Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-10

feet of mud and sand. This earthly mat
ter absorbs an ediuria, aud acts as ia,
best of q disiufsctant There is no pres
emit danger 20 the walters supply of Pitts
burg at Johnstown. The only present
danger is from people being frightened
into sickness by sensational reports.
"You may state for me, said he, "thal
there are more doctors here than patients
The general health of the people in the
town is excellent, much better than car
bee expected. ] expected more sickness,
chan there is. really looked for an cpl
lemic OF some kind. It would have
broken out however, before this time II
.ry was 90 come, and for this reason I fee
perfectly safe in issuing the above bulletin
. There is hardly any typhoid fever IN the
town. sud but little pneumonia. Tn,
Tears of an epidemic of diphtheria are IN
founded There are a few cases Of sorC
thro8L b1t they are not serious enough tC
cause aly alarm.
Every effort is being made 60 have
people leave their houses and gointO tents
Plenty of tents viii be furnished by the
state. Living in the open tents in the
open sir is more conducive % good health
than residing iu close, damp houses. The
water is generally good and che air is pure
I viii say again that residents Of Pittsburl
ana the cities below need not fear tC
Drink the river water. There is no danger
of It's being contaminated.
A force of seventy five men cleaned on
three baker shops in the ruins this after
neon. Anumber ot bakers will be SEN
from pitt-burg. and as soon As the OVEN
sre cleaned. they are TO commeuC3 ~ bak'
brssd Flour is plentiful, aud the bread
wiil be- sold
Several clses OF vandalism and robbery
were reported to-day LAST night q mum
Der of cars containing supplies, wer'
broken into. aud the contents CARR off
What the thieves could not steal they
tnmped and ruined. The Masonic Relic
car was also entered and robbed Twelvr
men were arrested for stealing to-day, bu
I thev were released upon returning th
goods TIE military gnsrds over no Cam
I bria CITY were kept busy last night arrest
ing thieves. They were placed IN che
guardhouse. and this morning drumue'
/ ,gfof Io4n. When they reached th5 out
I skirts thev were warned that If they wer
caught again they would be summarril.
dealt with.
Many people are imposing upon the he
lief Committee, aud in several instance
men have succeeded in getting food sup
niles fo last them several months. On
man was found This afternoon who ha
nine sacks OF d1ur In bis cellar, besides
LARGE stock of provisions and clothing
which he had secured from the cOmmltte
by nisreDresentation.
THIS afternoon, Private VIM. Young, Q
Comnsnv g.. Fourteenth Regiment, q
|N % committed suicide mo his tent b'
.ho-.iag himself in the head with nm
|a,U He was g farm iaborer and resl
4-nt of Toms Run. near Mansfield, Pa
/ Hs had been sick for several dsys, ou
\ nothing I'm his manner indicated that h
c-n+emolatsd taking bis life. He was =
yelr- axe. and leaves and wife and tT'
children.
Mrs Bio Hiuckley, head Of the Chill
d-e-F Aid Society, Of Philadelpnia, a
t1eir headquarters near the Fourth War
r,..rr- Isl one of the busiest young womei
in the .lev. Tla number Of ap2i cant
for children far exceeds the number O
children thus far provided for Mis-
uincklev saws the object of her Society
/ n, noife psrents and chi .dren, rather tnai
land then away from Johns'own, al
though the little ones Will be proy,do'
for h their parents are not found Iner
srs Dlentv of Johnstown people who VII
adont these children and bring them ul
for citizens of JohnstOwn, irstead OF send
inc thsr, 10 asvIums where they viii be
,oma State paupers. Miss Hinckly can
,of give an estimste OF the number o
/ ebiidrsn restored to their parents, but 10 q
very large.
The tower of St. Johns Roman Catho
I ic church was blown up this afternoon
f T7isis the church which caught n7e OF
I tbs eventual Friday night and was burned
I rr- tower stood alone, and was c0nstan
I menace 20 passers by. It was condemned
and danger signals placed near It, but as
measure of safety the authorities to-oal
ordered that 10 be demolished, and cnsIg
nj dvnamits was placed under It, and IN
I tsU tower was was soon heap OF DllcA
and mortar
There was an important meeting her
to-day. at which were present Goyerno
Rsaver. Col Sch00nmahyer. Messrs. VIM
NcCraerv. s. S. Marvin. III. G.. Gourley
~ B. Ford. J B Scott. Thomas NJ. King
/ Mr. Mccoy. Capt W. R Jones, Adjutan
/ General Hastings, Reuben Miller ant
sheriff NcCsndless. A general discussion
of tbe situation was had. The GOverno
induced iu a long talk, reviewing the SIT
ustion ard making many sugges1lons
Mr. VIM. McCreerY, Chairman OF the he
lief Committee. then made long state
oent and said he thought 1t was time IN
I Rel,ef Committees were relieved OF 70
work of clearing away the debris by IN
State. The Governor said that the nsce' nee
sarv money could be raised, Ina
fbe-s were two hundred thousaa
men who would become responsible 10
fvs dollars each. that be would give nl
b,,5 to the State Treasurer for Sl,OuOiUU
,,ilb those poo 600 men as bOudsmen, on
N tL.. gtsts Treasurer would then pay oI
N .be 81 GOO 600 for the necessary WorE
when Inc legislature met the money WIZ
49,, from, the treasury cOuld he eppf'
,-ists7 lie said that the money alrea9
sf,,bscribed should be used entirely ior Cd
u ra rnf nf me auLHlrl7f attN --~
tbs State Treasurer be used for restofll
,5s vicinity 10 its condition before u
aoo5 AM debts already contracted i'
ne removsl Of debris should be paid, D'
I'M money psid out for this purpose Ifol
. ,be rslisf fund shall bs refunded so tn'
- svsrv cent subscribed for relief oI u
stricken people shall be used Tor tha' pu
. ...,sa arnua
. Tbs Governor has $3.50, 600 in his hanC
b now for the relief fund. A COMMITTEES
b seven well-known men Of the STATE WI
be appointed 90 distribute the relief iun'
- and the present relief committee is co col
daus the work of relief till the eomm'
sion is appointed After the commis'lc
81 has been appointed the future operation
p of the Pittsburg Relief Committee res
- With &C.
b tn an interview tonight Govern
, R,sver said that be had been over the el
B ire 6ooded district and found the supp
. sen,ts an well flled, but they must 800
b bs rsplenished. "I found the stream