The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-22
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS
BODIES OF UNKNOWN STORM VIC
TINS NOT CARED FOR.
5uried IN Shallow Graves. the Remains
Are Exposed-Mandamu Against
Tax Collector.


Galveston. Texas, May Il. Parties gong
down the Island continue TO report the
nnding Of bodies that are improper
buried. Among the recent reports is The
uoiy OF man who Is buried at Avenue
and Forty.fourth street The report
states In this instance the feet are pro
truulng and the clothing of the buried
mae Is also visible
Another case is reported at Thlrty-hfth
ana Beach, where a body Is said 10 be
simply covered by sand, which washes on
win the tide. II has been frequently he.
covered, but never properly buried.
ihefe seems to be no public funds await
aole TO have the bodies of these unknown
storm victims given decent sepultnrc in
cases where their temporary graves were
700 shallow TO cover the bodies. In cases
Wnere the remains are Identified friends
~ tne lead nave given them decent
n ~ t,t But In many cases identification
Is impossible and the bodies are neglected.
during the period immediately following
me storm the bodies of victims were
buried in the best way possible. But the
best was, far from good, in many Instances
me bodies being merely covered with
sand. The winds have blown the sand
away, leaving the remains, In numerous
instances, exposed
l.
by The officials is not apparent But II
| woWd seem that some steps might be
taken to obllterate these horrible remind
ers OF that dreadful catastrophe.
! me remains of George Franklin aged
o. Years, one Of the victims of the Sep
temhcr storm. were disluterred yesterday
from from their temporary burial place on
/ and reinterrcd In the Lakevlew cemetery.
Inc remains were identified by Adolpn
1 Hess
aged II years. another storm victim who
/ formerly lived down the island, We're yes
terday dlsnterred from their temporary
resting place AT Nicks place and buried
at LakevIeW cemetery
Mandamus Suit Filed.
| Galveston Texas. May 21.-A suit for II
| writ Of mandamns was filed In the Tenth
/ district court this morning by the State
Of Texas at the relation of Eva s. Dlshraw
VS., Ernest Fulton, tax collector of CAT
weston county. Eva Dlshraw, the petl.
toner, alleges that January l. 1901 she
/ became liable to the State of Texas and
/ to the county of Galveston in the aggre-
| gate sum of s22970. the said money being
due for taxes on property situated in Cal
4 weston, The taxes were due for the years
of 1855 to 1900. both years inclusive. The
/
for State taxes, ST9.72, and the sum of
| S5o,53 is the amount Of interest, penalties
and costs. The petitioner represents that
! the above mentioned State taxes are ny
| law payable In the current money of the
( United States and that the above men
! toned county taxes are payable in current
! money of the United States, or III county
4 warrants or drafts drawn upon the treas
urer Of Galveston county IN sdlisfaction
and payment of debts Incurred by the
4 county Of Galveston under chapter ., Ute
4 NX OF the Code of Criminal Procedure, and
that under article Ills of said chapter and
| title of said Criminal Code, county war
rants are receivable for ali county taxes
rs aforesaid. The petitioner alleges that
she Is the holder for 4 valuable rons!dera-
ton Of drafts executed by the county OF
| Galveston and made PAYABLE 10 Henry
/ Thomas sheriff Of Galveston county, for
feed of county prisoners and jail guards
amounting to the sum of 5000. The pc
/ titoncr alleges that MAY ~ She rendered
to Ernest Fulton. State and county col
/ lcctor. county warrants In payment @
county taxes. and made tender of M
current money of the United StNtcs IN
pay ment of her State taxes aud costs ant
interest, and that the said Ernest Fu tm
refused to accept said drafts and warrants
In payment Of county taxes, 10 the peti
toners damage In the sum of $500.
The petitioner prays for peremptory
mandainns commanding said Ernest Fut
ton To accept said county warrants and
drafts in payment of the, county taxes o.
The case will be heard June 3.
News Notes.
Galveston. Texas, May 81 DR.. f. S
Cox. county health officer, has returned
from trip to Dickinson. where he wa
called by a report that there was cast
of smallpox Mt that place He found tins
man suspected in town. with no evidence
of the disease, DR.. Cox states that there