
marked the southern limits OF the city af-
ter the storm and in the disposition of
the dead N03, was devoted 10 sani-
tation.
WORK OF REBUILDING.
The Galveston News makes the follow
ing compilation OF what has been done in
the building lire since the storm and
what Is contemplated:-B Building and re-
pairing OF homes. $4,000 wharves and
shipping facilities. $3.50. 900: church prop.
erty, sov.soo: mercantile buildings. s3io. 900:
public Buildings. $4,000; manufacturing
plants. slis5oo; municipal property, s27,-
600; converts. asylums, hospitals, &c.
1924 100; United States government prop
erty. $4,000: railroads. telegraph. tele-
phone and oil, $3.50, school property. s5o.-
SION total. i7o; improvements lust
started and decided upon, 1855 0oo grand
total, s5.s50l7o
The above statement does not include
over s6.000,0oo worth Of improvements de-
cided upon by the Southern Pacific. be-
cause construction on this work has not
been begun
The government has appropriated more
than Sl.ooo.0o0 for rebuilding Notifications
The Rosenberg Library building TO cost
81 100000. and two churches-the First
Baptist and the Central Methodist--to cost |
about $4,000 each, are excluded from tnnhe |
above expenditures. The projects enumer-
ated represent nearly $4,000 600 worth Of
new buildings In sight soon the work |
completed. under way or about 10 bA be- |
gun will segregste over s5.b00Oeo. Other |
improvements not heretofore noted will |
reach $3.50. 010 In value
The Cotton exchange was rennomdslled |
~ cost of about $50 000. and Galveston !
now boasts Of one ~ the best equipped |
eXchanges In the country. The Galveston |
Opera House hiss been rebuilt az a cost /
of 10000 and will be opened for sttrac- |
tons about October
The Mcthodists whose two principal
churches 81. Johns and ST James were
destroyed, Will erect central church AT
2 cost of $50. 100 in which they will Jointly
Worship. Among other improvements
which represent large outlay are those
" the Galveston Wharf company, which I
he's expended S600 o0o. and the new Mallory
~harves. 5000 00o The wharf front of
'he Galveston Wharf company now incIud
ss three grain elevators. with 2 combined
storage capacity 81 2.TS0 100 bushels The
southern Pacific company will snend an.
t2.0o000o
So Tar work has -esn confined N ,be
- two piers. one 20 be the
argest pier In the world Another pier