The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-06-28
YOUNGSTOWN ALL RIGHT.
The Citizens Will Soon be
s Ready for Business.
Using It's Pick and Shovel with a Will
Getting Down to the Number
OF People Actually Lost.

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The general opinion among we'll posted
people at Jobnstown is that the loss OF
life Will be between 5000 and 1000 1t was
generally given out that Johnstown and
ooroughs adjoining had population of
oo,ooO good people, but this is very high
estimate and conservative people put the
population between q, 900 and $1,000. Col
rogers, who has charge Of the registration,
states that from all he can learn the popula-
tion only amounted to about 25,O ,O,W and this
accounts for 10000 supposed to be lost. The
reports sent out from here to the effect tbat
l2,OOO to 800 people wero missing w.r.
based upon the supposition that there wer,
$1,000 inhabitants In these boroughs. The
reports as to the number OF bodies recovered
at Inherent points along the flooded districts
are very conflicting. Supposed official re
ports nave Teen sent In 10y different persons.
ana These arc also conflicting and nut the
number Of bodies recovered anywber. from
l,!OO to 800. Consequently there is no
telling how many bodies have been re-
:. covered.
The first real work under tho supervision
Of the State commenced Thursday morn;n
at six O'Clock. The whistle at the Cambria
Iron and Steel Works w 8 the sigpnI for tho
men to commences, and about /, 800 started
In with their picks and shoyels Tho early
morning was warm and cloudy, and the
fumes and odors from tho decayed bodies
were something almost unbearnble. AZ
the morning advanced, the weather orpw
warmer. and by ten o'clock the sun wos
shining brightly, and every ono on tho
ground was hard at work. During the
morning q crowd OF worthless Ioafsrs IN
some manner secured an entranca 10 ,tn n
town aud wanted to inaugurate a str,ko
among the workmen. Some of the laborars
were already dissatisfied at having now
bosses over them and only wanted a chanca
TO complain. James Mcknight, Of Pitts
burg, or the Stats contractors, cot wind of
the trouble brewing, and went AMONG tho
men and informed them that no would have
no kicking and that oil those who wisbci 70
quit would have to do 30 Immediately. and
nbout one hundred OF tho men left, but tho
loafers remained around, and Mr.. Nick night
went to General Hastings and demanded
projection Tor his men. a detachment of
militia from the Fourteenth Repiment wer,,
detailed to the place, and drove away all the
men who refused to work. This caused Gen.
Hastings to issue an order to the soldiers not
to admit any one to Johnstown proper with
out an order.
The business men of tho town seem to have
awakened to thoir senses, and a number Of
them are preparing to start over again in
near the PennsyIvania Railroad S freisbt ,sea sts.
ton. Both places were doing land Office
business, and this encouraged other ,ner
chants to start up, and the probabilities are
that inside OF q week at least a hundred
stores VIII be In operation. Already two
The first decisive step toward putting
Johnstowns business men on their feet again
was made |ss:; about two hundred mer-
chants who had survived the food, MANY OF
them without dollar, met Adjutant Gen.
eral Hastings, and were assured that thny
hn "a sf 81 ohaH In, hnc
credit. Both Pittsburg and Philadelphia
wholesalers have offered Johnstown iner-
chants this business courtesy. The meeting
turned out 10 be an ovation to General Hast
ings.
The meeting was opened by the Adiutant
General, who said: ~ have been directed
10 clear the streets of Johnstown, and make
contracts with men to open the why i'm order
that merchants may be enabled to get to
and from their business places. Our work
the best thing for Johnstown merchants to
do Is to begin business over again. 1 have
communicated with eastern firms, who offer
to assist you IL you will resume business in
this city. l would suggest that you build
temporary structures for the present, until
more favorable circumstances warrant the
erection OF permanent establishments. ord
has he received from q large number of
Pittshurg houses Offering TO stock your stores
with q full line Of first-class goods on long
credit. advise you to improve this oppor-
tunity, and, when In the course of time
matters take more tangible shape, you will
be able to r pay all losses incurred"
Joseph Morgan, Jr., Of the Cambria Iron
and Steel Company, stated that they have
thrown open their doors ready to receive
orders, and would resume operations In the
works Mt once. He agreed with the views
of Adjutant General Hastings on vandalism,
and spoke Of tho necessity for barring out
all persons from the ruins while the work
Of clearing the city is in progress.