Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-10
RUIN AND DHS0LATION.
The Work Of Clearing up AGFaS of De-
briS and Dsath Goes BraYeIy On.
CHASTITY HARVEST OF THE DEAD.
Brave and Noble-Hearted Women
Caring for the Many Orphaned
Little Ones.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNIoN.I
CHASTITY HARVEST OF THE DEAD.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UNIoN.I
SAD SUNDAY SERVICES
Were Held Throughout the Conemaugh
Valley-Hot Weather.
JoHNsTowN, June 9tb.-To-day is the
tenth since the disaster in Conemaugh val
ley occurred, and the extent of the fatality
can be appreciated when it is known that
bodies are still being found wherever men
are at work.
To-day one of the morgue directors was
met and asked the usual question:
How many bodies We're recovered to-
day"
oh, not very many" he replied. There
were fifty, eight altogether
The loss of life has been so great that
forty bodies found in one day, even if that
was the tenth, was considered light show
ing.
The remains that are now being removed
from the drift are far advanced in decom-
position, and the physicians in charge are
advocating their cremation as fast as found,
as it is almost impossible to hold them
safely.
CLEARING OUT THE wRECKAGE.
The work of clearing away the debris is
progressing very encouragingly. The men
were not required TO proceed to dav, but
nine-tenths of them volunteered to con-
tnue, and as the result a large inroad was
made in the drift in the central portion of
the city.
Main street, which was the principal
thoroughfare and one vast blockade, is now
about cleared.
At the wrecksge above the stone bridge
the work is going on rather slowly. The
force is small and the difficulties great.
Arthur Kirk, who has been
USING DYNAMITE BLASTS
To separate the drift, suspended operations
to-day, but considerable force continued
to use pike poles and cleared few feet
more.
Ex.1nternal Revenue Collector Bigler. of
the Western Pennsylvania District, said to-.
day to an Associated Press reporter that if
be were given permission he could bring
IN ZUO practical capt-hook men from the
Garfield lumber districts, and clear the
channel above the bridge in two days. The
trouble with those at work, he saws, is in
experience. He mentioned the matter to
Adjutant General Hastings. but did not
meet with very much encouragement.
QC4EI SABBATH.
This has been very quiet day in and
about Johnstown, owing to the fact that
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio
roads refused to run trains from Ritts or
other important points nearer than Boil
war on the former and Redwood on the
latter road. This rule kept out a large in
tiux of excursionists and left the field clear
to the workers.
Religious services were held at various
points to-day in most of the suburban
towns where church buildings remain.
In Johnstown open-air meetings were
held at different points. This has been the
hottest day since the disaster and the
weather Is telling on the workmen, with
the hres that are constantly kept going
burning up the rubbish. Many of them
were exhausted before evening.
HORRIBLE DECOMPOSITION.
The hot sun beating down upon the
wreckage above the bridge has developed
the fact that many bodies of animals and
probably human beings are yet in the
ruins. The stencil arising from this pile
has been more offensive to-day than at any
time yet
Governor Beaver arrived here this NOM
ing about 4 o'clock. He spent the day in
visiting the ruined portions of the CITY and
IN viewing the desolation up the Cone
maugh valley.
He held conference this afternoon with
the committees heretofore in charge and as
result will assume control on Wednes-
day morning.
The Western Union Telegraph Company is
pushing forward its lines and tomorrow
Will open an office in the Morrell building
IN Johnstown. The Associated Press will
also secure quarters in the city proper to-
and
THE WHOLE NEWSPAPER FORCE
Will then be transferred from the west side
OF the railroad bridge into what was the
business portion of Johnstown.
The health of the valley is unusually
good, Notwithstanding the reports of a
epidemic.
The following bulletin has been issued
by the State Board of Health, and speaks
Tor itself 1t was posted to-day in every
place about town. The bulle-
tin reads as follows:
HEALTH BULLETIN
The general condition of health in Johns
town and vicinity is excellent No epidemic or
disease OF any kind prevails nor is it expected
any VIII arise. The whole region has been di-
vlded INTO districts and each placed under a
competent sanitarian. The State Board of
Health is prepared to meet all emergencies as
tney arise. The air is wholesome and the water
pure. If the good people in the de.
yasted district win go on as they have so nobly
done IN the past week in their efforts to clear
up the wreckage, good health will certainly be
GEORGE +. GRAFF,
MEDICAL EXPERTS OPINION.
DR.. Croft says the valley has been swept
SO clean by the great floods that the river
waters are purer than before the disaster.
'IhPrp q HItfprnDn 1,, ho
power OF decomposing organic matter: that
from bodies dead from contagious disease
would be far more dangerous than from
bodies in the river, which are generally
covered with from one to six feet of mud
and sand. Tbs earthly matter absorbs all
the eftiuVla, and acts as the best of disin-
There is no present danger to the water
supply of Pittsburg at JohnstOwn. The
only present danger is from people being
frightened into sickness by sensational re-
ports.
THE RED CROSS CORPS.
DR.. John Miller and DR.. F. A. n. Strouse
are in charge of the Red Cross Corps. which
are located in the very midst of the ruins.
The flag OF the Red Cross on a white field
of tents, waving upon the main tent, is
welcome sign of refuge to many workmen
who are suddenly stricken while at work
on the ruins.
ROBBERY AND VANDALISM.
Several cases of vandalism and robbery
were reported to-day. Last night num-
Der OF cars containing supplies were broken
into and the contents carried off. What
the thieves could not steal they trampled
and ruined.
The Masonic relief car was also entered
and robbed. Twelve men were arrested
for stealing to-day, but were released upon
returning the goods. The military guards
over in Cambria were kept busy last night
arresting thieves.
NOBLE WORK OF YOUNG WOMEN.
Miss Walk and Miss Ely, of the North
ern Home for Friendless Children, returned
to Philadelphia yesterday, and took with
them the Hoffman family of nine children.
These little ones were found in a desti-
tute condition, as both their parents and
their oldest sister were drowned in the
flood. The ladies will return to assist in
the work of aiding other children who have
lost all.
Miss Hincklev, the head of the Children's
Aid Society of Philadelphia, is at the head
quarters near the Fourth Ward Morgue.
and is one OF the busiest young women in
the valley. The applications for children
far exceeds the number of children thus far
provided for. Miss Hinkley says the object
of her society is to