The Great Galveston Disaster: Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times Including Vivid Descriptions of the Hurricane and Terrible Rush of Waters; Immense Destruction of Dwellings, Business Houses, Churches, and Loss of Thousands of Human Lives; Thrilling Tales of Heroic Deeds; Panic-Stricken Multitudes and Heart-Rending Scenes of Agony; Frantic Efforts to Escape a Horrible Fate; Separation of Loved Ones, etc., etc.; Narrow Escapes from the Jaws of De — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
The Great Galveston Disaster: Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times Including Vivid Descriptions of the Hurricane and Terrible Rush of Waters; Immense Destruction of Dwellings, Business Houses, Churches, and Loss of Thousands of Human Lives; Thrilling Tales of Heroic Deeds; Panic-Stricken Multitudes and Heart-Rending Scenes of Agony; Frantic Efforts to Escape a Horrible Fate; Separation of Loved Ones, etc., etc.; Narrow Escapes from the Jaws of De
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“So much progress has been made here towards the rehabilitation of
Galveston, and so harmoniously are the various forces working, that
General McKibben, who was ordered here with his staff to assist the
authorities, has decided that his presence is no longer necessary, and
he has made arrangements to leave for Houston. After having largely
assisted in the restoration of local confidence, the withdrawal of
General McKibben is taken to mean that little is to be done here but to
take care of the distressed until normal business conditions have been
resumed. In this connection the information was made public through the
local representatives of the Federal authorities yesterday that the War
Department will undertake as soon as possible the restoration of its
property at this point.
RAILROAD CAPITAL TO BE EMPLOYED.
“Dispatches quoting Eastern financiers on the future of Galveston are
read with much interest. The idea, however, that the status of the city
will be changed finds no local adherents. The various railroads entering
here have determined to assist the citizens of Galveston to the full
extent of their ability in rebuilding the city. Colonel L. J. Polk of
the Santa Fe has received a very enthusiastic and encouraging message
from the headquarters of the road, declaring confidence in Galveston,
urging the business community to proceed at once to the work of
reconstruction, and promising every help in their power. As a result of
the receipt of the message, Colonel Polk said yesterday:
“The railroad interests have decided to combine their forces in order to
rebuild as quickly as possible a bridge from Virginia Point to
Galveston. A large number of men will go to work in the morning with
this end in view. You may say to the country that in six days a bridge
will have been built, and trains will be running over it. I have had a
consultation with the wharf interests, and they have promised us that
they will be prepared to handle ingoing and outgoing shipments by the
time the bridge is finished. The bridge we will build will be of
substantial but temporary character. We will subsequently replace it
with a more enduring structure. There is no reason why Galveston ought
not commercially to resume normal conditions in ten days.”
MEDICAL COLLEGE SHATTERED.
“Colonel Prather, President of the Board of Regents of the Medical
College here, and Colonel Breckinridge, a member of the Board, were
among the late arrivals yesterday. They met General McKibben, and were
driven to the institution. They found the building in a badly shattered
condition, but on their return it was announced that the college would
be immediately reconstructed by private beneficence if the State was
unable to bear the cost.