The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-06
WILL REBUILD CITY
JACKSONVILLE WILL RISE FROM
HER ASHES.
B0UYANCY FOLLOWS DESPAIR.
OFFERS OF AID RECEIVED FROM
MANY QUARTERS.

JuckSnnViIIe's Streets-W omen Ac-
,.ustomed to Luxury and Refine
p,rnt wander the streets Without
flames on the Hope or Former
rrcsDerity--The Wen Have More
confidence in the Future of the
tit,.
Jacksonville, Fla, May 1.-Two controll-
ting srirtis, as far apart as the negative
and positive pole, are lowering tonight
over the stricken city of Jacksonville.
n The supreme excitement of the moment
4 of conhagration Is over The tension
which served to key the nerves of the
weaker scx and enabled them under the
4 pro5iecs of strength and herosm, has
relaxed. In it's place has come dull de-
snl.d and a realization of the rocky road
in front Of the mothers, who. in a sin
eIp dly. find themselves reduced from
afucnue to absolute penury; whose
dreams for the future of their sons and
daughters have been blighted, whose homes
n and all the loving souvenirs of affection
and cherished heirlooms are consumed.
Women with the pride of gentle birth
n obliged to accept the charity of public
aid. even to the doing out of bread and
meat and foreseeng with all mothers
anxious solicitude the struggle which their
cMdren will have to regain what a days
Il destruction has wrought. Comparatively,
Fl tile poorer class is in better position and
will suffer much less individually than
those who have been accustomed TO lux-
81 wou- surroundings and are now almost
M Without hope. There will be work for
II rhe .atoror He can recoup himself as his
Fl opportunities for employment are sure.
But Il will in many instances take long
~ anil weary years for those who have had
n rcnty and lost their all to regain, if they
Il ever de, tlc positions they once occupied
81 Ias is The feeling that has cast its sad
II sYcr on many gentle woman of Jackson
q vile.
Rouyuncy Succeeds Despair.
ON the other hand, the despair of strong
Fl men. vdo Tor the moment were unnamed
by the APPALLING magnitude of the disas-
# ter o1te1 had overtaken them, has given
"a away i1 most instances to a spirit of
81 ZIP t7ism and almost buoyancy Already
they sec in the near future a greater
Nd J9 a50nNihc. and are making plans to
Ri share in the prosperity that new spirit
81 Hro-Iss win bring to the town. When
"a Biz jim as the waterworks whistle is
n c5ristened, bows for the hour of Z to-
borrow q thousand men with pick, shovel
anil barrow will begin the work of re-
ID moving the debris from the various
|4 NlU0C1 b'0sEG in the civ on
81 wmc1 the erection Of better structures
tl.u ever Will be the result. That there
"a Is reason for this spirit no one can doubt.
81 Wu.il the next thirty days over million
aaa half of insurance money viii be al
Il tae disposal of the property owners and
81 business men of Jacksonville. Nearly all
VI oi this money viii be put into immediate
"a circulation in the form of labor and ma
al tefaL The proveroial charity of the
~ anne lean people, once before manifested
Iclaf of Jacksonville, has egain re-
81 o1lei to her call for aid 50 that there
"a uo danger of suffering from hunger
81 au0 her beautiful climate will prevent
Fl ealsl3l hardship from exposure TO the
81 eenen's And Jacksonville will only rely
IA o. or ask for such aid for such time as is
n eotuaIly necessary for her to recover from
"a l7e tremendous disaster that has befallen
n her,
vi AANi many huN
81 She has wel-paved streets. an unexcep-
Fl 5aahle water supply, unrivaled CONNER
# csl aivaptaSes and railway system
lAai is not eXceHed by any city in the
81 niou Why should she not be optimistic?
81 N should the unvarying line of prece-
RI gents Which has been confirmed by every
NJ -l'at fine in the United States be broken
Der case? She will rise from her
esae- better built and more progressive
III c. tAau ever. This is a composite view
Fl lac .eading citizens of Jacksonville, as
VIII 'e shown by the following inter
Ed news which | have had with her most
N SUBSTANTIAL business men:
. Ioic2cr l. Engle, chairman of the Board
county Commissioners, is a good Illus
"'poH of the indomitab BILE spirit of Jack
['+FAle business men. He said to me to-
tomorrow morning the work of reha-
+lalon will begin. The financial condi-'
-'A OF the county Of Duval is such that
Fl ''u secure the necessary means 10 re-
pace 1l that has been lost save the re-
s By O'Clock a gang of workmen
FL ''lt engaged win begin the work of
N9'As t.e Debris from the county
III '.t.IE preparatory to rebuilding. We
N '' ordered the brick and plans for the
IA nllldn9s are now being prepared.
"II at once provide for an issue OF
'o lhe amount Of S250,001 or IL ne
f more, to supply the necessary
Fl n We propose to put up buildings
AS VITA the future city of Jack
81 @ which | predict will be better
'i more substantial and costlier ma
.Hth before. We propose to have
I'oel city of the South. Personally
l.sln tomorrow to rebuild block
a., '''Ilngs ct $50 feet front on my prop
H the burned district Of a better
, 10tu before. There will be no suf-
mere from hunger. Everybody VIII
ana there Will be work for every
'ol tnerc will be a vast deal Of suf-
among those who have been ac-
..,I to luxury but are now penni-
r. H" Door as such will soon recover
. '7sts' No one, however among the
men need despair because the
oui city was never Brighter.
The Fire Department..
rl, nlef Haney gives encouraging re-
as to the condition OF the fire de-
under the circumstances. He
sAtne apparatus is practically in
on the matter of hose. or 1900
''en We had. we have from 1900 to
. 10 use projecting private prop
"o about 1000 feet which is at the
t stations The balance was de-
chief Joyner OF Atlanta has
- 'aned US 1000 feet, which will be
~. morrow and ] have ordered 1000
. telegraph from New York The
Will. system will be IN working order