Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-10
Flood Notes.

Flood Notes.
 A little boy was rescued alive, towards l sunset last Wednesday, from the Johnstown ruins. He had been wedged in and partially buried, and without food, for five entire days.
 The number of people missing from Wood vale is almost incredible. It looks now as if only about fifty people in the borough were saved.
 A gang of eighty-six men, under orders of the sanitary officials, ,sre kept busy scattering disinfectants over the acres of wreckage that the railroad bridge stopped.
 The body of the Rev. Alonzo P. Diller, rec tor af the JohRstown Episcopal church, and those of his wife and child have been found. Clasped in one rigid arm of MT. Diller was the body of the babe and in the other his wife, whose arms were about his neck.
 A high official of the Pennsylvania railroad company states that that company's loss in property destroyed by the flood and by the suspension of traffic will reach $13, ,00e, 900. The first train over the road for Chicago left the Jersey City station last evening.
 Help From Ireland. DUBLIN, June S.-A meeting of the muuic- ipal council was held to-day to arrange for raising funds for the relief of the Johnstown sufferers. A letter was received from Arch- bishop Welch enclosing a subscription of e100. On motion of Mir. T. D. Sullivan message was sent to President Harrison ex- pressing the sympathy of the Irish people for the afflicted community and praying that all the consolation that was possible might be given them. committee was formed to ask for contributions.
 Lord Mayor Sexton has cabled to America f1, ,O0O for the relief of the Johnstown suf- ferers.
 Clearing the Cambria Iron Works.
 The Cambria Iron oompany's works pre- sented busy scene to-day. At least nine hundred men are at work, and most rapid progress is being made in clearing away the wreck. It is said that the works will start up in about three weeks.
 There is little change in the situation. Every one is working with the one end in view, to clear away the wreckage and give the people of Johnstewn 6 chance to rebuild. One thing is noticeable, and that is, while the men under Booth and Flynn are doing most excellent work, the laborers working at the Cambria Iron Works and on the Pennsyl- vania seem to be making more rapid progress. There is no doubt for the reason that these men are more used to this kind of work. About ten o'clock the rain was over and the sun came out with it's fierce June heat.
 Arthur Kirk has fired number of charges of dynamite during the day and each time with good effect The channels through to the bridge are almost clear of debris, and each charge of dynamite has 1oosened large quantities of the wreckage.
 This is the eighth day since the demon of destruction swept down the valley of the Oonemaugh, but the desolation that marks its angry flight is still visible in all it's inten- sity and horror. The days that have been spent by weary toilers whose efforts were steeled by grief have done little to repair the devastation wrought in one short hour by the potent fury of the elements. To the watch- CTS on the mountain side all seems yet chaos and confusion. The thousand fires that spot the valley show that the torch is being used to complete the work of annihilation where repair is impossible and the smoke curls up ward. It reminds one of the peace offerings of ancient Babylon.