New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-04
THE PRESIDENTS ACTIVE INTEREST.
CONSULTING WITH GENERAL scHoFlELp AS IT.
TIE MEANS OF RELIDF-FEARs OF
pyGrI1rN1r AT YOUNGSTOWN,
PEsTILENCs AT JoHNsTowN'

PEsTlLENCE AT DOWNTOWN
Washington. Juno 3.-Gcneral schohed, who j.
atm, a. s.cretary of WAr called az tho White Hous'
this morning and remained with the President iot
bmrs comforting with regard 10 Tie best means VI
relieving tho distress prevailing At Johnsto"h Inc
President Is in constant communication with tho eta''
authorities the subject
The Masonic relief committee which went iro"'
p,ttsburV % JohnstowD autographed President Har'
rt.on This afternoon urging the appointment OF
S.,,opal Commission IN tako charge OF sanitary a.
fairs at tho seeuo OF the disaster ~ was urVot
that tho presence OF 80 many decaynS eofpaos ouH
breod a pcsulence there, besides poluenS Tue "A''
Of the streams. affecting AL the couhu' Voi"''"
burg ami New orleans.
p,,.tdent Harrison conferred with General schonch
who VA. present at the white House when the mos
,Ags was received, and Slrgoon.Genoral hamhto"
was summoned 10 take part In this conference Inc
fact was developed that tho National SANITARY CoP''
n such IL may be called, IS composed oil Physrla"'
Ior ,tcd At various points DR.. ATKINSON. OF Plus
burg is one OF them. After a fun discussion ah
| ,,swrr vas returned 20 the Masonic Committee thai
| N. od,orr. OF the National Government could not
! Interfere In the matter. but. that Dr. Atkinson
| would confer with and assist mo rem
! ,vlvnnia state Board OF Health In any
..,,,r-s u might institute IN aid Of the public health
| and comfort, and that surgeon-General Hamilton
could lie rcsdy TO give advice and assistance 80 that
,h,tcyrr WAS undertaken might be carried forward
| nv official sanction and authority. Instructions IN
accordance With this decision were at once sent to
| Dr A,kiusson by Surgeon Hamilton.
| Tho following telegram was received by President
Harrison this evening from Governor Beaver, at Ilar
| rsburG:
Tho sheriff OF Cambria County says everything IL
! quiet and that he control tho situation without
! Inc Adj OF truOps. The people are fai -iy housed
and snol order prevails the supply OF food 80 far
is equal 10 the demand but supplies OF food and cloth
Ing arr still greatly needed. Conservative estimates
nSrc tho loss OF lf from five 10 ten thousand ana
loss OF property from twenty i've TO forty mlIonA
! Tho pr6pc arc az work hrroicAlly, and will have a
| large force tomorrow clearing away tho rninS.
| The sympathles Of tho world arc freely expressed
One Telegram from England gives al 900. VIII Issue
! A general appeal 10 the public tonight. Help comes
from all quarters It's universally greatly encourage
| our people / viii communicate with you promptly
! n anything unusual occurs
Tho officials OF the War Department yesterday
learned OF the existence Of fifty tents At Plttsburg
which by order Of General schoheh, after consultation
with tho President, turned to tho local au
| thorities.
| IL the request OF Adjutant-General Hastings, OF
| Pennsylvania, Captain Gagcby ID United states In
| fnntry. and Lieutenant Miller 5th Infantry have
been detailed by tho Acting Secretary OF War "a as
siSt the authorities In relieving tho sufferers from thu
food At Johnstowu. These Odlccrs volunteered thcii
services. No application for ratons has as yet boer
| made upon tho War Department by tho Pennsylvania
authorities, but they have applied for tents, which
could not 10 supplied