New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-14
4 BRIGHT DAY At JOHNSTOWN.
TWO HUNDRED MERCHANTS MEET GEN.
ERAL HASTINGS
THE LABOR AGrTtToEs MAKE AN INCLUSION
AND ARE DRIVEN AWAY ny SOLDIERS
NINETEEN ponGrs RECOVERED

NINETEEN DoDIES Uncovered
Johnstown, Penn, Juno i3-Thls was the second
day since the aoDd that Johnstown was not dclugod
NTH rain and under tho influence OF The bright sun
tho sandy soil vas soon drying, and things In EcT
cr,I frightened UP wonderfully. 4 number Of stores.
with their wares inside, started IN business anew
and large ,ales Of flooded good, made chiefly
relics Tho people arc making heroic efforts 10 clean
out their houses to 1T them for habitston. Ncighbors
have combined 10 help another 20 reset houses on
their fCuuda,o and TO remove tho drit and rubbish
which bars entrance TO their doors The saver pipes
are all ary and the cellars all full nf water Thore
Is need of engines 20 pump out tho water A. early
A. possible.
Two hundred merchants who survived the food
many OF them without q dollar. met Adjutan General
Har.ngs this afternoon and were assured that they
would be rocstablshed IN business on long credit Roth
Pusburg and Phladelpha wholesalers have oferc9
Johnstown merchants this business courtcsy. The
meeting to-day turned out 10 be ovation % General
Hastings. Several merchants said that they wero al
ready making arrangements 10 resume business.
Joseph Morgan, jr., OF tho Cambria Iron and Steel
Company slated that they had thrown open their
doors ready receive orders and would resume opera
tons IN the works at once. Tho following resolutions
adopted by tho meeting:
Resolved. That the merchants and business men ot
JohnstoWn assembled the request Of AdjuanGcnera
IInstngs having listened with qualification 70 his re-
marks agree rapidly possible the rcsunp-
don Of md furnish the committee oil The pro-
visions required
RNsolved. That each merchant and business in
Johnstown use his best efforts restore ny his
eserons property and that Of tho community at large
Resolved That The business ana merchants OF
Johnstown tender their hearty thanks % Adjuan"nerA
Hastings for his kindly suggestions and o1ers OF aid
The first rnal work under the supervision OF the
State began this morning az O'Clock. Tho whistle
nt tho Cambria Iron and Steo Works the signal.
and about 800 men started in with their picks and
sbovyls In the morning q crowd OF worthless fol-
lows IN some manner sccurei entrance the town
and anted 20 inaugurSs strike among the workmen.
Some OF the laborers wce already dissatisfied
At having new bosses over ihcm and only
wanted n chance TO complain. James Mcknight OF
pitIsbnrV OF the Sats contractors, got wind OF tho
tuubIe brewing and went among The men and In.
formed them that he would have no Kicking, and That
ali those who wished 10 quit would have 10 do 80 I'M.
medIaely About 100 at The men lcit OUT ne lalers
and demanded protection for the men. detachment
OF militia from the 18th Regiment was sept TO The
place and all tho men who refused ~ work were driven
AWAY This caused General Hastings TO issue all order
TO the soldiers not to admit any Quo p Johnstown
without Of7ior.
j. H. scott, general agent OF tho Fidelity and Cas-,
uRlty Company Of Now York. stated to-day thar no had
been over the field at Johnsown, and that their loss
Will not exceed 100000. u was reported that IL
would probably reach eoooO,0co.
TO succOr and assist communities IN distress and
calamity Of any nature, was formed In gohnstoTn a
icw days ago by prominent Pennsylvania and Ohio
Of Manor. Penn, socrcthry and 4. B. Floyd OF Irwin
Of General Xxiln,, Il +, BARLOW. and ). II. asrdS,
OF Columbus; :, NJ Kunkle OF Manor, Penn, and Or.
John L. Vessels, OF Allegheny City, Wa" chosen. Dr.
Lanqe was made physician'ln'chIef