Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-15
AN URGENT CALL
FOR FRESH TROOPS
They are Wanted to Relieve Guards at
GalyeSton-FrOm 5000 to 5000 Dead
Conditions Improving.

Dallas Texas, Sept. 15.-Thoro ig ur-
gent call for fresh troops at Galveston
Those there are worn out with guard
duty burying the dead and cleaning up
the wrecks or are sick from the uuslnI-
tary conditions. Gov Sayers last nieht
ordered the Craddook light infantry of
Terrell 20 Galveston. The company
reached Dallas today and departed
south.
a special from Galveston Gays.
There Is no concealmcnt 90 D.. made
Of tho fact that a pesulence is feared.
Efforts Of the local and military author
tiles are directed now to minimizing
this new danger. They are sending the
women and children 10 the interior as
fast az possible An the able bodied
men must remain for a time at least
There is work Cor thousands OF them
and work that must Doe done. The disc
position Of bodies continues TO De- one
Of the largest duties, ana besides this
there are yet ia the city and on the
island thousands of carcasses which
need attention.
THREATENING TO LIFE.
"The stagnant pools and the dgc5m-
posing bodies and carcasses are a
threatening phase TO llfe that makes q
man tremble. Thousands OF barrels of
lime can be used to good advantage.
No eXaggeration Is made. A commit
tee that viii donate a train load OF lime
and get 1t here quick win do a greater
service than by donating twice the vail
ue in money Send an ambulance of
lime and other dlsnfectants and help
remove a danger far more imminent
than starvation"
DOTTED WITH THE DEAD
a bulletin from Hitchcock says.
Country districts are strewn with
corpses, The pralries around Hitchcock
are dotted with the bodies OF the dead
Scores are unburled as the bodies are
too badly decomposed 70 handle and
the water too deep to admit Of burial
A nestllence Is feared from the dec0m-
posing animal matter lying everywhere.
Disinfecting material Is badly needed.
The bodies OF Ed Jaldnick and one OF
his children have been found lie Was
one OF the leading insurance officials ln
Texas and well known IN Insurance
circles throughout the United states"
MORE AID NEEDED.
Memphis. Tenn, Sept. l5.--The follow
ing telegram from Mayor Jones was re-
ceived here today;
Galveston, Texas Sept Ito the
Associated Press, Memphis. Tenn; /
am In receipt Of thousands Of kilograms
offering assistance and inquiring about
absent friends and relatives. All OF
these have been promptly answered, but
restricted communication has probably
served 70 cause delay in transmission
and delivery. The telegraph companies
are doing all In their power to restore
prompt communication with the out
side world and have already partly
succeeded, and / am assured that With
In the next Few days normal conditions
with reference TO telegraphic communi-
cation will prevail. The situation in
Galveston has been, I'm most instances.
accurately reported and the distress OF
the people Is great. Galveston ANA We
entity need at once the assistance of
all the peODle HpmittanCeg Of money
should De made 10 John Sealey treas
urer relief committee, acknowledg-
ment OF which will be made iu due
course OF time as promptly as condl-
tions will permit
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