Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-12

tohhut btkef, lnc NTH IN OOnemauph
borough in charge of Lieutenant Wilson:
the sixth in East Conemaugh in charge OF
Lieut. KOOrs; the seventh at Franklin. in
charge Of Lieut.. Mercur; the eighth at
Woodvale, in charge of Lieut.. Selden: the
ninth at Prospect Hill, in charge Of Lieut..
Richardson; the tenth at COOperdale. in
charge Of Lieut.. Nichols, and the eleventh
at South Fork, il charge of Lieut.. Cox
Each will be assisted by quartermaster
and cOmmissary sergeants.
Their duty will be TO find out all the
needy and make a list of them and make
r6quisitiOns on the quartermaster general
for provisions and distribute the same as
fast as possible. 1t is the intention to
gradually induce the citizens to take hold
and rs soon as possible the entire commits
sary department will be turned over to the
citizens. Col. Spangler to-day said:
Il have figured on feeding the sufferers
IN this section. Five days rations for
10000 people, the number we will have TO
take care OF, will cost SlS,625 or about
S3, 500 per day. That is, it would cost
that much, had we to pay for the pro-
visions In about fifteen days, when the
Cambria Iron Works get started, we will
be relieved of about One-third the number.
In this calculation 1 am not figuring on
the labOrers, but only the actual needy
ones OF course, as fast as business com
mences and our stores open, the number
will be reduced. The Cambria Iron Com.
pany Will have their company store ready
IN few days, which will relieve us some
what. General Hastings was seen to-day
and said
Il will issue no proclamation until to-
morrow, when 1 talk hold. Everything
will be done in a thorough manner. l
viii start in tomorrow morning with
about 200 men and will gradually get more
till have all need There will be no
perceptible change in the work. The
men 1 have already employed will 20 to
work in the morning. Our first work will
be to clear the channel of all the streams
and get a clear flow of water. l wish it
understood We want no idle or curious
people here. We want no sightseers, and
IN fact want no one in the town who has
not some business here, nor will they be
permitted to remain. We propose to have
everybody who is here work; it is no time
for play or pleasure"
General Wylie said: This is an un-
usual undertaking and people who have
not been here have no idea of it's magni
tude. II the weather is good it will take
90 days and 1000 men to get out Of this
chaos, and if the weather is bad it will
take 80 days at least"
MISTAKEN IDENTIFICATION.
But two bodies have been received at
the Fourth ward mOrgue up to noon to-
day, and il is quite likely that after to- day
no bodies will be taken to any of the
morgues on account of the bad state in
which the bodies now are. There is now
little attempt AZ Identification. The bodies
are so badly decomposed that even afte.
they have been covered with disinfectants
the workmen cannot stand the stencil
longer than to allow them to cut of
the pockets and IN this man
ner try to find some means
OF Identification. Yesterday Rev. Dr. Da-
vid Beale and nine other citizens OF Johns |
town, identified as they supposed the body
Of young Austin, q prominent business |
man. They had Just nailed mp the box ]
the remains and and were start |
ing it to the cemetery when they were
by Mr.. Austin, who had been |
carried away down the river This only |
s1i ~ rliVs. h--- 1.las.-.it sSas.si6aatinn
has become, and why it is probable that |
within a day OF two the morgue will be |
entirely done away with.
THE RID CROSS SOCIETY.
A consultation between the State Off
hcials and the members of the relief coln-
mittee was held this morning. All the
volunteers will retire tonight aud they |
have not decided what they will do. One |
Of them said he would wait until this
evening and if their services are needed |
viii remain.
''It is a mistaken idea" Director Scott
said to-day, ''that the military will be in
charge of the town. The State will have
complete control of affairs after tonight
and the miitiamen will remain here IN
the capacity of policemen.
Notwithstanding the official announce
ment made by the State Board of Health
TO the effect that there are no contagious
diseases here, some have been discovered
bv the Red Cross society which has been
doing noble work since their arrival here.
This society has established hospital at
Kernville and there are now three cases OF
malignant diptheris being cared fora
mother and two children. The mother
the disease while nursing her
children.