Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-08

/, DEL, SATURD1
shirts, pantaloons, ETC., guessing as rap
idly as possible at proportion and speedily
getting rid Of his bundle.
Nearly 100 carloads of clothing and
provisions reached JohIstown to-day,
about rs of them coming over the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad.
GRAND ARMY OPERATIONS.
Under the able direction of Department
Commander Thomas j. Stewart, Quarter
master General John Taylor and his as
distant, II. j. Williams, the G. A. X. Is
exercising considerable supervision of
tine work Of issuing supplies. They have
disiricted the city, and have about 200
men at work taking a census of the sur
vivors, and making an inventory of their
needs, with view to systematlzing the
work of relief They have established
five spb-stations In various quarters of
the flooded territory, and have placed
citizens familiar with the residents and
their needs in charge.
The number OF men at work clearing
up the debris about the works of the
Cambria Iron Company reached this
morning 5000 and over.
THE DAY EXPRESS DISASTER.
PHILADELPHIA, June John Barr,
the conductor in charge of the Pullman
parlor car on the first section of the day
express, which was caught In the food
al Conemaugh, ters thrilling story OF
his experience.
His train with two others had been run
onto siding on high ground at Cone
msugh station opposite the big round.
house. He saw the water coming and
describes 1t as having the appearance of
u mountain moving towards him.
He Immediately ran to his car and
shouted to his passengers to run fer their
lives.
Mr.. Barr says 1t will never be known
how many persons lost their lives from
the ill-iated train. Tho one passenger
coach which was carried away had some
people In 1t; how many nobody knows
He thinks ct least twenty were drowned.
NOBLE PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelpha dbl more in the way of
giving yesterday than 1t did On Thursday.
The total amount collected through the
various agencies noted by the Prees was
S71 ,52l, q, making a grand total to date
OF ft6Sf, ,872 68' To-morrow's contribu-
tons seC IN likely to make the total three
quarters Of II illlon dollars. The mayor
is not receiving further contributions,
sending all Offering them to Drexel g. Co.
IN CENTRE COUNTY.
BELLEFoNTE. PA, June 7.-The flood
Of last Friday night and Saturday played
terrible havoc in Centre county, In both
less of life and damage to property
Be!lelonte itself suffered Little, being built
on hills. Along the Bald Eagle Valley
the d. struction was fearful, but happily
there wfs no loss OF life. The furnace at
Curtin was so badly damaged that it had
TO be blown out. The entire bottom
land, with all the spring crops, for thirty
five miles in the lower end of the valley,
were destroyed. All county, township
and railroad bridges from Milesburg to
Lock Haven are washed away, aud nearly
all small buildings In the line OF the food
succumbed to It.
All along this valley all the saw and
grst mills were carried away and des-
troyed. The valley being narrow made
the water deep and gave it force.
The damage In this part Of the county
wi amount to nearly tbr, e-quar ters Of a
million, made ~ ot individual losses,
ranging from $500 to $4,000. Some
poor people lost not un!y their Louise and
contents, but also their lot, nothing
being left but q creek bottom of rocks
and debris.
The great loss of life occurred on Fish
ing creek 1t rises ia N!ttauy Valley, ten
miles above Bellefonte, aud flows into the
Bald Eagle near Mnl Hall. The valley
IS narrow. There was large dam ut
Weshing on Furnace, at the head of the
valley, and 1t broke in the night and lied
the valley from mountain to mountain,
sw eeping everything before 1t, leaving
nothing but ruin and disaster in its
wake.
WILLIAMSBURG, June 7.-offers OF as
sistance continue to come in. The sup
ply of clothing here is exhausted. Sup
plies, however, are on the way.
MILTON, Pa, June 7.-CitizeEs of MIL
ton are now struggling with the mud,
slime and debris left by the flood, and
doing what they can to repair their
homes and premises.
LUMBER IN CHESAPEAKE BAY.
BALTIMORE, June TIT is estimated
that three fourths Of the 200, 900, 900 feet
of t,hber which noated away from VIII
Transport, Pa, Is floating about the
Chesapeake OF lying on its shores. The
STRAY Log Committee" from the Lum-
Der Exchange Of that city, are now here
surveying the situation.
1t is probable that tLey will erect
everal saw mills on the shores of the |
,sy to work up the stray logs, most OF |
which have drifted upon the eastern
hoIe.
TRAIN SERVICE RESUMED.
WASHINGTON, d. G., June 7.-Repairs
o the Long bridge having been complet-
d, through train service by the Piedmont
Air Line has been resumed to all p ints
outh and West Toe ferry transfer to
nd from Alexandria has, in consequence,
zen discontinued, aud ua,ns arrive at
nd depart from the Baltimore and Po.o-
nae passenger station as before.
r.. Il. OPEN To wILLIAMsPoBT.
The work of replacing tue lost spans of
he Sunbury bridge has been com pletld
nd through rail communication between
and Williamsport has been
TIE Philadelphia and Readi; Z Railrold
Low open ior passenger traffic 10 al
oin,s OIL its sys'em.
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Gone TO Johnstown.
Tho special Pullman car which left this