Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-06-05
THE Day ExPREss.
over "a score af Passengers Koat--story
Of Witness.

Of witness.
JoHNsTowN, June 5.--It il now deiin-
itely settled that at least twenty and
perhaps forty persons were lost on the
two sections OF the day express Tint left
Pittsburg ats a m. Friday and the accom-.
mediation train that was about to leave
Johnstown that afternoon.
There have been numerous and con-
fiicting reports about how many trains
were caught in the flood, but from most
reliable sources it has been ascertained
that three trains were caught by the
water.
Experience of = Passenger.
Mr. Edward Mccullough, of the West
moreland Coal company, was among the
passengers ON the day express east ON
Friday morning. He states positively
that both sections Of the day express and
the accommodation were caught in the
flood. Said he:
ut is my opinion that at least twenty
people were drowned from the trains.
In fact, can count that many missing
myself, and the death rate may 20 as
high as forty. There was one parlor car
and three sleepers ON the express and
several other cars. We did not know Of
the food until about three seconds be-
fore it was upon US. We heard the
whistling of the engines and all who
could ran TO the hills.
Turned Isask for Their Ovcrshoes.
"Among the passengers were two
young ladies, one of whom, / think,
lived in Pittsburg, and the other, who
had been visiting her in Pittsbttrg lived
in New Jersey. They heard the warn.
ing and ran out of the car, but il was
muddy and they went back for their
overshoes and before they could get
away they were caught by the water
and drowned. The next morning we
found them dead
'sThe conductor, porter and one
woman were last from one of the sleep
ing cars. The porter tried 90 save the
woman and they were both drowned.
In another car an old gentleman was
lost, and in the parlor car q woman lost
her husband and sister, and another
lady passenger and her three children
were lost. The woman made a desper.
ate effort to save the children, but it was
useless, as the odds were so great against
her. A woman named Christian, who
lived in Mississippi, was lost from one
of the cars, and twelve passengers in
the day coach are missing. One Of
Daly's theatrical companies was on one
of the trains, but do not think any of
the members were lost"
1t is said that at least eleven Of the
people lost from the train were Pitts
burgers, but it is impossible to ascertain
any names. The railroad company has
some names of the missing, but refuse
to give them out until they are certain
the people have been drowned.
One Left Out Of Ten.
A family Of ten persons named Berher
came here last Wednesday from Rhode
Island. The father and several sons Sc
cured work in the Cambria Iron works.
All were drowned except Harry, a 13-
! taken in charge by lady living out OF
town. He says his uncle, Thomas b.
Pugh, lives in Westerly, r. /.
The sight today is fearful to behold,
and words cannot be found to express
the full extent Of the scene presented.
In fact when one looks at the sight he Ii
nOnplussed and hardly knows what to
think. No one can realize what d terri
BILE disaster there is before him. All the
bodies that are burned to such an extent
that they cannot be recognized are
placed in collins and buried Immediately.
Removing the Bodies.
Bodies were being taken from the
ruins at the rate of one every five min
utes, and there are at present about fifty
bodies lying on the bank. The supply
of collins on the west side Of the bridge
has run out and the c0rpses have to Be
laid on the ground: An extra supply Of
| coffins is expected from Pittsburg, and
If they do not arrive soon the work Of
rescuing the bodies from the burning
ruins will have to be stopped, as the
stencil arising from the place Is terrible.
The men who have been hired to do
the work seem to do it just as matter
| of business The bodies are being in
| tered in the cemetery nearest tile place
where they were found AT noon pro-
cession Of about fifty cofiins was seen
going up the hin above the railroad.
There was not a mourrier present and
the sight was a ghastly one to behold.
It win take several days 70 bury Che
bodies in the different graveyards.
Letting the Bodies urm
The hand of providence Is m Il. The
suggestion made by the physicians that
the bodies not buried be allowed % 81
crcmated, in the interest of public
health. and which aroused such storm
of indignation among the surviving po-
| pnlace, is viewed with more caImness,
and there IS growing sentiment that IL
is after all the best solution Of the prob
lem. Weeks, months will be requiredt0
remove the stupendOus mass by arti-
fetal mems, and meantime the r0fting,
| putrefying remains Of poor humanity
buried therein would be dealing poIlu-
ton and death to all the surrounding
country. The awful desolation Of the
scene has been described often enough
already to render repetition Of the at-
tempt here unnecessary. These descrip-
tions have been as truthful and graphic
4 as il is possible for man 20 make them.
bnt none have been adequate, none could
be.
i've Pounds of Dynamite Powerless
4 fiyc pound can Of dynanitGwas *
/ pl0ded among the wreckuee at tho
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