The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-15

All Human Bodies I'm Sight Put Out of
the Way. but Carcasses of
Cattle Are Unburied.
STREETS PARTLY CLEARED
BUT THE DEBRIS OF BUILDINGS HAS
NOT YET BEEN TOUCHED.
Names of Twenty-Efght Regular Sol
diers Who Perished-Additiona
Lists of Casualties.

GALVESTON, Tex, Sept. Alt is now
believed the victims of the recent hurri-
cane here and along the coast will exceed
5.000 Over 1000 of the dead were identi-
fed before the bodies were disposed of. and
II is thought that at least 5000 bodies were
burned, dumped into the sea or inferred
In the sand where they were found. Few
OF the 5000 unknown will ever be identified.
for the bodies were badly decomposed when
hastily disposed Of
The staff correspondent of the Dallas
News. wiring TO his Npaper to-day. said:
Inquiries as to the loss of life and prop
erty continue to pour in. The list will
never be known There have been already
handled on the Galveston island and along
the bay shores OF the main land opposite
TIE island about 1000 corpses. The long
stretch of debris along the beach and the
western portion of the island have not yet
been heard from. The prairies OF the main
land over which the waters rushed have
yet their tales to tell. L should say that
after after investigation a conservative es-
innate OF the loss of life I'm Galveston would
be $500. The names of thousands of vic
Tins will never be known. They have
simply passed out of existence as so many
fiickering candles might be extinguished in
the wind As to the property loss. it is
hard to make an estimate. Colonel loves
estimate of s15.OOo.OOO to s2oOOO.OOO is con-
servative."
The relief committee has made the fol-
lowing statement: "Our most urgent pres
ent needs now are disinfectants, lime, ce-
ment. gasoline stoves. gasoline. charcoal
furnaces and charcoal. Nearby towns
OF our wants money will be most available,
while we make purchases from time TO time
with more discretion than miscellaneous
contributors would exercise. We have to
report that we are bringing order out of
chaos and again offer our profound graft
tude for the assistance so far received"
Next to money and disinfectants Calves
ton needs forage most. There are now as
nearly as can be estimated 800 cars of pro-
visions on the way. and 1t is thought with
what is already here that amount will
suffice for time at least. No more doc
tors are needed.
Galveston has begun to emerge from the
valley of the shadow of death into which
she has been plunged for nearly a week and
to-day for the first time actual progress
was made toward clearing up the city
ltic bodico VI tuOoc III the storm
have for the most part been disposed Of
"A large number may be found when the
debris Is removed from some of the build
ings. but at present there are none to be
seen save those occasionally cast up by
rhe
So far as sight at least Is concerned the
city Is cleared of its human dead They
have been burned, thrown into the water.
buried-anything to get them quickly out of
sight The chief danger of future pesti-
lence is due almost entirely to the large
number of unburied cattle lying upon the
island. whose decomposing carcasses poll
lutte the air to an almost unbearable ex-
tent This. however. is not in the city
proper. but is condition prevailing on the
outskirts OF Galveston. One great trouble
heretofore has been the inability to organ
ize gangs Of laborers for the purpose of
clearing the streets. Ii has been absolute
~ necessary that all men should as far as
possible work in relieving the city of
corpses In the streets, and the authorities
have not heretofore been able TO pay much
attention 10 the piles of debris cucumber
Ing the thoroughfares and which doubtless
conceal many bodies of those killed in the
storm