Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-06
AT J0IINSTOWN.
REGISTERING THE LIVING TO
ESTIMATE THE DEAD.


JouNsTowN, Pa, June 5.-An earnest
| effort was made to-day to get some def
mite Information as to tho total number
| OF persons whose lives were lost In the
| recent flood and its attendant horror OF
| tre at the Pe1nsyivanla Railroad bridge.
lhe further the inquiry was pre- enied,
however, the more uncertain the ascer-
tainment of any authentic figures be-
| came.
An actual count of the d. ad Is abso-
| lulely impossible. The streets OF Johns.
| town to-day are covered in many places
houses high with sand and rubbish and
bu lding material and household utensils,
In the midst o! which human remains are
being cot stantly discovered.
The total number of bodies found In
and around Johnstown is about 800.
These, OF cours', do not include about AS
many more that have been reported as
found and buried from various points
along the ConemauVh from Nlneveh
down to JohnstOwn. At none OF the
Johnstnwn mOrgues, however, was 1t be-
lieved that the num- or Of dead would be
less than 5000, The great number OF
missing are referred to as foundation Tor
tie belief that 5000 would be even a
small estimate OF the total number lost.
UnfOrtuna'ey, all authority except
that applying TO police patrol and the
distribution of relief has been lost In the
confusion OF the last few days aud, as is
frankly admitted by those now beginning
to assume control, many bodies have
been carried oil by friends or relatives or
been buried before any count OF them
couli be secured.
One way OF arriving at some Idea OF the
number of lost is IN deducting the num-
Der OF the living from the total popula
tion, but here again the first difficulty
that presents itself is the vast extent of
country traversed by the death wave.
TIE total population of John town and
suburbs, excepting points above Wood
vale and below Morrellville, Is estimated
by excellent authority at ~ $50 souls.
To day the bureau for the registration
of the living from all these poin's re-
ported that IL, 900 people only had hand
ell In their names since the work of regis
tration began on Monday.
II the missing continue to report as
readily for few days more as they did
on Monday and Tuesday, something like
fair estimate OF the number of the liv-
ing may be obtained.
RELIEF MEASURES.
JonNsTowN, Pa, June 5.-Every
train that comes to this borough, either
over the Pennsylvania or the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroads, brings relief In the
shape OF food, clothing or working men
10 assist In clearing the ruins.
At Sang Hollow about 30 cars OF pro-
visions stood on the tracks all the norn-
ing, AMI did not reach here until late
this afternoon. At noon hundreds of
MOI rlFt 4
relief headquarters and could only be
supplied with crackers and a slice of
bread covered with jam. At the other
relief headquarter- at the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad Station, the condition Of
affairs is much better Fiity-seycn car
loads OF pro visions and clothing arrived
at this point this morning via the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, ard of these
elsh; were from Philadelphia, SIX from
New York, and one each from Baltim lre,
Wilmington and Washington. The pro-
visions were eagerly applied for by the
residents of Johnstown.
The work of removing the debris Is ad-
vancing rapidly. Additional men were
put al work this morning by the Cam bria
Iron Company, and the railroad tracks
IN the yard are almost cleared In Johns
town, where the greatest destruction WIS
made. Between 1000 and 5, 0O men are
at work.
Miss Clara Barton, head of the Red
Cross Society, reached Johnstown this
morning from Washington. She was ac-
compaLied by two assistants and Dr, j,
b. liuhbell, eld agent of the crganiza-
tlon. Early this afternoon the Phladel-
ph Red Cross Society arrived over the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and now
lAa what Ia ail m N hn In, C,,lI
ganized hospital In service on the field.
They are fully equipped with commits.
sariat kitchen, physicians and nurses.
In the same train with the Red Cross
Society were Col. J. Granville Leach,
Col. John i. Sandrrson, Col. w. j,
Il liott, Col. W. II. Taber, Col Henry ID.
Parson and Col. I. J. Ilirdson, of Gov
ernor Beavers staff, who were wired to
assist Adlutant-General Hastings Col
onel Leach's special duty is to attend to
the supplying OF food TO every body, in
which task he will be assisted BY Major
Singer Department officers of the
Grand Army of the Republic also arriyet
at the same time and brought s. 900 with
the particular purpose of caring for com.
,ades aud their families.
AT one time to day there was a scarcity
of provisions ready for distribution, but
abundance was unloaded from the cars
this afternoon. Mr.. Scott says there
may he large quantities OF the much
needed dislutcctants In the cars.
About 4J0 survivors, many Of whom
desired to 70 to friends In the East, had
been sent via Pittsburg on Tuestay and
Monday. All these Ieop!e are given
free passes. Vice President King, Ct the
Baltimore and Ohio road, was walking
around here all day assisting the authori-
tiea
Chairman Scott and Cyrus Elder
aiming that runners of lynchngs stu
get into some public prints, said there
was only one lynching and that was the
hanging OF Hungarian for a tempting
to get ring by cutting huger oil a
corpse 81 know all about th,t," says
Mr.. Scott, "lOr 1t occurred In the Nor
rellvIlle disttic', which had control Of
until | assumed this position" Mr..
Elder says that very little disturbance
has been reported from any quarter, not
withstanding that there are a number OF
bad people In the valley.
PittsburRers are now In sole charge of
everything at this p ace. The Fourteenth
Regiment has not yet been assigned to
any duty By Adjutant General Hastings.
In an interview this morning, he sid |
'fnlp rppimpnt was Dr1prpI b,rn 10 IL,