New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-04
SEVEN WIRES TO JoHNSToWN.
REEsrABLIsH1NG coMMUNIoATIoE<
RAILROADS AND EXPRESS COMPANIES CARRY:
ING SUPPLIES TO THE SUFFERERS
FREE OF CHARGE.

FREE OF CHARGE. ~.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Soflclals were busy all
day yesterday sending out trains filed With workmen
and materials for the making Of repairs to the road
In the flooded district. several hundred carpenters
and laborers we're sent from this city and inter-
mediate points and at least 500 carloads of lumber
gravel and clnders were forwarded during the day No
tickets were sold for points west Of Harrisburg, and
supcrintendent Crawford said that there was hope
of being able to get trains east from Altoona before
wednesday Every effort IS being made to repair the
breaches IN tho line, and tho officials hope TO have
through trains running over temporary structures
within two days None Of tho eastbound passengers
have yet been moved from Altoona, where they are
being cared for at the Logan House by the Pennsy-
vanla Company. This road win forward ali supplies
sent to the sufferers free OF charge.
The Erie road Is all right again, the breach az
Corning having been repaired. Trains are no" run
ming regularly and on time to all Western points inc
Increase Of travel yesterday and to-day on account
OF the suspension Of traffic the Pennsylvania ana
Baltimore and Ohio roads was heavy The Ne"-Ior3
Central has not been embarrassed and trains arc run
ming as usual.
The Baltimore and Ohio sold no tickets for points
beyond Baltimore and Washington yesterday, but
through trains may DO run to-day or tomorrow THIS
road will also ship free Of charge any supplies sent ior
the sufferers 10 A. j. Markham j. V. Patton, Oh the
Johnstowa Relief Committee. This morning, how
ever, all Baltimore and Ohio trains will DO run on
schedule time except on the Valley, Romney and
Hagerstown branches. Everything else win be open.
The sale Of tickets, therefore, Will be resumed today
Tho officials Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany reported yesterday afternoon that they had sue
ceeded In establishing temporary office on the hill at
Johnstown, from which seven wires IN operation
1t added that all the available force Of lnemen
and officials OF tho company from Altoona Harris
burg, Philadelphia and Pittsburg had been dispatched
to the scene Of the disaster to repair the damage and
get tho lines in working order with little delay
possible. How soon this be accomplished
tho officers Of the company were unable 70 say,
ss no trains are running on tho lines
In the flooded district and transportation by wagon
cut of by the roads and bdgos having been washed
away. The reports received at tho componys Offices
In this city merely say that communication is cut of
with Johnstown and the neghborhood, but up to last
night the amount nature OF the damage done TO
tho company's property had been sscerained. All
tho wires 10 use wero reserved for the Of relief
committees and for press news and general business
was only taken with the express understanding that
the company would not be responsible for delay IN It's
transmission. All their wires IN Pennsylvania be-
tween Harrisburg and Pittsburg and along the Pitts
burg and Eric Railroad down, and throughout the
entire inundated district the service Is seriously i'm
paired. In the South matters were in every way as
bad No direct communication could be had south
OF Washing ou and Richmond, Va, could only DO
reached by the way Of New Orleans via Cincinnati.
The Adams Company was tho chief sufferer among
tho express companies by tho food, as It had the
monopoly Of Tho express business on tho Pennsylvania
RAILROAD It's business is parslyrod between Phlar
delphia and Pttsburg and win not DO resumed for
another week The Adams is sending ali its western
| freight BY way of the Erie RAILROAD little or no
goods In charge Of tho company were damaged ey the
7 nool TIC other companies use tho Erie ROAD ana
ware not Inconvenience by the foods. The Amer.
| can Express Company win also carry supplies 100
the sufferers FREQ OF charge,