Evening star., 1917-12-10
KNOWN DEAD,
2,0OOUNACCOUNTED
FOR IN EXPLOSION
Revised Figures Show That
But 900 of Killed Have
Been Identified.
SIXTEEN GERMANS ARE
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
Devastated City Faces Difficulty OF
Finding Laborers to Dig
Graves for Victims.
By the Associated Press.

HALIFAX. n. S, December
Io-Revised figures were issued
here today regarding casualties re-
sulting from Thursdays explosion
as follows:
Known dead, 100; unac-
counted for, 1000; dead which
have been identified, 600; wound
ed, 5000, and homeless, $1,000.
Burial of the victims Of the ex-
plosion and fire here Thursday
was begun today.
"Men wanted Immediately at
Fairview cemetery" This adver-
tisement in the morning papers
called attention to still another
problem-fnding men to dig
graves for the hundreds of dead.
Health authorities. working in CO.
operation with the general relief COM
mittee, made it plain that burial must
not be delayed.
Laborers were assigned to the ceme-
teries. and men who never had ex-
in the task.
Little groups of sorrowful people
went silently to cemeteries adjacent to
the Richpond district. utterly wiped
out by flames, and laid away their
and with the commitment rites omitted
There were not enough ministers to
officiate for all. There were not
enough pallbearers and not enough
hearses The dead were laid away
with none there but the folk fro"
homes now but mass of ruins
One general service was held for all.
Sixteen Germans Arrested.
Wholesale arrests of German resi-
police today. This action was taken
under instructions from the military
authorities. Sixteen Germans Were
taken in custody within short time
leased a few Of them The others are
in the county Jail.
The authorities refused to disclose
whether they had obtained evidence as
A number of citizens of German birth
heretofore have been allowed full lib
erty, with the exception that they
were required to report once a month.
The deck cargo of the British steamer
Picton. laden with munitions. caught
fire last night, and only the quick and
courageous work of a Halifax COM
pany of rif1emen prevented another big
explosion in the harbor. The men
boarded the ship threw the burning
cargo overheard and checked the flames
before they could spread to the holds.
The vessel was taken to sea today and
sunk.
Harbor Explosions Unlikely.
After the Picton had gone to the bot
tom it was officially announced that
there was absolutely no danger now of
other explosions in the harbor.
Trains arriving from Montreal and
other points brought hundreds of yis-
itors, and the general thrush. despite
the urgent request of Mayor Martin
added to the difficulties of handling the
situation
Supplies from New York brought in
last night on a special train were dis
tributed promptly in the hospital dis
tricts.
There is enough food on hand to meet
immediate needs. provided the supply is
not exhausted. but the people are rush
branch of the Nova Scotia wholesale
grocers' guild reported in communca-
ton to the lieutenant governor today.
Boston to Send More Relief.
BOSTON. December 1o-A second
steamer bearing relief supplies will
leave for Halifax tomorrow. Ener-
getic measures to raise large relief
fund were in progress here today. More
than $4,000 was raised at a meeting
last night under the joint auspices of
the Red Cross and the American-Brit-
ish federation and the general fund
early today had reached s122,000.
Return of Fair Weather
at HaIjfay Makes Rpccuo