West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-06-13
FLOOD NOTES.

The general impression is that Governm
Fork r, OF Ohio, did more for the sufferers
than did G. ,vernor Bower.
At Sci,tovle o pocletb)ok co1taininl
- 20, n set OF silver spoons marked 80. "
a rank book Of tn First N ltional. Of Johns
town, wi h a credit o ,tha1 Dyer. and tive
locks OF hair, mementoe3 of lost loved ones
were fou d.
Chairman Hicks, OF the Altoona delega-
ton, who has been all over Tia district since
Sund y m ing, says the 10 is 10, 500 b.
1907, and m buses IL on talk with scores oil
ais rts OF pppe. The Absence OF former
residents and 0f 8 fixed and familiar popu,
lati Is most striking.
The work OF recoverin. the dead goes OF
with u dimnishe vigor. and as the work,
men becomes accustomed to their CHASTITY
Il DIS, and tie o-rors OF the scene becom,
commonplace, they apply themselves more
diligently 20 Tn ir duty aud labor with sys.
tenn that produces rapid results.
WI h the rece Ing waters the sssne of desc
luton eco ms hour mo . weird ana
picturesque. Like d ser swept by SONS
fierce simeon, tue wiley level is sn unbrOken
plain for miles, only at last 70 find abrupt
termination in Inou tain Of debris that
FOUND Judgment on sons projection rocs
which, Ike jax, de6sl the fury Of all the
70 COS Of tie clsmeats.
The borough OF Johnstown and tn adioln-
ing boroughs, or what Is left OF them are
practically under mart al law. Adj Gen.
Hastings says ho has NOT d. Glazed mlrtill
law yet the soldiers are on guard an no one
Is permitted between the riv r. unle<s he has
al order from tbs A u itint G neral. rne
tgbisesrs are dsbarfed altogeth r, and the
town IS inacceSsa. 10 except % newspaper men
end others who have business here.
Que o. tho peculiar things stranger no.
tees IN Johnstown Is the mpaf aiiveiy small
number Of women see in the placs. 'Of tto
N. H ~ Il =
for every man. Children als1aro rarely sssf,
about the town, and for n similar reaeon
they are OH dead. There Is never n grouo az
the dead discovered that does not contain
from one 70 three or four children for every
grown person. Generally the children are
in tho arms Of tho grown perso is, aud often
u tie toys and til iksts ciaspsd ia their han 4
indicate that tbs childre wers eau ,ht up
while NJ play and carried o. far az possible
toward s1fetY
Cinci vi has s-ns thrOugi tho commits
te3 f55OJO, IN addition 10 s7.2J) from ba ikt
and 5000 from O,her contri ,u5oes
Nine ctri 'adi Of . oyisO 81 all clBsbf,a
were mt % } u istO W over to P5nIqylvf-
~ tfahroa IN $ nufliy an eight og5r the
Baltim IT. & Od).
Some idea Of the magnitude n The d,m,oe
done 20 Pe1nYlvanit Rfilrold lines by the
recent hood my be forme from the So ,ie.
ment that nearly 5,OOJ M ar0 employed
n many CTS working i6 hon Ia Il " fhit
great army of w0rkmsn IS Uu ting bridges.
repoci1g track crrief away hliag 4 D n
ga ling the wash on road bed
Or. hIbbeit estimate Sunday that 2. 800
bodies htd bHn Y. cJv0ret 50 far II ha
visit among nine morfucs already IN NJ Toned
ne clun.ot 900 o lies. Tho mo ga 3 above
on below JgnustOw0 hqv5 no. been visit BY
tbe docior bu, ths Coroner held 2s5 inau 81
20 Ninegoh 20 bojiss we're list at Co entuxh.
80 at nihofal P0int "a l5dfes ar5 o5nst.ni.
IA being fopud,