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Show GALVESTON HORROR GROWS WORSE. 2.300 BODIES' RECOVERED UP -. TO TUESDAY NIGHT. Death List May Reach 0,000, Oat. of s Total Population of 40,000. , The Galveston sitiration grows worse ' as time affords opportunity for intfesti-gatlon. intfesti-gatlon. Up to Wednesday morning over 2;300 bodies had been taken bu t to ! sea or burled in' trenches. "Other.iun- n dreds are yet to be taken from the ruins. These bodies are now badly decomposed and they are being buried in trenches where they are found. Others are being buriedin the debris', where it can be done safely. ' There is little attempt at identification, and it is safe to say that there will never be a complete list of the dead. Chief of Police Ketchum is in charge of the work of burying the dead. There are large bodies of men engaged in this work, tearing up the ruins and getting ont the corpses. Some of those whose bodies are being taken out were probably prob-ably only injured when they were first struck down, but there was no way of getting relief to them, and they perished per-ished miserably. The remnant of the force of regular soldiers who were stationed here, and it is a very small remnant, have joined the police in patrolling the city. The ruins of the heavier brick build- ings nave not yec ueen searcnea tor the dead, and there is a large number in tlu-m. In the mass of rubbish which marks the site of the Lucas Terrace bridgehouse, forty or fifty people were killed outright, and their bodies ara still in the ruins. The Orphans' home Is totally demolished. demol-ished. Ninety-twochildren and eleven nuus were killed. It is rumored that one Sister escaped, but if she did no trace can be found of her. Mayor Jones issued the following statement late Tuesday night: It is my opinion, based upon personal information, that 5,000 people have lost their lives here. Approximately ' one-third of the residence portion of I the city has been swept away. There are several thousand people who are homeless and destitute; how many, there is no way of fiuding out. Arrangements Ar-rangements are being made to have the women and children sent to Ilous-, ' ton and other places, but the means of ., transportation are limited Thousands are still to be cared for here. We appeal ap-peal for immediate aid. .Tho number of dead will never be known. The necessity of disposing of the bodies quickly renders identifica- lion impossible, and the list of missing will reach appalling proportions. Train of Supplies From Chicago, A special freight train of fifteen cars, running on a passenger time schedule and laden with food and clothing for the Texas sufferers, left Chicago for Galveston Wednesday. The offer to furnish the train was made by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad to Mayor Harrison and the mayor accepted ac-cepted it. Aside from necessities contributed, con-tributed, it is estimated S15.000 has been given. The Rock Island has also ! wired Governor Say ers of a donation of 84,000 for the sufferers. |
