The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-07
DANGER OF INSANITY.
The Strain on Peoples Minds Just Be-
coming Apparent.

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JoHNsTowN, June 6, 10 P. M.-Dr. g. G..
Gross, who is now in charge of the Johns
town bureau of the state board of health
and sanitary inspectors, assured your cor
respondent this afternoon that there is no
immediate danger of an epidemic in Pitts
burg. 1.-THE DANGER said be, is that the
people will be scared into being sick But
work looms up before us like a mountain.
We need thousands of men to work on the
debris and clear it of carcasses.
AT meeting of the general relief COM
mlttee, held on the JohnstOwn ruins this
afternoon, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That the functions of this commit
tee are simply to receive contributions of
money, to be responsible for its safe deposit
and TO pay it out upon the orders or reQuisi-
tions of other proper authority; that the pay
ment of wages of labor and other current
penSes in the judgment of this committee can
only be properly done in the manner
adopted by the committee at its last
meeting; that the employment and payment of
labor to remove the inconceivable amount of
debris in which are buried thousands of human
bodies and corpSes of animals. and of restoring
streams to their normal channels is of the
most Importance to us, and it is also of
national concern, as, if it is not thoroughly
effected, the tainted waters may carry pesti-
ACuSO AlibO I41o lcSlOuS buIOuSn WHICH, bucJ
pass. This will involve an expense
OF which no approximate estimate
can be made. 1t will be enormous.
The survivors of the flood are now, and must
be for some time, wholly dependent upon the
issues to them of food, as there are no
goods here except those sent to the relief com
mittee, and no places in which commerce can
be carried on. A method for the distribution
of money to the survivors, and the agency for
making such distribution, should receive
serious consideration. 1t is the sense
of this committee that another committee
should be appointed for this purpose,
consisting in part of citizens of this locality
and members appointed by the governors of
states or by the chambers of commerce of the
cities from which contributions have been
received, or in such other way as will give this
agency national character and assure the
country that its generous bounty will be judi
ciously and fully applied to the relief of the
victims of this great calamity.
TO BE NATIONAL IN SCOPE.
The relief committee is to be made ma
tional in scope. Action to that effect was
taken at meeting of the finance commit
tee of the local relief organization this after
noon. he committee which took this re-
markable action was composed of James
Mcmillan, Cyrus Elder, w. G. Lewis, G. W.
Swank, John D. and Dwight Roberts. The
committee also discussed the advisability of
paying off the men now working in the
ruins on Saturday night, as promised. 1t
was decided that as money is Of no use to
the men while here and might induce them
to leave the city, it would be better to defer
payment for awhile. The matter was re-
ferred to the chairman, John B. Scott.
RECEIPTS OF THE COMMITTEE.
Up to to-day, the committee has received
in actual cash contributions $25, 1876, with
$57, lis promised in addition. The greater
part of this is represented by kilograms from
distance instructing the committee to
draw on certain banks This is an impossi-
bility, as there are no banking facilities
here. The committee hopes that contrib
utors will forward their money by
express. To-day J. D. Roberts
stated that Philadelphia had promised
100000, which is at the disposal of the
committee Gov. Beaver has reported
100000 on hand, but has not made any
move to send it. so far as known. Pittsburg
has about $500, 900 in reserve. The follow
ing is partial list of contributions received
to-day: New York Mail and EScpress
$4,000, New York Herald $4,000,
Bethlehem S., 900, Thomas Cornell $1,000,
Louisville $4,000, Utica $1,000, Allentown
$4,000, Judge Benhing Pottsville) $1,200.
A tour of the outlying districts of Johns
town was made by the Associated Press cor
respondent. Affairs are Frightening slowly,
and moving forward with some system.
Supplies have arrived at Mineral Point,
and accommodations are being provided for
the comfort of the survivors. The
same arrangements are being made at Cone
maugh and Woodvale. There is much less
sickness at these places than was expected.