Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-21
HUNTING FOR DEAD
STORM VICTIMS BEING BURNED AM
BURIED.
GUARDED BY SOLDIERS.

IT,. Reipn of Crime is at an
uosu;ta, TO BE Established at "o"'
a7oO Names on tile Roll OF LIVE
accommodation Being Rapidiy ne'''
bringing Order ont Of Chaos'
Galveston Especial. 1.-THE Houston
ri,tS a list of 2701 names OF tne
! Galveston dead, compiled from Ssi -,
sources There were hundreds VI W.
ice burned. buried at sea anu III 90.
sard Of which no identlncaIions Us
sanu ;,,, -. there were other hundreds Z
svho were buried on the beach Oh eno
mainland. few of whom nave It,
;aant,Sed There are many pouieS
s.ilI r., the ruins Of Galveston ana sea-
serod along the beach OF the maihiahu
5 md in the marshes, where they W.
e thro,vn nv the water Some OF thesS
n BODIES nave been sent 20 miles lnianu
: Long email water courses by the rueh
y ~ bigh waters. Taking all Things IN.
/, to consid Grafton, there seems no ionsei
y anv doubt that the number Oh u1aS
h will reach the estimate OF oVoo' w. w.
hos been made by Mayor Jones, MaJol
4, RC Lowe and other reliable cl'ize"'
n Of Galveston. .a IN Hous-
y. ron from this city, and a truly ulia ;po
d. dated lot they are. They are 1 Tnry
n cared for as well as possipie. st tSa
n buildings have been set aparss co., ~, ,vho
nd henoft of refugees, but OF the oooo w.. 49,
a have reached here so far not NOR 't 10
as 900 romain in the public cnaIse, 30.
er remainder of them going 10 ,ne h.ye
10 vi le'a ao,avs in the transportation OF
Ier ,,ronisions because of lack OF Doa.s,
pni thore are more boats now, ana .ne
10, will he faster and more compis.e'
rho work of hunting for anu us
oaino of the dead continues oeNela'
"a" p p,ndred bodies are still buried ue
18th tho wreckage. Thirty-tWo oan0
no o',nae marked with small poaros az,
gu 49, attention on the beach, near So.l
the 80. e.noo+ and tell the story OF "helt
n. ohort * bodies have been lalo 70 re- co,
Is ~ tho extreme western part Oh u'o uiti
'au; ahont 60 bodies were cremateu W. or
ai, wreckage OF the homes OF 'he UNIV
hat 'uS Saores of the dead from Galveston
cen ,,nhu-ied as the bodies are "
ms. hadjv decomposed to haul anu M ~
IONS 90 r,ucb water on the prairie W am"
eral of digging graves. /, ,b;s CITY
rms ot an end. the streets peiii
Wig Guarded night and day. Inc ua's
the sua, S,na which became current
iged 500 down all found robbing the uea
Tar '.,as not without effect, and tne nioi
piete atmosnhere is now more heaitny, a.
nor There are really few propiiHU. a
h,sh ames in the list Of dead lroIi o ~,
'apie noston Most of them are peVpie "" ",
,vore not well known OUTSIDE 'h.n ~
pres o;rcle of acauaintances. Inc oiaoo
.ne neoole who lost their lives wele w" W..
elai, iny neonle. small tradesmen anu sni
xtehs Occasional men and their lani -,
nelu The reason for this, 1t is saIu' 80 W
81 the greatest force OF tne nui "a w,
It,.v exerted against the bas' IN in I
: ond End and the water front w., VIZ noonle
Ioned centre of the city, Where nv there v
i ~ Greater prominence llvea' 'hoie
f Ia not so much loss of lie. o@oo
mars. NJ. 50 oonfnrence held at the once
! ton Citv Health Officer Wliklns 0n of
od on decided to accept 'n1 I'll Cory
vearlv United States Marine Hosp.'"1u oust
and establish a camp @ r;o,, can
south where the destitute anu . Tho n
, that sent and properly cared loi. ,oro m
nun ; S..a Sick in the city who wouie
each' lhuieS from Galveston, and Hou'
ks on removed lion' Sooonse that city
e emu was selecleu III, cuooested the
t diff very thouen'iur;yt for the camp.
forma- and tenoeIeu 'aoostion TO establi'
or pro- ing upon INC ou for the sick and ne
o",np oa was sent to the surg
exhibit message maS oad ~ the Marine
These general at the a I've for 1000 tents
and / pital corps aoni each. and se'
=" these hundred barrels of disln1ectlHie n oo
e have The hedl'h in draws TO clean
ut have for 100 men WIN
norma streets. .. district the city
ng fea- The pian - auovs IN remove al
, dairy start out the 49, ,y,ols and cart al
ps three fuse ana aeau an trnn, the streets
no milk sanitary mdltcl lioAi