The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-09
CENSUREON THE CLUB
The Peoples Wrath Rising As
the Waters Fall.
A Coroner's Jury Talks of Grim
inal CareIessness.

Fears That the Clubs superintendent
is in Danger of Mob Violence-Villas
Of Members Entered by Liquor
Crazed Men and the Furniture De-
molished in a Spirit of Revenge
Forty-Seven Corpses Found in a
Bunch on the Site of Ruined Hotel
The Work of Clearing Up the
Debris Progressing-The Aggregate
ofthe Contributions Growing Larger
Daily.
JoHNsTowN. June S.-To-day at Johns
town opened with heavy rain and early
morning thunder storm. The hillside
streams were filed to their banks, and
everything was dripping. The air was
chilly and damp, and daylight was long in
coming to this valley Of desolation and
death. At an early hour the valley where
so many have gone to rest presented
like valley of the dead. Nothing was
moving, and all remained within the meager
shelter offered them till day had fairly
broken. As the day advanced the tented
hills began to show signs of life. Smoke
arose from many camp fires, and on every
surrounding in this valley of desc
lation could be seen guards
moving among the tented villages At $3.50
o'clock a whistle from the Cambria Iron
Works sounded the signal for early prepa-
ration for the serious work of the day, and
SO thousands of workers in behalf of the
sufferers were seen moving on the hillside
and in the valley.
NO EFFECT ON THE PEOPLE.
Therweather was most unpleasant for
any one to be out doors, but it apparently
had no effect on the people here for. as
soon as their early breakfast was over,
thousands of workmen could be seen going
TO their work, ard soon the whole valley,
that in the early morning hours was asleep,
was teemiDg throng of life and activity,
While the rain was far from pleasant to the
workers and many helpers, it was certainly
providential that cool weather continued
in order to prevent the much-dreaded de-
composition of hundreds of human bodies
yet unrecovered and thousands of animals
that perished in the flood. The air this
morning, while tainted to some extent with
the fumes arising from decaying bodies,
was not near so much so as if the morning
had been hot and sultry. What is needed
IS strong, cool breeze to sweep down
through the valley to purify the air and
carry away the poisonous gases.
FULL OF ANIMATION.
By Z o'clock the whole valley was full of
people and the scene was most animated
one. The various sections of the flooded
territory were full of men busy in search
ing for the dead, and removing and burn
ing the debris. At o'clock five bodies had
been taken from the mass at the stone
bridge. A large force of men has been
working all day on this part of the wreck,
but SO great is the quantity of wreckage to
be gone over and removed that while much
"ork is done very slow progress is being
made. The continued falling of the river
renders the removal of the debris every day
more arduous, and whore few days ago
umbers when loosened would float away
they now have to be moved by hand, thus
making the work very slow.
FAMOUS DIsINFECTANT.
A most welcome arrival this morning was
Dr' d. Bullen of disinfectant fame He
brought with him fifty barrels more of his
oislntectant The doctor will take charge
OF the dislnfecting Of the dangerous sections
Vi tne hooded district, and notably at the
stone bridge. DR.. Lee of the state board
W health says this disinfectant is the
most effective of anything of the
klhd he ever saw, and it is also recon-
dnehded by all undertakers and doctors.
twenty-five barrels have already been
used with most favorable results. Its great
virtue consists in the fact that it is perfectly
harmless. DR.. Bulen was a former resi-
oent OF Johnstown and lost thirty relatives
~ tne Hood, among them three brothers-in-
Jaw, Lnreo uncleS and two 6Iuts