Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-14
CITY OF HORRORS.
Galveston Has Appearance of
One Vast Graveyard.
As Search Of Ruins Progresses the
Death List Increases.
whole Country Pouring in Money and Food 10
Relieve Sufferers.

Galveston. Tex, Sept. 13.-GaIveston
IS beginning slowly to recover from the
stunning blow ~ last week ana though
the city appears tonight. to be- pitiless-
~ desoate. the authorities and the
commercial interests are setting their
forces to work ana start has at least
been made toward the resumption w
business on a moderate scale.
The presence Of the troops has a
beneficial effect upon the criminal
classes ana the apprehension VI brief
but desperate reign Of anarchy now uo
longer exists. The liquor saloons have
~ least temporarily gone ont Of bust
ness ana every strong lmb-d man who
mas not his own humble abode W. IoUk
after, is being pressed into service. 81
that, first Of ALL the water service may
hc resumed. the cutters flushed ANA I'LL.
streets lighted.
The further the ruins are aug into
IA" greater becomes the increase In
me list ~ thl~" who persisted as their
houses tumbl.d about their heads.
AT Tower beach "a searching party
found "a score Of corpses within a small
area. going To show that the buIwark
"f debris that les straight across the
island couccal- many more bodies than
have been accounted for
Volunteer gangs continue their work
ni hurried burial M th" corps"s they
Hhd Pr me SHORES M Galveston island
al the many h"IShbpFIHS points Wher"
IataIItles attended tn" storm. i viii
probably bc many days yet. however.
before AT the h"itinE bodies have found
AdiAeI'ss graves. AI'hs tn" beach they
are constantly being washed up.
"Helher THESE aie lhose Wh1 were
swept ont int" ihe gulf ana discovered
" Simply IN" return ashore ~ some
81 t""S' cast Hl'' in' sea L" guard
against l"iilbi" pesiI.ehot' there Is n'
-"rii'@ "I SHOWING.
~ any event lH' Associated Press
''iltSp "H"'hI jill Il llP across the pay
Yesterday counted seven bodies toss
'lN HI the waves "ltn n score 1T horses
ahu tdttl". lhe stehch from winch was
ui DeaI ap-r.
IN various p4ftS "i the city the smell
II "e'oliI i'Sei HeSh II stlI apparent
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