Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-20
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IL Began Work IN Earnest at Johns
town To-day 1,JOO LabOrers
Clearing Away the Debris.
JoHHsrowN, Pa, June 13.-The first
real work under the supervision of tine
state commenced this morning, at O'Clock.
Tho whistle at the Cambria iron and steel
works was the signal for the men to com.
mence, and about l 500 started In with their
picks and shovels. The early morning
-I.s SS1i aTt 6ioudy ana tie idrnes and
doors from the deaayed bodies was some
thing almost dn5eaTRble. AS the mvrniux
advanced the westher grew warm and By
10 O'Clock the sun was shining brightly
and every one on the ground was hard al
work.
TRYING TO INACCURATE A STRIFE.
During the morning crowd OF worth
less loafers in some manner secured an
entrance TO the town and wanted to in
euRurate strike among the workmen.
Some of the laborers were already dissat-
listed at having new bosses over them
and only wanted chance to complain.
james Mcknight of Pittsburz OF the
state contractors got wind OF the trouble
brewing and went among the men
and informed them that he would
have no kicking md that all
those who wished to quit would have to
do 30 immediately, and about 100 OF the
men left, but the loRfers remained around,
and Mr.. Mcknight went to Cen. Hastings
and demanded protection for bis men.
A detechment of militia from the 14th
regiment wefe detailed 10 the place and
drove away all the men who refused to
work. This caused General Hastings to
issue an order TO the soldiers not to admit
any one to JohnEtown proper without an
order.
GENERAL HASTINGS BUSY.
General Hastings was up very early
this morning and was kept busy for sew
eTal hours getting things rightly started.
He said: 'As yet do not know how
many men arc nj work but | suppose
there must b. 500 at the least calcula-
tion. We intend to put as many men to work
a. eau be worked properly. do not
suppose we want more than 5000 and it
will be an easy matter to get that many
men. do not want to employ any
one but Pennsylvania men and
would like 10 get as many
Johnstowu people at work as possible.
They are the ones that need the work. A
false impression has gotten out to the ef-
feet that tho h0EouRLs here are under
martial or military law. This ID q mis
take. The state has charge Of the work
aud the only thing the military is doing
il guarding the property. We will clear
away all the debris ia the streets and
level the town of. DO not know YET
whether we will clean out the eel
lars Of the houses, but if had
my own way / would do it. It is as little
a. the state can do TO clean out theil
places and give the people clean foun.
dstiou to build on. Besides there is NO
the least doubt but there are number
Of bodies in these oellarB and they shouIi
be taken out" General Hastings hpI
now gotten everything down to system
There will be but one morgue and hos
pital and one headquarters. Everythin,
has now been centralized and il is cas-,
to get at the facts.
GRADUALLY REsUMIN0 BUSINESS.
The buainsss men of the town SCENE,
to have awakened to their senses, AM
this morning q number of them were pre-
pairing to start over sgain in business
Two grocery stores were started near tn
Pennsylvania railroad freight station
Both places were doing a land Office bus
iness, and this encouraged other meI
chants to start up, and the probabililie
are that inside OF week at latest, hun
cred stores will be in operation. AL
ready two tarber shops and one jewelr,
store have been opened.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Pa. June 13.-The frs
decisive step toward putting Johnstown'
business men on their feet again wa
made to-day, when about 200 merchant
who had survived the flood, many o
them without a dollar met Adiuten,
general Hastings and were assured tina
they would be re established in bnsines
Oh long credit. Both Pittsburg and Phila
delphia wholesalers have offered Johns
town merchants this business courtesy
The meeting was opened by the adjutant
general, who said.
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