Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-06
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SIX AHOuhhnu mem GsehrtnE AWAY
the Debris and Recovering ahc
Badies--rhe Lost stiii Estimated
at $4,000 20 $4,000.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
JoHssTows, Pa, June 6.-In the midst
the scene OF death and desolation relent-
lug ffoVidence seems TO be exerttnK SUBJ
DUNG Influence. Five days have elapsed
since the great disaster and the tempara-
lure still remains low and chilly In the
ConemRugh valley. When II is remembered
that In the ordinary June weather OF this
locality two or three days are sufficient to
bring an unattended body to q degree OF
OF decay and qualification that would rem,
der II almost impossible 10 prevent the
spread OF disease throughout the valley,
the tnestimable benefits OF this cqoi.
weather are almost beyond appreciation.
The emanRtions from the half mile OF
debris above the bridge are but little mort
Offensive than yesterday and should this
cool weather continue few days longer II
10 possible hundreds Of bodies msy pct be
recovered from the wreck IN such a state OF
preservation as to render identification
possible. Many hundreds Of victims, how
ever, will be roasted and charred into such
shapeless masses as to preclude Q hope OF
recognition BY their nearest relative.
5000 RERcuERs AT WORE.
The work of clearing up the wreck and
recovering the bodies Is now being con.
ducaef Systematically. Over 5000 men are
at work in the various portions OF the
valley and. each little gang OF 20 men is
directed by foreman who Is under orders
nom the general headquarters. As the
rubbish Ia gone over and the bodies and
scattered articles OF value recovered the
debris is piled up IN one high mass and the
torch applted. In this way the valley is
assuming less devastated condition. In
"a hours more every macs Of rubbish will
probably have been searched and the in.
vestigRtions will be confined to the
smoking wreck above Johnstown bridge.
QUIET AND GOOD ORDER PREVAILS.
Pittsburgers are now IN charge OF every
thing at this place. The Fourteenth Regi-
ment has not been assigned to any duty by
Adjutent General Hastings. In an inter-
view this morning he said: 1.-THE regiment
was ordered here TO do gnard work ard
take charge OF the place. We will not de-
clare martial Law for the reason that there
is no necessity for little local police and the
citizens who have been doing yeomRn SER
Woe are about worn out aud will assign
the regiment to guard work this afternoon
and relieve the police" Ths general sent
the following telegram to Coy, Beaver this
morning;
The chief Of police Of Johnstown informs nue.
everything is quiet this morning, The stories
about rioJs and lynching are untrue and are
sent ont by people who are DESTROYS Of making
sensations. ID. W. HASTINGS.
FEEDING AND CLOTHING THE SURVIVORS.
At the Johnstown station on the east side
OF the river everything was quiet. yet con.
siderable work Is being done. This IL the
chief commissaFy station and this morning
by 2 O'Clock $4,000 people were fed and
about GOO families were furnished With pro-
Visions. Five carloads OF clothing were
distributed and almost every one Is pro.
vided with clothing.
THE REGISTRATION GOES ON.
At the different registration places 10, 600
residents Of the devastated district had
registered as alive and well. The total
population OF this district was between
$4,000 and 10000. There wero hundreds OF
people waiting around the offices to have
their names placed on the list OF saved.
EXAGGERATED sT4THxsNTs OF ROBBERY.
1t IL thought that by tomorrow night at
least 65 per cent OF the survivors will be-
registered. Roger O'Mara, the superin.
tendent OF police OF Pittsburg, who has
been here for two days looking for crooks
and pick.pockots, said the reports about
robberies and thiavipg were greatly exag-
gerated. Said he: There are no profess
eional thieves In Johnsiown, and this is not
the place where they would be liable to
work. They may come up In the crowded
trains and rob the passengers, yet they
would Just be as likely to help
with the work here as not. No pro-
fessional thief would work the dead
here as there Is little or nothing for the
gain and there are go many police that 1t
would be impossible for them to evade de-
lection. ALI the thieylng that HIS been
done has been done by lot OF tramps and
blms. One thing notice here is that
there are too many relief committees and
not enough workers. In fact there are
more BELIEVERS than there are sufferers and
almost every man you meet has yellow
ribbon on. A lot OF dudes come down here
and think more OF filling their stcmaebs
than they do OF relieving the poor. OF
course DO not refer to the real committee
men but to the sham committeeman. What
is needed here Ia people with picks and
shovels and they are badly needed"
$4,000 on $4,000 DEAD.
Best estimates this morning on loss OF
life based on registry OF living and unoffl-
cial poll puts 1t at from $4,000 to $1,000.
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