The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-10
CITY IS RAPIDLY
ENER GING FROM
The CHAOS WHICH
EXPLOSION LEFT
Work of Burying Dead
Now Chief Problem of
Survivors
GENERAL SERVICE :.
rs HELD FOR ALL
Appeal Issued to Canadian
Cities For $20,000,000
For Relief
GERMAN RESIDENTS i
ARE UNDER ARREST
Curious Visitors Flock in
and Greatly Increase
Burden on City
GERMAN RESIDENTS !.
ARE UNDER ARREST
fRv Associated Press.l

Halifax, n. s.. Dec. 1o.--Revised
figures were ISSUED here today re-
gardinE casualties resulting from the
explosion as follows:
Known dead, 1900.
Unaccounted for. 1000.
Dead which have been identified,
600.
Wounded, 5000. IL
Homeless, $4,000,
Burial of the victims of the ex-
plosion and fire was begun today.
Men wanted Immediately at Fair
view cemetery. This advertisement
IN the morning papers called atten-.
tion to sti1l another problem-hnding
men to dig graves for the hundreds
OF dead.
Health authorities, working in CO.
operation with the general relier
committee, made it plain that our1al'
must not be delayed.
I.aborers were assigned 10 the
cemeteries and men who never had
expected to do that sort OF work as
sisted in the task.
Little groups of sorrowful people
went silently to cemeteries adjacent
10 the Richmond district, utterly
wiped out by flames, and laid awaA
their dead, without friends in at
tendance, with the commitment rites
omitted. There we're not enough
ministers to officiate for all. There
were not enough bearers and not
enough hearses. One general service
was held for all.
Emerging From Chaos.
Daybreak today found Halifax
rapidly emerging from the chaos into
which the city was plunged. Th&
successive snow and rain storms
which followed the disaster greatly
hampered all efforts to alleviate the
suffering of thousands Of injured ana
homeless people, but the return OF
fair weather yesterday made possible
more systematic work.
All relief agencies now have been
co-ordinated. Enough doctors and
nurses have reached the city to take
care OF the hospital duties. A consid-
erable quantity Of supplies already
has arrived and more are on the way,
SO that the danger Of famine has
been ayerted and there is ample
clothing for all. Authorities have re-
quested non-residents not here on
urgent business to leave the city and
others not to come here for the
Lumber, glass and other building
materials are needed in great guam
titles to make repairs.
Appeal To Canada.
An appeal to the people of Canada
for from 10000, 900 to $25,000,000 for
Immediate relief OF the homeless and
the reconstruction of the stricken
district OF Halifax, was issued today
by the mayors of Halifax and Dart
mouth. The appeal explained that
A.. n&. 4vNa "a Wavfd0 a
occupied almost exclusively by the
laboring class.
In order to avoid confusion. Ameri-
can and Canadian cities which have
planned to ship supplies here were
requested in a statement issued today
by the repairs and reconstruction
committee TO wire q reasonably ac-
curate description Of materials of
fered before the shipments were
made.
Building materials Of every kind,
especially lumber and roofing prod
ucts are most urgently needed.
weather conditions at present ex-
listing and expected at this time Of
the year, the committee announced,
sars most incIemant, and repair and
reconstruction work must be carried
forward with all possible speed to
avert a largely increased casualty
listss
Arrest Germans.
Wholesale arrests Of German resi-
dents OF Halifax were begun by the
police today. This action was taken
under Instructions from The military
authorities.
Sixteen Germans were taken in
custody within a short time. Military
ofElcers after an inquiry released Q
few Of them. The others are in
the county Jail.
The authorities refused to disclose
lr,onfinued on nage ~