The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
BURYlNG The DEAD.
COrpses Loaded on Barges and
Thrown Into the Gulf.

Houston. Tex, Sept. 11.-G. L. Russ,
passenger conductor on theInternational
g. Great Northern railroad, was among
a party of refugees who reached this
city at midnight. Mr.. Russ said to
reporter:
i will not attempt to describe the hor-
ror Of it all; that is impossible When
/ left Galveston men armed with Win
chester rifles were standing over burying
squads and at the point of rifles, COM
pelling them to load the corpses on drays
to be hauled to barges on which they
are towed into the gulf by tugs and
tossed into the sea-
AS I left saw barge freighted with
dead on its journey to the gulf.
This manner of burial is imperative;
the living must be protected now
Mr.. RusS' story was confirmed
AdJutant General Scurry, who is now
In Houston, states it as his opinion that
the state militia will be called out to
Galveston to prevent footing, vandalism
and other lawlesS acts.
In the business district not a building
escaped injury, The grand opera house IS
ccaved in and the fourth story of the Hotel
Grand, part of the same building, was
blown off The third-story of the city hall
was blown away The three-story build
crashed into the rear of the News build
ing The fourth story was torn from the
Moody building at Twenty-second street.
The Masonic temple at Twenty-first street
and + street was unroofed and the tower
torn away. The upper stories of the Har-
mony club building were caved in and a
frame building across the street was de-
Among other prominent buildings dam
aged or DESTROYED was the Galveston Or
ported unhurt: the Sacred Heart church.
one of the largest churches in the city, is
Joining L. n q m era ond he
Athletic building was destroyed. The
First Baptist church is a. wreck. the par
church was wrecked, although the front
part OF the building stands.
The Ball high school building is badly
did good work rescuing number of peo-
pie from the frame portion of the st.
Mary's infrmary.
over thirty persons were rescued. but
quite a number persisted. A mother and
child Mexican woman and child, and an
mills, were drowned. While the mill was
Siinr and YIN inTR eopte tne tower req In
LOCO persons sought shelter in the county
COURT house. A lady and child from st.
Louis, names not aseertained. who were
visiting the family of Police Officer John
Bowe, were lost Mrs. Burns, mother OF
Motorman Burns, and daughter, also per-
ished- Motorman Parker, wife and chill
dren were killed. Mrs. Ben Hill and child
were drowned. Three undertaking estab-
hshments are all being utilized as morgues
and a fourth morgue was opened in a
large building on the Strand.
ADDITION TO DEATH LIST
Houston, Tex, Sept 11.-Following
additional names of the dead at Gal
weston have been received here:
Mrs Sam. Motley and four children and
ten other women and children in Mr..
Nolley's house on Fortieth street and
Avenue T.
Mr.. Motley and another man were
saved after a bitter experience.
Mrs Irene Hesse, at her home on
Broadway and Sixth street
Mrs. Rose, wife of Conmissary Ser
in the same house with the Motley fam
lily, having sought refuge there with
other unfortunates living in the neigh
borhood.
Mrs. Lafayette and two children.
Mrs. George Burnett and child, at
their home, Twenty-fourth and Ave
nue. P 1-2.
Mrs. Coates, wife of William A.
Coates, of the Galveston News.
Mrs. Woodward and two children,
wife of r. l.. Woodward, of the Gal
weston News
Mrs. George Trebosius, wife of George
Trebosius, of the Galveston News, and
two sisters of Mr. Trebosius at their
home on Fortieth street and Avenue R:
Mrs. Kate Bross, home at Twenty
second street near beach.
Charlotte NJ. Allen, Seventeenth street
and Avenue N.
Five members of the P. J. and ]. P.
McKenna families, Mrs J. P. McKenna
being the only survivor.
S. w. Watkins and several others,
reported drowned in the house on Ave
nue. Q 1-2 and Thirty first street. Mr..