The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-09-21
SITUATION improved.
Gov. Sayers Reports on the Con-
ditions in the Stricken City.
People of Galveston Has Be
come Systematized.

Galveston, Tex, Sept. 1S.-The ninth
day after the storm, and still the
grewsome work goes on of recover
ing the dead from the gigantic mass
of debris that lines the south side of
what remains of the city. Sunday 1O7
bodies were recovered and cremated.>
Among them was a mother with a
sucking babe tightly clasped to her
breast. In this imperative necessity
of the dispatch of the dead there are
scenes witnessed that move the stout
est hearts.
The body of Maj. w. T. Levy, Unit
ed States immigrant inspector of
this district, was among the number
He made a gallant struggle to save
his wife and three children. All were
lost. The bodies OF the wife and chill
dren nave not been recovered and are
still among the uninterred dead The
number recovered and cremated Mon
day has not been reported, but it will
exceed 100.
The task of recovering the bodies
that are beneath or iammed into this
immense rick of debris, extending
from the eastern to the western linn
its of the city, a distance of over
three miles, is a herculean one, and
the most expeditions way of remov-
ing the whole, from a sanitary point
of view, is by fire. This, however, in
the crippled condition of the fire de-
partment and water works, would en-
danger the remaining portion of the
city. AS it now stands, this i'm ense
mass of debris strewn with dead
bodies, the carcasses of decaying an
imals, ETC., is a serious menace to the
health of the city and is the most
difficult problem the board of health
has to deal with.
The work of opening up the streets
and disinfecting them is being vigor-
ously prosecuted. The debris and
garbage is being removed, $50 We
hicles of every description carrying
it out to safe place, where it is
burned, and in a few days all streets
will be opened for the passage of
vehicles.
The marine hospital corps, which is
working in conjunction with the
board of health, has established a
hospital on the beach at the foot of
fremont street, where the sick and
wounded now sheltered in the UNI
sanitary places throughout the city
will be taken for treatment, whether
they wish to go or not.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 19.-The
work of clearing the streets of debris
is progressing rapidly under the per-
feet organization Instituted by mill
tary rule under Adjt. Gen. Scurry.
Over 1000 men are engaged on the
work. Ninety-eight bodies are re-
ported as having been found in the
wreckage and removed Tuesday.
making a total of 1861 victims so far
recovered. This list is far short OF
the accurate number of dead found,
because no official records are kept
Bodies found are buried or cremated,
and no systematic record has been
kept. The storm wrecked almost ev-
cry vault in the six cemeteries, and
many of the dead were washed to sea
in metal cases. So far only one cas-
ket has been found. 1t had been car
ried' three miles from the vault.
Houston, Tex, Sept. 2O.-Gov. JOS.
D. Sayers Wednesday night wires the
following statement:
''The situation tonight in. all parts
of the stricken districts, as far as
known to me, are improved, and will.
/ believe, should we have fair wealth
er, continue to improve. The method
of distributing the benefactions of
the people has become systematized
and has been reduced to the lowest
expenses possible and in this I have
had the hearty assistance of the rail-
way, express, telegraph and tele-
phone companies, all of whom have
promptly and without charge trans
mitted supplies and messages besides
contributing to the relief of the suf-
ferers. Galveston is being managed
by its own principal authorities, sup
plemented by the assistance of COM
mittee composed of its best citizens
and also by the aid of Gen. Scurry.$ l
am also informed that the United
States marshal, DR.. Grant, has rem
dered and is rendering most valuable
assistance.
EndenvOr to PrOtract the War.