Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08
Some Scenes Of Distribution
at MorreIIviIIe.
I5O PALS CHOCK FULL.
Bad Clothing That shouId Have Been
Burnt, Not Donated-Americus Luxuries
Free-Needy Ones That Don't Apply-5O
in n FnmiIy-KernvilIe's Very Bad
Shape.
rrRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENCE

JoHNsTowN, June TAT Captain Logan's
headquarters at Morrellvllle is busy scene
Messengers and clerks are coming and going at
all hours; trains are unloaded, and wagons con-
vey the goods to warehouses, where packages
are opened and goods sorted and classified.
From these warehouses goods are sent in
wagons TO Kernville, which is not accessible
by rail, and to Cambria City and other local
points. Morrellville is the principal distrib-
uting station. Supplies are sent from here in
all directions. General Hastings applies to
Captain Logan for what is needed on his side of
the bridge. The committee then ascertain the
contents of car, and whatever is needed is
shipped up the road and over the bridge by
rail. If a car cannot be secured containing the
proper supplies one is loaded from the ware
houses and sent over.
Owing to the fact that boxes are packed in
discriminatory and as rule no schedules are
sent along, it is necessary to unpack and sort
everything. Clerks keep an account of all
goods received and all goods forwarded to
other points. and as supplies are only given
out on orders an accurate record Is kept of all
the work done.
Young's livery stable, large building has
been turned into grocery warehouse. The
red planning mill ana the white planning mill,
both immense structures, were offered by
clothing, bedding and other supplies. Last
night about 10 o'clock the Methodist church
was secured and ten carpenters put to work.
Boards were nailed over the pews, the church
divided into sections and supplies Of clothing
placed in each. One section contains boys
clothing, another contains mems clothing.
another women's, another misses, another
boots and shoes, and so on. A bookkeeper sits
in the pulpit and ladies of Morrellville and
vicinity act as clerks.
The road to Cambria has been cleared. E.
A. Carol took out a force Of men and teams.
Local men were put to work on the road. In
some places it was covered by mud and mortar.
1t is a good road now, and goods can be put
into Cambria City in quick time.
The Supply of Provisions
ran low there last night, and this morning
delegation of the leading people came over
with schedule of things needed. They were
sent at once. Six teams loaded with all they
could carry over the mountain road were sent
to Kernville this morning, where there Is great
need of them. Last night the Pennsylvania
Railroad put in a side track at the Morrellv1lle
headquarters. and relief cars are run m there.
The cars can now be unloaded into wagons.
Before it was necessary to unload them on the
ground to clear the main tracks, and transport
them as it was possible to do it. Columbus and
Cleveland have been most systematic in their
contributions. Three heavily-laden freight
cars came in from Cleveland yesterday. Ten
men were required to handle some of the boxes.
The cars were laden for the most part with
clothing and one gentleman said they were SO
closely packed it was almost impossible to find
room for fly in one of them The contents of
each box was scheduled thereon, and the COM
mittee didn't have to unpack them to make
this discovery. This is an example that ought
to be followed generally
Columbus citizens sent 150wooden pals, each
packed with six cups and saucers, six plates
-one vegetable dish, one teapot. six knives, six
forks, six table spoons, q dozen teaspoons
pound Of tea, a pound of coffee, and to the
handle of each pail was tied coffee pot. The
State of Ohio, besides sending lot Of tents,
sent hospital supplies in the shape of canned
fruits, jellies and other delicacies. The cloth
ing that came from Cleveland was the contri-
button of ]. L. Hudson and Hull & Co, and
was all new. This" said one gentleman in
charge of the supplies, ais more than can be
said for lots of the clothing sent here. Much
of it should never have been sent. 1t should
have been burnt"
There are Is members of the Americus Club
at Morrellville. They have 100 men on their
payrolls at 81 day. Yesterday 20 men were
enRaSeQ cIeanlnB Tue SCT6eL 70 CamDTla lily
and burning the animals in the neighborhood,
To-day the streets and cutters of MorrellVille
were placed in good sanitary condition. The
Americus workers suffer greatly from lack of
sleep. Some who have been hero have gone
home to recuperate, and will return; others
have come here to take their places. II. d.
W. English and A. T. Edwards were at work at
headquarters until o'clock this morning.
They were up and at it again at 5. This Is
sample of how all are working, partly because
of the smallness of the force, and partly be-
cause of the fact that trains are arriving at all
hours of the day and night, and 1t is necessary
to unload them at once.
Lack of sleep is, in measure, compensated
for by the fact that the commissary department
is excellent. Quarters have been secured at
the hotel here, and range has been placed in
the yard. A frame structure will be erected