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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“The man who has no property or relatives in Galveston is leaving for
good. The future of Galveston depends upon whether or not the town can
retain its shipping. If Galveston can keep her prestige as a port her
revival is assured. All those who have helped to make Galveston what it
was are certain that it will continue to be the great port of the
Southwest. Not a man in town who has any property will desert the city.
Progressive citizens have been especially cheered by the news that the
English shippers will continue to patronize the port and by the generous
gift of $5000 from R. P. Houston, member of the English Parliament and
head of the shipping firm of R. P. Houston & Co., of Liverpool and
London. This contribution came in response to the news that one of the
Houston steamers, the Hilarius, was stranded on the Pelican Island.
“Business men know that if Galveston should go down its shipping would
promptly be transferred to New Orleans. But it is the glory of the
people of New Orleans that since the storm they have said not a word
against the rebuilding of this city, but have generously and nobly
responded to the appeals for Galveston’s sufferers.
“In spite of any ambition of rival ports, in spite of the timidity of
women and some men, the people of Galveston, patiently and soberly, with
loyalty and courage, are determined to rebuild on the ruins of this once
beautiful city a metropolis that shall prosper and endure. They are
determined to do this, in spite of the possibility that their homes and
industries may again be wrecked by storm. If you ask them why, they will
tell you, “No community is immune from disasters of this kind. It merely
happened that Galveston was in the path of the storm.” And then they
will go back to burying their dead.
“Captain Randall, of the steamship Comeno, which has arrived from New
Orleans, reports that coming up the bay he saw a great many human
corpses, and that the banks of Pelican Island were strewn with the dead.
Pelican Island is six miles from Galveston.
BRIDGE AND TRAIN IN SIX DAYS.
“The various railroads entering the city are determined to assist to the
full extent of their ability in rebuilding the city. Colonel L. J. Polk,
of the Santa Fe, has received a very encouraging message from the
headquarters of his road, declaring confidence in Galveston, and urging
the business community to push forward the work of reconstruction.
Colonel Polk said in an interview: