The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-11
C0NEMAUGHS CALAMITY.
A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE GRN-
ERAL RELIEF WORK.

me Expenditures to Date in the VAL
ley, Johnstown and Vicinity S1,7OO,-
ooO-The Number OF Persons Fed
Now Reduced from 81, $50 to 1000
Bach Claimant to Get 500.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 10.-At a meet
ing Of the flood commission held at Cresson,
yesterday, committee was appointed to
prepare brief statement of the general re-
Lief work performed. From their report it
Is learned that, in round figures, the expendi-
lures to date for relief in the COnemauSh
valley, Johnstown and vicinity aggregate
$l,7O0,00O. This includes the work of the
Pittsburg, Johnstown and Philadelphia
committees and the food commission, and
also the disbursements of the state in the
abatement of nuisances and the payment
OF the militia detailed for police duty.
THE NUMBER FED.
The number of persons to be fed has
varied from maximum of 81 $50 to the
present commissary roll of 1000.
The number Of distinct claims to be passed
upon, many Of them involving interests OF
families or dependent relatives aggregates
nearly 1900. The commission also held
conferences with the committees from
Chicago, Williamsport and JohustowD.
After hearing the last named committee the
commission resolved to appropriate $780,
OC0 to be dlstri ibuted among the verified
claimants in the ConeInaugh valley throu zh
Its representative in Johnstown, II. H. Cum
min, as soon as the checks for the payments
can be prepared. TIE sums SO paid are to
be considered as payments on account of
the final adjustment. TO be made upon a
carefully devised system already approved
by the com mmissiOn.
LEFT TO JUDGE CUMMINs JUDGMENT.
The details are LETT to the Judgment of
Judge Cummin, but there is ar understand
ing that the contribution is to be upon the
registration and classification of the claims
already made with much care by the johns
town committee. This cash will aver
age considerably above 500 to
each claimant, and is in ad-
dition to the cash already distributed
by the JohnStown committee. This, it will
he remembered, is besides the general re-
Lief work constantly going forward. The
commission increased the sum TO be devoted
to relief in nineteen other counties besides
Cambria to $3.50 900. The largest single
sum viii be required for the Williamsport
district of LycOming county. The sums
required for the J0hnstown district will
| cover all moneys coming into the state from
outside sources, with large amounts in ad-
NithOIis Aio aPIlA Opilub4JuS AOI OuAeI AOCdA-
tiles are from the general contributions
made within the state of Pennsylvania,
THE BOARD OF HEALTH MEETS.
JoHNsTowN, PA, July lO.-The board of
health held its annual meeting here to-day.
DR.. Engleman of Easton was elected presi-
dent. Dr.. Lee submitted his report cover
ing the entire district since the flood, and il
was unanimously adopted. The report
shows that everything is in good sanitary
condition, that the water supply is excel
lent and that there are no fears of an cpl
demic Of any kind if the people follow the
instructions laid down by the board.
For the first time since the flood no bodies
have been found in twenty-four hours. This
is attributed to the fact that all work was
done on the streets, where the sand was
only about a foot deep.