The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15
HUNDREDS OF BODIES AT GAL
WESTON BURIED FROM BAR
dEs OUT INTO THE DEEP.
No Attempt Made to Identi-
fly Victims of the Storm---
Whole Families Wiped
Out of Existence----Twen-
ty-five Men Shot for Rob-
bing the Dead.

4 Houston, Sept 1.-the tale OF
| horrhI that has been coming from
! Galveston for three day has not
been exaggerated; in fact, the con-
servatism Of the statements made
lis remarkable. Instead of 1000
dead as first stated, the number is
now placed at 5000 by Mayor Jones
in his official capicity; he does not
know that that is correct--he only
estimates it. Newspaper cores
pondents who reached the city to-
night say that the list, if ever
made up, will not fall short of
1000, and may go TO 10000. There
is no attempt being made ut iden-
tification, and it is only when re-
latives OF friends find bodies that
the names are reported. The boz
dies are being buried at sea, burn
ed and buried in trenches. There
arc many of them stillin the ruins.
One correspondent states that
1900 have been buried at sea
and 700 gotten rid Of in other
ways. That would leave 2000 boz
dies stillin the debris, and the es-
innate does not appear to be too
high, according to the news which
is brought by the newspaper men
who have been down there. Gen.
McKibben, the commander of the
department of Texas, has taken
charge of the g., I'll. &. Ii. Rail-
road, and there are few people
permitted to 60 down. There are
no idlers.
The city is under martial law
and the bayonetis used to make
men work at clearing away the de-
bris andin burying the dead. Peo-
| pile with camera are especially the
object of attack, and many of
the picture machines have been
taken, away from their own
ers and smashed, the men who
had them being compelled to go
to work as day laborers. News
paper men are not treated chat
way exactly, but nearly. Twen-
ty five men have been shot for re-
| fuslng to halt when called on TO
do so by the soldiers, who are
aiding the police, and for robbing
the dead bodies. That is, it is
known that twenty-five have been
shot, and it is rumored that there
have been others. The first re-
lief boat has reached Galveston,
but she carried only a small
amount Of provisions, and the peo-
pie are in
DESPERATE NEED OF FOOD.
The water problem has been
stated; the mains in the city
are all gone, but the great main
across the bay to the artesian wells
at Alta Iona are still in tact, and
the water is flowing into the stand
pipe. The mains are broken so
that the water has to be hauled
to where it is to be used, but there
is no danger of water famine so
long as the standpipe is full and
the water is constantly flowing in
to it..
Tugs are now on their way to
Galveston from New Orleans, Mo-
bile and Pensacola, and it is un-
derstood, though not confirmed
here, that two revenue cutters are
en- route from Atlantic ports.
With all these the steamships
which are stranded can be gotten
off and can leave port. Barges
and tugs have already been taken
down from Houston, and with
these the women and children can
be gotten out of the city. There
is grave danger of an epidemic
following, and it is desired to get
the helpless out of the way of
danger. Provision has been made
at Houston for caring for several
thousand of them. The stencil
from the dead humans and ami
mails is something awful, it is said,
and nothing can prevent an epi-
demic of sickness except prompt
relief work.
The debris is being burned
where it is safe to do SO, and disin-
fectants are scattered by the crews
taking out the dead, which may
serve to check the sickness to
some extent. Relief is pouring
into the committee at this point
from all over the United Statas,
but every dollar Of it will be need
ed; the amount can hardly be too
large, for the task of taking care