Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-07

aud others, and none save those who are
actually employed, are allowed to re-
main. Officers are arresting men every
hour, some of them on the slightesI
provocation. In all cases where the Oh,
tense is trivial, the victims are pressed
into work with the relief gangs.
HURRYING THE INTERVIEWS.
Notices were posted in all the morgues
today stating that, after today, poules
would be held only twenty-four hours
for Identification. If, at the expiration
thew ara photographed, the photograph
bearing the same number as the morgue
number OF the corpse. Recognition ID
difficult matter, as the bodies are most
terribly bruised and discolored when re-
covered.
BLASTING THE DEATH GORGE.
The works of blasting the gorge at the
Pennsylvania bridge was prosecuted to-
day with much better success than on any
previous day. Several men armed Win
poles were busy pushing the logs
ioosened nv the blast out into the stream.
80 that they would float away.
THE OLDEST NHABITANT.
Thomas Jacobs, of Morrellville, is one
of the Oldest inhabitants of the Cone.
maugh valley. He said o-day that the
water of the river was much higher in
1887 than it was last Friday, even after
the dam broke. "The whole trouble
about this deplorable affair."" he
continued, "seems to be from the mar.
rowing of the channel of the river, and
Der WE'LL" said he, "when the channel
rox, Iou,n u,hara tho Mill halou ha
bridge now stands. The Conemaugh
has always been shallow stream. AZ
ter heavy rainfalls it rises rapidly, as all
mountain streams do. Its watershed
is large and the hillsides are so con-
structed that the water runs down
rapidly, causing quick rises and turbu-
lent currents.
THE WHOLE DAM TROUBLE.
Primarily, I hold that the Cambria
Iron Company is responsible for the mar
rowing channel. Secondly, the South
Fork Club is responsible for not having
made the dam secure beyond all posi-
bility of break, especially when they
ing the breast And third, the Pennsyl-
vania railway is responsible for having
constructed the viaduct with such low
arches and with ribs calculated to catch
pieces of driftwood if they happen to
strike diagonally on the piers. The dam
made by the gorge at the bridge is what
engulfed the town."
GENEROUS PITTsBURG.
PITTsBURa, June 6.-Contributions are
coming in rapidly for the relief of the
Johnstown sufferers. IT is estimated at
the Chamber of Commerce that $500, 600
nL.s AZ
Creery, Of the relief committee,
tonight issued a circular in which he
states that it will require 10000 men to
clear the wreck along the ten miles OF
destruction, and place the city in
will cost double the amount
now in the hands of the committee
and leaves nothing for the sufferers and
destitute, whose need is very great, all
of which must be carefully attended to.
The destitute are brought to this
city, clothed and fed and
housed, or sent free to their friends all
over the land. We ask that the gener-
GUS subscriptions, which are coming from
all over the country, be continued until
sufficient funds are provided to complete
the above work.
SYMPATHY FROM BERLIN.
BERLIN, June 6.-The North German
Gazette, speaking If the YOUNGSTOWN flood,
saws: 1.-THE Americans are always
charitable. The condition of the suffer
ers by the Johnstown floods demands
German assistance"
ORGANIZED AID.
SAN FRANCIsCo, June 6-Subscriptions
to the Johnetown food fund in this city
I'D to this afternoon exceed 100000.
TULARE's MITE.
TULARE, June 6. An informal meet.
ing was held here tonight for the pur-
pose of sending aid to the food sufferers
ia Pennsylvania. One hundred and fifty
dollars was subscribed and systematic
convassing of the town will be made to-
morrow.
ST. Bah. CHIPS IN.
SANTA BARBARA, June 6.-The Cashier
of the First National Bank to-day sent to
the Relief Committee at Youngstown $500,
to be used for the relief Of the flood suf-
ferers. One hundred dollars more has
already been subscribed.