Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19
STILL FINDING BODIES.
More Than Three Hundred Re-
covered Yesterday.
EVERYBODY Is NOW AT WORK,
Clearing Up of Debris on Streets
Goes on Rapidly Congressman
Hnwley Wants to Build S17 ,OOO,-
900 Sea Wall For the City,

Galveston, Sept 19-The work of ex,
Treating bodies from the mass of wreck.
age in this city still continues. Yester.
day more than 300 bodies were taken ont
Of the debris which lines the beach. With
all that has been done to recover bodies
buried beneath or jammed into this i'm.
mense rift the work has scarcely started.
There is no time to dig graves, and the
bodies are consigned to the flames. Vol
unteers for this work are coming in fast.
Men who have heretofore avoided the
dead under ordinary conditions are now
working with vigorous will and energy
in putting them away. Under one pile
of wreckage 20 bodies were taken out
and burned. In another pile man pull
ed out the remains of two children. For
a moment he gazed upon them and then
Immediately cast them into the fire.
They were his own flesh and blood. He
watched them in silence for a time and
then resumed his work with others in
recovering bodies.
A large force of men is still engaged
in removing the dead from Hurd lane,
about four miles west of the city. At
this point the water rose to the height
of IA feet, and up in trees and barbed
wire fences are the bodies of men, wo-
hith WHICH are DtlUR COL
lected and burned as rapidly rs possible.
On the mainland the searching for bodies
is being prosecuted vigorously. Reports
received from Bolivar, where between
300 and 400 bodies were reported as ly-
ing strewn along the beach, are that
they are being buried as rapidly as pos
sible. The man bringing the report says
that the force is inadequate and should
be increased Immediately
The manner of disposing of the wreck
age in this city has not yet been decided
definitely. AT present every energy is
used in getting at all of the dead, open
ing streets, cleaning alleys and cutters
and disinfecting the city. When this is
done, the removal Of the immense drift
of debris will begin. Everything is in
readiness to turn on the current for the
electric lights in the business part, but
because of the danger from hanging
wires on the circuit lighting will be post
poned indefinitely Three telephone
wires are now working between Calves
ton and Houston.
Congress May Help Galveston.
Congressman Hawley, representing the
Galveston district, has expressed himself
In favor Of a sea wall being built around
Galveston extending from the jetty to a
point seven miles west along the beach
front. His idea is to construct the wal!
Of solid material with % foot base, 8
foot crown and capped with the heaviest
granite blocks, to be nine feet above
mean low tide. He estimates it to cost
about $17,0O0,000 When he leaves for
Washington, he will take the matter up
with the proper authorities and will also
confer with the war department with
view to rebuilding the fortifications
which were destroyed.
Clara Barton, president of the Red
Cross society, has issued an appeal for
money and supplies for the sick and
wounded Her idea is to spend some of
the money with local merchants wherev-
er practicable. She and her assistants
are doing excellent work
Fifty bodies drifted ashore yesterday
at Roll Over on the gulf coast about 20
miles east of Galveston. Some of them
were buried and others burned.
Among the messages received by the
general relief committee was one from
Colonel Thomas Ochiltree, former mem
ber of congress from this district and at
one time resident of Galveston Colonel
Ochiltree is in London and says that he
will use every personal effort to hurry
subscriptions to the stricken city. Chair
man Davidson of the relief committee
says that the greatest sufferers from the
storm are those people who owned lots
and by giving lien upon them had
homes constructed. Now their property
is swept away. The loan companies are
protected by the liens. Mr.. Davidson ad-
vised that a fund be raised for people
who have suffered in this way so that
they may be able to restore what took
them years to accumulate and was taken
from them in a single night.
A. Holman, representing FEEDER, Hoz-
man Il Co. of Cincinnati, purchasers of
the sewerage bonds of the city of Gal
weston to the amount of 100000, has
arrived here. He consulted with city
officials as to whether the city intended
TO construct sewage system in accord
with plans adopted prior to the storm.
He received assurances from them that
the storm in no way would affect the
construction of the system and Just as
soon as possible work would commence.
Mr.. Holman said his firm stood ready
to abide by their contract and had every
confidence in Galvestons future. Fifty
thousand dollars has already been paid
into the hands of the city treasurer, and
the remainder of the money is to be paid
Trains to BE Running soon.
W. b. Grozclose, assistant general
freight agent of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, reached Galveston from st.
Louis last evening. He says the katy"
railroad will begin to receive grain for
shipment to Galveston on Sept. D. A
large force of men is engaged repairing
one of the railroad bridges over Calves
ton bay, and it is the opinion of railroad
men that trains will be running into the
city on Friday.
The resources of the numerous sub
relief stations scattered throughout the
city are taxed to their utmost capacity.
Long lines of people await their turns
for provisions and clothes. At Texas
City force of deputy United States
marshals under Marshal Grant is guard
ing the entrance to Galveston and keep
ing out all people who can have no good
reason for desiring to come in. People
are daily leaving the city, majority be-
ing women and children. The city is still