The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-13
FIRST THOUGHT NOW
rs FOR THE LIVING.
Galveston workers Abandon At
tempts 20 give the Dead Any
thing Like Regular Burial.

GALVESTON. Tex. Sept. II. 6 p. m.
via Houston. midnight--An attempts at
burying the dead have been utterly aban-
doned. and bodies are now being dis
posed OF In the swiftest manner possi-
bic. Scores Of them sero buried today.
and hundreds were taken out to sea and
thrown overheard The safety OF the
living n now The paramount question,
and nothing that VIII tend 10 prevent
the outbreak OF pertiIence In being neg
lected. This morning II was found that
large numbers OF the bodies which had
been previously thrown into the bay
washed back upon the shore and the
situation was thus rendered worse than
before they were FIRST taken in the barges
and thrown into the water.
1t Will now never be known how many
have lost their lives In this awful catas-
trophe. Mayor Jones thinks the dead will
amount 10 several thousand, and others
whose opportunities for judging are less
than that Of tho mayor place II as high
as lo.00.
Relief committees from the Interior of
the state have commenced TO arrive and
as usual they ARE too large In numbers
and. TO a certain extent. are IN the way
OF the people Of Galveston and an I'm
pediment TO prompt relief, which they
themselves are so DESTROYS OF Offering
Some OF the relief expeditions have had
committees large enough 10 consume 10
per cent OF the provisions which they
brought.
The relief sent from beaumont. Tex
arrived this morning, and was distributed
as fast as possible II consisted OF two
carloads of ice and pr6visions
The great trouble now seems TO be
that those people who are in greatest
need are the last 20 receive aid Many
OF them are 50 badly MANNED and wound
Cd that they are unable 10 apply TO the
relief committee, and the committees ara
80 evcrworked by direct applications thai
they have been unable 20 send out meg
scngers.
wounded Need Attention.
Tho wounded everywhere are stiii need
ing ,he attention OF physicians. and de-
spite every enort, IL IL feared that a
number viii die because OF the lrnpossI-
hiltty to AFFORD them the aid peeessarv
10 save their lives.
Every man In Galveston who "a abls IA
walk and work Is engaged In the work az
relief iiat despite their utmost endeav-
ors they cannot keep up with the in
crease Of the miserable conditions which
surround them.
water can be obtained by able bodied
men, but With aifncuity Mr. shaw az
Houston. who - husiiy engaged in the
relief work, said tonight that there were
30 people az 81 Mays innsmarv with
cut water. They had been making cofrea
~ salt water and using thar as their only
beverage
Very ilstie stealing was reported today
end There we're ne killings The numbay
~ nea shot yesterday for fobhing he
aean proved salutaFy lesson. and Il IA
ret expected that fhere win 10 anv mora
occurrences u this sort.
soldiers Guarding Property.
a. a.Hte
the national guard are guarding tho moo.
cfsy. and q Il impossible Cor thieves 70
escape detection
The loss ~ life among the regular army
station az he barracks on the beach psaa
aafE'lN eNafestiHated Tho FIRST repatt
WAS that only eighteen out az ne vhois
number had been saved Last nieht ana
tnlay thes turned up uingty and m
squads and at present there are bur
t"nnts'seven missing, whereas the frAt
estimate II casualties IA this agre~st.n
wms nearly 900 II Ga probable thar .ry,~
81 thr twenty seven win answer rafi All
later ~ shg week One colder rnh.bsa
IRIS eity this mafnlng who hAd be,r
blown into tha Gglf 80 Mexiea ana haA
Heated nearly Nf,y MILES going ana e,.--
Sos on deee Another wha enawns az,
today Declared that b. owed his life 10 4
sew it swam with hlm neariv thr,s
naies the Cow theu sank ara ihe soldier
seRm tha remainder o. the way ts tha
tualriarA
hmf.s wese made thfs nttorhorn IN
rick uN he dread bodies that have acatef
81 With fhe tide having enea ts.em cast
lato 'he seA. This q awfui work ana sea
utVn are feani VITA suglrisntiy strong
nerves o. last AZ q useFa fhnm thirty r,in-
utea az q tiue
Az ~ ths heilsa are nliy dccampases
swollen e rHcgneas rr0portlons. nn4 -