Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-06-06
RELIEF ron wrLLrAM.ronr.
Carload. of supplies Reach the suner'
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Carload. of supplies Reach the suffer-
or. There.
wulIAwsroRT. Pa, June s.--The people
breatbca a little easier now thst all apprt-
hcusion as b. further suffering with hunger
has been dissipated. The seven cars Of
supplies brought up yesterday evening by
tho secretary Of the commonwealth are
ready 10 he unloadcd and work will begin
some time to-day. The track Is not re-
paired far enough TO bring cars opposite
the centre of the city and boats cannot get
down to where they arc. Before evening
they will lie reached. The mayor this
morning telcgraphed the governor that
enough provisions are on the way TO last
our people for several days. The relief
committee have been exceedingly busy
and arc constantly finding cases of suffer
lug.
The track on the Linden branch will he
completed to-day and trains can then run
through 10 Tyrone. -
Secretary Of Commonwe cath Stone went
TO Lock Haven to-day on the special caboose
which took Vice President Frank Thomson
up TO that place. Captain Dement,, of the
state department, will return 10 Harrisburg
to-day.
The body of Calvin Miller, who has been
m ssing since tho Maynard street bridge
went down, has been found at Montours-
Vile, II miles below here. This makes two
ives lost at the Maynard street bridge, in
cad Of u large number, which was falsely
reported as having been drowned,
Adviccs coming in show that loss ofprop-
erty has been very heavy in all places near
here. Morris, Tioga county, is total
wreck. NJ ills are gone and many dwellings
and other buildings swept away. The
Pine Creek railroad has suffered greatly.
At Salladesburg much damage was done.
Houses and mills were flooded and in some
instances moved and greatly injured. The
Larry's creek region has otter suffered ftom
floods before but never 10 the extent IL has
on this occasion. In one instance several
persons only saved their lives by climbing
To the branches of a tree until rescued.
As the water gets lower new evidence OF
the disastrous work Of the flood appears.
All along the line of the Philadelphia Il
Reading track through the city dcst str,iction
meets the eye. Many cars were lifled from
the tracks and torn in pieces. The number
of houses taken away oI toppled into heaps
of rubbish cannot yet bc stated, hut II il
quite large. Along tho entire river front
going west from Pine street, the debris i,
piled and in some places extends
up to 81 street and even farther into
tho heart of the city. Many families
showed wonderful courage in remaining IN
their houses after the water entered th,
second stories. In some eases their only
chance to get out OF buildings would hav,
leen through the trap doors in the roofs
I ft,t 1,n 10, Ia,
out than to remain and many beat,
! loaded with those seeking to escap,
! we @ overturned in the angry waters. Th
| clothing which has hccn called for Is badly
! noeiod as so many have lost all bu
| but what they had on, that bein,
wet and no chance being afforded {,
dry ii. Some large mills are still file,
with homeless people, and freight ears an,
improvisod shanties are used by others
| The tents sent viii be extremely welcome
| bnt they may not lie obtained in time I,
! get them erected to-day. Tho weather /
! cold AT present which makes il severe fo
| those with the little shelter, although il /
| thought to loo fortunate for tho health o
the people, as the hot sun with 80 micl
filth nigh, hayoa bad effect.
| pHILADELruIA, June H. President Cor
bin to-day issued the following notice
"The Philadelphia Il Reading railroad vii
receive and forward free of charge any con
signments ofprovisions or clothing for tn
sufferers by Hood at Williamsport. Sue
consignments To he marked Ia order G
station agent of Philadelphia n Readin
railroad company at Williamsport, an
will be subject to disposition of the reli'
committee of that city. .
(Signcd)
| A.