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A film showing laborers digging through rubble for bodies killed as a result of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, which struck the city of Galveston, Texas, United States, on September 8, 1900. At the time this film was shot the stench of decomposing corpses could be smelled for miles. One body was discovered in this pile (but not filmed) while the camera crew was present.Film credit: Edison Manufacturing Co.