Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-22
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JoHNSTowN, June q. - Tomorrow
Colonel Spangler will issue rations for two
days to carry the people ever Sunday. All
the commissary departments will close on
the Sabbath and the work will cease. The
men need day of rest badly. A number of
excursions on both roads have been pro-
jected. 1t is expected there will be big
crowd of strangers here. 1t would be we'll
for them to bring well-flled lunch baskets.
There were nearly 800 applications for
portable houses to-day. Mr.. 81. w. Storey
has charge of this work, and he is busy
man filling out the blanks. The central Of
fee is located in Alma Hall, and there are
two other stations where applications are
received. The first batch of 100 houses will
arrive tomorrow morning, and will be dis
tributed on Monday. The balance will
come in as needed, and more, additional to
the 600, will be sent for. DR.. Lee has for
hidden any of these houses to be placed in
the flooded districts, to prevent all possibil-
ity of disease. They will be located in
upper Kernville, Morrellville, Moxham
and other nearby places.
CASH ON HAND, 5000, 900.
The Finance Committee held a short
meeting to-day, but nothing was done. Mr..
Roberts stated that the committee had about
500, 900 in cash at their disposal. 1t is
question among them what disposition to
make of the money. The majority think it
should 60 TO the State Commission for dis
tribution among the sufferers, but unless
the committee is assured that it will be ap-
piled for this purpose they will hold it.
This money, of course, is Independent of the
large sums held in various cities.
DIR. Foster, Acting Surgeon of the Four
pital for the workmen. John Wanamaker
shipped some large tents to be used for this
purpose, but they have not yet arrived.
The doctor states that the health of the reg
iment is very good, and there is little sick
ness among the workmen.
The doctor examined the food of the labor
ers this evening, and he says it is as good
as the regiment gets. They had plenty of
bread, butter, cheese, coffee fresh meat and
picked pigs feet in Ridges camp. In ad-
dition they have the usual rations of salt
meats.
NO CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT.
An Italian was making a speech to some
of his countrymen complaining of the food
but the doctor called him off. He reports
that the workmen are generally we'll pleased
with their fare now, but occasionally
kicker is found. 1t is to be hoped the change
for the better will continue, for the men
were not receiving the proper kind of food.
Lieutenant Leggett, of Company II, Filth
Regiment. attached to the Fourteenth, re-
eeived bottle ef carbolic acid from-his
mother-in-law, who is physician, to gargle
a sore throat. Instead of doing this he
drank the stuff, and it nearly ended his
life. DR.. Foster worked vigorously with
him and he is now out of immediate danger,
Mr.. Frank Paulson was here to-day again
looking for the body of his sister. He left
for Pittsburg this evening without succeed
ing. The river was blown up with dyna-
mite but it did not reveal the remains. The
place where Miss Bryan's body was found
will be torn to-day in hopes that the body
may be near by.
The report of Chief Engineer Douglass
for to-day will not be ready before to-mor-
row morning. Colonel Hill estimated that
2,300 men were at work. ISRAEL.