Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-25
THE UNBOUND DEAD.
An Acnount of Yesterdays Meeting of the
Subscribers to the Fund TO Search for
the Dead,

An Acnount OF Yesterdays Meeting of the
Subscribers to the Fund TO Search for
the Dead.
Pursuant to call issued Tuesday for
a meeting of the subscribers to the fund
for searching for the dead, about fifty as
sembled in the Flood Commission Room,
Market Square, yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. Twenty others came during the
meeting.
On motion of II. W. Storey, Esq, Mr..
A. J. Moxham twas made Chairman Of
the meeting. l. E. Roberts was chosen
Secretary.
George T. Swank, Esq, offered the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were adopted /:
Resolped, That committee OF three b. ap.
pointed by the President, whose duty IL shall
be TO Immediately name TO this meeting for It's
approval list OF names for officers OF the or
ganlzation to be formed for the purpose of car
covered dead Of the mood In tho Conemaugh
valley on the Sist Of MAY. 1890.
7esJiUed, That the ufncefs OF the orsaniLa-
tion Shall consist OF treasurer, SeeretarT,
and an Executive Ioaru of ave members, with
full pow er of conducting the search for the un-
recovered dead OF the foou, and or expanding
the money subscribed, or that Rhall, be sub
scnbed, for that purpose.
ResoIsed, That the Chai man OF the Bxocu-
tive Committee be the PresdenT OF the organl-
zatton.
Chairman Mo1ham appointed George
T. Swank, Herman Banner, and II. W..
Storey to carry out the purposes of the
resolutions. They retired, and after due
consideration, returned and offered the
following report;
Executive Committee, James McMil-
len, A. j. Moxham, James Ii. GagebY,
urer, John d. Roberts; Secretary, j.
Earl Ogle.
On motion of Mr.. Smith the report was
adopted.
Interchange of opinions as to the
method Of pursuing the work took up
most of the time, during the absence of
the Committee.
While the Committee was out DR.. Geo.
w. Wagner moved "That the Cambria
Iron Company and the Johnson Company
be respectfully requested to aid the citi-
zens in their efforts to recover the dead,
and that they be requested to adYise the
Executive Committee of their answer to
their request at an early day."
Carried unanimously.
Mr. Moxham recommended that, as the
States tools were still in the town, it be
asked of Governor Beaver to let us have
the loan of the tools. Mr.. Adair made q
motion to that effect. The following tel.
egram was sent the Governor
Governor Bearer, HdiTtSbu'gb Pa.
AS Chairman OF the citizens who have organ
lied to search for the dead, / am requested tC
ask you whether you will loan to us the State
tools now on hand here for this purpose. Kindly
wire answer. A. j. M0xHAM.
On motion Of Mr.. Storey the following
resolution was adopted
Resolved, That all persons who have sub
scrlbed to this fund, and those who subscribe In
the future pay their subscriptions, either by
mail or otherwise, TO j. Earl Ogle, Secretary, al
the post-office. or TO John ID. Roberts. Treasurer
at the First National Bank, and that the sub
| scriptions paid be published.
Mr.. Frank moved that should any va
cancies occur in the organization the Ex.
ecutive Committee shall be authorized tc
fill them, which was anopted.
The Executive Committee was request
ed, on motion of G. G. Campbell, to pre-
pare q circular setting forth such infor.
nation as is essential in connection with
the continuance of subscriptions and the
work.
The meeting then adjourned.
The Executive Committee met after the
adjournment Of the meeting but its de-
liberations were not learned. Mr.. Chas
L. Galloway, OF Bellefonte, Pa, wal
recommended to the Committee for su
pervisor of the works.