The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-05
DEATHS DIRE BLOW.
The New Day Fails to Mitigate
Any Of Its Horrors.
Burial Of the Corpses
Now Under Way.

The Experience of the Flood Bound
Passenger Trains Narrated at Last
The Postmaster General and the
General Manager of the Associated
Press Among Those on Board-The
Whole Country Responding to the
Appeal for Help - A Regiment of
Militia Ordered Out.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 4, IA. M.-For
thirty-six hours, without intermission, fire
engines have played on the smoking ruins
about the bridge, but the flames that break
out afresh at intervals in this floating field
of ruins seem to defy the subduing force of
water. Nearly 1900 men are employed in
different parts of the valley clear
ing up the ruins aud prosecuting a
diligent search for the undiscovered
dead. Their Investigations are not without
fruitful results for the bodies of the dead
and the charred victims of the food and
fire are discovered with undiminished fre-
quency. 1t becomes hourly more and more
apparent that not a single vestige will ever
be recognized of hundreds that were roasted
in the flames above the bridge. Since the
last sentence was penned party of search
ers have unearthed a charred and unsightly
mass from the smolderi1g debris within
thirty yards, in front of the Associated
Press headquarters.
BEYOND A FoREMAN's BELIEF.
Unused to such frightful discoveries the
IA air1c
to be blackened logs, and it required the
authoritative verdict of q physician to
demonstrate that the CHASTITY discovery was
the charred remains of a human being.
Only the trunk remained and that was
roasted beyond all semblance to flesh A
five minutes search revealed fragments of q
skull that at once disintegrated of its own
weight when exposed to the air. no single
piece being larger than half a dollar,
and the whole resembling the remnants of
shattered charcoal Within the last hour
half g dozen discoveries in no way less hor-
rifying than this have been made by the
saarchers as they rake with sticks and hooks
in the smoking ruins. So difficult is it at
times to determine whether the remains are
those of human beings that it is apparent
that hundreds must be fairly burned to
a>hes Thus the number that have found a
last resting place beneath these ruins can at
least never be more than approximated.
WORKING LIKE HEROES.
Mr. Moxham, an iron manufacturer, is
mayor pro ten of Johnstown. He is probably
the busiest man in the United States. For
days without sleep he sticks nobly to his
task. Hundreds of others are like him,
Men fall to earth from sheer fatigue. There
are many who have not closed their eyes
In sleep since they awoke Friday morn
ing. They are a hollow-eyed, pitiable-
looking lot. Many have lost near relatives
and ali friends. Men and horses are what is
most needed to-day.
Some of the unfortunates who could not
go to the relief trains, endeavored to obtain
-four from wrecked stores in Johnstown.
One dealer was charging S. sack for -four,
and was getting it in one or two cases.
Suddenly crowd heard of the occurrence,
and several desperate men went to the store
and doled out -four gratuitously to the
homeless and stricken army. Another
dealer was selling flour at SIS per sack.
lie refused to give any of it away, but
would sell 1t to any one who had money.
Otherwise he would not allow anyone to go
near 1t. de was guarding his store with q
shot gun.
ROBBERY ON THE coRPsEs.
Bodies are recovered in Johnstown to-day
that have been robbed by ghouls that flock
10 the scene. 1t was known that one lady
had several hundred dollars in her posses
SION just before the disaster, but when her
BODY was found and recovered there was not
cent IN her pockets. Hungarians attacked
supply wagon between Morrellville and
Cambria City to-day The drivers of the
wagon repulsed them but they again re-
turned. A second fight ensued, but after
hyeiy scrambling the Hungarians were
again driven away. After that the drivers
ana guards Of the supply wagons were per-
Ill1ted to go armed. Registers are being
opened IN JohnstOwn, and all survivors are
requested to register their names in order
70 give information of their safety to in
curing friends.
PoSToFFICEs REoPENED.
4, Postotfices were opened in Kernville and
tne Fourth ward of Johnstown to-day. The
nrst mail got in at $50 o'clock this morn
town.
The Knights of Pythias have received
AFge donation from the Pittsburg lodges
An effort was made to hold religious
services in Morrellville last night by Rev.
oo1n FOX of Pittsburg. Rev. Beale is
muoKlng arrangements for a service In
N3ver's school house tonight.
1Ae chamber of commerce has made ar
rangements with the Baltimore and Ohio
.aliroad to transfer passengers from Johns
Vown to Pittsburg free of charge. A train
packed SO full that it was impossible to OBJ
lam standing room on the platform left last
nlght. The passengers were mostly children
anu women. The faces at the windows ex-
pressed nothing but relief as the train drew
OUT e. from the ill-fated city.
Inc Tariff clubs relief train from Pitts
uurg lay on the Baltimore and Ohio tracks
SS.-aay, and did moro good than any that
mas yet arrived.
trains on the Pennsylvania road cannot
tea"n pa'tn as many sufferers as those on the
paltimore and Ohio Coroner Mcdowell
hard. '-0 "A A00
THE TRACKS CLEAR.
Supt Patton of the Baltimore and Ohio
ttallroad is on the ground, and reports that
vac tracks are now clear from Johnstown
70 Fittsburg. He is accompanied by Chief
Engineer Manning.