Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-14
FLOOD EFFECTS.
Governor Beavers Method of
Raising Funds.
BUSINESS COURTESY SHOWN.
Every Effort Being Made to Set the
Citizens of JOhnstOwn Again
ON Their Feet.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June 13.-The first
real work under the supervision of the
State began this morning. Fifteen hun.
dred men responded to the whistle. The
weather is warm and cloudy. The
stencil from the decaying bodies was
almost unbearable.
Some worthless fellows gained en-
trance to the town and began stirring up
dissatisfaction among the laborers, with
the result that 100 quit, and the militia
then drove all the idlers out. Orders
were issued to admit no one without a
pass.
LATEST ESTIMATE OF LIVES LOST.
YOUNGSTOWN, June 13.-The general
opinion among well-posted people here
is that the loss of life is between 5000
and 1000.
Colonel Rogers, who has charge of the
registration, states that from all he can
learn the population amounted to about
% 900. This accounts for 10000 people
supposed to be lost. Earlier reports to
the effect that $4,000 to Is, 900 people
were missing were based upon the sup
position that there were $4,000 inhabit-
ants in these boroughs.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
Reports as to the number of bodies
recovered at different points along the
flooded districts are very conflicting. 1t
is supposed that official reports have been
sent in by different persona. These are
also conflicting, and put the number of
bodies recovered anywhere from l 100 to
800. Consequently there is no telling
how many bodies have been recovered.
TRANSPORTATION OF ExoDANTs.
The report of the Bureau of Transpor-
tation, which died with the Citizens Re-
lief Committee shows that, from June 4th
to June 18th, inclusive, l, 592 people were
given transportation out Of Johnstown.
The Bureau of Information answered 2S7
kilograms and IS letters, mostly inquiries
transformers.
UNDIVIDED IN THEIR DEATH.
Eight bodies were brought to the
morgue in the Presbyterian church on
Main street to-day. Some were taken
out of the ground Immediately surround
ing the church. A party of men at work
in the debris came across the dead bodies
of Mrs. Myer and her daughter, locked
in each others arms. The total number
of bodies recovered to-day was nineteen
making the grand total of bodies re-
covered 1899.
THE TORCH APPLIED.
The mass at the stone bridge was fred
this afternoon, and tonight is burning
furiously. With it is destroyed all hope
of recovering the bodies that are certainly
there entombed.
HOW THE MONEY WILL BE RAISED.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10. - Governor
Beaver announces that he has abandoned
State treasury under the proposed indem-
such action might establish a bad prece-
dent. He has decided, instead, to adopt
the suggestion that the money be loaned
The Governor stated that he had been
banks of Philadelphia, without security
and without interest, the loaners to be
reimbursed by the legislature at it's next
seSSlOD, duu uS has dCC6pteu tLlS OuoT
This money will be used to clear the
streams and place the highways in order
and PEI form other necessary State work.
SELLING RELICS OF THE FLOOD.
JoHNsTowN June 13-To-dav was the
second day since the flood that Johns.
town WAS not deluged with rain; and,
under the influence of bright sun, the
sandy soil was soon drying and things in
general frightened up. A number Of
stores, with their wares inside and out,
were started in business anew, and large
sales of flooded goods were effected, be-
ing bought chiefly as relics.
SETTING THEM ON THEIR FEET.
The first decisive step, towards putting
Johnstown's business men on their feet
again, was made tot day, when about 200
merchants who lad survived the flood,
many of them without dollar, met
Adjutant General Hastings this afternoon
and were assured that they would be
established in business on long credit.
Both Pittsburg and Philadelphia whole.
salers have offered YOUNGSTOWN merchants
their business courtesy.
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