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PrMut t'larba.
talanlat atatlner ml Wight—“ The
Prlaonrr n( 7rn and n. ”
The theater will b dark tbla week un
til FrMor right. when Orctlon Clark*,
the eraanenr young actor, will appear Mr.
Clark*’* advance agent lJ not arrived
up to latl right. and hi* play hat not
been announced. Mr. Clarke wu here
about four tcapon* ngo He raim* unher
alded and practically unknown, and ha
waa not aeart by many person*. but he
went away leavlnir the lmpre*k>n imotu
those who taw hla HantVl that there
waa in the young man the tint king of a
great tragedian gome day. Creatan Clarke
it a ton of the late John Reaper Clark*
and It a nephew of lain hi Booth, no It la
aaty to account for Mt hitlr.onl- tai
enta.
Patriotltin fervent romance and virility
In asuoo are the magnetic quainter of
thia Prteoner of Zends." It It n drama
that appeals to the h- irr Thoae who
have road Anthony Hope a novel may j
coma to tee "The Prisoner of rtda" for |
the flrat time with their crltk <tl htrv ea
tharpen-d. ready to hurl them at the flrtt
vulnaralde gap that they i-.an dne- t be
tween the Joint* of Ihe dramatic armor,
but they find nn tangible opening, arc I
those who have not read ihe novel aut
Mlea Charlotte Tlttell ae "Flavin" ni-d Mr. Vaughan Claeer aa "Raa
eendyll tn -The Prisoner at lead*."
prt no omission* for continuity of
aclton la *> closely preserved Hurt nothing
vital to th* story lit left to thr Imagine -
flon. Every incident necessary lo the
sustaining of a vxuruut, rxt unit; anil
romfdtac drama l> pictured. There In no
hiatus to cause BMaundatwtandtng for the
interest obtained at the beginning I* rig
idly held until the tlnal curtain For all
this Edwin 1 E. Him* . the lirtlllant Hng
llshman who dramatised the story, is en
titled to prater
It should be aoaroely necessary to out
line the story of “The I’risoner of Zcnda '
Those who are not familiar with It will
comprehend the fertile tlell It offers for
rate dramatic effects when tnfurm.d that
the hwo tea yuan* Englishman who by
reason of his perfect resetnbiaiice to the
rightful heir to the throne of Rurnntnnta,
a mythkal European realm is crowned
In hi* place In onler to prevent Ihe king
dom from falling Into the hands of a dan
gerous enemy The real king Is drugged
by the conspirator and thereby unable to
be present ai the coronation. lie Is after
wards thrown Into a dungeon lo die, hut
Is finally rescued by thr pseudo king and
restored to his rights. In a<tdltlon to this
romantic atmusphera there Is a delight
fully conceived love alory permeating the
entire composition which always appeals
to the liner clement of human nature,
Vaughan Glaser and Charlotte Tl!tell are
entrusted with Raseendyll and Flavia. and
both have been received with enlhtndaatlc
favor. The scenery, effects and costumes
are said lo ba all that can he desired.
Th* Atlanta Constitution of yesterday
ha* th* following notice of Cresion Clarke
who will be ween In Havaiwiah Friday
night; The portrayal of Ham
let la the supreme teat or
an aetor'a capacity for tragic roles
A aua may be a great actor without evee
having achieved ate ••*#* In the role of the
Metancbolv Dane, but ft Is an IndlaptMa
hl* fact that the world’* greatest a 'tor*
have been th* greatest Hamlets. Sweet
ll* creation the role has been the glitter
ing goal of every tragedian's amhttton.
success has crowned the effort* of but
tear. There aucoessew are of the post They
hav* become tradttlnna. and the persist
tlv* of re- cdtng years lias served to make
them stand out In such bold relief as lo
affright toe aaptrlng actor of Ux- present
day. The majority of those actors of to
day whose ambitions have routed timid
ity. have contented themselves with m-ek
ly follow big In Ihe frotslcps of their s t
perlor* They have assumed that the
utmost possibilities of (he character hav.
Ing been crystallised In the art of th*
elder Booth, nothing was left th<n> but to
how to the rerognlacd conventions of )he
role. They teased to be artists aid be
came Imitators. Thai they failed of ~
lasting impression was berdanmed Few
were even acceptable Creston
Clarks la a rare exception to th
great majority, fits splendid Inrerpretn
tlon of Hamlet last night *iamp>-d him an
actor of a strong tndependenoe, which,
t com id In * him to break frum convention
Is r**tone!bl* for a succesa which should
In lime prove conspicuous. As It I , hie
success ts such ae to place him head .mi
shoulders above uv Americana lor cow
appearing In Ktiakeats-are's m islret I e
Craston I'larke * <nce|>tlan of Hanbe is
a" strong as to make It an Individual cre
ation. And yef there Is sufficient of th#
element of tradition to make It acceptable
to oven the m>at conflimcd lover of the
time-honored conventint of a quarter • f
a oentury ago. Mr. Clarke treats Hamlet
flrat and foremost as a man a lb*b and
Mood creature, and not aa a puppet of
theatric veneer Recognizing him as a
•nan he ha* studied him as sis b lie haa
studied Ih* psyttndnay nf tha thus t r
and Ihe Incident* whc h hav* mad him
what he is. The result is a natural tn<*r
|.rstation The Inner working* of a mor
bid mind are made man.rest In autward
expression* that sre convincing In th*
tar oad gad sty of kyaurla, to* momentary
madrea* of melan hfdla the rtmtlatad
| tnadneer that Hamlet ae*umea for etfec-t.
: 'he underlying cwua-a ate appaten
' There Ilea that of eugetlve.e.. In each
■NMd which .auee* oat 10 revert lo the
under! vtng .motion wbtc'ti ootnpeic K
There la nothing of mvanlugba* rant in
a word. Creatnn Clarke'a la an Intel
lectual conception of a roie the (>o*lblU
tlee of which (tradition to the contrary
not wllhalanding i have by no meana burn
• lhausted In phvekiue and vo.ee Mr
Clarke le well adapted to Ihe rolo. lie*
coh e, too. I* good and ha* a splendid car
rying quality. In lire well-known dramatic
v.llrnaxe* hi* acting war splendidly strong
A alight rising Inflection at the and of Ihe
i unveiaaihauil line* served to distract
somewhat from Ihe subdued passage*.
In Germany and Austria. It hi claimed.
It is unlawful for an wot or to Wire an act
rov without her roneent The a *or must
learn w> simulate klaalhg without touvh
ii* she octrer*' lips, and atlll preaerve the
Utoe Inn. An act re** who was thua klvaed
against her will lias brought a suit for
damage* agalnal lha 100 amorous trading
mar..
Ofla Skinner cloned hi* long engagement
at WaUaok'a Theater In New York last
week "Prince OMO" I** been presented
several week* to large and faahtanable
audience*, tn fh-t the nvugger set In the
metropoti* have taker Mr Skinner Into
their good grace*, and attend the per-
formar.ee* In great number*. Mr. Blcln
ner's etwees* Is so treat that arrange
ments have been made by which he will
play regular annual engagements at Wal
lack s Theater. There isn he no question,
or doubt, ©t Mr Skinner * win . ess In New
York. I 'urlcy this season hff will prenent
"ITliio* Otto” In many of the Important
cities with Ihe original cant and all the
original scenery, costumes ami aocreso
rteai
Maud Odell, the Southern girl, has made
a pronounced sucres* In her new capacity
as leading lady with the Imperial Theater
Stock iVwnpany. Hi Louis, where she
promt*** to prove one of the most popular
of the player favorites.
A little Incident which oreAirred to Alloe
Nlebon during the |>rrformance of “The
Ringing Girt' In Syracuse the other even
ing Illustrate* the good nature of the Ill
tie star, in the third act of the opera the
author ha* arranged that the singing girl
shall unexpectedly rspv her lover, who. of
course. Is the tenor, and, to her *ud>trn
Joy ut meeting him. spin around a couple
of time* am) fall in his arm*. On this
occasion Miss Nielson spun around all
right, hut the tenor wws not quick enough,
and she ml- -cd his arm* and fell flat on
her back on the floor. The Merident caus
ed her wig lo come •kunpfeleiy off For a
moment site was disconcerted, and then,
with Hie tenor's assistance, recovered her
self. got up and. as she replaced her wig.
laughingly tend to Ihe audience "I will
rail give ycu an Imitation of Sarah Rerti
hardt aw Fedora " The Incident brought
down the house.
Henry Miller, who was rnmpeiial to
withdraw from Chat Ire Frohman s pro
duction of “The Only Way" several week*
ago. on *• roam of throat trouble, will
not he with thr* pity any longer Mr
Miller will, In the latter part of October,
organise a company for a California lour
of fifteen weak*. under hi* own manage
ment If he improves in health After
the t'attfotnta tour, if Mr Frohman has
no plav lor Mr. Mttler. he will produce
one hims'-if Mr Miner 1 * thre* year*'
contract with Mr. Frohman was completed
Inst July. Hereafter Mr. Miller expect*
to have a stock comtiany In Han Fran
cisco every summer.
The earning* of comic opera star*, or
rather of so*, oasful comic opera star*,
ire known to he greater than those of
f.tlrly so, -earful people In the other ar
e'l’ urcl cssjons. Frank Darnel*. who
l< placing “The Ameer." has Jitst pur
• based, for gr. rate some twenty aerre of
land In the vdlase of Rye, N. Y . adjoin
ing hi* already handsome relate.
I Klaw A Erlanger have obtained from
I'.ml Kretrr. the American author of
“dweei Nell of • *l.l Itrury," now running
! at the 1 lay mark el Tlieater. Isandon. the
American riglv* fot this play for Ada
Itehan Miss Itchan will > pr.slu. * It In
| Idrtlad’dphln in De.'etnber.
It has Isk'-n Now York a long time lo
omc lo bargain matinees, but at last Ihe
'do* liar fallen. Hi Igtuls, Washington
otid other cities nave been doing a Inttd
-1 office imslness through making the entire
ie siffi'-e schedule lo rents on W.-dneadays
1*
. VY<slt;i *>t iy that M; lie.,it. Deleter
tried the scheme al the Casino. The Hires
nt the New Yotk have gone a step fur
ther ami have halved the price* of seat*
straight through the theatsr for each and
every performance. The okl ktea that
every “shaw" at a finer-das# house pt
worth a set figure under .HI circumstance*
ts fast disappearing. Bomeiim<, II i
thought, a full house at M cent* ir prefer
atits lo a nearly empty auditorium.
Tha dramatized version of IT TVelr
Mtrchells novel. “Tha Adventure* of
"i isntois, with Henry JL Duty to tha
THE MORNING NEWS. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 21.1900.
rote of tha French Gamin, was produced
i for the ft rat time last Monday In Phila
delphia and was an Immediate auccaes
Julia Arthur la aakl to hav* recon
sidered her declatou lo fauna from lha
stage, and fc. planning an e.tsbovat* pto
duetton of -Handel."
Uartrude Ogrh'an *-cme to have made a
hit tn bar father a version of ‘Becky
Sharp." dratnatlged from Thackeray *
“Varlty Pair."
Gilbert Parker, the novel tat, who was
recently elected a member of tha Knglteh
Mows of common# will shortly visit thin
country to wltr.es* the opening perform-
once of the rtmntatlxatton of hie book
, Hattie of the Strong “ In Which Marie
Burroughs wIU aar under tha manage
> ment of Daniel V. Arthur.
Melba has been ll' tn larndan.
Pe Wolf Hopt t ha* been elected Bhep
herd of tha Lamb*
Hope Booth Is to etar In a melodrama
called "War on Women "
Charles H Hanford aay* that hi* sue.
ce* in “Private John Allen” will not lead
him to give up wholly his ffbakespeareun
| apt ration*.
In an Interview In the Dramatic Mirror.
Nat Goodwin say* he I* going to remain
| in Kngland next season, and that he will
! produ e two new play* by Henry V. E>-
mond and Madeline l.ucette Ryley.
“Celeb West." a dt am-vtlxatlon of F
Ilopklnson timth'e story of New Kngland
*> folk. *e* m to have made a Mg hit at
the Manhattan theater. New York, where
It t* now playing to enormous business
Jacob Lift ha* given !t a fine production
and an admirable raat The World call*
It "a sheer**, full of human tniereet,” and
the Journal apeak* at It a* "such a good
play, quaint and full of harmonious hu
man emotions."
Hlchard Mansfield'* production of
Buake*piare * “King Henry V.” ha* de
monstrated bevend per advent ure that tn
America we have the artistic genius to
command and the artistic artisans to ex
ecute the finest stage realize tton* In tbe
world Such a triumph aa Mr Mansfield'*
ha* (hi* national quality in It. Inasmuch
a* he drew entirety upon American re
source* In all the lnataricaa except for sev
make more correct and ran! those cornedv
eral French actor* whom he Imported lo
scene* un which aims of the characters
speak pure French.
A ROLLING MAT HF-VPONSIBLF.
Caused fine of the Mn re nee n of the
Gentry Show a Rad Fall.
While the Gentry Dog and Pony Show
warn coming waatwaid on Broughton
street yesterday, during the morning pa
rade. the hat of one of the spectators
that lined the eldewalk was blown off and
rOvisrt between the legs of the pony on
which the little aquaatrtenne of the show
wees riding The animal became frighten
ed and reared unexpectedly, throwing its
rider heavily to the pavement He wa
earned Into he stars of Urn J. J. Gmns.
near which tha aocldrnt oeaurred It eras
found that he wa* badly bnilaed. partV
ularly on the know, no badly that h* we*
unable tn continue with tha parade. o he
watt sent home In a hack.
The People'* arrange Presents.
From the Pail Mall Garotte.
Rome -Thin year-—that I*. Holy Year—
the Vatican has become a perfect muse
um of object*, animate and Inardmar*.
a* many of the faithful have desired ro
give His Hollne** a personal gift wsth.
In many cane*, strung" result*. For In
stance. a peasant from the Ahruxxt the
other day brought a pair of turtle dove*
In a basket, and was highly incensed
bee ause he war not allowed to carry them
Into St Peter'* and present them per
sonally. then and there, to Ihe head of
the Church A woman brought—that Is.
carried to the station - young and lusty
pig. but was obliged by her horrified
fairish priest fo leave It behind
Htgnor Alfredo Manclnl. bow In Rome,
has. however, made the Pontiff a present
which in most Interesting amt valuable.
Not long ago he brought with him from
Ihe Holy 1/jinl two magnificent goats tak
en from Mount Carmel. They are splendid
beast*, distinguished from their kind by
their lilack coats, unusually thick and
soft, and by their ear* which are large
and fall like those of a hunting hound
Ihe Pope has Inspe led them pervonolly
In ihelr pasture In ihe Vatican gardesvs •
The other day as he stood looking at
them, he said: “How they bring hack lo
me the day* of my chlklhood. when I
scrambled n trout Ihe hill* of CRrplneto
like ihe goat*, going In many places where
only a wild boy or a goat could gnu
foothold " There goals are a* yet un
tried In the climate of Rome, hut as th< y
are hardy animal* It Is hoped they w it
not suffer by the c.iang* from Palestine.
THE AMERICAN HABIT,
Oae In Every Three Affected.
Of the people In America. It
Is estimated that 25.000.000, or one In every
three, are paitlally disabled from a broken
down nervous system. America I* the
greatest consumer of coffee. In Ihe world
Can you draw the correct inference front
these two facts?
Many a person will exclaim "Nonsense:”
It Is easy for any thoughtless person to
Jump at a conclusion that a phtiospher
would study carefully over before reach
ing Think of the member* of your own
family; how many of them arc perfectly
and completely well in every respect? How
many of your friends arc perfectly
healthy? Inquire of them and you will ho
surprised lo learn that Ihe average of one
in every three who are sick. In the main,
stand* true. Health depends, primarily.
u|gn a perfectly poised nervous otganlx*
linn, and Ihe greatest known enemy to
the nervous system Is cnffqe Its active
principal Is caffeine, which ls a pronoun*
ed nerve destroyer. The action |*. tlrs'.
to attack the stomach, then thr pneumo
g.strlc nerve which lies behind the atom
nch and which Is directly connected with
the hraln.
The disordered cond.llon passe* thence
from the brain lo all pnrt* of the fnd>.
nnd in some It will show In trepidation
(well-known nervous condition). In oilier*
this Is hklden, hut the w-ork goes on from
day to day, until some day the accumula
tion of forces cllm.<xi In some organic
ill-ease II may be the kidneys broom
affect'd and Bright's disease eels up. It
may be weak eyes, may be catarrh, stom
ach trouble, palpitation and heart fullure
(which Is becoming more and more no-
Ucaable among Americans).
H mewhere. you may depend upon It
this work will show forth In the form of
disease. 11 may become so fixed and
chronic that ll can not be thrown off It
Is hard to Induce a man or a woman to
give U|> coffee wte n they have hwoon
addicted lo Its use. hut If such iwodl*
ian be given Postum Fond Coffer, they
will quickly change fir Ihe better, for lie
fowl drink, when properly made, has even
r. more beautiful color that the ordinary
coffee, and lias the delicious, lootlisonu
flavor of old government Java of the mild
er and higher priced grade.
The work of reorganisation begin* at
once, for Ihe tearing down element of
••c lie* has been eliminated, and In Its
place the strong rebuilding effects of the
ehments contslned In the fond coffee g<<
directly to work to rehu.id tha broken
down delicate gray mntirr In the nerw
centers and hraln This Is Just plain
o!d-f*shlon*d common sense that an?
thoughtful person can make use of; tn
fact, hundred* of thousand* of hraln
workers Ist Amei j * have already discov
ered the faef and are using Pori me*
• off**, to their vary great benslf "Ip
Jiaf. v
MEN’S AUTUMN SUITS ANU OVERCOATS.
CONTINUATION OF THE GREAT sls SALE.
Buyers have been quick to appreciate the rare values of
fered in this great special sale. We have never sold more cloth
ing, nor have we ever given a higher degree of satisfaction. We
have added several fresh lots of Suits for to-morrow’s selling—
HANDSOME GARMENTS JUST FROM THE MAKER’S
HANDS, GOOD $20.00 VALUES, THOUGH OUR PRICE
is $15.00 FOR EITHER SUIT OR OVERCOAT.
A full line of regular sizes, also extra stout and extra slim sues.
MEN S CHEVIOT SUITS.
A4T fin Men’s Black Thibet Suits, Men’s Pure Worsted flft
$15.00 SUitß Men BOX O and C W y ORTH $20.00
Correct Attire For Boys.
The Boys’ Department is now at its nest. Every wish and every
want of the hoy, every idea or notion of his mother can be met in
the most satisfactory w ay. It w ill take far less money than you’d
expect to FIT HIM OUT HERE.
One ttLrS.pzr Plain
Price Figures.
A MONTH AFTER THE STORM.
yaaot or the itopit or galvrp-
YOX ARE IIIPEII.tTIVB.
( ovwlssc of Cold Heather Wilt In
crease the Sflertß*-esae la the
Stricken City—Rarwlww the Kudtes
of the Head—lncidents of Dally
1,1 fe Among the rcckage.
Galveston, Oct. 12 -A month after the
stomi Ihe remnant of Galvestonian© are
really suffering more than In the first
day* of loss and bewilderment. It t* al
ways the same after any great calamity.
At first Ihe people are too stunned lo real -
Ixe the full measure of Ihelr distress —as
a man with a broken leg or a bullet In
his flesh feels lit lb' pain for a time, be
cause of the overwhelming shook. Strange
lo say, even from the first, move emirs
than tears have been seen In Galveston.
Soon a* Ihe survivor* were able to creep
forth from such shelter a*’ remained,
they hurried Into the street* to leirn
what had happened lo others, hclng al
most a* Ignorant of the extent of the ca
tastrophe a* the outside world. In the
blessed Ignorance Heaven's mercy waa
shown. If those who were ha I ling for
thelr lives In Ihe waves, or praying at
home while the wail* were crumbling
around them, had known that thousand*
of their neighbors were perUffilnff. frenxy
would ha*e token the place of courage,
nnd Ihe number of dead would have twrn
doubled. During Ihoee flrat days clltavn*
meeting on Ihe street*, though romi -r
-ntlve stranger*, graspad each other*
hands like bottom friends, and dlaloxu a
such a* this were common; “Ho glad to
see you alive Ptd you lore anything?"
-Only my house, thank God. Everything
I owned In the world 1* gone but mv
family was saved. How Is ll with you?"
“Mv. rytliln* gone— homo, wife and chil
dren."
People reported Ihe loss of father, mo
ther. wife and children w.lhout a tear.
There are cast s In which from h ilf a
tloxen to eleven members of one family
are dead, ami the -ole survivor goes
a!inly ulsuii Id* business. Al h-a-t mis
ery has plenty of the company which she
ts said lo love.
For seveial day* chilly winds have been
blowing across the Gulf, accompanied by
rain and cold weather, which greatly In
creases the sufferings of the destitute
There I# hard* a roof In Galveston that
does not let the water In. drenching anew
Ihe bedding that ha* Jusl been so labo
riously dried, while thousand* would ho
absolutely sheltetless but for Ihe bounty
of others. They are crowded Into ih*
1 anises nf Ihelr more fortunate friend* or
packed like herring In puhtle hall* or
living In lent* along the letch, and all
ars suffering untold discomfort from In
Stiffl. lent clothing and led covering The
danger now la nor so much of an epl
s’emlc, a* wa imminent while th. s m
poured Its fiercest ray* upon ttnhuil and
bodies, a* of deaths from pneumonia, ty
phoid and other fevers resulting from
cold anti exitoskre. The Imm-llate. car
ing need Is for blanket*, moves and warm
underclothing—of which 100 much cannot
possibly he sent. Trainloads of clothing
still continue to pour In upon the R 1
Pros* for distribution hut mt*-l of It la
old clothes, bedraggled tlnery than which
nothing could bo mare inappropriate,
and much i so worn anti dirty that to
offer It Is an ln*ul| to these unfortu at •
ladles and gen dens n. who enjoyed all
lire comforts of life until deprived of
them In a night. Perhaps the sending of
u-eless trash give* to the donors com--
thing of ihot satisfying fedlng of tmv-
Ing lent lo the Lard, hut ll does no good
at this end of Ihe line, and pile* up on
the winker* burdens 100 heavy to bo
leitir In silence. Merchant* of many rhl*.
have sent us generous consignments of
goods—moiiy unsalohle articles, shop
worn or out of fashion, hut new nnd
useful; and tn every Instance they have
been very thankfully received If the
good people of the country would only
onalder and put themselves in Imagina
tion In ihe place of these, their donation*
would he less in quantity, hut more to
the purpose.
Galveston's new "White City" eona'sl*
of several hundred t'tua, ret up near the
beach on the broad swath which the
*e—o err-* clean e' c sripr belie|fr|l
dwelling:< Or on* tide of II Is a ridge off
debris, more than a mil* lons and from
ten to forty feet high—roof*, chimney*,
splintered timbers, houses smashed to at
oms. tin the other aide the Gulf ripple*
softly on Ihe sands as If innocent of mis
chief: though dancing whltecaps further
oul hint that Its uwful work of death an 1
destruction may any day he renewed In
these tine* more than a thousand people
nre enduring life as best they can Th*
wind Haps open their canvas doors, rain
hruts In. and mothers and children huddle
together for warmth; and lucky Is the
family which has one thin cotton bed
hlanket to cover Ih* whole of it. Such
trials come hardest upon those at either
extreme of life—the aged and little chil
dren. Many death* will aurrly result
from the present mild "norther,” which
would hardly be fell In normal times,
when people were In their comfortable
homes with the conveniences of life about
them. There was a distribution of gaso
line stoves, a* long os those useful ar
ticles held out. but there were not enough
to count * more than a drop tn the
bucket. Wood sloven have arrived In con
siderable number, but. of course, not near
ly enough lo go around among th* des
titute. There are very few chimneys left
In Oalvesion and pipes are thrust through
windows or sidewalk*, or the stove set
up In the open air. There Is wreckage
enough lo last the whole city n year for
fuel: hut great care must be exercised In
the burning of It. or a general conflagra
tion will sweep what remains of the city.
Some of the people living In Ihe rent* hav*
been able to And remnants of Ihelr own
furniture, and with these have made Ihelr
eanvas dwelling* as homelike a* possible.
Others lost all. hut found here and there
among the debris a broken table, a chair
and other needed article*, which they have
patched up and are using In their lem
lat retry abode*. While Ihe hot weather
lasted Hus strange settlement was per
haps tha most healthful portion of Gal
veston. despite the corpses putrefying
under that nearby rulgw of wreckage and
the ghastly cremation* that were going
on all along the beach. Driving through
Hie "While City" last f!unday, we saw
perhaps twenty fire* burning, and passing
cloa* to one of them, got out to see what
It contained. The man In charge told us
that the heap hsd been kept hlaxlng con
tinuously for three weeks and during that
time had consumed more than sixty hu
man bodies, to say nothing of dogs, cat*
and larger carcasses. Board*, watsr
soaked nattr*****, ragged hlanksts. etr..
were laid on lop. so that nothing else
was distinguishable "Whet Is burning
now - ”' I Inquired. "Wall, ma'am." re
plied th custodian, punching a venthole
Into the heap, from which a frightful odor
came, "I reckon there are a doxen or two
skeletons near the bottom It takes sev
eral days, you know, to burn a body en
tirely up. Yesterday we laid seven corpse*
on this particular heap, and they are only
partially baked by now. To-day we have
been busy over there" (pointing to other
Are* a quarter of a mil* distant), "where
we found a lot of hodies—even under one
house, go far w# have only put two here
to-duy. Fotmd 'em Just now In that pud
dle. They are right under that top layer
of hoards ”
"Could you tell who they were*" I ask
ed. "Lord, no." was the reply. "We
have to ge* 'em onto a plank
somehow, or on a sack. If
thev fall to piece*, and tote 'em to tha
nearest nre. 1 tell ye t If* no agreeable
lob. One of these 'ere I tsl ones was a htg
Mack man-oould tel by his woYly hair;
they are all pretty hlxck now. He had
on nothing hut one shoe The other must
have been a young woman. 'Tenny rate
she was slim and had long brown hair.
Hhc had on a Mack silk underskirt, a h ue
turquoise ring and anew rope lied around
hrr waist."
Poor. fior creature*. Since, this hunt
tn the debris began, upwards of ?.kO
bodies have !*eer, found, and every day
*tUl add* Its ghastly quota of from 11 to
K>. And mountain* of wreckage are yet
untouched. We find tt hard enough to lay
away our dead to consecrated ground,
with nil the care and tenderness that love
can suggest, where Ac can water Ihe
sacred *i>ot with our leant and lay upon
II the flower* they lov-d In life, hut never
to know whether theli poor hfdl* wen
fd to the fishes of Ike Gulf, or left above
ground lo become an abomination In Ihe
nostril* of Ihe tiling, or Ihelr a shea scat
tered to the wind* after cremation, must
te well nigh unbt arable.
Nearly ssronre in cash ha* already been
received for the relief H Galveston—not
by the Red (’rose. lut by Gov. Haver*.
Mayor Jones and other* In authority. Of
this fund 15“.'**' has been eel aside for
lepalrlcg the partially wrecked houses
and IttsMM for rebuilding tho-e entirely
destroyed. To tha building committee,
composed of lb* Governor, too Mayor,
Judge Taliaferro of Houston, and saver*!
of Galveston's wealthiest men. MU* Bar
ton he: submitted a plan for four-rr*an
cottage*, to acooninsodnla twelve pereon*
each, ard has made a complete Ust of
lumber ard all other materials needed to
erect enough of three house* for x.OOO peo
ple The value of these materials will
approximate 1)00, (no, and the cost of labor,
about 110.000 more. IMlsa Barton believes
*ha can secure, by direct contributions,
the greater part of the material*, and with
this end In view ha* lvsued a detailed ap
pal therefor. Her app'al—<if which t ot)
coplea have been printed and aealtered
broadcast—rets forth the fact that the un
fortunate seaport lost at I oust IS.OUO p-r
--aon* out of Its population of 400 U), In ono
night of storm Not ono house In the
nrea of Ihe storm escaped undamaged,
while fully train dwellings and nli Ihelr
contents were absolutely washed away,
or He In the pH* of wreckage—a worse
than worthless mas*, a menace to the
safety, of the remaining portions of tha
A large proportion of the fc
who occupied them arc entirely without
home*, or even shelter sav* such as per
sons nearly aa destitute as themselves
can offer temporarily, to their own great
cost and inconvenience. This homeless
class number upward* of 1,000. While the
bountiful outpouring of the people'* gen
erosity ha* enabled Ihe Red Cross lo feed
the hungry, clothe the miked nnd render
the streets of Onlvesion partially pissnble,
nothing has yet been <lone toward* rein
stating th* Impoverished aura Ivor* In
homes where they can escape disease and
enjoy a measure of comfor: of which the
storm deprived them. The havoc wioight
In Galveaton was much larger In loss of
life nnd properly than t Johnstown by
Its flood; but donations In money lor this
place have thus far aggregated H third
less than was given to Johnstown. Winter
I* leas than two tnontha away. Although
Ihe climate of .Southern Texas U mild
"norther*" prevail, and snow and Ice are
known. Tent* woukl not protect for any
length of lime. The eea-sand and Ihe
quicksand would not hold them down Ihe
llrst gale of wind would leave Ihelr ayeu
p.inta a* unsheltered a* before, and hard
ships, cold*, consumption and pneumonia
would finish what the storm ha* left.
Some sutMiasttol aheltcr rmi-i l*. had nt
mu'* lor there people. To secure this In
the quickest possible way the
National Red Cross Aocte*y has
with ih* co-operation of the
General Committee of Galveston. ob
obtalned estimates of the best-known
architects in the vicinity regarding the
material needed for const rue > Ing house*
enough for th* unsheltered, suffering thou
sands. The estima'e Includes routrh lum
ber. flooring, tongited nnd grooved, win
'tiTa mi jfi
ijj To Be Men in p House. ,! M ||
(j* MONEY MfBT BE SAVED. |)HI^
Irvpf**<xl coat of living makes It Im- f
per* the on you TO OET THE RANOE
£ Ai< !< phono rroaco will l.rtng reault* o ’
H GAS LIGHT COMPANY,
Ton 1! Oongreea atreet. vnt. S(‘ i{sgPj /wi
dow frames and sash, door frame* and
dcors. hinges, screws, hooks staple*, brick
for chimneys, squares of three-ply fell
roofing, fifty kegs eight-penny nails, sev
enteen kegs twentyspenny nails and tools
for a hundred carpenters. It la believed
that Texas and Louisiana would prefer
to furnish a large portion of ihe lumber.
The other building material and household
gcod* must come from those state* when
ptoduce such articles.
Besides Ihe articles a hove enumerated,
j bedsteads, bedding. •Stairs, tables, stoves,
crockery, cutlery, mc.. are required suf
ficient to furnish at least ThO house* tn a
modest and com fort able manner. On* of
the best things that has yet been don*
by the Relief Committee waa tha setting
aside of 110,110) for th* purchasing of tools,
sewing machines, etc., for persons who
can earn Iheir own living, but are now
unable lo ilo so for lack of necessary em
blem ent*. White wages were at flret very
exorbitant In Galveston—ln some Instance*
as much a* 112 a day being demanded
for work which ordinarily brings a quar
ter of that amount—they have now de
clined alrnoat to the normal scale. Every
where Ihe sound of Ihe hammer and trow
el t* heard, but the laborers are far 100
few. Every day shows some Improve
ment In the mass of wreckage, but al tha
pres-nt rate of progress tt will take years
to dispose of It all and And the last rot
ting corpse at th* bottom of It. While
writing these line* word come* that half
an hour ago seven bodies were found In
one heap, under a fallen building In tha
most populous pari of th* city—traced by
the aarfnl odor. Of course, they were de
composed beyond recognition—hut some
were Went Hied by their Jewel* or gar
ment*. One woman held a purse, tightly
clasped In her hand, containing a hun
dred dollar*. On the bosom of another
was a small chamois bag full of dia
mond*. nnd In the pockets of a man were
several thousand dollars In bond* and
greenbacks. Fannie R. Ward.
—Rena tor Platt, during Ihe first month
In which he was member of Ihe Sen
ate. received and snewcred 1 ram letter*
and even now he frequently gels as many
a* £*) a day.
—The Sliver Republican Plat* Gem nt li
tre of Kansas’ prints on It* letterheads tb*
following wed* from the official report
of a speech made by William McKinley
In the Nat tonal Howe of Representatives
June :i. 1> "I am for the largest us*
nf silver In the currency of the country.
I would not .11 honor It; 1 would give It
equal credit and honor with gold I would
make ro dDcrltnlnallq|i I would utillre
M>th metals a* money and discredit nelths
r. I want the double slumlord."