Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-06-14

at Jamestown, stood by her key to the last
She was notified time and again that GER
tain death awaited her if she did not seek
safety in fight. But the brave little wo-
man thought of the thousands of people in
the valley below and stuck to her post, send
ing out message after message of warning.
Suddenly Il deafening roar filled the air, and
a black wave, mountain high, could be seen
pale-faced woman gave one look and dashed
the tears from her eyes.
ssThis is my last message J" the key tick
ed out to the operator at South Fork tower.
There was no time to add another word
The mad torrent struck the building and
an instant later the lifeless heroine of the
flood was dashed through the raging waters,
onward through the rocky mountain passes,
and downward to the smiling plains below.
BURIED IN EACH OTHER S ARMS.
The body of Rev. Alonzo p. Diller, rector
of JohnstOWn Episcopal church, and those
Of his wife and child were recovered to-day
under circumstances both sad and strange
-Four Episcopal clergymen who had been
sent there by Bishop Whitehead were work
ing about the ruins near Lincoln street,
WIcll UIlGN Guilt tlpOIl DOuy VI UIICll Low
brother Clasped in one rigid arm was the
body of his babe and in the other his wife,
whose arms were about his neck, They
were removed in this position and were so
buried.
EXHIBITING A BABY FOR A FEE.
1t will hardly be thought that people
would pay to see a rescued person in any
part of Pennsylvania, near JOhnstoWn,
especially in Pittsburg, whence so many
survivors have gone. Yet inquiries are
being circulated here about the parents of a
pretty baby that f1oated in its cradle from
Johnstown to Pittsburg. Two young men
who rescued the child have been besought
by many ladies to permit them to adopt the
little one. The men were here to-day in
quiring for the parents. They say they
will give the child only to the parents, and
admitted that they were exhibiting it for
an admission fee of ten cents.
SAW HER NAME ON A COFFIN.
Mrs. H. L. Peterson, who has been resi-
dent of Woodvale for a number of years, is
one of the survivors.
While looking for Miss Paulson of Pitts
burg, of the drowned, she came to a coffin
which was marked ''Mrs. III. L. Peterson,
Woodvale borough, Pa, aged about 40,
size five feet one inch, complexion dark,
weight about 260 pounds" This was quite
an accurate description of Mrs. Peterson.
She tore the card from the coffin and one OF
the officers was about to arrest her, but her
| explanations were satisfactory and she was
released.
MENTAL CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE.
| The mental condition of almost every
| former resident of JohnstoWn is one OF the
gravest character, and the reaction which
will set in when the reality Of the whole
affair is fully cOmprehended can scarcely
fail to produce many cases OF permanent OF
temporary insanity. The most of the faces
| that one meets, both male and female, are
those of most profound melancholy, asso-
ciated with an almost absolute disregard of
the future. The nervous system shows the
strain it has borne by the tremulousness OF
hand and of lip in man as well as woman.
| This nervous state is further evidenced by
peculiar information of words, persons speak
ing mechanically, while the voices of many
rOugh-lOOking men are changed into such
| tremulous notes of so high pitch as to make
one imagine that a child on the verge of
tears is speaking. Crying is so rare that
your correspondent saw not tear on any
| face in Johnstown, but the women that are
left are haggard with pinched features and
heavy dark lines under their eyes.
THE MEANER SIDE OF NATU RE COMING
TO THE SURFACE.
The cupidity of the people has been
aroused to such pitch by the indiscrimi-
nate distribution of supplies that many of
them who live up high and dry Oh the noun
tain side have carried home in the matter
of clothing alone more than they ever had
in the world before, and women can be seen
going from the supply depots quarreling
with each other, and each claiming that the
other was not affected by the flood. When
it is remembered that the mountain sides
are full of houses that the water did not
reach it will be seen that a violated faith
on the part of these people can and has re-
suited in much downright robbery. One
forehanded gentleman had his house search
ed, when it was found that his industry and
| frugality had accumulated fol- him fifteen
hams and thirty-five sacks of flour. He
was arrested. This man was selling meals.
BY the way, the Fourth Ward Hotel also
gets it's supplies from the donated provis-
ions, but as this is a regular hostelry and
no one can buy anything here for love OIL
money, there is no alternative. The Fourth
is to-day the Rennert'S of JohnstoWn
though a few days ago it was a prosperous
cOlored hotel.
ONE TURNED GRAY, AND ANOTHER
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Zeli Gruber, of Kernville, on Friday
morning last, had jet black hair, moustache
and beard; that night he had a battle with
the waters. On Saturday morning his hair
and beard began to turn gray, and they are
now well streaked with White. Gruber at
tributes the change to his awful Friday
nights experience.
A lad named Donnie Fisher, whose moth
Ell and sisters and brothers had lost theil
lives in the flood, committed suicide while
in a fit of dependency by hurting himself
from the top of a building and was drowned
ALADY MISSIONARY FOUND.
The ruins of the Pullman train which
was swept against the arch bridge are be
ing eXhumed. Parts of the parlor cars
have been found as well as the traces of the
passengers. About 8 o'clock the baggage
of Miss Annie Chism of Nashville, Tenn
was found. She was a missionary on he1
way to Brazil for the Women's Foreign
Missionary Society of the Methodist Churcl
Among her effects was a Bible, and in il
was q message to be filed at Altoon and ad
dressed to the Methodist Book Concern Al
20 East Tenth street, New Y DIRK, announc
ing that she was on the train. Her watch
some money, and q Greek Testament Were
found. 1t was evident that many Were
lost Oh this train. More than at first sup
posed.
THE FUTURE OF THE CHILDREN.
Nine children walked into one Of the re
lief stations this morning led by a girl o.
Il f1+I.