The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
Surgeons Lack Anesth-tics
and cuff ring ls Increased
Among the Injured
EVERY AGENCY BUSY
In DEEDS OF MERCY
American Blu sjackets Help
Canadians Patrol Ruined
Afea-ke!icf Trains hurry
With Food and Clothing

Halifax. ". s.. Dec s.--Many deaths
occurred last night and today among
persons Injured by the explosions or
who. rendered homeless. suffered so
severely from the blizz7 I'd which sue
ceeded that they could not recover.
: Among those who died were a num-
Der OF children who had wandered for
hours In the blizzard before being re-
moved to relief centers. There were
twenty seven deaths at the Camp Hill
military hospital alone
Surgeons ran short of chloroforns
and other medical supplies this morn
ing. This necessarily increased the
suffering of many, operations upon
whom could not wait for the receipt
OF cnloroforn. An additional SUD-
ply OF ether and chIoroform is en-
pected, tomorrow.
Trains which we're delayed by high
snow hanks have been released by
the clearing OF the tracks.
School houses have been turned IN
TO morgues. Every school teacher in
me city Is engaged In the work OF
mercy Indeed, practically every alba
bodied and uninjured person IN ~.
community is working to relieve the
distress caused by the Unparalleled
disaster.
Hundreds of parentiess children ara
pelng cared for as well as conditions
will permit
Pathetic Scenes tn Morgucs.
Pathetic scenes are being .rar4.s
~ the temporary rnrgues as scares ~
fathers and mothers search amor.
the little bodies for their missing cbfI.
oren' Failing to find the bodies of
thelr little ones many parents tuyu
more hopefully to scan the ever-rrnxv.
rug list OF refugees In homes and in
stitutions where they are being care6
Tor until claimed.
IN one morrue alone there are 2ya
nodes, Of which less than nftv hsve
neen Identified. Only in a few in
ssasces nave arrangements bean
made for fnterment.
Some entire families hava h..~
entirely wiped out, even 10 far dt.~
tant relatives, ana there Is no one
leit TO identify them, much less ar
range for burial
accounts OF many thrilling rescues.
or miraculous esca oes rroT, de.sh
osdae> today TO the various hraa-
quarters where victims have bean
Drought George and Fred Camp
oeh VINO came here from Stewsack
70 render assistance after the ex-
piosion. brought into a relief station
thFee-year- boy whom they d,s-
covered lv'ng unconscious beneath .
PIE or debris I'm the basement OF n
house. Above the child on what re-
NAMED OF the. street floor. were the
chafred remains Of two or thres
QUITS The remains were so in
extricaely mingled that even tine
number OF the bodies could NOT he
determined. Presumably thew were
relatives OF the child Late TODAY tina
child had entirely recovered ard was
crying for his mother. He has not
been identified.
Eyewitness Escapes.
Martin Upham. grocer whose
store was aimos. directly off pier q.
on which the vessels coifided and the
explosion occurred, related a vivid
account Of the tragedy His brother.
constant Tpham. saw from the store
the flames shoot upward from the
snip and teiephoned at once to tho
IRE station. Martin left the store TO
deliver some groceries As he was
passing his own home the explosion
came. The house collapsed. killing
MS wife. Ills two children were la
.er dug from the ruins OF the home.
He suffered only from shock and
minor injuries Constant and three
women enr,oyes OF the store were
instantly killed.
1t was Constant Upham's call which
brought Chief Condor. Deputy CHEZ
Edward srunt. Engineer Peter Rrode-
TEX and Firemen Hennessy and spruin
n motor-Are patrol boat and tbs
'hiets automobile. They were ali IN
he immediate vicinity of the pier
when the explosion came. and prob
Lbly were killed instantly.
Help from Evcrywhere.
Help poured into the city today from
II over eastern Canada and the New
England states. In addition to these
thousands of volunteer workers have
'eeun systematic program of relief.
citing under the direction of the milf
airy authorities and the Red Cross
Two more relief trains, one from
BOSTON and one from Montreal are dua
arrive here tonight. The former liz
nanced and controlled by the Boston
'hr!stian Science church and Is In
barge of r. Il. Parker. of Boston. II
laden with general supplies. includ-
ng food. blankets and clothing On
he train are number of doctors and
urses and six telegraph operators
The Montreal train has nine car
lads OF general supplies. representing
n outlay of over $685. 90 1T In In
barge OF Fl. G. Chamberlain. CHIEF OF
he department of investigation OF the
anadfan-P Pacific railroad Some OF
he much needed supplies In the train
re boats. shoes. blankets and glass.
The SCATTERING OF hundreds OF thou
ands. perhaps millions OF panes Of
lass has created a shortage Many
ousehelders have found IL possible to
arm their homes only after mailing
cards over the open apertures, sinca
lass was unobtainabie.
Many Pertshed In Fire.
All Investigations Of Thursdays dis
s'er reveal new details Of tragedy. Ii
now believed that scores OF persons
ere consumed TN the narnes that
vent over the various parts Of the
orthern and Richmond sections.
Troops and carpenters are working I
18th will at the task Of sreetaa1