Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-12
NO IDENTIFICATION.

No effort was made after 9 o'clock
yesterday morning to place the bodies
In mOrgues for Identification, for II was
imperative that the dea should be
got TO sea as soon as possible. Many
Of the bodies taken out are unidentified
They are placed on the barges as
quickly as possible and lists are made
while the barges are being towed to
sea.
large number OF dead animals were
hauled TO the bay and dumped In, 10 be
carried 10 sea by the tides
one hundred and twenty-five men
worked all day yesterday and last night
IN uncoyeriug the machinery OF the
wateTworks from the debris II Is
hoped that Il will be possible 20 tu.n
on the water for a while today and II IS
planned TO get fire 10 the debris and
cremate the bodies buried under 1t.
Mayor Jones has given very full scope
10 Chief Of Police Kctchum and Mr.. j.
II. Hawley. chairman OF the committee
on public safety, to swear In citizens Of
good character as officers, and has told
them that able bodied men must be
made TO work or get Of the island.
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
The city. he said. was under martial
law. Picket lines have been established
around the large stores and guards
placed on duty. The soldiers and police
are instructed TO shoot any one caught
lootIng or attempting 70 loot The jalls
are full and summary measures are
necessary.
As the work Of collecting bodies pro-
ceeds and reports come In OF deaths,
Il becomes apparent that the death list
will run much higher than was first re-
ported. Conservative estimates place
the number Of dead In the city at 5000.
Other points Of the coast also suffered
and reports are that the main land,
Galveston Island and Bolivar penInsu-
la are stTeWn with dead,
4 relief train from Houston with $50
men on board and two carloads OF pro-
visions came down over the Galveston,
Houston and Northern railroad yester-
day to within I'VE miles of Virginia
Point II was impossible to get the
provisions or any considerable number
OF the men 20 Galveston, 50 attention
was turned 20 burying the dead lying
around the mainland country.
FRESH WATER OBTAINED.
II was reported that the steamer
Lawrence had left Houston with pro-
visions and 100000 gallons Of fresh
water There is no fresh water famine
here. as the pipes from the supply wells
are running at the receiving tanks IL
Is difficult however, 10 get Il TO parts Of
the city. where II II needed.
Bridge Foreman Patterson, q the
Gulf and Interstate railroad, reached
Galveston last evening from Beaumont
having walked about half the distance
lie reports that Beaumont ala not suf-
fer much from the storm. Two lives
were lost from live wires
Col, L. J. Polk. general manager Of
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rail-
road, stated that all Of the bridges
across Galveston bay are gone. nothing
remaining but the piles. He said %
would take ten days or two weeks 20
restore rail communication 90 Calves
ton provided work can be Instituted at
once from the mainland
PRESIDENT SENDS VESSELS,
Washington, Sept. l2.-The President
has received a telegram from Governor
Sayers Of Texas. asking that a light
draft vessel he sent TO Galveston 20 as
sist In communication between the
Islands and the mainland. The mes