The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-15

lore THIS time II any was to come, and for
this reason | feel perfectly safe IN issu-
ing tie shove bulletin. There is hardly
any typhoid fever in the town and but
little pneumonia. The fears of an enl-
demlc of diphtheria are unfouDded.
mere are few cases OF sore throat,
put they are not serious enough to cause
any alarm.
Every effort is being made to have
people move out of their houses and in
10 tents. Plenty of tents will be fur
nished by the state. Living in tents in
the open air Is more conducive to good
health than residing in close, damp
houses.
The water is generally good and the
air pure. i will say again that the resi-
dents OF i1ttshurg and the cities below
need not fear 10 drink the river water.
There is no danger oi it's being contami-
mated. -
DR.. John s. Miller and Dr. F. NJ.
Strouse are III charge of the Red Cross
outposts, which are located in the very
midst OF the ruins. The flag OF the Red
Cross on white field OF tents, waving
upon the main tent, is a welcome sign
OF refuge TO the manv wCrkmen who
are suddenly stricken while at work on
the ruins. The word "hospital" Is
feared by them, and they would rather
leave the city than to enter one. At
the outpost they know they can
be prescribed for and can Law
down for a while at rest. None of their
cases are very serious; only ordinary
complaints due to change of food and
water, After short rest they gener-
ally return TO work. The tents are
usually well-flled. The tents were
warm and close to-day, but this is due
to the hot weather. a stiff breeze is
bioW ing tins evening and IL doing much
to alleviate the sutierings of the men.
a force OF seventy-tive men cleaned
out three baker shops III ruins this ait
ternoon. A number Of bakers will DC
sent from PIttsburg, and as soon as the
ovens are cleaned they are TO commence
TO bake bread. Flour is plentiful and
the bread will be sold.
Several cases of vandalism and rob-
berry We're reported to-day. Last night
several cars containing supplies were
broken into and the contents carried
OFT. What the thieves could not steal
they trampled and ruined. The Ma
SONIC relief car was also entered and
robbed. Twelve men were arrested for
stealing to-day, but they were re-
leased upon returning the goods. The
City were kept busy last night arresting
thieves. They were placed in the guard
house end this morning drummed out of
town. When they reached the out
skirts Of the town they were warned
that if they were caught again they
would be summarily dealt with. Many
people, by imposing on the relief COM
m1ttee, have succeeded in getting
enough supplies to last them several
months. Ole man was found this ter
noon who had nine sacks of flour in his
cellar, besides a large stock of pro-
visions and clothing which he had Sc
cured from the committee by misrepre-
sentation.
This afternoon Private VIM. Young,
of Company G, Fourteenth Regiment,
n. q. T., committed suicide in his tent
by shooting himself in the head. He
was a farm laborer. and resident of
Toms Run, near Marshfield, Pa. He
had been sick for several DAYS, but
nothing In his manner indicated that
he contemplated taking his lie. He
was % years of age, and leaves wife
and two children.
Miss Walk and Miss Ely, of the
Northern Home for Friendless Chill
dren, returned 10 Philadelphia yester-
day, and took with them :he Hoffman
family of nine children. These little
ones were found In an utterly destitute
condition, as both parents and the old
est sister were drowned. The ladies
will return TO assist i'll the work of aid
ing children who have lost all.
Miss B. Hinckley, head of the Chill
dren's Aid Society of Philadelphia, saws
the object of her society is to unite par
ents and children, rather than send
them away from Johnstown, although
the little ones will be provided ior if
their parents are not found. There are
plenty of Johnstown people who will
adopt these children and bring them up
AS cl lzens Of Johnstown, instead of
sending them to asylums where they
will become state paupers. Miss Hinck-
ley cannot give an estimate of the num-
Der OF children restored to their par
ents, but 1t is very large.
Miss Maggie Brooks is the only resi-
dent member of this aid society who
was not drowned. She is a school
teacher here, and knows every child
and their parents in the city. She
spends her time in hunting every house
for miles around for parents and chill
dren. When a child is found it is sent
TO headquarters, and a note and descrip-
ton made of 1t. When any of the
chIld's relatives or parents are found
they are sent to the headquarters and
in this way many families have been re-
united.
The object of the Western Pennsyi-
vania Aid Society is to furnish Temporal
ry as well as Permanent homes for the
orphans. Mrs. Aston to-day found al
kernvlle seventeen adults and children
living in room about I0NI5. The chll-
dren will be sent to Pittsburg until their
parents can find some sort of habilauon,
when they will recall their children.
W. NJ. Ferguson walked down from
South Fork to-day, iouoWlng the line d.
the PENNSYLVANIA road. He sa.d that NJ!
the railroad tracks from South Fork 10
the yiaCuct were swept away. 1t viii
bo three weeks before the road will be
open tor travel, and months before it
will be restored 10 It's former stability.
The work of registration of the sur
vivors of the flood is going steadily on
Up to this evening there were about y =
GOO registered and the list is i'll in-
crensing. The number of the lost is
placed now at $500 by those who held
1t would reach l0,Cu0 a week ago. i
conservative estimate is between o.5uu
and 5000. Up to date there have been
900 bodies recovered.
CHICAGO, June 9.-Nearly full dozen
clergymen throughout Chicago, snd
representing almost that number OF d1-
ferent denominations, preached to-day
upon the subject of the Johnstown hor-
ror. The prevalent public sentiment
was expressed most strongly perhaps by
the Rev. j. l.. Withr0w, pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian Church, one of the
largest congregation in the West. lie
declared that the calamity could not be
clsssed as an "act of God, +" and the re-
sponsibihty laid on the Almighty. He
said IN substance that the real burden
of blame pressed upon the shoulders Of
the Pittsburg club, whose tkcughtless
selfshness was more concerned IN main
tanning a pleasure resort than in the
safety Of thousands of their fellowmen.