Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-14


JoHNsTowN, June 6'-Four of the out
lying districts of Johnstown was made to
day by the Associated Press correspon
dent. Affairs are Frightening slowly ant
moving toward with some system. Sup
plies have arrived from Mineral Point ant
accommodations are being provided for thu
comfort of the survivors. The same ar
rangements are being made at C0nemaugl
and WOodvale. There is mnch less sick
ness at these places than expected. Ont
or two cases of pneumonia are reported
but none serious. Measles and sore throat
have broke out among the children. Al
epidemic is feared. Gloom, bl ok as ink
settles over Johnstown as the sun goes
down, the colored lanterns of railroaders
being about the only relief to the darkness
Superintendent Duncan OF the Allegheny
County Light company, is still here await.
ing the arrival Of the engine, dynamos, etc.
which have been blockaded in the Penn
sylvania freight yards west of town
There are tons and tons of supplies in this
blockade. The railroad company has
made every effort to break it, but so far
have made, little progress. The state board
of health and the Pennsylvania railroad
are to-day cooperating in the work of re-
moving bodies from the debris above the
stone bridge. DR.. Cross of the health board
says there will be 1000 men here at work
tomorrow morning. The samtory ques-
ton is the prominent one of the hour. The
boord OF health has adopted cremation as
their cry, and tomorrow night the desolate
valley will be slit up with bonfres Of
wreckage which will be the pyre of nun
dreds of dead bodies.
TO-DAY's CONTRIBUTIONS.
Up to to day the relief committee has re-
ceived in actual cash contributions $685.
.16, with Ills IS promised in addition.
The greater part of this is represented by
kilograms from distance instructing the
committee to draw OH certain banks. This
is ali impossibility, as there are no banking
facilities left here. The committee hopes
that contributors will forward their money
by express. To-day j. D. Roberts stated
that Philadelphia promised 100000, which
is now at the disposal of the committee.
Governor Beaver reported 100000 at hand
bnt has not made any move to send it, so
far as known. Pittsburg has about $500.
600 in reserve. Following is partial list
OF the contributions received to-day: New
York Mail and Express, $4,000; New
York Herald, S5, 900; Bethleham, Pa, So, 900:
Thomas Cornell. 81 900; Louisville, $1,000;
Utica, $1,000; Allentown, 50, 900; Jay Gould.
$1,000; Judge I'enhing, Pottsville, $1,000.
Provisions and clothing are badly needed.
WHOLESALE BURIALs.
Ninevah saw some woeful sights to-day
During the period of daylight TAG bodies
were consigned to the earth from the
morgues about town. This army of dead
was placed in trenches. Less than 100 had
beeen recognized by friends. None of
them were claimed for private burial, how
ever, as in the majority of instances the
survivors were too poor to stand the ex-
pense. These bodies were gathered from
up and down the river below Jonhstown,
and the commissioners of West Moreland
county furnished plot of ground where
they sleep tonight There is an unusual
amount of sickness about Kernville. The
physicians claim that several hundred
cases of pneumonia exist. Children are
also afflicted with measles and kindred
complaints. The reaction, now that the
great shock has passed in measure, has
left hundreds of survivors with their ner-
vOus forces badly shattered and broken,
HURRY1NG THE BUR1ALs.
Notices were posted in all the morgues
to-day stating that after to-day bodies
would be held only twenty-four hours for
Identification. If at the expiration of that
time they are not recognized, they are
photographed, the photographs marked
the same number as the morgue number of
the corpse. Recognition is a difficult mat
ter, as the bodies are most terribly bruised
and discolored when taken out, and in
most cases the features are so distorted
that recognition is rendered much more
difficult than simply the blanched and
shrivelled appearance given from lying in
the water. The work of blasting the gorge
at the Pennsylvania bridge was prosecuted
to-day with much better success than on
any previous day. Everything must be
burned. All violators of this order are to
be punished severely by order Of Dictator
Scott.
Federal Appointments.
WsH1NGTON, June 6.-The president
made the following appointments to-day:
Charles G. Williams of Watertown, Oak,
to be register Of land Office at Watertown,
OAK; NJ. w. Hunt of Salem, Ore, to be
commissioner in and for the district Of
Alaska, to reside in Ounalaska, in place of
Robert Sanderson, who declines the ap-
p0intment; Dona G. Lamb of Wisconsin to
he special agent to make allottments of
lands in severalty to Indians, etc.
Base Ball-Thursday.
Des Moines 0, Omaha 2.
Milwaukee 8, Denver Is.
Athletic s, Lonisville2.
Athletic 16, Louisville 8.
Brooklyn 4, Kansas City 8.
Columbus 8, st. Louis Q.
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