Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-17
FIVE THOUSAND MEN AT WORK.
Great Activity Displayed at Johnstown
this Morning.

JoHNsrowN, Pa, June 17.-Fully 5000 men
reported for work at O'Clock this morning.
and were Immediately assigned to places under
the management of the several contractors.
Dynamiting the jam was resumed this morning,
and the shocks that the town is receiving from
the explosions are simply terrifying. Notwith-
standing the fact that citizens have notified
those IN charge of the dynamiting that they
viii hold the state responsible for any damage
to property or person caused by these terrific
blasts, they are as heavy as ever, and every
shot shakes the buildings, &C., for squares
around. Several times the flying debris has
prostrated the telegraph wires,
CAUSING MUCH DELAY AND CONFUSION.
The Philadelphia fire engines arrived last
evening and are now engaged in pumping out
several large pools Of water in different parts
Of the city in which many bodies. it is believed
Will be found. IL was reported that two work
men were burned to death by the fire last night
and that one had been blown to death by dy-
Mantle this morning. The reports, however,
lack confirmation. This morning the work.
men removing the debris from near Wood,
Morrill, & Co.'S store found the body of a wo-
man in an advanced state of decomposition.
HER CLOTHING BORE TRACES OF ELEGANCE.
II was at first stated that the remains were
those of Miss Paulson, of Pittsburg. One hun
dred dollars we're found in the dress pocket
beside an elegant gold watch. solitaire and
three costly gold rings. A careful comparison
Paulson was made, but they do not tally in any
particular, and the corpse lies at the morgue,
marked Unknown" The face was entirely
gone. only the lower jaw and one tooth remain
ing. 1t is almost certain that the dead woman
was one OF the passengers on the day express.
night n a
cred In Cambria City. The remains were
buried unidentified
THE THIRD CHARGE OF DYNAMITE
fired this morning knocked out the front Of
Henry Fritz's house, on Clinton street. The
house was brick, but had been badly shattered
by the flood. A gang of workmen cleaning the
street in front narrowly escaped being crushed.
Several of them were slightly injured
A crowd of citizens collected at the general
Office of the state board of health this morning,
hoping to ascertain the sanitary condition of
the town. They were disappointed, however,
as the physicians in charge refused to answer
any questions or give reasons for not issuing
the health bullentins. There is much indigna-
tlon and uneaslness in consequence.
1t Is stated that arrangements have been per-
fected whereby the Cbilden's aid society will
send about two hundred persons to Atlantic
City for few weeks. They will probably leave
tomorrow.
CLAIMING vALUABLEs.
This morning Mrs. McVey and Jennie McClar-
ran visited the room in the Alan Hail where the
valuables of unidentified bodies are kept, and
discovered the wedding ring and other jewelry
belonging to their sister, Mrs. Clark The la
dies were overcome with grief. Yesterday the
body of her son, Willie Clark, was found near
the family residence on Main street. This
morning the workmen engaged in clearing the
rubbish from the Clark mansion saw they saw
the remains of Stella and Mary Clark, aged
eight and four years. Their bodies will be re-
covered this afternoon. Three other bodies
were found on Main street this morning, but it
was impossible to identity them. They are
now at the morgne being prepared for burial