Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies

Category: Documentary
This shows the heart of one of the tremendous drifts in the east end of Galveston. Hundreds of dead bodies are concealed in these immense masses, and at the time the picture was taken the odor given out could be detected for miles. The subject shows a gang of laborers clearing away the debris in the search for corpses, one of which was discovered while the picture was being taken. (Edison film catalog)

Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1900-09-23
Run time: 1 minute / 0:1
Director: Albert E. Smith
Production Companies : Vitagraph Company of America, Edison Studios
Production Country: United States of America