Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-06-05
A CITY OF THE DEAD
Scenes in the Vast 0harnel House
at Johnstowp.
MAKING BOEFIREs OF TIE RUINS
Victims in 0onemaugh Valley Estimated
at Between 5000 and $4,000
wiLLlAMsPoRT's PlTlABLE PLIGHT.
MAKING BONFIRES OF TIE RUINS
wILLIAMsPoRT,s PITIAeLE PLIeHT.


Resolving order out Of chaos--The
Ground win lie Ready Tor Rebuilding
by SIonday-.Johnstown Wants Album
dainty supplied, while starvation
Threatens the Unfortunates at wood
vaIe--Anotlaer Long List Of Identified
Deaa--Fever and Pneumonia Claim
1000 MISUNDERSTANDING Noble Work
in Resculng the Perishing Presl-
dents speech AZ Relief Meeting.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 5.-Superin-
tendent Morgan, of the Cambria Iron
company, returned from a tour of the
entire flooded district. He declared that
only about 5000 persons are now alive
where 29, 800 lived and had their being
before the flood.
Adjt. Gen. Hastings maintains that
the death list may not exceed 5000, and
of this number he thinks 5000 bodies
win never be recovered.
Mr.. McConnaughty, the chief of the
bureau of registration, said that he is
convinced that the number who perished
is 10000 or more.
/ Purging with Fire.
Capt. w. r. Jones and Evan Jones
held consultation and arranged the
scheme for clearing the streets.
How are you going to do its' asked
the citizens committee. "Men and fire
will do it, = replied Evan Jones. "We
are about 1000 in ALL Wen just
gather up and cast all this truck out on
the flats there and making nice, big
piles of it, set fire to it; that's ALL The
wind will scatter the ashes and there
won't be anything to remind you of
your troubles"
The Ground Cleared.
, In an hour hundred tents were up
and the men were tearing down the
mountains of lumber and logs and piling
them ready for the flames. Great pillows
of flames reached up toward the lower
ing clouds and now the streets are pass
able to all parts Of the city, although the
debris is by no means removed, nor will
it be for several DAYS. There will be
clear ground next Monday between the
rivers upon which Johnstown people
may again build and again grow rich
and great.
Departments Of Distribution.
Gen. Hastings has instructed his as
sistant, Maj. A. L. Spangler, to organize
the following departments of distribu-
ton: Beef and meats, clothing, tinware,
-four, coffee, sugar and teas. Maj.
Spangler has also organized special de-
partment, including Kernville. Wood
vale, Cambria City, Morrellville, Cone
maugh and other towns, and in each of
these he viii establish branch depots,
and from these assistants will distribute
the necess1ries to the worthy. This
scheme will enable those in charge to
give to all who are needy and prevent
imposition.
How Supplies are Dispensed.
''The principal depot is at the Penn
sylvania passenger station. Al portion
of the platform has been wired off and
large tables filled with all kinds of good
substantial cooked and uncooked food
arranged along the whole length OF it.
Police are on guard not only to repress
the eager crowds but also to prevent the
incoming of Ioafers, who are very
abundant. Those asking aid are adj
mitted to the wired passage way and as
fast as their wants are attended to, their
baskets filed and addresses taken, they
are hustled out the other end, where
also are stationed several officers who
narrowly scan each outgoer in order
that he or she may not duplicate the
visit on the same day.
Boots and shoes Only Required.
Mai. Spang1er said: I'VE have an
abundance Of everything except boots
and shoes, and there should be supply
0f them Immediately. The railroads are
forwarding us stuff BY the train load as
rapidly as they can move them. and on
the whole we are doing very well. Each
applicant Is supplied with a day S ratiOns,
either for himself or his family. Those
who do not have families and are hungry.
are given lunches from the supplies we
keep on hand all the time. Money Is of
no use Just now. may say that many
applicants have money and are willing
70 buy. but there is nothing to buy IN the
city and we can sell nothing
About 1000 Cases Of sickness.
Dr.. ". B. Lowman, Of J0hnsfown, Is
IN charge Of the medical relief corps.
He Is assisted By over 900 physicians.
Cases are coming in increasing numbers.
The most frequent ailments are pros
tration. pneumonia and fever About
1000 are sick Not SO many OF the re-
covered dead were identified as yester-
day owing - Disagreement By fire Or
decay.
Sense 81 Those Identified.
Among The identified bodies recovered
are Emma zimmerman. NJ B. Harris,
Alice Veil. Sofia Blough. John Cartafn.
agent of f. II. Nickerton; John R0alew.
j. 6. Weakland. W s. Pitts. Cant. ):
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