The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-12
GHOULs STRIP THE DEAD.
Looting of Stores During and After the
Storm.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Houston, Texas, Sept. 1.-THE tugboat
Brunswick, which arrived here last night
from Galveston, brought an additional
list of names of dead in that city as
follows
Alexander Caddom and four children.
Paul Delyea, ex-Sergeant of Police.
Paul Ptolmey.
Miss Ewing.
G. Wollam, drowned after saving sew
eral women and while trying to save
others.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Allen.
NJ. H. A. Hansinger, father and mother
in-law.
Mrs. Sam Molly and four children and
ten other women and children in Mrs.
Holly's house on 4th street and Avenue
Y Mr.. Molly and another man were
saved after a bitter experience. Mrs.
Irene Hesse. at her home on Broadway
and Sixth street.
Mrs. Rose, wife of Commissary Ser
geant Franklin Rose, U. S. A.
Mrs. Lafayette and two children.
Mrs. George Burnette's child.
Mrs Goales, wife of William A. Goales,
CT the Galveston News.
Mrs. Woodward and two children, wife
of r. l.. Woodward of the Galveston News.
Mrs. George Trebosius, wife of George
Trebosius of the Galveston News and
two sisters of Mrs. Trebosius.
Mrs Kate Bross.
Charlotte NJ. Allen.
Five members of the P. ]. and ]. P.
McKenna families, Mrs. ]. r. McKenna
hc:ng the only survivor.
S. w. Watkins and about 20 other per-
sons who were in the same house.
Mr.. Thomas Rhymes and two children.
Albert Hunter and wife.
E. Sum. a street car motorman.
Mrs. Frank Parker and two children.
lady and her two daughters from St.
Louis.
Mrs. Dorian and five children and nine
other persons whose names could not be
| learned.
Miss Nellie O'Dell and brother, daugh-
| ter and son of James O'Dell.
| Mrs. Lasocco.
| Edward Eichler, body recovered.
| Daughter of Mrs. Collins.
Henry Ponree. a tailor.
Adolph Schuler mother and five sisters.
| The horrors of Sunday were nothing as
| compared with Monday. An attempt was
| made to bury the dead, but the ground
| was full of water and it was impossible
| to dig trenches. Alderman McMaster and
| NJ. 2. Morrissey secured authority to
| have the bodies taken to sea for burial,
! and a barge was brought up 10 the
| Twelfth street wharf for that purpo Sc.
| The firemen rendered heroic service in
| bringing the bodies to the wharf, but it
| was almost impossible to get men 10
| handle them.
During the storm and afterwards a
great deal of looting was done. Many
stores had been closed, their owners .eav-
ing to look after their families. The
wind forced in the windows and left tho
goods a prey for the marauders. Ghouls
stripped dead bodies of jewelry and ar
ticles of value. Captain Rafferty,, con-
manding United States troops here. was
applied to for help,and he sent in seventy
men, the remnant of battery of artii-
lery, to do police duty. They are patroll-
ing the streets under direction Of the
chief of police.
An urgent appeal to the outside world
was issued and those who respond are
asked to send contributions to John
! Sealy, chairman of the Finance commit
| tee; w. c. Jones, mayor; NJ LASER,
| president of the Island City Savings
| Bank j. d. Skinner, Galveston Cotton
Exchange; c. NJ. McMaster, Galveston
| Chamber of Commerce; R. G. Lowe,
Manager Galveston News, or Clarence
! Ousley, manager Galveston Tribune
! At o'clock Sunday afternoon a meet
ing of prominent citizens was held at the
Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of
organizing for the relief of suffering and
| to bury the dead. A burial committee
| was appointed. charged with collecting
| and burying the bodies of all dead In
| quests will be dispensed with.