Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-06

, fellow between them to the Iost where
such beings are made exiles from the
scene OF desolation.
ANOTHER ESTIMATE OF THE LOST.
Go seryatiye men are Of the opinion
that tho humber OF people deslrof5i Wifi
reach from 1000 to $1,000. THIS view
oi II is based On many fragments of evil
dehce obtained from over loo citizens,
being careful to select is Intelligent men
and women as could be found.
ln the mOrgue the little ones lie in
dozens, where the adults are In half
dozens; but lere is and has been o much
greater difficulty in recovering the bodies
OF the children. Being lighter and smaller
I they nave oiteu been swept into out-of-
lhe-way recesses that are aim, st
inaccessible, and are more easily
carried away. A very great proportion
OF the children have been swept down the
river, and their Lodies DIR ven In under
overhan Ing banks, under thickGts and in
other place..
THE ADJUfANT GENERALS REPORT.
AT II O'Clock this morning A jutAnt
General Hastings sent the following lele-
gram to Governor Beaver:
Governor Beaver, Harrisburg. -FulIy
5000 men are at work cleaf NJ Of debris,
bodies are now being rescued In la,ge
numbers
At LIS this afternoon fifty bodies were
taken from the debris iu out OF the
Catholic church ia Johustown borough.
About forty OF the bodies were those oi
women.
TENTS FOR THE HOMELESS.
The 800 army trnts brought ON by Ad-
jutint General Axllne, of Ohio, have been
divided, and two white walled villages
now allord shelter Ia nearly 5000 home
less people. These villages ARE policel
and under charge of General Axline.
1t will take 10, 900 men dirty days to
clear the ground 80 thai the streets are
passable aud the work OF rcDpilding can
be begun.
BURIAL or THE DEAD.
The gray mists had scarcrly risen from
the hills this mOrning until II Lhous nj
funerals were coursing their green s,drs
There wtre no hearses few mourneis aud
as little solcmui y as iornal'ty IN
majority of the uuiiius wrrr OF roul Ii
pine. The pail beaier- =" strong OK
teams, ard instead of six pan bearers To
one collin there were generally six cot
inns to one team. Silently he rO rs
sions moved and lenIly tury uDiuadcd
their burdens In the lap of mother eartn |
No minister OF God was there to pro- |
nounce a last blessing as the clio Is rat |
tied down except few faithful priests
who had followed some mangled repie-
scn'atiVcS OF their iaith to the grave
The unidentified bodies were grouped |
on high hill west OF the doomed city, |
where one epitaph must do for all, and
that the word Unknown" There are
hnnnrpIa nt fhasa rtauaa a1rnady an.l
each day will increas the proportion.
the FLOODS ELSEWHERE
Reports are being received of the de
structlon of property in Huntington
County, Pa, by the Hoods. At Mapletun
the tanuery OF l.. A. Roberts was dam
aged to the extent of 500, 600, and the
loss to other property will reach 500, On0
more. The Powell Furnace, at Saxton,
sustained loss OF $500, 900, ami at that
place both the railrcad bridges were
washed away. -Four mi es OF the Penn
sylyana Railroad tracks below Hunting
don were des 'royed. So far as known,
800 houses have been destroyed In Hun
tinglon county. Three families, com
prlsing sixteen persons, named Dean,
Heilner aud Montgomery, are missing,
aud 1t is feared that they have been
swept away.
A despatch from Williamsport, Pa,
| says that six men at Little Trout Run,
on Big Pine Creek, who had been EN-
ployed pseling bark, have been found in
their cabin dead. They were oyertaken
by the flood. The only person drowned
by the breaking OF Maynard street bridge,
In Williamsport, was a boy named Geiger.
Lieutenant Governor Stone reached Will
Transport last evening with seven car
loads OF provisions. Five additional cars
are on the way. Navigation iu The Che,a-
peake Bay is badly obstructed by the
immense quantity OF logs aud lumber,
and other dritt matter, through which
vessels can pass only after great delay
and with extreme care. At nj Aht nayi-
CATION is not practicable.
HELP WANTED AT LOCK HAVEN.
HARRISBURG Pa, June 5.-Governor
Beaver has received the following tee-
gram from Mayor Mason, of Lock Haven
"1our telegram received. Donations
In the shape of money and provisions are
what we neei Money is necessary to
place the streets IN a sanitary condition
Governor Beaver telegraphed Superin-
tendent Gill this evening: Lock Raven |
is also In great destilution, We hope to |
reach them with food to morrow. They |
will also reed clothing and and bedding. |
PHILADELPHIA, June 8. Drexel " Co, |
Treasurers ofthe Johustown Relief Fund, |
yesterday, received Ss2, 1873, which,
added to tue S22S 1887 previously ac-
knowledged, makes the total amount to |
date in their hands S3l0,G4932. At the
Mayors Office 7,S532l was contributed |
yesterday.
Governor Beaver acknowledges over
Sl25, 900.