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petcnt correspondents located at

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Fifty Per Cent the Population of Six Thriving Boroughs

Perished.

ESTIMATES OF THE INFORMATION BUREAU CLERK.

IFEOM 8TAIT COBREEPOSDEKT.!

.Johnstown, June work

bureau registration growing smaller

smaller daily. returns

names survivors coming very

slowly, clerks charge they

nearly ef

Bureau, McConaghey,

said to-d-ay that they have heard from

15,000 persons living. This only

one-ha- lf population

boroughs, according census taken

months This with corpses al-

ready recovered would make 17,000

spoken accountedgoes work clear-

ing away debris continue, gener-

ally conceded number bodieswhich will recovered probablyreach thousands. To-da- y partsbodies have been found, who they be-

longed what they were, could onlyconjectured.

presume that people

have registered their namesdrowned. great many survivorshave town, have chance

register. Others have gone houses

friends away back country,

wish various registration

districts. returns to-d- represent

about 3,000 people, appended

names those registering:

Anderson AIlmandMJArorttrlne

Adams MlcbaelSAlperTMIllun.

WilliamAdams ArnottJB

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fttirhanan H&rr2IlAh&nan Kenlbrd rsmlly'Weir famtlyJJraUy familylttkner'Wm& family JJurdllHIohn

HarryBaerBavI,Barnes Charles

GeorgeBrltton BarleyJtranntnAJ Barley JosephBarry BensonBrumbaugh LBandwueBenson ThomasBnrman ThomasBaxter BloughJD2BeyerAngs James

BrenabanntAbeBowers Brown

William BoecherBehmlt family Bachler

Confer Daniel CalUhanDaTld4Closson CUban Macule

Thomas Campbell familyCampbell CarthewCohen family CopeHG

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CarvillPatrick

Thomas familyConeuonns Carney i'ranVCarney ConnersColbert CrawfordCorner Croyd

family CooneysCrown Thomas CronlnColbert CooperCondon Callahan

Donaldson Donaldson

Edwards Henry EdwardsEasterbrook Alfred EldHdge

(triage Edward EffleyGeorge

Edwards reward EdwardsEdgar Daniel

Emerson Emerson JessieEmerson EmersonEdwards HomeElchensehr Edwards Minnie

TlnhamMary ElsherWilliam

Frankrisherlwls FltzzlmmermansFerguson WH8 FlannapranFUherJohn4 FrankDFJrSFrank HomerEalrbaughAS Fernley GeorgeFisher Fisher HarryXoidAnjuo Flaherty Edward

Grlmsley GarrlnTbos4Conrad Gochan

Griffith DaTid GregorysGcrbart Griffith

GonghmonrHH6GoreThos GooghmonrGlacsJandeon GallagherGallagher Griffith HannahGallagher Gerhart ConradGriffith

Groganfamily GoldyHenrrl

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Hoffman family HawksEebekah

Hawthorne family Hanslr familyHerbertHalleranHannen HostenJrJosSHoffman Hannen

iHarrigan Herrlnrtonfamily HappeWH family

HnutSawn HameltonHummel HarnerHH

tHawkins Harris Harry7Howard Hershberker

HamiltonHannauA HerdmanHannaben Henderson MaggieHohen UartmanHltand UoffLJ4

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James James Jenkins JobnTJenkins JenkinsJenkins David JonesJackson family

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Tate APS Thomas WH2Thomas G J and wife Thomas SarahThomas and family 1 omb DrToner John Toms MrrTrevenlanW'm 3nomleyEobt

WUburDr4 Wonderly Ed 11Wright and wire WrlzhtJOWeir Mrs E M 1 Wel J C and wifeWeir J P and wife Warren Samnel9Willowar Mrs Isabel 2 Wise EdWert Geo 5 Watcher John 7Walters Wm Walters KatoWilson fiobt E . Wldtnan Mrs MWUuelmGeo W llhelm Adam 3M Isc Adam 7 Wild August 7Way John and family Watlzy LentodWarren and family Wheat JasWarren Katie Wilson TWlleoxWnU Wilcox Jas and wifeWoodruff LD Wilson Howard

WlreWDThe Dispatch's accurate list is posted

daily at all the agencies for the benefit ofboth inquirers and the clerks, who are savedthe trouble of referring to the manuscriptsto answer questions. Ur. H. McConaghey,of Pittsburg, is woiking assiduously in thiswork.

Simpson, mcswigax, Katxe.

MOEE OF THE SEAS.

List of Bodies Identlfled at KernvIIIe andElsewhere.

rFSOK A ETA1T c6BBZsrosnar.iThe following is the list of dead in Kernville

Morpie up to date.TWO CHILDREN OFNEFF SWANK.WIFE OF WALL DAVIS.MBS. HOEKER.MRS. REAN.MRS. WESLtJGLTJFF.MRS. JACOB SWANK.LOTTIE BANNAN. 'MRS WILSON BAKER.JESSIE HAMILTON.MR& J. DELANEY.OTTO COOPER (colored).DANIEL REESE.WINDOM REESE.MRS. MIND.MISSES MAGGIE AND ELLA WHITE,CHARLES MESSER.MR& E. BRENNAN, dauehter of B. E. Knne.UNKNOWN FEMALE (white).MISS ELLEN QUINN.MISS GERTIE HOWE.LARGE GERMAN WOMAN.UNKNOWN WELSH WOMAN.MRS. EVANS.EDWARD HEFFLER.NELLIE BAUMAN.MRS. R GAGELY.MARY HOLLOWEEN.ELOIRD FINLEY.

iMRS. LICK.MRS. KELLY. vJOHN MERRILL.MRS. DYERJAMES HOWARD.MR AND MRS. J. CRAIG.RACHEL FOSKES.BABY FISHERMRS. PULMAN.MRS. ROBERTS.MR KENNEDY.SERVANT GIRL, 22.JOHN FISHERMRS. MARGARET FISHERGEORGE FISHERMARGARET FISHER

James Murphy received nine bodies at thePresbyterian Church, as follows:MR HOFFMAN. DAUGHTER AND CHILD.

the last of nine.UNKNOWN WOMAN, licht complexion, 250

pounds, gray hair, 50 years old,YOUNG MAN, UNKNOWN, hlcyclist, 18

years old. wore Wcycle olive suit, Anger ring,marked E. L. H.

LITTLE GIBL, 11 years old.SMALL BOY, 8 years old, nicely dressed.TWO UNCLAIMED.

Fourteen bodies were brought Into the Fourthward school to-d- so far, as follows:HENRY LUD WIG .

.ADOLPH NATHAN.MRS. THOS. BROWN.SON OF MRS. T. HOWE.MISS BERTHA WILD.MISS JOSEPHINE WOLF.JACOB MALTZIE.MISS EMMA BROWN.LITTLE GIRL baby, found In Miss Brown's

arms.VINCENT D. SIMM.LON BLUFORD.WOMAN,-snppose- to be Margaret L. Davis.

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BECEET. SOCIETY. LOSSES.

One Lodse Can Find But Six jffembers Oatof 98 That Were.

rraou A statt conRESPONDijrr.l

Johnstown, June 6. The various se-

cret societies have lost many of their mem-bers. According to the latest estimate theJr. O. XT. A M. Cambria, Mo. 785, lost 12:Alma, 323, lost 8; Corona, 9991 only found.6 'ititit abfs Vat 'Tkk lodge'

t$fot lOTprorjgwas decimated. The Odd Fellows have lost25 men. Johnstown Council, Nb. 85, lost 4,and one is missing from No. 72.

An embalmer just came in and reportedthat 4 more bodies were found and put inthe Fourth ward school The supply ofembalming fluids is exhausted, and thestench is becoming so bad the men cannotstand it. Israel.

POOR BUT PROUD.

Many Suffer for Want of Food and ClothingWhoso Frldo Won't Let Them Slako

Their Wants Known GoodWork of Dr. Field.

rrnoii A staff cokuxsfondent.iJohnstown1, June 6. Rev. Dr. Field,

rector 6f St. Clement's Episcopal Church,

of Philadelphia, who has been here as chap-

lain of the Bed Cross Society, will leave forhome morning, and will returnherein a few days to continue his work of

charity. Dr. Field has been going therounds of the suffering poor, and says thereis great distress among them.' He states

that the suffering of some of the families isindescribable.

Dr. Field arrived here yesterday morn-

ing, in company with 25 surgeons, from

Philadelphia, and Miss Clara Barton, the

lay President of the White Cross Society.

The surgeons are working under the leadership of Dr. O'Neill, the eminent specialistof the Quaker City. They have establishedtheir headquarters aita Kernville, and are

Doing Considerable Workassisting the physicians from Pittsburg andother places. In conversation with yourcorrespondent to-d- Dr. Field said:

"The only way to alleviate the distress ofthese poor people is to go around and visiteacn ramiiy. x nave oeen traveling arounavisiting them since yesterday morning, andit is almost impossible to picture their suf-

ferings. I have found families almost starr-ing, having nothing to eat in the house, andtoo proud to let their condition becomeknown. Last night I knew of a number offamilies that were without any bed clothing,and they suffered from exposure. I foundone family that was absolutely without anyblankets or food, and you can imagine whatthey suffered. They quietly endured theirsufferings, though, and I tried to assistthem. I understand that the supply of ra-

tions is giving out, and the supply depotsare out of meat, bread and clothing. Unlessthey get some more their suffering will beterrible."

The Rations Very Short.This morning there was a great amount of

suffering among the people, on account of,short rations. The various relief commit-tees ran out of provisions yesterday after-noon, and many people had to be turnedaway without getting what they wanted.

This morning Mayor Scott received a tele-gram to the effect that 6,900 loaves of bread-- ,

29 barrels of cooked hams and a large sup-ply of ground coffee had been shipped.They arrived here about noon and were dis-

tributed to the people.At one of the supply stations there was

a string of women and children with baskets,waiting to be served, that would stretchfrom Grant street to the foot bf Fifth ave-nue. Many of them were almost famishedfor something to eit, and 4ae many ferventexpressions of thankfulness as they receivedtheir share of the rations brought tears tothe eyes of those serving them. By thetime the present supplies run out it is ex-

pected that more will be received from othersources. McSwioan.

forakerTnxious.The Buckeye Governor Wants to Keep the

Ohio Elver Water rare GovernorBearer Endeavor to Quiet

HI Apprehensions.IEFCLaI. SZLZGUAM TO TUX DISF1TCS.I

Columbus, June 6. Allen O. Myerssent a telegram to Governor Foraker fromPittsburg to-d- stating that dead animalsabove Pittsburg were being floated into theOhio, and suggesting that an appeal fromhim might stop it. The Governor held aconsultation with the State Board of Healthin regard to the matter, which resulted inthe Secretary of the board sending out anaddress to the people of Ohio, suggestingthat all who live along the Ohio valley boilthf river water which they use for domesticpurposes.' Governor Foraker also sent a telegram toGovernor Beaver in regard to the report,and the latter made the following reply:

Habbisbubq, June 6.

To Hon. J. B. Foraler:Have had organized force In counties of

Allegheny, Westmoreland and Indiana, alongthe Allegheny, Kislclminetas and Conemaughrivers, removing all deajl bodies from streamsfor three days. I cannot believe it possiblethat the report made to you is correct. Pitts-burg has had boats on the river removing alloffal so as to protect ourselves from the dangerwhich Is common to all cities and towns alongthe Ohio and Its tributaries. You may be as-

sured that everything possible will be done toprotect our neighbors as well as ourselves fromthe danger of pestilence. Our State Board ofHealth has been on the ground from the start,through its offlcers.aud somo of its members.William McCreery, Chairman, Pittsburg, cangive yon reliable Information as to the Alle-gheny above Pittsburg.

ISlgned James A. Beayee, Governor.

DISINFECTANTS NEEDED.

Still 1,000 Bodies) Thought to be In theBnlna of KernvIIIe.

ITTtOlI A STATS' COEniSFOKDEJtT.

Johnstown, June 6. J. Lipptrt,George Richards, Fred Ziznmer and JohnMurphy, of the Allegheny corps, made atour of Kernville inspecting thesanitary condition of the town. They re-

port that the sanitary condition of all thehouses is bad. Four persons were foundsick. There is no morgue in the town."What is needed most is disin-fectants and men to clear up the ruins. Theinspectors say that the people cannot clearthe place themselves.

Eer. Beal estimates that there, are still1,000 bodies in the ruins at Kernville.

13EAEL.

TYPHOID GETS A STAET.

The First Case In a Suburb of JohnstownReported Very Promptly.

fFKOM A STATT COBBXSPOSDEJfT.T

Johnstown, June 6. Dr. Bibbet lastnight reported one case of typhoid fever ontof town. A man from South Fork reportsthat they have plenty to eat and clothes towear in that town. J. K. Taggart, of Lei-eenri-

sent up 100 tents this morning.The Methodist and Presbyterian Churches

unquestionably saved a great many lives.The Methodist Church is a fine stone struct-

ure about the center of the town. Thechurch checked the force of the torrent anddivided the stream. The PresbyterianUharcfa also acted as a bulwark. Both ottkweb'oildtegs are standing, butdamaged

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PITTSBURG, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1889.

illTilfhe Thriving Manufac-

turing Borough ofWoodvale

WITH ITS 2500 PEOPLE

Almost Completely Destroyed

by .the Awful

Flood.

ONLY 29 .HOUSES REMAIN

ITEOH A STAFF COMlESrONDENT.l

Johnstown, June C "Woodvale, thebustling little borough which lay east of

Johnstown, with its tall maple trees on both

sides of the Pennsylvania railroad, has been

almost wiped out of existence. The flood

that carried off the greater portion ot thetown blasted the higi anticipations of theresidents that the borough would soon be-

come a thriving little industrial city, Eermanufacturing plants gave employment to

the majority ot the 2,500 residents of theplace, bnt the flood has killed them. Thetoilers living in the borough will have to

move away and secure employment else-

where, as the backbone of the place has been

broken.To-da- y it was announced to the residents

of the place that th e Jonnson Steel Compa-ny, better known as the Johnson Steel StreetBailway Company, had decided to move

their dismantled works from Woodvale toMoxham, on the other side of Kernville.The Company have .a steel plant at thatplace and think it will facilitate matters t6

have their Woodvale interests at the sameplace as the steel mill. They accordinglygave notice to their employes that this wouldbe done.

The News Came Like a Shockto the residents of the place, as a great ma-

jority of them worked in the mills. Withthe announcement came a force of men, whobegan work, erecting tents and quarters for

laborers, who will clear away the debrisand take out the machinery for shipment toMoxham. Mr. ITahe, an official of the com-

pany, was on tjie ground to-d- superin-tending the work of olearing up. To yourcorrespondent he said: '

"The company has decided that it willnot rebuild the mills here, but will movethe machinery and rebuild at Moxham. Welost about $200,000, as nearly as can be esti-

mated, but will rebuild at Moxham as toonas we can possibly do so. Our greatest losswas the draughting department; We lostabout 590,000 worth, of drawings that canhardly . tley. were the aeeVmulation of 'four years, and we will nowhave to begin at the bottom again. Wealso lost $21,000 in cold cash, which wasstored in an ordinary fire-pro- safe. Oursafe had beentaken away just a few daysprevious, and the money was placed is iton Friday at noon.

Heavy Loss of One Firm.We had intended paying our employes

the day following, and that is the way themoney happened to be in the office. Withour mill at Moxham wewilltryto catch up tothe place where we left off. We had orderson our books that called for completionwithin the next month. The orders areworth 150,000. What will be done aboutthem I do not know. The Johnson SteelCompany is composed of Kentuckians. A.J. Moxham, of this place, is the President,They make a specialty Of street railwaymaterials. The mill has been running dayand night for several years."

If a hand could reach out of the skyand take in its grasp 321 houses and pullthem out of sight the task could not be donemore effectually than was done by the floodof last Friday. There were 295 houses outof the 324 washed away. Those remainingare on the hillside, where the flood couldnpt get at them, and if it had reached themthere is not the slightest doubt but that theywould have suffered with the rest. There isa great amonnt of suffering in the borough.Most of the little houses are packed withpeople almost as tight as the gorge abovethe Pennsylvania Railroad bridge.

Suffering From Lack of Food.In some of the houses 25 and 30 people are

living, while in none of them are less thanthree families. The people are also in actu-al need of food and clothing. The residentssay they cannot get anything from theJohnstown Belief Committee, and the facil-ities for getting supplies into the boroughin large quantities are very meager. A sup-ply depot has been established in the townabove the woolen mill, but up to 5 o'clock

y the people stated that they had notbeen given any relief. They are very soreat the treatment they have received at theother relief stations, and say they have totake what the people at Johnstown andConemaugh do not want. The Belief Com-

mittee in the latter places tell them to go tothe Woodvale committee, while the latterhave been unable to get anything across theriver.

The people who own thf houses notwashed away say they cannot be expected tofeed their neighbors all the time. At GeorgeHood's bouse there ara nearly 30 people.All the provisions ran out, and the womenand children suffered from the want of food.Some of the men found a boxcar lying alongthe hillside that had been washed down thePennsylvania tracks, loaded with flour, andbroke into it.

Saved FroM Aetnnl Starvation.They secured a large number of barrels,

which were divided up &mongthe people,and the latter were kept from starving. Bythe removal of the Johnson Steel Company'splant the only thing left in the borough isthe Woodvale Woolen Mill and a smallflouring mill alongside of it. The formeris badly wrecked, and it will require a

.great deal of money to repair the damage.The woolen mill gave employment to

about ISO boys and girls. On account ofthe river being so badly swollen the millwas shut down Thursday night. It wasfeared that the employes would be in dangerif the river rose too high, and they weretold not to report for duty Friday. Beingindustrious they demurred against beingleft idle for such a small cause, butthey afterwards found out that their liveswere saved by,ly lag offt If i? yary probable..that"ike kjBftjorlty of them weald have :erdewikd --tiy''bTva'6t Wik.TUB to

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Mp$t(also true of the Johnson Steel Company'smftls. ,Mr. Moxham, 'tho President, orderedtho mill shut down-Frid-ay .noon, and told

.the men to go home to their families. ThereWere only three men fn the mill when thedeluge canie.

Awful Wreck of Railroad Property.Two of them were washed away. One

had his ribs broken and will probably die.A pontoon bridge across the Conemaugh isbeing constructed to-d- for the use of thepeople in Woodvale. Near the bridge isabout 100 yards of railroad track turnedcompletely upside down. The rails arespiked td the ties just as securely as theyWere the day they were put in. The trackswere carried from Woodvale clear across theriver and landed with the ties downward inEast Conemaugh borough.

On the hillside above the woolen mill arescattered any number of freight cars, ca-

booses, tenders, etc. A train of caboosescoupled together, standing on their wheelson the hillside in the midst of high mapletrees, is an unique conception, but such isthe sight to be witnessed. How the Penn-sylvania Ballroad will get their cars andengines out of the trees and up from the bedof the river nobody can tell, Tor a longtime it has been the boast of the male por-tion of Woodvale that it was the only bor-

ough in the State, of 2,500 people, that didnot have a church or a saloon within itsborders. McSwioan.

A TREACHEROUS POLE.

Tho .Johnson Steel Company's CUIclDrnnchtsmnn'a Btrneslo for Life--He

Jompcd From His Horsoto a Telegraph Pole,

bat In Tain. ,FEOH A STAFT COBBESPONDEHT.

JOHHSiomr, June 6. A horse, supposedto be the one upon which Bobert Wicker- -

sham was riding when the flood overtookhim and he climbed a telegraph pole, wasfound upon the premises of a farmer backof Woodvale this morning. The horse hadapparently been in the woods for several.days, and was almost starved. Upon hisback was a saddle, which was supposed to

'be owned by Mr. Wlckersham. The farmerwill keep the horse until called for.

Mr. Wlckersham was the chief draughts-man at the Johnson Steel Company's works.He was a general favorite with everybodyconnected with the company, and his deathis sincerely mourned by his former associ-

ates. On Friday afternoon he was outriding with a friend above Woodvale. Hewas coming down the river and was nearlyopposite the bridge to cross over to Cone-

maugh when the flood came. He was

Warned to Get Oat of the Warby seeing people running and hearing theswirl of the angry waters behind him, asthey rushed down to catch up the town In awild embrace. The gentleman turned onhis horse, and seeing the water tried to getout of the way. His friend, who was aheadof him, spurred his horse forward and gotover the bridge before the flood struck it. Ithas been reported that he escaped, whileothers say he was drowned with his horse.The latter had to ford part of the swollenriver to get . across with his rider on his'back. '

Wlckersham was too far behind his friendto get away. Seeing that he could not makethe bridge in time, he ran his horse to the'nearest telegraph pole, and jumping off heascended it. He struok his horse to makehim gallop off, and that was the last seen ofthe animal until y.

Rot a Place of Safety.Wickersham was seen to climb up the

pole until he reached the cross-arm- s, wherehe rested. He apparently thought he wassafe, and yelled to a number of people torun up the hill out of the water's reach.In a few minutes the pole "sagged" andtipped over. Wickersham still clung to itand the pole began to drop lower and lower.All of a sudden the pole gave a lurch andfell into the water. Wickersham disap-peared from view and was seen no more.The people living in the row of frame houseson the hillside opposite saw him as he' wentdown. McSwioak.

ENDLEBS LITIGATION TO COME.

Heirless Property That Most be LookedAfter by the Stnte.

IFB03I A 6TA1T CORHESPONDEST.1

Johnstown, June 6. As the peopleslowly begin to sensibly realize the awfulcalamity, and in many cases hope hasbeen gfven up, the ones saved are en-

deavoring to better themselves and to pro-

tect, if possible, their property remaining.In many instances whole families werewiped out by the aquatio avalanche, andthe question now arises: "To whom doestheir property, real and personal, belong."Legally it falls to the next nearest heirs,but there were property owners lost whohave not any relations here, and the dangerof bogus heirs asserting themselves is ap-

parent.Endless litigation will follow in the wake

of this catastrophe, unless the State legis-lature steps in and issnes some sort of a limi-tation act. The plans of the city when itwas incorporated as a borough are in thevaults of the Begister's office at Ebensburg,and no doubt many deeds are recorded, alsoproving the ownership, but with all this itis thought there will still be legal and il-

legal claims to devastated districts.Katne.

A NATIONAL AID COMMITTEE.

Every State Tnvltcd to Assist In Establish-ing Agencies for Supplies.

tntOH A BTATT COKBESrONDENT. I

Johnstown, June 6. The Belief Com-

mittee is to be made national in its scope.Action to that effect was taken this after-noon at the meeting of the Financial ' Com-

mittee of the local relief organization. Theplan was proposed by parties high in au-

thority and has been given official sanctionby the committee in the following resolu-tion:

The survivors of the flood are now, and mosthe for some time, wholly dependent upon issnesto them of food and clothing, as there are nogoods here, except those brought by the ReliefCommittee, and no place in which commercecan be carrie'd on. The agencies for makingeach destribntlons should receive grave consid-eration. It la the nnanimons consent of thecommittee that another committee should beappointed for this purpose, composed in part ofcitizens in this locality and of members ap-pointed by the Governors of the States, or bychambers of commerce of the cities fr6m whichcontributions have been received, or In suchother way as win give this agency a nationalcharacter, and assure the country that its mostgenerous charity will be judiciously and fullyapplied to the relief of the victims of our un-precedented calamity.

The committee that took this action wasjeempesedof Jakes HcM111b. Gyrus Elder.

OMSSm, --yr. , Swk J. I.feeWtoHLtSI"

1 i MlTwenty-Fiv-e Bodies at

a Time Are Being

Buried.

A POND FULL OF THEM

To Be Got Out at Wood-

vale, With Pennsy's

Permission.

NO PESTILENCE FEARED.

rrnoir a staff cOBnzsroirDxirr.i

Johnstown, June 6. Dr. Groff 's menreported that East Conemaugh,Franklin borough, Woodvale, Morrell-vill- e,

Cambria City and Mineral Point allneed food and clothing. The corps didn'treport anything about the sanitary condi-

tion. Dr. Fussell reports that he found abig dam .formed in Woodvale. There wasone horse in it, which was removed andburned. The doctor thinks this dam is fullof dead bodies, and he advises that the dambe drained. He thinks it can be done infour hours if the railroad people will allowhim to cut an opening under the railroad.

Special Agent W. H. Kennedy, of theState Board of Health, made a tour of thetown. He reported that the stench onMain street is becoming horrible. Theremust be many bodies undeV the debris.

Twenty-Fiv- e Bodies Together.At Grandview Cemetery they are burying

the bodies 25 in a trench. The location ofeach body, with the name and description,is marked with a board. Where the deadhave friends a few follow the bodies to thegrave, but the average of followers is notmore than two. Ho services are held andthe bodies are lowered into the trencheswithout any ceremony.

Mr. Kennedy found a boy alive in one ofhis tours. The little fellow was nearly ex-

hausted for want of food and drink, bnt hewill live. Mr. Kennedy also says that thedebris is being removed rapidly. Dr. n,

another inspector, spent most ofthe day about the Pennsylvania depot.He disinfeoted the bodies of some horsesthat could not be burned without destroy-ing what is left of the town. He burneder jt truckloads or wet and dirty clothing,taken off the bodies, and a few horses andold hides. Some dead horses were foundthat are too deep to reach.

Dr. Sweet, of the Bedford Street Hos-pital, reported that four men were hurtwhile tearing down houses; some of themare seriously injured. The hospital is fastbeing puLinto first-cla- prder. The firstfew days ofth&'flood a number of amputa-tions were made on persons badly injured.

To Prevent a Pestilence.Dr. Benjamin Lee, executive head of the

State Board of Health, left for Pittsburgthis afternoon to establish his headquartersat that place. He will be in direct com-

munication with the Sanitary Corps here,and will issue orders to them by wire, in-

dicating what he wishes done.His object in establishing headquarters in

Pittsburg is to assure, the people of thatcity and vicinity that there is no dangerfrom disease spreading on account of thewater in the Conemaugh, Kiskiminetas andAllegheny rivers being polluted with disease-

-spreading germs.Word has been received here that the

residents of Allegheny county ore verymuch alarmed on this account, and haveasked the local health authorities to takesteps in the matter. Dr. Lee stated thismorning that there was no occasion foralarm. He said the State Board wouldtake all precautionary measures and pre-

vent sickness spreading among the people.A Stenmer Going Up.

The State Board of Health has chartereda small steamboat to start from Pittsburgand come up the Allegheny as far as possi-

ble, and clean out the stream of any rnbbishthat has accumulated along the banks. Ithas been found that' this is the cause of agreat amount of disease among the people,where such stuff has accumulated, and theboard will exercise all its power and all themoney it has at command to do the work.

It is also expected, of course, that a num-ber of dead bodies will be discovered. Hun-dreds of horses, cows, dogs, etc., were sweptaway with the human beings, and wherethey are now lying is a mystery. A greatmany of them were washed down the riverand are probably lying concealed on thebanks, where their offensive odors mightpoison the air and cause contagion.

Orders have been issued by the SanitaryCorps here to cause all the dead horses,cows, dogs, etc., lying abont the city to beburned, and thus kill the germs of disease.

Poshing the Pennsr.Dr. Lee had a consultation this morning

with the Pennsylvania railroad officials,and requested them to put more men atwork removing the pile of debris fromabove their bridge. The officials of thecompany stated they were doing the bestthey could, but would put more men on, ifthey could get them.

Fires have been lighted all around themoss of debris for the purpose of killinggerms of disease arising from the putrefyingflesh and rubbish. The odpr that arises isunbearable, and, in some places, it is so

bad that the workmen were seriously af-

flicted with nausea.A wholesale plan of disinfection was in-

augurated this morning by the AlleghenyMedical Belief Committee. They began atthe upper end of Kernville, and inspectedevery house in the'borough. They placeddisinfectants in the houses and about thepremises, to prevent any contagion thatmay arise as a result of the flood. Othermedical corps will take possession of theother boroughs and give them a thoroughcleaning out Israel,

McSwioan.

LOOKING OUT EOE THE 0EPHANS.

The Scores of Fatherless and MotherlessFind Iran Friends In Need.

rvuOM A. STAFF COKKESrONDEST.J

Johnstown-- , June 6. The Penn Chil-

dren's Aid Society is represented here byMrs. H. N. Hinckley and Miss C.Hancock,of Philadelphia. They arrived y, andhave establishea headquarters at jno. w.' --r,c 'AdMM sW. received aeestfreaa a Jokakwa aiatlwan for a cMM for I

.THEONLYGIRL at OVERLOOK

Is the titla of the Firt and Only American

Novel written by Wilkle Collins, and pub-lish- ed

COMPLETE la next Sunday's DIS-

PATCH.

adoption, and are looking up the orphansand, homeless children. They found nineorphans in the house next to where theyare located, and Ave half orphans in thehouse. Jfesjrere all orphaned by theflood. J?t5Tned of a lady on the

FranklftSkjng care of 24children nQt35l-,'-Sjood- -

Mrs. Hinckleyhafoyfige forseven years. Miss HaotwflErata- -

tion of long standing. She wa3tTo inthe late war.

The ladles received telegrams from Eev.Morgan 'Dix, New York, who will take 75

children. Mrs. Pearson, of Indianapolis,wants one child; Mrs. Campbell of the sameplace will take one, and Prof. CharlesMicqe, of New York, will find place forfour. SniPSOH'.

A HAED BULE TO ENPOEOB

People Who Have Johnstown Interests WillCross the Lines.

IFB0M A STATP COnRESrOXMST.l

Johnstown, June 6. Since the Sheriffof the county issued the order that no pas-

sengers should arrive here unless possessinga pass from authority, there has been un-

bounded dissatisfaction and trouble. AtBolivar is the farthest point to which thePennsylvania Bailroad will sell ticketsunless the Citizens' Committee pass isflashed. Notwithstanding that deputysheriffs and other authorities are there toprevent this order being violated, anxiousones elude them and get here, just the same.

Many who have friends andfamilies amongthem neglected to observe this order or werenot aware of its existence and had to walk18 miles. To tired women this seems ratherhard. Discrimination was shown in a few

cases so far as to the passengers havingtickets for intermediate points between Bol-

ivar and this point Warning is given,however, that they will be ejected if theorder is not obeyed. Kaxne.

BEATEE ONLI WANT8 TO KNOW.

He Wouldn't, for the World, Cat JohnstownOff Without a Cent.

IVEOH A BTATT COBBSSFOXBXST.J

Johnstown, June 6. Manager J. B.Scott said this evening that he was in favorof paying the men Saturday evening. TheFinance Committee, however, does not thinkit is wise; but their action will be sub-

ject to Mr. Scott's decision. Daring theday Governor Beaver telegraphed that hehad 250,000 at his disposal. He wanted toknow how much to send to Johnstown, so

that he could give some of it to Williams-po- rt

and Lock Haven.The consultation was held over the wires.

The people in Johnstown don't want theearth. At a late hour the Governor hadnot commenced to consult Iseael.

THE BROKEN DAM.

People Who Still Talk About the Responsi-bility of the Owners of tho Reser-

voir TUcy TMuk the CatastropheBlight Have Been Avoided.

IBTICIAL TELXQBAH TO Tint DISPATCH.l

New Yoek, June 6. The Bun will say to-

morrow: Thp feeling against the Pittsburgassociation that owns the lake and dam thatcaused the calamity grows more Intense themore the troth about the dam becomes known.The SunXdlsclosure of the fact that the damwas simply a heap of dirt, with loose stonefacingMnstead of astructnre of solid masonry,and that the waste gates had beenclosed up by the association, which was printedthis morning, made a sensation here andthreatens to bring the matter to a head. Crim-inal proceedings are freely talked of, but It isthonght it will be difficult to sustain a caseeven in courts as prejudiced as those of Cam-bria county will be against the dam owners.The men are rich and responsible, however,andthe liability of civil action is generally believedto be complete. If they should be held liablein civil suits for damages it is probable thatmany, if not all of them, will be financiallyruined. There is an abundance of evidencethat the owners were frequently warned by oldresidents In the neighborhood of the dam thatit was becoming weaker and getting into a moredangerous condition all the time.

One fact alone, as to the dam, ought to con-vict the dam owners of negligence sufficient tomake them responsible in aamages. The stoneface that went up each side of the dam was notcontinued across the top in order to maintain awagon road there. The top of the dirt heaphad merely been leveled off and left in its na-tural condition. It was a moral certainty thatif the water ever rose so high as to go over thetop of the dam, it would wash it out. Withthe water washing over the dirt top of the dam,the rock facing would amount to no more, as asource of strength, than a sheeting of card-board. To have covered the dam with a sub-stantial course of stone capping, archedor in some other way. arranged to oner as littleresistance as possible to the passage of thewater, would have spoiled the wagon road, butit might have saved the dam.

FEW W0MENARE LEFT.

Twice ns Many Females as Hales PerishedThe Weak Went First, and WereDrowned With Their Arms Cling-

ing to Their Babes.rSrXCIAI. TELEGEAJt TO THE DISPATCH.

Johnstown, June 6. One of the peculiarthings a stranger notices In Johnstown is thecomparatively small number of women seen inthe place. Of the throngs who march about-th- e

streets searching for dead friends there isnot one woman to ten men. Occasionallya little group of two or three women with sadfaces will pick their way about, looking for themorgues. There are a few Sisters of Charity,their black robes the only instance in whichthe conventional badze of monrninz is seenupon tho street In tho Darts of the town nottotally destroyed, the usual nnmberof womenare seen in the houses and yards.

But as a rule women are a rarity in Johnstownnow. This is not a natural peculiarity of Johns-town, nor a mere coincidence, but a fact with adreadful reason behind it. There are so manymore men than women among the living inJohns toi. n now because there are so many morewomen than men among the dead. Of thebodies recovered there are at least two womenfor every man, besides the fact that theirnatural weakness made them an easier prey tothe flood. The hour at which the disastercame was one at whlch.the women would mostlikely be in. their homes and the men at workin the open air, or in factory yards, from whichescape was easy.

Children also are rarely seen about the town,and for a similar reason, they are ad dead.There is never a group of the dead discoveredthat does not contain from one to three or fourchildren for every grown person. Generallythe children are in the arms of the grown per-sons, and of ten little toys and trinkets claspedin their bands Indicate that the childrenwere caught up while at play and carried asfar as possible toward safety.

Johnstown when rebuilt will be a city ofmany widowers and few children. In turninga school nouse into a morgue tne autnonnesprobably did a wiser thing than they thought.It will be a long time before the school housewill be needed for its original purpose.

THE CHOSEN FBIENDS

Will Contribute Liberally to the Aid of theFlood Victims.

CHICAGO, Jase 6. William G. Morris, Su-preme Trustee and Acting Councillor of theOrder of Chosen Friends, issued the following

To the Councils, Officers and Members:Fbiends The dreadful calamity of flood and

fire at Johnstown, in which thousands hare losttheir lives, appeals to every lover of the racefor assistance. Recognizing the principlesupon which the Order of Chosen Friends isfounded, we ask every member to practice itswatchwords now by donating liberally to therelief and succor of qur unfortunate country-men. Let your contributions be collected bycouncils and forwarded to Mayor Dewltt C.Cregier, of Chicago, to be sent to the properauthorities for distribution. Act quickly,Friends, in this great emergency.

Heir Hampshire's Legislative Action.CONCORD, n. H., June a. The Lerfsiatfcre i

toyapproiiriaied s,m tot tbVCowwMwtftjhKw8.' v "r ; , ; ; - , t

I

r 9 "

THREE CENTS

wmw.More Laborers Can be

Used Than Was First

Supposed.

MORE MONEY NEEDED.

$1,500,000 and 10,000 Paid

Workmen, the Calculation

of Contractors,

TO CLEAR THE DEBRIS.

Three of the Wounded Suf-- - 1

ferers in Pittsburg Hos-

pitals Die.

RELIEF COMMITTEE'S WORK.

Contributions of Cash, Cloth-

ing and Food Still Com-

ing in to Headquarters.

AID BY SECRET SOCIETIES.

Masons and Knights of the Mystla ChainWill Help Build Bouses What ColonelT. P. Roberts and aiaxMoorbead Knowof the Building of the Great Dam An-

other Boat Fatrol of the Tflver to BeMade So Far 3.600 Codas Have BeenSent From Pittsburg The. Life Insur-

ance Loss Not Great Effects on Prohi-

bition.

The Belief Committee of the Chamber ofCommerce bad a startling realization yes-

terday of the tremendous amonnt of work

that is necessary to be dono yet before thoflooded district will be cleaned up. When

a message came that 10,000 laborer were

needed at Johnstown, and would be needed

for weeks, and that they must be paid, itstaggered the committeemen, as it meant anextraordinary outlay for wages alone, notincluding the cost of provisions and other

This word came in shape of the tawingtelegram from William Flinn:

A Physical Impossibility.It Is tho judgment of myself, Evan Jones

and the practical men here that it would take10,000 men a month to clear up this town. Itseems to me a physical impossibility. The vol-

unteer workmen are leaving rapidly. We musthave BOO men to fill the vacancy. Yon shouldsend four or fire competent to be put in chargeot financial matters, as expenses will be enor-

mous. Also give us a commissary here on theground. When we make requisitions for sup-

plies we should find them here on account ofthe uncertainty of trains. Provisions forhorses and men should be sent in large quanti-ties.

Mr. McCreery's placid brow corrugated,and he said the pay roll was now $100,000 aweek, for the services of 7,500 men, andwork must stop if donations did.

An Important Mission.Mr. Evan Jones arrived in Pittsburg

from Johnstown yesterday. He had ahighly important mission to perform,namely, to enlighten Pittsbnrgers on thereal needs of Johnstown and the situation.To a Dispatch reporter he said: "Thereare one or two things which must he under-

stood at once abont the situation at Johns-town. The work Captain "W. E. Jones andWilliam Flinn have undertaken, namely,to clean the town of debris and

remove the bodies of human beingsand animals, is going- - to cost agreat deal more than most people have anyidea of. At the' very lowest estimate justthe removal of the wreckage and the bodies '

not including the cleaning up of the .cellars and house lots mind you will costfrom half a million to three-quarte- rs of amillion of dollars. There are now over5,000 men employed in this work, and most

of them at $2 per diem. There ought to he10,000 men and there will be probably in afew days, and it is easy to see how the dailypay roll will absorb from flO.000 to $25,009.

Plttsborgers Mast Persevere."It won't do for Pittsburgers or our

friends elsewhere to rest content with thesubscriptions now in. An immense sum isneeded to avert a frightful plague, not onlyin Johnstown, bnt in the,snrronnding coun-

try, including Pittsburg. The money oughtto be sent at once to the Chamber of Com-

merce Committee. Governor Beaver isgreatly impeding the work at Johnstown by--,

asking people to send him money at Harris-bur-g

The money ought to be sent to Pittsburg direct.

"In a very short time all the laborers atJohnstown will be hired men, for the volua--"

teers speedily grow tired of the hard work "

and either clamor for pay or want to go--

home. Paid labor is decidedly more reliav

J'

Die in every way mu lumuira. avuev vs. t J 4j. ..i... .ha... (nMMmaTHi1 JBN

again that The Dispatch cannot put thecall for money too strongly. And the moneyshould not come via Governor Beaver -- oranybody else, bnt straight to Pittsburg.;'

A Committee Appeal. ." "

In view of the information received fronMr. Plinn and Mr. Jones, the Chamber'Commerce Belief Committee last'sightseoat the following bulletin t tlittsbApapers and through theAsaeriatedJPrew

ixea. w. jag,a.cajgo KNtHMKi.wras