The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-18
END is NOT IN SIGHT
WORK AT GALvEsroS
STILL N PROGRESS.
BURNING 100 BODIES A DAY.
SAD SIGHTS DISCLOSED WHEN
DEBRIS Is REMOVED.

Mother with SuckIing Babe Among
Those Cremated-Nsaj. W. +. Levy
and Hss Entire Family Are Dead.
fire Cannot he Used ON Account OF
Danger 60 the Rest of the city.
opening Up ana DIsInfectinE the
streets.
Galveston. Tex. Sept. 1.-THE work OF
clearing the streets OF debris and wreck
a.e is progressing steadily ana with sys-
tmatic rapldiiy.
The military authorities have gradually
perfected the system and divided the la
lorors so that there Is comparatively no
Interruption or delay In the Undertaking.
The reports hled at Gen. scurry's head
q artcrs up to ? O'Clock tonight reported
tie recovery and disposition OF but forty
fts bodies during the day. A News re-
porter. however noted the finding OF 80
toies OF men. women and children.
Health Officer Wilkinson stated to-day
tHat 80 per cent OF the debris OF every de-
s-rpt.on had been removed from the
streets. that 95 per cent. Of the dead bodies
dad been disposed Of. and that % per cent
o. the carcasses OF animals had been re-
moved from the city. But as the work
%. removing the' debris goes on more
todies are being unearthed every hour.
s hopeful feature Of the situation IS the
apd progress being made by the rail
sasds IN their efforts 10 restore rail COM
m1ulcation The Santa Fe has reached
rsxas city with its tracks. and 81 is an
raanced that trains viii enter the Union
81 n5t here on Thursday next.
Gruesome work Goes on.
This is the ninth day after the storm.
sai stll the gruesome work goes on Of
towering the dead from the gigantic
mass OF debris that line the south side OF
rH4t remains Of the city
Yestcrday io7 bodies were recovered ana
mated. Among them was a mother with
t uckiing babe tightly clssped to her
breast
The body OF Maj. ". T Levy. United
states emisrant Inspector Of this district.
va7 among the number He made strug-
81 20 save his wife and three children
~. were lost. The bodies of the wife ana
lreu have not been recovered and are
t among the unlnterred dead.
The number recovered and cremated TO-
aar VIII exceed one hundred. Tho task
~ covering the bodies that are beneath
mued into this immense lot Of de-
t extending from the eastern 20 the
western limits OF the city, distance of
o.er three miles. is a herculean one. ana
tre most expeditions way Of renov-
Hr tie whole from sanitary point
ot rew g. hy fire. This. however.
n th. crippled condition Of the fire de-
parment aud water works would endan-
e.r the remaining portion Of the city.
Al. 10 now stands this immense mass Of
c.ar+ sirewn with dead bodies. the car
,.e Of decayiug animals. etc. is q sore
menace 20 the health OF the city. and IS
t- most difficult problem the board Of
t.aluh has 10 denl with.
DlSinfecting the streets.
The work Of opening up the streets and
asinfec,iug them Is being vigorously pros
aied. The debris and garbage Is being
moved 20 vehicles Of every description
carry ing q out TO a safe place where &c Is
burned IN a few days an streets will be
oHensd for the passage OF vehicles.
To-day IL was decided az a meeting Of
tAe central executive committee that all
the lahorers now employed Ia burying the
dead. cleaning the buildings and moving
tte debris from the streets ana sidewalks
tsal receive $50 per day and rauons.
Heretofore they have bee. working for
nothing. and II they refused were Inn
Ir ssed by the military.
The work OF relief Of the SIX and in
tared IS well in hand. and under the d.
rsation OF skilled physicians and nurses it
d. improving daily.
Eleven hundred tents were received to-
anv by the board OF health. Al except
urcc hundred, retained FOR hospital pur-
poses. viii be distributed ~ the chairmen
y The various ward subcommittee TO
shelter the homeless IN their respective
wards