Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-09
THE FLOOD HORROR.
Conflicting Statements as
to the Plague.
A GHOUL UNDERTAKEN TRAPPED
Registration of Survivors by nc
Means Completed-HistOrica
Locket Saved.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
HARRISBURG, June S.-Governor Bea- |
yer invited Governor Hill to join him in
q proclamation to the people of New
York aud Pennsylvania, inviting them
to make special contributions through
the churches, tomorrow, for the relief of
sufferers by the disastrous fire Of Seattle,
and suggested that these collections be
Immediately forwarded to the Central
Committee, consisting of ex President
Cleveland, Jay Gould and George w.
Childs, for transmission to the appropriate
authorities at Washington Territory.
The Governor has not yet heard from
Governor Hill, but is hourly expecting
his assent to the proposition.
THE WORK IN THE RUINS.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June 8.-The day
opened with heavy rain and thunder
storm. The hillside streams are filled
to the banks. The air is chilly and
damp, while the rain is far from pleasant
to the busy workers. 1t is certainly
providential that cool weather is continu-
ing to prevent the decomposition of hun
dreds of human bodies yet uncovered,
and the thousands of animals that per-
ished in the flood.
At O'Clock this morning five bodies
had been taken from the mass at the
stone bridge. A large force of men has
been working all day on this. but go
great is the quantity of wreckage that
comparatively slow progress is being
made. Large quantities of powerful dis
infectants are being used with good effect.
BUILDING BRIDGES.
The Government civil engineers have
arrived and begun the construction of
pontoon bridges with pontoons brought
from the East. 1t is expected that all
necessary bridges will be constructed to-
day.
From Bolivar to YOUNGSTOWN the side
tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad were
filed with cars loaded with lumber, fur
niture and goods of all description for
the sufferers. The sun came out with
fierce heat about 10 o'clock.
Forty bodies were recovered to-day up
to 8 PM.
FRATERNAL ORDERS FORTUNATE.
Members of secret societies in the
Conemaugh valley Jared unusually well.
Junior A. o. U. w. bad a membership
Of 200. Out of this only nine lives
were lost. Most of them lost their
homes, but all have employment and
expect to be on their feet again in short
time. The committees from Pittsburg
and Allegheny established their head
quarters in the upper end of town and
| relieved the wants of all who applied.
The Independent Order of Heptosophs
had membership of eighty-five and lost
but two. The Independent Order of
Odd Fellows had Q membership of 506
here, and out of that number lost seventy
nine. The distressed members are being
we'll cared for. 1t is not known how
many members of the Masonic Order
are lost, although a prominent Mason
says that they are few, and the survivors
are being provided for by the relief COM
mittees of that fraternity.
A GHoUL UNDERTAKEN.
A trap was laid for crook undertaken.
ward morgue. The body of female was
burial diamond ring WAS placed upon
one Of the fingers, and the undertaken
was assigned to take charge of the body.
He was detected in the act Of stealing the
jewelry, and promptly arrested by the
police. who Immediately took him to
Ebensburg.
THE PLAGUE EPIDEMIC.
Sorrowful as it may seem, disease has
injected the district, Notwithstanding the
denials OF the sanitary and health
officials. DR.. Hess, of the Red Cross
Society, tonight stated that contagious
diseases were more prevalent than the
authorities admitted them to be. "Iu
our temporary hospital at Grubtown,"
said he, 1--WE have numerous cases of
sickness resulting from the frightful
food. Thera are now under our care
about forty cases of sickness. The dis.
eases from which the patients are suffer.
ing are: Diphtheria 10, nervous pros
tration 20, pneumonia 2, one broken
limb, and another driven insane by the
loss Of his family"
The Sisters of the Red Cross are also
taking care of eight cases of liberated
tonsilitis, which they say are not danger
GUS now, though change for worse may
occur.
The number of bodies taken TODAY
from the ruins was thirty one, nine of
which were identified.
RESTRICTION RELEASED.
A citizen from Kernville was not per.
mitted to cross Stony creek into Johns
town. He said that owing to the unusu-
ally rigid orders, the guards had refused
many citizens whose houses and families
had been carried across the creek into
Johnstown permission to pass over. He
further said that he believed the reason
so many dead had been unidentified was
that the only persons who could identify
them were in Kernville, and that if par
mission was given many of the dead
could be recognized. General Hastings
at once gave the necessary orders to per- |
NIT all such persons to pass the lines.
THOSE WHO HAVE REGISTERED.
The plumber of persons who have go |
far registered is 20, no. Registration is |
having its good effect, and it is believed |
that, within five days, all living in Johns
town and vicinity will be accounted for.
It is not claimed that those who have NOT
registered are dead, for many had left
his section before the system of regis
ration began. Already from IL, 900 to
$1,000 passes have been issued to per-