Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
LEE Is DISAPPOINTED.
The Work Of Clearing Up Johnstown
Should Not be Suspended.
STILL DANGER OF AN EPIDEMIC.
A Dream Leads to the Discovery of Dead
Body in the River.
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JoHNsTowN, August 21.-Doctor Lee
returned to-day, expecting to meet Gov
ernor Beaver here, but in this he was disap-
pointed, as the Chief Executive failed to
show up. The doctor says he does not
understand the reason the Governor
did not come, as he certainly understood
he was to meet him here to-day. 1t
was expected, the doctor said, to go over the
town and make personal examination so
that the Governor might know for..himself
just how things were.
The doctor says he was under the impres-
sion all the time, until few days ago, that
the Governor had 81, ,000, 900 at his command
to carry out the work ordered by the State
Board of Health. Recently, he says, the
Governor informed him that only $500, 900
was available for that purpose. This, the
doctor says, was great surprise to him, as
be had been conducting operations on the
theory that the larger sum was to be ex-
pended, and the work was accordingly laid
out in thorough manner.
MUCH DISAPPOINTED.
The doctor expressed himself as being
much disappointed if the work should cease
might be devised to raise the money neces-
sary to push the operations by the Board of
Health.
There is great danger of serious cpl
demic, the doctor says, should the vigilance
which the Board of Health has been exer-
cising in keeping the place in good sanitary
condition be abated. The $500, 900 has about
all been expended, and the work will now
practically cease unless more money is
forthcoming. An extra session of the Legis-
lature now seems to be the only available
means of securing the necessary funds.
1t seems inhuman to leave hundreds of
dead people to be undisturbed in the cellars
of the houses adjoining the walks of the liv-
ing, all because there is no money to paw for
their removal. From a sanitary point of
view, however, the need of clearing out the
cellars and debris is most pressing, as seri-
Gus consequences are bound to ensue if this
is not done.
THE EASTERN SUFFERERS.
Secretary Kremer has gone to Harrisburg
to look after the distribution in the 18 coun-
ties in the Eastern part of the State. In the
meantime the work goes slowly on here, and
it is very doubtful, from present appearan-
ces, if the committee will be ready to pay
out another dollar for a month or more.
The matter of dredging the rivers, so as
to prevent the annual overflow, is a serious
problem and various plans have been sug-
gested. The Secretary of War, in a recent
letter to Governor Beaver, says that moth
ing can be done in the way Of making pre-
liminary surveys, however, until authorized
by an act of Congress. Ever since the
flood the streets and alleys throughout the
town have been blockaded by people throw
ing out dirt and piling up brick and rub
bish without respect to the ordinance on the
subject. To-day the Street Commissioner
gives notice that hereafter the ordinance
will be enforced. There was larze h1m-
Der of visitors in town to-day. Seftr<lex-
cursions having been run from df8efent
points.