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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-02

and carrying off whatever could be
turned to account. Under these piles,
it is thought, numbers Of bodies are
buried, not to be recovered except by
the labor of many days. A woman and
a little girl were brought from Johns
town by some means which could not
ascertain. The woman was
IN CONFINEMENT
and was carried on lounge, her sole re-
naming piece of property. She was
taken to LatrObe for hospital treatment.
cannot understand how it is that peo-
pie are unable to make their way from
Sang Hollow to JohnstOWn. The dis
lance is short, and it should certainly
be comparatively easy task to get over
it on foot or horseback. However, there
seems to be some inSurmountable OBJ
structiOn. All those who made the trip
on the train with me, in order to obtain
tidings OF their friends in JOhnstOWn,
were forced to return as did. The
railroad is in terrible condition. The
day express and the limited. which left
'Pittsburg Friday morning, are lying be-
tween JOhnStOwn and COnemaugh, hay
ing been cut off by the flood. Linemen
were set down from our train at every
station to repair the telegraph wires
which are damaged. Tremendous
efforts are being exerted to repair the
injury sustained by the railroad, and it
is only question of a couple of days
until through communication is re-es-
tablished. Our homeward trip was
marked by succession of sad specta-
cles. At Blairsville Intersection two
little girls lay dead, and in house
taken from the river there was the
corpse OF a woman. L think that the
loss is altogether under estimated. 1t
is;my opinion that, when the number of
dead is finally ascertained, it will be
found not to fail short of 5000.
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reached COnemaugh, he Immediately
gathered together the remaining pas
sengers OF two trains and had them con-
veyed to Ebensburg by wagon, q dis
lance Of about ten miles.
THE SURVIVORS
are now at that place. The conductors
OF the trains went with the passengers
to Ebensburg, and the Pullman con-
ductOr, who is supposed to have list of
those under his charge, is there also.
~ was impossible to give the names Of
may of those who lost their lives, but it
us known that K. Mccullough, of the
iiaWestmoreland Coal company. and his
whole family were saved. Mr..
iaIfump stated that If the pas.
|, ,sengers had only remained
Jumping into the water the terrible loss
of life would have been avoided. After
the people had deserted the cars, the
officials state the two Pullman cars at
tached to the day express were set on
fire and entirely consumed. a car Of
Elime was standing near the train; when
the water reached the lime it set fire to
the car. and the flames reaching the
SleeperS they were entirely con-
E'spmed. Supt. Trump fully con-
siifms the reports already sent
fOht about the terrible disaster in and
|. near JohnstoWn. He says it will never
be known exactly how many lives were
lost, but the number will reach
AMONG THE THOUSANDS.
After providing for the passengers
who were sent to Ebensburg. Supt.
Trump made his way to Blairsville
Junction, distance of nearly twenty
five miles, walking most of the way on
hn IF fha ,,r,In
river. On reaching Blairsville juno
ton he telegraphed the news OF the
awful calamity to his superior officer.
He describes the devastation wrought
by the resistless flood at JohnstoWn as
being something awful to behold. The
round house at COnemaugh was COM
pletely destroyed. and number of
freight engines were washed down to
the stone bridge at JOhnstOWn. All the
works east of J0hnstown bridge
are completely washed away. West of
the bridge some of the works re-
main, but they are badly damaged.
The railroad track is entirely washed
away between Conemaugh and Bridge
No. 6, distance of about two and a
half miles. Supt. Trump states that
there was train load of provisions and
groceries in the company's yard at
Conemaugh, and the cars were broken
open by the citizens, and, as result,
they were we'll supplied against posi-
bic want. In concluding his statement,
he says that he could give many more
details of the horrors that came under
his observation, but he thinks the
ground has been pretty we'll covered by
his dispatches. After concluding his
report, Mr.. Trump returned to Pitts
burg.
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RICH MEN RUINED.
MilIiOnaires Yesterday, Penniless
and Starving To-Day

SANG Hollow. Pa, June 1.-10:3O p.
NAT $3.50 the first train passed New
Florence east. It. was crowded with
people from PittSburg and places en-
foute-people who were going to the
scene of the disaster with but little
hope of finding their loved ones alive.
Rich and poor. were on board that
train, all thinking of but one thing
and that was sWhat will we see? 1t was
heartrending sight, and not dry eye
Was in the train, Mothers moaned for
their children husbands paced the
alsles and wrung their hands in mute
lagony; fathers pressed their faces
against the windows in vain endeavor
ito see something, they knew not what.
fHat would tell them in measure OF
tle dreadful fate that their loved ones
Ihad met with. All along the raging
fConemaugh the tram stopped and
bodies were taken on the. express car,
being carried by the villagers, who were
out along the banks. AS each stop was
made the train was utterly deserted, as
the passengers pushed to the spot where
the bodies were being taken on board,
So as to see if perchancce they could
recognize in one of the bloated corpses
a relative. AT Sang Hollow a long
stop, was made. and some men
from across the river called
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TWO TRAINS LOST,
And Many of the Passengers
Drowned in the Flood.

PHILADELPHIA, June Informa-
ton was received about II o'clock to-
night at the Office of the Pennsylvania
railroad, of frightful disaster to two
of the through trains from Pittsburg,
which have been supposed to be safe at
Conemaugh. Assistant Superintendent,
Trump telegraphs from Blairsville
junction that the day express.
east-bound from Chicago TOT
New York. and the mail train from
Pittsburg. bound East, were put on the
back tracks in the yard at Conemaugh
when the flooded condition of the main
tracks made it apparently unsafe to
proceed further. When the continued
rise OF the water made the danger APP
parent the frightened passengers fed
from the two trains to the hills nearby.
Many in their wild excitement threw
themselves into the raging current
and were drowned. 1t is supposed
that abouts fifteen persons lest their
lives in thisway. When Supt.Trurnp
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A TRAIN SWEPT AWAY,
And One Hundred or More Pas
Sengers Lost.

PITTsBURG, Pa, June IA Green's
burg special says: The first section of
the day express, which passes here at 9
o'clock. was lying between Sang Hol-
low and Johnstown yesterday afternoon
when the waters came down. The food
cut one of the. cars, containing about
fifty or sixty passengers, loose, and it
was carried away, and it is supposed
the passengers persisted. A few of the
occupants of the other cars, it is
thought, escaped, but it is doubtful.
Bell, of Latrobe, was the conductor,
and escaped by assistance rendered him.
A dlspatch from Nineveh says: There
appears to be large numbers oflpeople
lodged in trees and rubbish along the
line, and many are alive. Rescuing
parties should be advised at every sta
ton. Another telegram from Nineyeh
said that up to noon lis bodies had been
taken from the river at that point. The
stage of water in the Allegheny river
this afternoon become SO alarming that
residents living in low districts began
to move their household effects to
higher grade. 1t has beena very busy
day along the wharves. owing to the sud
denness of the rise, and coaling f1eetst
are hard at work securing their tOWs
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merged, fires have been put out
in the gas works and the city will be in

merged, fires have been put out
in the gas works and the city will be in
darkness before morning. 100 families
have been forced to remove their house.
hold effects. No trains have left the
city to-day except over the York River
railroad for Baltimore via West Point
and now their tracks are under water.
The Coast Line bridge over the Apo
mattOX river at Petersburg has been
swept away and that route is closed. The
iron bridge at Petersburg has also gone
down. Bridges have also been swept
away over Chickah0miniy, Little river.
South Anna and Cow Pasture rivers on
or near the line of the Chesapeake Il
Ohio railroad. on the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg u Potomac, near Ash
land, the stone arch over the
ChickahOminy has caved in. Within
few miles of this city the tracks of both
the Richmond Il Allegheny and Rich
mond & Danvifle railroads are under
water from the James river. This
morning Scott's large wooden bridge
spanning the Rappahannock at Fred
erickSburg. was washed away. Many
houses have been floated away. The
loss is very heavy clear through to the
Chesapeake bay.
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THE VALLEY OF DEATH.
Continued From First Page

panies have very large risks in Johns
town. but all claim that they are equal
to the occasion without serious result.
Among the
SECRET ASSOCIATIONS :;
who will suffer. however, are the I'm
proved Order of HeptasOphs, the Royal
Arcanum, Knights of Pythias and Odd
Fellows. This afternoon number of
large fish globes were placed in con-
Splcuous positions, card attached
asked for voluntary contributions. By
this novel method several hundred dol
lars were added to the general relief
fund. Manager P. Harris this evening
telegraphed his representative to ar
range for benefit performance at his
theater tomorrow Sunday afternoon.
theater, and Manager Harry Smart, of
''My Partner" and all the members of
his company also give their services
tree. 1t is expected that at least $1,000
will be realized. A young man who was
a passenger on the Derry express, which
lett Pittsburg at IL O'Clock this MORN
ing, proceeded to Sang Hollow five
miles from Johnstown) under special
orders, and returned to the city this
evening, furnishes an interesting &C
count of his experience. ssWhen we
reached Derry" he said, ''our train was
boarded by a relief committee, and no
ooner was it ascertained that we were
going on to Sang Hollow than contribu-
tons of provisions and supplies OF every
kind were piled On board, filling an en-
tire car. Oh reaching Sang Hollow, the
scene which presented itself to us was
heartrending. The road was lined with
homeless people, some with trunk or
a solitary chair-the only saving from
their household goods-and wearing an
aspect OF most helpless misery. Men
were at work transferring from freight
car
A PILE OF CORPsEs
there a CHASTITY something under
covering showed where the remains of
some victim of the flood lay awaiting
Identification or interment in name
less grave. A corps of busy workers
were engaged in clearing away the
piles of driftwood and scattered articles
of household goods which numbered the
tracks and the roadside. These piles of
debris told their own mournful story.
There were beds, bureaus, chairs,
tables, pictures, dead horses and mules,
OvercOats, remnants of dresses sticking
on the branches of trees and thousand
other odd pieces of flotsam and jetsam
from ruined homes. l saw man get
Off the train and pick up an insurance
policy for $4,000. Another took
away as a relic a baby's chair and
a confirmation card in bat
tered frame. On the banks OF the Little
Conemaugh creek people were delving ]
in the driftWood, which was piled to a
depth of six or seven feet, anearthing
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-02
CHOPPED THEIR LEGS OFF
To Rescue Them From the Heaps
of Burning Debris.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 1, lao p. NJ
The vast accumulation of buildings
which were swept by the angry water
to the Pennsylvania railroad bridge,
piled fully fifty feet high, have burned
to the waters edge. Before the build
ings took fire many people, dead and
alive, were taken from them, and in sew
eral instances the unfortunates were so
wedged in that it was necessary to chop
their legs off to release them. The
Cothoiic church was also destroyed by
fire this morning. A number of people
were OH the roof when the structure
took fire. and all of them were
consumed in the flames. The dam
age is as yet inestimable, regard
less of the great loss of life.
The Pennsylvania railroad loss will be
enormous. An official report of the
the damage done to railroad property is
appended. Full half mile of the track
between Sang Hollow and Johnstown
has been washed out, and much of the
tracks, rails and ties are carried away.
The fire at the bridge at JOhnstown has
done great damage. The facing and
keysto1es are damaged. Considerable
track is destroyed above Johnstown.
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Spectators Shiveped in Over
coats and the Track
Was Heavy.
Montrose Defeats Marchma
for the Cincinnati Hotel
Stakes.
Other Winners Cheney. Mon
tia Hardy, Joe Nevin
and Long Boy.
The st. Louis Meeting Opens
With a Good Card and
Many People.

CINCINNATI, June 1.-The last day of
rain, but the track was heavy and stiff.
and the spectators were shivering in
overcoatS Notwithstanding the unsea-
sonable weather, Latonia has never had
so large an attendance AS at the present
meeting.
First race selling, six furlongs-Cheeney,
100, Jils JohnsonEnquirer Monahan, ) to
l. first: Ben b. 100. Bergath-G Georgia,
ThOrpSe, 10 TO ., secoud; Stuart, JIG, Glen
Athol-Friday. Magee, third. Time, 1923.
Iago, Holland. Fargo. Festus, Bonair and
Fleetwood finished in the order named. ss..sss
Stuart got off in the lead but was soon
overtaken, first by Holland and later
by Iago, but at the finish Cheney and
Ben B made strikes for the lead, both
passing Stuart, and Cheney winning
by length and half.
Second race, selling, seven furlongs-Mo-
nita Hardy. LOG. King Ban Buff and Blue
Magee, . 10 l. frs; Cupid, li6. Baden
Baden and Brenda. Moore. z to l, second !:
Castaway, los Outcast-Atopia, Allen, 2 to l.
third; time :36l2. Arundel, jake Toms
Maid of Orleans, Cast Steel, Virginius and
Monta finished in the order named. =
Castaway got off first, with Arundel
second, Cast Steel third. Monita Hardy
went ahead in the stretch and won
easily.
Third race, purse. five furlongs-Joe Nevin,
102. Brigadier, by Jack shepherd, Ray. 3 to
1, first; Tioga, 103, Fonso- Miss McGowan,
Freeman, 10 l, second; Gunwad, 1O3,
Funner-Annie S, Allen, to 1, third. Time,
1:0Ss4. Peerless. Regents Valentine, John
Mccullough and Uncle Kit finished in the
order named.
Troga got off in the lead, but at the
three quarters Joe Nevln went to the
front and held his place, winning by
four lengths.
Fourth race, sweepstakes, 5000 added.
mile-Bravo. LIP, Bramble-Nevada, Raw,
TO ., won; Longboy, III. imp Hurrah-Lady
LongfellOw. Allen, = to ]. second; Lieder-
krantz, 10s. Allen Pinkerton-Sour Heart
Fox, 6 TO l, third Time. 81; Marchburn
fourth. Josie N last
Marchburn and Liederkrantz set the
pace, with Bravo in the rear until the
last quarter, when he went ahead easily,
and won by three lengths.
Fifth race. Cincinnati Hotel handicap
$1,000 added by the Gibson house, one and
one-fourth mIles-Montrose, 112, Duke of
Montrose- Patti. Allen, 6 to ), first: Marchma
JOG, st. Martin-Gold Basis, Warwick, 8 to /,
second: Clifford 105. Gilroy-La Gitana, Fin
negan. 6 to l. third. Time. 2:16la. =
Montrose made push for the lead
and got it at the stand, and was not
afterwards headed, winning by two
lengths.
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Both heats in the 2:45 race were holly
contested, Blue Stone winning each by
head. The summary follows:

1IIut. . .SOf2, l.O)i2
THE FREE FOR ALL TROT.
and free for all pace were postponed
after two heats in each had been de-
cided. In the first, Alkali and Major
Linn each won heat, and Jumbo,
Johnnie Woods and Lillian had each a
heat to their credit in the last.
The exhibition half-miie heat between
Mambrino Sparkle and Hartford, a half
brother to Maud S, the peerless queen
of the trotters, was full of in
terest. Both horses are owned by
Clough. Hartford was given the pole
and created a sensation. by keeping it
to rhe finish. The time, 1:12Hs, though
not exceeding fast, is considered a re-
markable feat for the young stallion.
The senator says Hartford has demon
2strated great ability to train on, and
this year will be a great horse. AT
next Saturdays matinee Hartford will
undoubtedly be driven against time.
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TRAINS TAKEN OFF.
Passenger Business Stopped on
the Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA. June 1.-The cOndi-
ton of the river at Harrisburg is such
that the Pennsylvania railroad officials
decided at 8 O'Clock tonight to run no
more trains between Philadelphia and
Harrisburg until the water sub
sides and orders were issued to that
effect. The last report received here
from Harrisburg showed that the tracks
were submerged at Steelton. and that
the water was still rising. This action
of the railroad officials closes up the
entire line from Philadelphia to Pitts
burg, and it cannot be definitely stated
when travel will be resumed.
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AT JEROME PARK.
Seven Fair Races on Heavy
Track

JEROME PARK, June 1.-The weather
was wet and the track heavy to-day.
First race-Firenzi had a walk-Over.
Second race Minimum stakes, .one-half
mile Civil Service won. MaXimus second,
Bavarian third. Time, .50A.
Third race, City handicap, one and one
eighth miles-Aurelia won, Eurus second,
Bailston third. Time, :59a4.
Fourth race three quarters of mile-Ban-
ner Bearer won, Blue Rock second, Bess
third. Time, 1:1SA. :.
Fifth race, Titan course, l 400 yards
stone won, Sam Wood second, Bob Furey
third Time, :24t2.
Sixth race, selling one mile and half fur
long-First Attempt won, Gendarme second,
Wynwood third. Time, :57A.
Seventh race, one mile and an eighth
Taragon won, LIE Logas second, Faic6n third.
Time, 2:0SA.
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The Jerome Races.

New YORK, June AT Jerome park
to-day the attendance was small. wealth
er rainy; track muddy.
Mile and one-sixteenth--Walk over for
Firenzi
Half mile-Civil Service won in :5OA, Max
linus second, Bavarian third.
Mile and an eighth-Aurelia won IN :59a4,
Eurus second, Ballston third.
Three -fourths of a mile-Banner Bearer
won, Blue Rock second, Bess third. Time,
LISA.
Fourteen hundred yards-Madstone won.
Sam Wood second, Bob Furey third. Time,
:244.
Mile and sixteenth-First Attempt won in
1:574, Gendarmes second, Wynwood third.
Mile and eighth-Taragon won in 2:O3A,
LIE Logos second, Falcon third.
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Smith won, Caliente second, Cassius third.
Time, 2:39ls
Five furlong dash, two year-olds-Flyaway
won, Lula B second, Lena Ban third Time,
:U3A.
Seven furlong dash, all s-Bridgelight
won, Tudor second, Gardner third. Time,
:30s4.
The Steeplechase was declared off.
Green refused to allow LinguiSt to start
on account of having been ruled off at
West Side. Corrigan then scratched
his entries, Irish Pat and WinslOw, and
the race was declared off.
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AT MlNNEHAHA.
Some Good Speeding Done by
MINNEAPOLIS Horses.

That fast horses have always charm
was manifest at the "free opening" of
the Minnehaha Driving park yesterday
afternoon. Notwithstanding that the
weather was rather cool, several hun
dred enthusiasts of the turf, including
many ladies. turned out and witnessed
the sport. The management deserves
praise for the smoothneSS with which
the programme was carried out.
With the exception of little unneceS-
sary scoring between heats. everything
worked like machinery. This, however,
was excusable, as Col. Fred Pillsbury
acted as starter and was too modest to
make any ''bluff'' at the drivers. The
feature of the matinee was the special
match between Senator Coughs Joe
Braden" and r. F. Jones' "Big Ike"
mile heats. The first heat was devoid
of interest, as the senator's animal
made bad break just after getting the
word, and did not recover in time to
push Jones' king Of the ice. The
second heat, however, took different
aspect. The senator secured firm
grip of the ribbons in one hand and the
whip i'll the other, and whis-
pered to Jones to come on. The
horses got off we'll together and
were neck and neck to the quarter,
but Joe was too swift Oh the home
stretch and Ike was nearly half a length
behind when the wire was reached.
Time, 1:101s. The last quarter was
made in 35115 seconds, PA clip. The
race was postponed until next Saturday.
In the first trOtting race there were six
entries. Milkmaid was too fast for her
company and easily won the race. APP
pended is the result.
800 TRoT-BEsT TWO IN THREE.
Milkmaid ............. l
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ST. LOUIS OPENING,
Five Events on the Card-Steeple.
chase Declared Off,

ST. LOUIS. June To-day was the
opening dav of the summer meeting of
The st. Louis Jockey club. The track
was in fair condition.
Mile dash. all ages-Wheeler won. Mol
1:45.
Seven fr1rlengs all ages-Mirth won Entry
!econd. Red Stone third. Time, 1:21A.
Three-year old, mile and one-half-Long
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RICHMOND DELUGED.
A Large Part of Virginia's Capital
Under Water.

RICHMOND, Va, June 1.-Franklin,
Main and Cary streets and all interven-
ing streets to the river are covered with
water. All the wharves are sub
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PITEOUS TALES
Of Death, Want and Suffering at
Sang Hollow.

SANG Hollow. June millions
cannot repair the damage. and the des-
olation covers miles Of territory.
The number of bodies thus far recov-
cred is about 500. How many lie be-
meath the great bed of fire, under
swept by a raging torrent, the uncover
ing of their bones can alone determine;
but from all appearances there are
thousands. The agonized cries and la
mentations of the friends who have not
been able to learn any tidlngs of their
loved ones is most deplorable and
pathetic. When form is seen to drop
down deeper into the flames, from the
burning away of supporters, shrieks
pierce the air like wall from lost soul.
The list of a
THOSE RECOGNIZED
thus far are John w. Parsons. wife and
child; Aubrey Parsons. wife and two
children: Mrs. John Henderson and
two children, Miss Frank, daughter
of John Frank; James Lightner and
wife and sister, Margaret Lightner;
Mike Luther. James Bridges, Louis
Weinseller and wife, Lizzie Howe, Mrs.
Andrew Leonard, Mrs. Cush, Miss Kat
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A Genuine Mark-DoWn

From Former Low Prices. We are Live House, and n
We wish It srey that tbess goods
tremely low at the beginning of the season. on
having purchased the entire product Of Chic
now the citizens of st. Paul and vicin-
ity can reap the benefit