The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-15
NEARLY ALL BODIES
BURIED OR BURNED.
New Courage Taken by Galveston the Dead Are Removed
From the Sight of the Survivors.

pestilence Is due almost entirely to the
large number of unburied cattle lying on
the island, whose decomposinS carcasses
pollute the air to an almost unbearable
extent.
This, however, is not in the city proper,
but is a condition prevailing on the out
skirts of Galveston.
One great trouble heretofore has been the
inability to organize gangs of laborers for
the purpose of clearing the streets. 1t has
been absolutely necessary that all men
should. as far as possible, work in rehev-
ing the city of corpses in the streets, and
the authorities have not heretofore been
| able to pay much attention to the piles Of
debris encumbering the thorouShfares and
which doubtless conceal many bodies OF
those killed in the Storm
Adiutant General Scurry yesterday sue
| ceeded in getting gangs of laboring men or
ganized. The progress made was renarka-
BILE, and to-day it will be much greater.
Large piles of refuse were gathered and
burned, and for the first time the work or
cleaning up proceeded in a systematic man
ner.
A conference was held at the otiice of
City Health officer Wilkinson to-day. After
thoroughly canvassing the future health of
the community, II was decided to accept the
offer Of the United States Marine Hospital
Service and establish camp at Houston,
where destitute and sick can be cared for.
MARINE HOSPITAL CORPS
IS CALLED ON FOR HELP.
Acting upon the suggestion to establish
camp and care for the sick and needy. a
message was sent to the Surgeon General.
commanding the Marine Hospital Corps,
asking that the department furnish 100
tents of four berths capacity. also several
barrels of disinfecting fluid.
Doctor Wertenbaker said he knew that
sha
and that the tents and disinfectants would
be forwarded.
Another very important move in the direc
ton of the sanitation and health of the
community was made by the department in
calling for drays and men to clean the
streets. The subject was thoroughly dis
cussed at the conference, and Doctor VIII
kinson announced that he will issue a call
for 100 drays and men to report at once for
work. The idea is to instruct those in
charge and start out the drays in charge of
district superintendents TO remove all refuse
and unsanitary matter from the streets.
It is anticipated that by Saturday night the
work will have advanced TO cover the great
er portion Of the business district and great
er part OF the residence section.
At lis O'Clock this afternoon the Postal
Telegraph and Gable Company received
bulletin from the storm-stricken city stat
Ing tnaI wire connection Edl pSen Hi'iuo
across the bay by cable and that direct
communication with the island city was
resumed. The bulletin was posted in the
Postal Office windows and Immediately
there was a rush of people with kilograms
which they wished hurried TO friends, rela-
tives or business connections in Galveston.
The Western Union also got in direct COM
munication with Galveston this afternoon.
The Mexican Cable Company has gotten
both ends of its cable and expects to es-
tablish communication via the City of
Mexico this evening.
AT meeting of the Galveston Relief
Committee, held yesterday noon, a COM
mttee of three. consisting Of Major
Thomas Lore. Frank Spencer and J. d.
Skinner. was appointed for the purpose of
proceeding to Austin and comforting with
Governor Sayers as to the best methods to
be pursued in relieving distress in the city.
The committee was appointed at the request
Of Governor Sayers. who desired the aid
OF Galveston in devising the best and most
practicable means Of relief.
The local Board Of Health, through Doc
tor H. A. West. its secretary, has made a
demand that the work Of clearing up the
dwelling houses be turned over to physi-
clans. This work, In common with ;he
other branches of cleaning the city, has
pseH u OSil-
eral Scurry, and he has proved himself so
capable that the Relief Committee declined
TO make any division of responsibility and
the doctors were told that they could not
have the work.
Notwithstanding the fact that the num-
Der of boats carrying passengers between
Texas City and Galveston has been largely
increased, it was impossible yesterday TO
leave the city after the early morning
hours. and hundreds of men, women and
children, all anxious to depart, suffered
great inconvenience and hardships and were
after all compelled to sleep upon the beach,
waiting for the morning.
SEVERE EXPERIENCE
OF FLEEING REFUGEES.
There is but one steamboat plying across
Galveston Bay which Is able to carry
passengers in any number, and even
this boat is able to make the
trip only with extreme caution, on
account of the shallowness Of the bay. Yes
terday morning somebody lacked some
thing Of being cautious in the extreme, and
the Lawrence. after jamming her nose into
the mud, remained aground all day. Her
passengers were taken Off in small boats,
but all day long the Lawrence remained
hard and fast aground.
This compelled all those who were unable
to come on the first trip Of the Lawrence to