The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-21

Galveston, Tex. Sept. IA. = All at
tempts at burying the dead have beef.
abandoned and the bodies are now be-
! ing disposed of in the swiftest manner
possible. Scores of them were buried
yesterday and hundreds We're taken
out to sea and thrown overheard. The
safety of the living is the paramount
question, and nothing that will prevent
an outbreak Of an awful pestilence Is
neglected. 1t will never be known how
many have lost their lives in this awful
catastrophe. Estimates run all the
way from 1000 to 10000. The former
| figure is given by Lieut.. Perry, an aide
on Gen. McKibben's staff. He said
that large numbers of people had been
washed out to sea and probably never
will be heard from again. How many
Of these there is is beyond the power
of those now in Galveston to estimate
with any accuracy. The
Number Of Dead bodies
along the shore, according to Lieut..
Perry, has been somewhat over-esti-
mated, and he says that 1000 is a con-
sentative estimate. No list of the
dead has been kept, and it will be ut
terly impossible to formulate one from
| now on. Mayor Jones claims that the
dead will amount to 5000. and others
| whose opportunities for Judging are
less than that of the mayor, place it as
high as 10000 Relief committees from
the interior of the state have COM
menced to arrive, and as usual they
are much too large in numbers, and to
a certain extent are in the way of the
people of Galveston and an impede
ment to the prompt relief which
they themselves are so DESTROYS
of offering. Some of the relief eX-
petitions have had committees large
enough to consume 10 per cent of the
provisions which they brought
Every man in Galveston who is able to
walk and work is engaged in the work of
relief with all of the energy of which
he is capable. But despite their utmost
endeavors they cannot keep up with the
increase of the miserable conditions
which surround them. Very little steal
ing was reported to-day and there was
no killings The number of men shot
down yesterday for robbing the dead
proved a salutary lesson and it not ex-
pected that there will be any more oc-
currences of this sort. 1t is reported that
Nearly Fifty Were Killed
The soldiers Of the regular army and Of
the national guard are guarding prop
erty and it is impossible for thieves to
escape detection. The loss of life among
the regular army stationed at the bar
racks at the beach proves to have been
largely overestimated. The first report
was that only eighteen out of the whole
MI mi ho6 OF MO
to-day they turned up singly and in
squads and at present there are but
twenty-seven missing, whereas the first
estimate of casualties in this direction
alone was nearly 200 Is is probable that
some of the twenty-seven will answer
roll call later in the week. One soldier
reached the city this morning who had
blown into the Gulf of Mexico and had
hoated nearly fifty miles, going and COM
ing on door. Another who showed up
declared that he owed his life to COW.
1t swan with him nearly three miles,
The cow then sank and the soldier swan
the remainder of the way to the MAIN
land by himself Efforts were made this
afternoon to pick up the dead bodies that
nave
Floatcd In With the Tide.
having once been cast into the sea. This
is awful work and few men are found
with sufficiently strong nerves to last at
it more than thirty minutes at a time.
All Of the bodies are decomposed, swollen
to enormous proportions and of SO dark
hue that it is impossible to tell except by.
the hair, when any hair is visible wheth-
er the corpses are those Of whites or
negroes Every effort is being made to
induce people to leave Galveston, and IS
is difficult for anyone, no matter what
his bushes, unles he is in direct charge
of relief train, to gain admittance to
the place. Orders had been issued that
no sightseers were to be allowed to en-
ter, and the order was obeyed with the
utmost rightly.
The typographical union has sent out
an appeal to sister unions for aid to care
for the living and bury the dead.
The relief committee to-day issued an
address asking for immediate contribu-
lions of money. All checks should be
payable to John Sealy, chairman of the
finance committee.
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