St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-25
Twenty-Five Houses Packed
With Clothing and Sup
plies Laie in Ruins.
South Capolinians Threaten
to Lynch a Brace Of Man
Killers.
Mother and Son Cremated bV
the Carelessness Of q
Servant.

which broke out shortly after noon to-
day in the first ward consumed all but
three of the buildings in the district
bounded by Market and Walnut streets
and by Main street and the river.
twenty-five houses were totally des-
troyed, including the large brick school
house. Many of the buildings destroyed
had been washed from their founda-
tions, though many Of them contained
household goods which had been saved
from the flood. But very small
amount of these goods were saved.
The fire is supposed to have
originated from sparks flying from the
burning debris in the neighborhoOd.
The Philadelphia fire companies here
on duty fought the flames, which for a
time got beyond their control. and were
only subdued by tearing down houses in
their path. The loss has not yet been
fixed. Notwithstanding that the force
of wOrknen employed in the ruins here
was reduced nearly one-half to-day.
remarkable showing was made in the
way or clearing up the wreckage. One
heavy blast followed another in the
debris above the railroad bridge. and
Manager Phillips, who has charge of the
WOIhs Says uC Will nave Guc pldC6
cleared up by Thursday. The var
iOus wOrkingmen's camps were
thoroughly renovated to-day. In ac-
cOrdance with the request of Surgeon
General Reed. all tine superf1uous straw
and garbage about the camps were
burned. The workmen who will re-
main here were moved into the choicest
quarters, and early tomorrow morning
the tents now occupied by the dis
charged men will be taken down by a
squad of soldiers. This afternoon be-
tween 2 and o'clock charge of dyna-
mite exploded near the second arch
from the east end of the bridge. From
the great body of Wreckage pieces of hu-
man bodies flew in all directions. and the
remnants afterward gathered together
indicated at least six cOrpses had been
blown up. They were doubtless all
close together near where the dynamite
was discharged. Much of drift which
has been dislodged from the stone
bridge has lodged in various places, ex-
tending as far below as Coopersdale. In
some places the channel of the Cone
maugh river is narrowed to a few feet
and turned from its channel A force
of men was put to work this morning at
removing these distractions, which
have rendered useless great part of
the work at the bridge. 1t is thought
the stream below the big drift will here
after be kept open, so that debris once
started down the river will pass down
without interruption.
The discharge of the workmen this
evening was consequent upon an order
issued last week by Col. Douglass, the
chief engineer, and has been productive
of the widest discomfort. Over 500
names were stricken from Contractor
Meningitis list of wOrkmen. and many
were discharged from the gangs work.
ing for other contractors. Mcknight
Immediately left for Pittsburg and
brought out the money to pay off his
men. All of the discharged men will
leave during the night 1t is under
stoo that the reduction of the force is
made primarily to get
RID OF THE MISCHIEF MAKERS.
among the men and that the force will
be gradually increased until the con-
tractors have all the help required. DIR.
Lee, of the state board of health, came
to-day, and designated the districts in
Cambria City upon which no buildings
can be erected for the present. A. j.
Moxham, general manager of the Johns
town Rail company, gave notice to-day
that after next Saturday the people in
his employ will not be on the relief
lists. This was paralleled by notifica-
tion from the East Conemaugh authorl-
ties that their people were in no fur
ther need of relief. The Pennsylvania
Railroad company is building boom
below the city to catch the bodies float
ing away from the stone bridge.
This wreckage will be hauled out and
burned to prevent its floating and lOdg-
int hrid fa RI fho
river. Father Tahney has decided to
build temporary church pending the
rebuilding of brick building. 1t is the
intention to expedite the restoration.
but not the municipal government. and
as rapidly as the police can obtained, for
the local magistrates to resume their
Offices. The presence of so many ire
spOnsible persons in the city is still a
warrant for the retention of the military
to keep the peace. An Italian
was arrested in the laborers' camp
this evening with large valise,
in which was concealed seven One-pound
sticks of dynamite stolen from Arthur
Kirk, the dynamiter. Loose in the va
lise with the explosive were quantity
of knives. forks, spoons, etc., relics of
the food. A local magistrate fined the
fellow s5, and cOnfiscated his valise and
contents. The soldiers then chased
him out of the camp. This evening
Clara Barton, of the Red Cross society,
asked Gen. Hastings for transportation
for twenty-five of the more destitute
people. largely females, to Asbury
Park, n. j., where Col. Elliot F. Shep-
ard has offered to maintain them. Gen.
Hastings promptly furnished the tick
cts, and the Red Cross people will send
them away this week.
LIKELY TO BE LYNCHED.