The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03
AFFAIRS AT JoHNsTowN.
The Situation Growing Brighter-Two
Thousand Three Hundred Bodies Found.

Thousand Three Hundred Bodies Found.
JoHNsTowN, June 27.-The transportation
department was closed to-day and for time no
passes over any railroad will be issued from
here. The local finance committee met this
afternoon. 4 telegram was received from Gov.
Beaver approving the committees suggestions
for the houses. The governor is willing for the
master carpenter TO go ahead and build tempo
rary houses ont of the lumber shipped, instead
of ordering any more of the Chicago portable
houses.
Five bodies we're found to-day. Two Of them
were identified. Notwithstanding the rain this
afternoon work was pushed forward rapidly.
Every effort is being made TO get the bulk OF
the military away from here by Saturday.
Many of the more conservative citizens are ap-
prehensive that the contemplated departure of
the soldiers will be dangerous move. They
are fearful that an abandonment of the mill
tary restraints will encourage lawlessness, as
there are certainly many questionable charac'
ters now here waiting an opportunity TO pillage
and steal. The civil authorizes are fearful
that they have not sufficiently recovered from
their paralyzation TO assume control under the
circumstances.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 27.-The Johnstown
finance committee issued to the press to-day
an appeal to all committees holding funds for
the relief of the sufferers. The address says
that there is urgent need for the money, and
asks that il be no longer withheld. 1t is the
committees desire to get the community on a
selfsustaining basis as quickly as possible ana
cease all aid.
JoHNsTowN. June 2S.-The situation in
Johnstown is growing brighter every day. The
spirits of the people are more bouyant and they
are beginning to feel like returning to work.
Eighty thousand dollars in cash arrived to-day
to pay the men in the various departments It
was distributed among the contractors and
the heads of departments to pay the men under
them. The Fourteenth regiment was paid of,
and with the exception of three companies will
return to Pittsburg tomorrow.
The work of registering the flood sufferers
for the purpose of distributing local funds was
finished tonight, but the totals have not been
added The men in charge OF the work do not
think that more than four thousand persons
were lost
The axle plant of the Cambria iron company
started up to-day
The Rev. Mr.. Beale, chairman of the morgue
committee, made his oficial report He has
a record of about two thousand three hundred
bodies. Ten bodies were recovered to-day, three
of whom were identified. The greatest loss of
life occurred in Washiugton-st., nineteen per-
sons being killed in one house, and the list OF
dead from this thoroughfare reaching 1885,
Property losses amounting to nearly $600000O00
have been reported.
The board of inquiry began its work to-day
in the Seventh ward, and will continue for a
week. They aim to secure the number of lives
and property lost and saved.
Two men with an order purporting to come
from Gen. Hastings appeared at the home of
Mrs. Moses Kelly in Morreilville and asked for
Leona, the eleven-year-old daughter of G. A.
Smith. They said they would take her to the
orphans home in Pittsburg. II now develops
that Gen. Hastings never signed such order,
and it is feared the young girl was kidnapped.
JOHNsTOwN, Pa. June 29.-The work of the
subcommittee, whose report Of the living and
dead was given to-day. does not give satisfac-
tion. II shows 1886 survivors, and l,194
drowned. The morgue reports show tnat more
than 5000 have been buried.
Mayor Noonan of st. Louis was here to-day,
and distributed 5000 among the sufferers.
Two bodies, little girl and woman, both
unknown, were found to-day.
Mr. o. o. Cullom of st. Paul turned over
about $4,000 to the financial committee.
Col. Spangler has decided to turn the com.
missaries over TO Capt. Kuhn of the citizens
committee at noon On Tuesday. The force has
been reduced and reorganized somewhat but
Gen. Hastings said tonight they would start in
on Monday with about 1000 men. He is anx-
ious to get more work out of the laborers.