Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
AMONG THE WORKERS.
Scenes Among the Men Who are Attempriri
the Herculenn Task of Clearing
the Wreckage Away-Every-
thing Going Forward
systematically.
rrRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT,

SyStematlCauys
rFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT,
JoHNsTowN, June 5-To-daY the work of
clearing the city of Johnstown of all the rub
bish and debris and hunting for the dead
bodies which are still within the ghastly ruins
has been continued There has been much ac-
complished already, and the men who have
been engaged since last Saturday have labored
as only heroes can in such gigantic task as
was before them. They did not work for any
personal gain or profit They came here and
went to work prompted by the roblest princi-
nile of human nature-unselfshness. The
energy. perseverance, and undaunted effort
they have displayed deserve nothing less than
the highest admiration and appreciation.
But to-day the plan of work is a different
one Unfortunately the number of people who
are ready to sacrifice themselves for the benefit
of their fellow creatures is comparatively small
and when the endurance of the volunteers
failed there was nobody to take their places
The volunteer army diminished as the hours
advanced and instead of making any headway
with the work of clearing the unfortunate CITY,
the task seemed to become greater, because
only gradually could the enormity of the labor
he realized. This fact became manifest to Cap
tam W. R. Jones, of Braddock: Mr.. William
Finn of Pittsburg, and Contractor Evan Jones
as soon as they came on the ground and saw
what was before them.
/ Work systematically Carried On.
"It is impossible" said Evan Jones, "to ex-
meet a corps of volunteers TO do this work to
the finish. There are not enough men in the
country to do such thing for nothing Cap
tain Jones, Mr.. Finn and myself talked this
matter over. and Mr.. Finn concluded to hire
men and pay them. Captain Jones is paying his
men also. and now we are in a position to hire
ali the men who are willing to work The re-
splt has been that we have now about 5000 men
engaged on the field and everything is going
along rapidly and Systematically"
THE statement of Mr.. Jones has proved itself
true beyond a doubt by the fact that more
work has been accomplished to-day than in the
entire time since last Saturday. The working
men are composed of the following corps:
iP9cxh & Flmn. employees of the Edgar Thorn
so0 Steel Works, the National Tube Works, Of
III sr-ZZg es,Isrt: tie Hartman Steel Company, of
Ii,.-.,rf Flls: Long & Co.'s steel works, from
tsi,s~fis-s. sf.1 a nataber of smaller companies
oT men 1ro1a the su,roundlng towns All Of
these men are los@ce in tents, and from the hin
Iuhere THE DISPATCH headquarters are situ-
ated. Johnstown considerably resembles Just
now military camp.
ttf1ne advantage of paying men," said one Of
+be foremen from the Beaver Falls brigade
isIies in the fact that you can give orders to a
man YOU pay and that brings better results
than having men work as they please. There
are So MANY volunteers here, who have applied
themselves to this work out of principles of
nnre humanity, and men who can well afford
70 do such a thing, that it would not be fair TO
expecb poor man TO work Tor nothing"
An Army of ToileFs.
.T have taken the bull by the horns" said
Evan Jones to-day, .sand have started this
morning to do thing that was imperative 1
have told my men to apply the torch to any.
thing that can be burnt in safety. tits the best
method of making headway. am contractor
and / know how buildings have to be wrecked,
as well as built, and when this rubbish has been
demolished by fire we will have clear sailing
The Booth & Finn corps and the rest of the
workmen are in frst-rate organization. The
tents cover the ground for acres, and they have
All the supplies they want. The Chamber of
Commerce is doing the work in very effective
manner. There are blankets in all the tents.
At dinner time to-day it was quite sight to see
the men. When the clock struck II from tile
tower of the Presbyterian Church everybody
laid down pick. shovel and AK to- go to head
quarters There were four tables erected on
the field to-day, each of them about l50 feet
iIone. and here all the men sat down to have
their. meal. There were Italians, Huns. Ger
mans, Swedes and Russians, as well as Ameri-
caus--in fact, from the many tongues spoken,
one might have taken this multitude for the
men who builtthe tower Of Babel.
HEINz1cHs.