Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-07
THE FLOOD HORROR.
Bringing Order Out of the
CHASTITY Chaos.
TIE TORCH THE LAST RESORT.
The Dead Must Be Burned in the
Interest of the Living - Help
Pouring In Freely.

Interest of the Living - Help
Pouring In Freely.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
JoHNsTowN, June 6.-Doubt has been
as to the estimate that Il, 00(
to $4,000 were lost in the flooded district
OF course there is no way of determining
with any degree OF exactitude but guess
ing. A reasonably conservative view
based on close figuring, gives at leas
$500 bodies found, 1000 at the Lowest
calculation in the burned debris in the
river, and 5000 in the unsearched sane
banks around the Cambria Iron Works
down along the river and in the lowel
part OF ohnstown. From 1000 to 2,00(
are scattered in the valley from Wood
Vile to the bridge, and thousand o.
two below the bridge, between Johnstowr
and Bolivar. Hundreds were carried
down to the broad rivers in the tremen
dous current and may never come into
the hands of the living.
GUESS AT THE NUMBER OF DEAD.
Said Adjutant. General Hastings, this
morning: "In my opinion, the loss j.
greater than we can show figures for. ,
The Altoona delegation, who have beer
all over the district since Sunday morn
ing, say the loss is twelve to fourteen
thousand, and base it on talk with scores
of all sorts of people. The absence O
former residents and of fixed and ia
miliar population, is most striking
There are thousands of strangers ant
workmen from a distance, but for three
days the one perpetual question was
"Where are the people? Here are abou
ten thousand; where are the rest ?"
MARTIAL LAW.
At noon today the borough of Johns
town and adjoining boroughs, or what il
left of them, practically passed undel
martial law, although Adjutant. Genera
Hastings gays he has not declared mar
tial law yet. Soldiers are on guard, ant
no one is permitted between the linel
unless they have an order from the AID
jutant- General.
THE HAGs LOWERING AROUND.
This morning Chairman Heinz, of the
Relief Committee, was informed by sew
eral Pennsylvania railroad conductor:
that two or three women OF questionable
character arrived last night. The rail
road men said from their language they
were PROGRESSES, who hope to prey or
unfortunate young women. Heinz re
ported the matter to the police. who in
tend to warn all suspicious characters t.
leave town at orce.
Up to noon, 72S bodies had been EN-
bslmed at st. Columbus Catholic Church
Cambria City. One was secured to
day, that of small child. A number o
bodies were taken from the debris q
Kernville this morning.
HELPING wILIIAMsPoRT.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June 6.-Governo
Beaver says: 1--WE succeeded in reach
ing Willlamsport, last evening, will
seven carloads Of provisions by ferryin,
the river twice. This averts the presen
flooded district increases.
UELUCKY LoCKHAvKN.
"The city of Lockhaven is in distress
ing plight. Reservoirs and bridges ar,
destroyed and the city ie entirely covered
with water. Provisions and other sup
plies are utterly ruined. We hope t,
reach them with provisions today as ",
did yesterday. Both cities need supplies
Of clothing Of all kinds and bedding"
TAKING THE CENSUS.
JoHNsTowN. June 6.-The real work o
ascertaining what the living and dead o
YOUNGSTOWN are, started this morning.
corps of clerks under the direction Of th'
Relief Committee, will go to every hous,
in the vicinity, and procure the names o
the living. Another corps will endeavo
to find out who the missing are. A re
vision Of the register liet shows only IL,
600 people registered up to O'Clock thi
afternoon. BY this it is apparent that
great many survivors will not take tn,
trouble to register. The great numbel
of bodies not identified seems almost in
credible. Some of these have lain il
different morgues four days. at Ninevei
they are burying the unidentified dead
but in the morgues in this vicinity M
bodies have been buried unless iden
tilted.
sTUEK OUT.
Even the underlakers are unable tc
remain at work in the Fourth-wart
morgue this morning, owing to thu
stencil. Forty bodies in the small school
room, all unknown, were taken from thu
room and placed in the front yard. They
will be kept day or two longer, but il
the hot sun decomposition will set il
very soon.
Four bodies were found near the stone
bridge this morning. The body of Ben
jamin Hoffman, bis daughter, aged q
years, and 3'year.old child, we're foun(
in large family residence.
THE FIRST TRAIN EAST.
PHILADELPHIA, June 6.-The first trair
east from Altoona on the Pennsylvania
road since the food, left for PHILADELPHIA
this afternoon. At Sunbury the passen
gers have to be ferried across the river
Among the passengers are four China
men and G. w. Johnston, of Seattle
Washington Territory.
FLoTsAM AND JoTsAM.
CINCINNATI, June 6.-Portions OF thu
wreckage OF the valley began to pass to
day. Nothing of interest was found.
SOME OF THE SAVED.
CHICAGO, June Ca telegram dated a
Bedford, Pa, June 9th, from w. s. Mul
len, General Manager-elect of the North
ern Pacific Railroad, was received her,
to-day. He was On the train which wal
wrecked by the Johnstown flood, and Il
was feared he was lost. He had travelled
by wagon. Among those mentioned a,
with him are Mrs. Halford, wife of Presi
dent Harrison's Secretary, and a lad,
named Gertrude, supposed to be Mellen't
wife.
THE WATERS ABATRD.
The waters in Conemaugh valley have