Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-12
WALTER C.. JONES.
Mayor Of Galveston 4"
LIST WILL NEVER BE COMPLETE.

Galveston, Tex, Sept u.-Mayor
Walter c. Jones estimates the number
Of dead az 5000. and he II conservative
over 1890 bodies have already been ta-
ken out 70 sea or buried In trenches
other hundreds are yet TO be taken
from the ruins These bodies are now
all badly dec0mposed and they are be-
Ing buried In trenches where they are
found. Others are being buried In the
debris where II can be done safely.
There Is little attempt at idenuhCa-
ton and 1t Is safe 20 say that there
Will never be a complete list OF the
dead.
Chief OF Police KetChum Is In charge
Of the work OF burying the dead There
are large bodies Of men engaged In this
work, tearing mp the ruins and getting
out the cOrpses Some of those whose
bodies are being taken out We're prob
ably only injured when they We're first
struck down, but there was no way OF
getting relief 10 them, and they per-
lshed miserably.
The remnant Of the force Of regular
soldiers who were stationed here. and
II is very small remnant. have Joined
the police In patrolling the city
ROBBERS SHOT DOWN.
Several persons have already been
shot. Il is reported 4 soldier OF Raj
fertys battery. while patrolIing the
beach this morning, ordered "a man 90
desist from lcuting The fellow drew
a weapon and the soldier shot him
dead, The soldier was then attacked
by three other men and h. killed all
Of them. He had five cartridges iu
his rife and each of them found a vic
tim Other men have also been shot.
but the details are not known nor can
the exact number Doe ascertained II Is
probable that twenty-five We're killed.
Some Of these were shot FOR failing To-
halt when ordered 20 do so. others
We're shot for vandalism.
The ruins Of the heavier brick build
ings have not yet been searched for
the dead, and there Is a large number
IN them
In the mass Of rubbish which marks
the site Of the Lucas Terrace bridge
house. forty on fifty people were killed
outright and their bodies are still m
the ruins
The orphans home is totally demol-
ished, Ninety-two children aud eleven
nuns We're killed. 10 is rumored thar
one sister escaped, but II she ala uo
trace can le IOQUU OF NeF
OF the regular soldiers few remain.
Twenty three were drowned 40 the har-
racks al Camp Hawley and seven at
Bolivar one man drfted about boo the
bay until Monday morning and was ta-
ken out alive.
The correspondent stood az the foot
~ fremont street and counted min.
floating bodies without moving. and
this Is only one instance. II is NOT
known whether these We're Waterfront
victims or dead being cast 40 by the
sea. A lot of rubbish was being loaded
on harges and this stun had many bod
les In Il.
ROBBING THE DEAD.
Dallas, Tex, Sept IA horrible
story Is told by Dallas citizens who are
rived tonight from Galveston. They
declare that negroes and many white
persons are hourly committing the
most atrocious acts Of vandalism
j. y GrisWold, division freight agent
OF the Gulf. Colorado s. Santa Fe. WH.
was IN inat city during the storm and
had narrow escape from death. SAID.
Ears and fingers bearing diamonds
We're hacked OF with potkct-kulyUs
ana the members placed In the pockets
Of the vandals. The bodies of women
who wore fine clothes have been
stripped Of the last thread and lttt tJ
tester IN the sun
The residences left standing hJE.
been broken into and laWelry and s-
Yer plate stolen. ! saw "a negro woe
man carrying large basket Of silver.
ware that was not hers.
AT Texas Cic / saw an ola man
considerably under the influence Hf
liquor. From his pocket urotrudel
roll OF bills as big as my arm. which
he claimed 20 have found on the shore.
ION az hands this horrible work b