The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-07
were rescued.

were rescued.
Mr.. Schubert's remains were found
on Sunday afternoon beneath a pile Of
broken timbers and his coffin carried TO
his widow and children at the house of
a friend in Morreliville.
The following was found written on
a new door taken from the Ohio river
at Bridge water My time has come
have been in the wafer fourteen hours
aud cannot stand the angry waves any
longer / give up al hope. Saw my
children all go down. Good bye to all.
John Morrill,, Cambria
The bodies of Jonn FitzhsrrIs Sr.,
and Christ Fitzharris and family were
recovered on Tuesday morning.
y mong the parsons known to be saved
are VIII Luther, Charles Mitchell and
Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Zimmerman, and
George J. AkeTs and wife.
Some OF the men who are working
the hardest are the Catholic priests and
the Protestant ministers. Tney are
working night ami day. Among the
priests on the scene are Bishop Phelan,
Father Boyle, of GaIlirzin Father
Smith of Ebensburg F.; Father O'Con~
nell, of s.. Peters, Allegheny Father
Molyeux, of S.. Paul's, Pittsburg
Father Darjen, of Cambria City, who
lost over $50, 600 in property and fuTni-
ture Father Lamblng and a host of
others. Among the Protestant minis
ters is Rev. Bsales, pastor OF the Pres
bYterian Church OF Johnstown. and
about a score of others. Their efforts
for the relief of the suffering are unre-
mittiDg and they are doing good work.
a mare belonging to the proprietor
of the Hubert House was standing on
the street in front or the house when
the food came and strange 20 say was
found alive near the same spot on Sun
day.
Mrs. Moore an old lady aged 65 years
was found on Tuesday on the roof of
the houses still alive but terribly ex-
hausted. She was carried to Kernville
where her daughter was oveTjoyed 20
find her alive. Mrs. MOores house had
been swept from its foundation and was
floating down stream when it struck
the building from which she was rescu-
ed and MIS-. Moore was thrown il some
manner. she could not tell how
upon the roof She had been without
food or drink up until the time OF her
rescue.
Mr.. Thomas Gore. wife and two
who lived on Second street,
JohnstoWn. were chased up TO the attic
by the water, which forced off the roof.
The quartette got on the roof and float
ed down to the houses packed against
the railroad bridge. They walked over
the debris to Market street, where they
were pulled up the hill with ropes
While floating down TO the bridge they
picked up four'other people. Mr.. Gore
is rs years of age.
Henry Roberts lost one child babe,
, months old. He had in bis house a
Newfoundland dog, which was near the
child when The fatal food struck the
house. The dog seemingly realized the
and caught the little child and started
to swim for land. The faithful animal
held on to the child with death grip.
The force of the waters washed the dog
and child against large school house,
where they were held until the water
began to abate, and as soon as the ami
NAL could he swan to the hillside with
the babe in his mouth and delivered the
dead infant, which was drowned, TO
some people who were there.
y peculiar incident of the flood was
the case of 14-year old boy, the son
of saloon keeper. When the crash
came the boy seized a little 1-month-
old baby and was whirled away in the
torrent of water. All the other men,
beIs of the family were lost, but to the
establishment of every one the boy and
baby were found on Saturday morning
on the roof of one of the mills below
tie bridge at the Cambria iron works,
alive and well.
H L Duucan's family were all
saved. They had a narrow escape, and
Mrs. Miller, his daughter was only
saved by the aid of her little 6-year-oId
daughter, who saw her mother in the
water and caught her by the hair and
held her head above water until lMr.
Duncan got near enough 10 drag her
out upon the roof Of the house from
which they escaped.
HOW THE RESERVOIR BROKE.
The Altoona Mirror on Tuesday
publishes the following ID. ]. Neff,
Esq, of this city, heard the follow suo-
~ ot the bursting of the reservoir near
South Fork from Colonel Unger. for
merly of the Mountain House, Cressou.
and more recently proprietor of the
Seventh Avenue Hotel, Pittsburg. Mr..
Unger said My hotel is about two
and half miles from South Fork, and
in the immediate vicinity of the reser,
voir. a day or so ago sent word to
Robert Pitcairn, Superintendent of the
Pittsburg Division, to come with several
OF bis friends to my resort and would
entertain them. Fishing and hunting
would be the bill of fare. That same
night the heavy rains came and the