Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-12
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CAROLINA, wEDSfSDAY, IT, a1e17, 1T
CITY wIsEoKED BY ExpIosIoN.
Now Gripped Tightly by Biting Wind
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Now Gripped Tightly by Biting Wind
and Snow Storm.
Halifax, N. S., Dec. s.-stricken,
Halifax was swept last night by a,
raging, blizzard: So fierce was the
storm that rescue workers were
forced to suspend their operations in
the devastated section. 1t is believed
certain that all the injured buried
under the ruins Of shattered builds
ings have perished OF cold and hum
ger.
Battered by a biting wind and
binding snow, the plight of the sur
vivors Of Thursdays holocaust lis
little short Of desperate. The win
dOws and doors Of virtually every
house in the city were shattered by
the explosion which wrecked the
Richmond section and devastated a.
large part Of the water front. Im-
prOvised barricades Of boards give
little protection against the elements
and attempts to heat buildings into
which the snow Is steadily drifting
are hopeless. The city was again in
darkness last night except for the fl-
Elimination afforded by a scanty sup
ply Of oil lamps, and unless these are
carefully screened, as soon as lighted,
they are eXtinguished by the gale
which whistles through the crude
shutters. Only small percentage Of
the buildings have even this slight
protection from the storm. u
The sufferings of those who escaped
injury have been increased by the
fact that every available blanket,
quilt and comfort has been requisi-
toned for the hundreds Of injured
In the temporary hospitals. Many of
these are so gravely wounded their
only hope lies in the best OF care.,
Serious fears are felt that cold, shock
and exposure will result in an out-
break Of pneumonia. ~
Halifax Death List Grows.
Halifax, Dec. 8.-Four thousands
dead Is the new estimate tonight Of
the superintendent Of morgues, whose
duty 1t is to assemble and expose for
Identification, If possible, the bodies
Of those who persisted in the Halifax
shock or fire when the ammunition,
ship Mont Blanc blew up In. the har-.
Dor Thursday.
His estimate that startled even
those who had lived through three
days of the horror here, was based
aiafapta:s ts losais j 4saosted ss
a total Of 1000 bodies recovered.
They have flgur ID on a certain numl,
Der for prescribed area. There. ap-
pears to be no other way of deter
mining the loss. Hundreds, perhaps
thousands Of bodies, have been con-
sumed by the flames and in scores Of
cases not only whole families but
whole neighborhoods have teen
wiped out and the names Of all their
dead may never be known.
Others think this estimate too
high, but all admit that the supcrin-
tendent's way of figuring is as good
as any.
Late in tho day dredging parties
working under the direction of naval
authorities dragged ashore 200
bodies of sailors and laborers recov-
cred from the bottom Of the harbor.
Another searching squad reported
having found 40 bodies in the hulk
of the Norwegian steamer Imo, which
collided with the Mont Blanc.
The work of relief was organized
to-day at meeting Of Americans and
Canadian officials and volunteers,
who are here with generous resources
at their command to restore, SO far
90 PooSiUios Iho lHJuTSu, ana prOVkQo
shelter, food and clothing for the 2O,-
600 who are destitute.
Late tonight authorities in charge
of the various morgues announced
that about 400 Of the 1000 bodies
had been identified.
Digging Graves for the Dead.
Halifax, N. s., Dec. 10.-A regi-
ment Of business and professional
men was set at work to-day digging
graves for the 1900 bodies recovered
from the ruins made by the explosion
last Thursday.
Revised figures we're issued here
to-day regarding casualties, as fol-
lows:
Known dead, 1900.
Unaccounted for, 1000.
Dead which have been identified,
900. =
Wounded, 5000.
Homeless, $4,000.
Ice covered the frozen ground and
the jnh was a hard one, but the ply
sicfans had issued warning that 1t
must not be delayed lest epidemic
follow the horrors already exprienc-
cd. This means an early end to ef-
x,I n n