Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-06

than 5000, and the loss of property, including
the Pennsylvania railroads loss Of S15, 100000.
at S34 00O coo. Many competent judges, how
ever, still maintain that between 10000 and
1900 people lost their lives in the food.
Yesterday day of funerals; more than
thousand dead were buried in Johnstown alone
and yet the morgues were filed again at night,
SO rapidly were bodies being found.
There was one sound above all the sounds in
Johnstown. 1t was the crlckle OF the flames,
which drowned the brawl of the Conemaugh
and drowned the rush of the rain. In all the
streets fires burn and mountains of debris
blaze in the places that were streetS-the sandy
waste that looks as if it were virgin soil, and
yet is the site where a week ago stood the city's
proudest homes and finest shops. They are
beneticent flames. however. These long headed,
strong-handed. big-hearted Pittsburg contract
Ors with 5000 men are bound 10 have a town
site cleared, SO that JohnstOwn may be rebuilt,
II there be means and courage in the Johns
tOwnCrs, before the snow flies. The fires
all kind.ed in the debris. which they hourly
haul out in tons and reduce to ashes. After
they clear and burn they lay out the lots to
grade. The lOt-oWner may then rebuild IL he Is
alive with money or credit.
CAMPS FOR TIE LIVING AND THE DEAD.
There two camps on the hillside to the
north OF Johnstown, and they are Utmost side
BY side. One is a camp for the living, for the
most wOe-begone and unfortunate of the refu-
gees from the COnemaugh valley of the shadow
OF death, and the other is for the dead. The
camp of the living Is Camp Hastings. and the
ministerlng spirits are members of the Ameri-
Gus Republican club. of Pittsburg The camp
for the dead Is the new pOtters field that was
laid ont on Monday for the bodies of unknown
victims. The former Is populous and stirring,
but the latter has more mounds already than
- other has LIVING sonia Tho refr
widely scattered; sOrIe are in the hospital,
some are pack d "a closely as the logs and dead
bodies at the stone bridge in the houses yet
tenable and the rest are at Camp Hastings.
In The departing panic and confusion of
Saturday the first thought that presented itself
TO those who were EcIried in 10 give relief was
TO prepare shelter for the survivors. The camp
has been in operation ever since, and Will be
for days and may be weeks TO come.
Jus; down the row from the clothing tent
are located two little girls. named johnson,
who lost both father and mother. They had a
terrible experience in the food and were two
OF the fOrty-three people pulled in on The roof
OF the house o. tEc late General Campbell and
his two sons. JdGies and Curt.
How do you f,reI' one of the little girls was
asked.
oh. very well, sir; only we are afraid of
catching the measles" she answered: and with
grimace she tossed her head toward a tent on
the other side aud further up. A baby in the
tent Indicated has slight attack of the
measles. bat - getting better, and Is next door
10 ten; IN when Is young woman shaking
with the ague. The mother of the infant. the
little child with measles. and the young woman
with the ague are the only sick persons IN Camp
Hastings
MULTITUDE TO BE FED.
In the houses along the road above the camp
are several hundreds OF refugees In one of
them are thirty OF forty people rendered home
less by the flood. These are all supplied with
food from the camp. Some idea OF the num-
Der of people who have to be fed can be gath
cred from the fact that so pounds OF coffee
have been given out since yesterday. In the
hills back Of Cambria there are many hundreds
OF survivors. DR.. Flndley, of the Altoona
relief corps. went there and found that they
were without physician. One from Baltimore
had been there. but had gone away. He found
many people needing medical care, and they
will be looked after from day to day.
Wherever we CO. said one of the doctors
yesterday, I'VE find that there is an alarming
spread OF Pne .':0ria." OF the refugees at the
Cambria hOspi'', but two have died The first
was Maggie Hughes, who died of exposure and
loss OF blood soon after admission. and Mrs
NllloWes, who died OF internal injuries.
USING DIsINFECTANTs.
DR.. Benjamin Lee, secretary of state board
of health, has taken hold with grip upon the
handle. When he surveyed the ground he
found that there were no disinfectants in town
anu no utcnsitS III WHICH 10 distribute them has
there been any disinfectants. SO he sent squad
across the rI~7: TO the supply train. below the
yladuct. and 1d1 -! the copperas and chloride
Of lime to be css-ts1 across the bridges in
buckets. He sent another squad hunting the
ruins for utensils, and IN the wreck of a gen.
eral store on Main street they discovered pals
sprinkllng pts and kettles. The copperas and
chloride were promptly set heating in the ket-
ties over the streets, and In a short time a SQUAD
was out sprIukl.Lg the debris which chOkes
Nam stree almOsr to the hnuGa I'm tbr.a
squares.
The reason of this was that a brief inspection
had satisfied DR.. Lee that under the wreckage
were piled the bodies of scores of dead horses
Meantime other men were at work collecting
the bodies OF other dead horses, which were
hauled to the FIRE and with the aid of rosin
burned to the number of sixty
DIR. Il. Lowrie Sibbett, of Carlisle was made
medical inspector, and sent up through the bo-
roughs up the river. house-to-house inspec-
ton Will be made of the remaining and inhabi-
ted portion of the cities and boroughs The
oyercrowding makes this necessary.
1t will take weeks OF unremitting labor
and thousands OF men" said DIR. Lee. ito re-
move the sources of danger to the public health
winch nov exist. The principal danger to
people living here Is, ofcourse, from the con-
taminatioh Of purifying flesh. They have an
excellent water supply from the hills, but there
Is very grave danger to the health OF all the
people who use the Allegheny river as a water
supply. IL l. in the debris above the yiaduct
winch Is tull OF decOmpOslng animal matter
Every ripple OF water that passes through or
under 1t carries the germs OF possible disease
with it
MARCHED OUT OF CAMP.
During The day many people of questionable
character. indeed all who were challenged and
could not satisfactorily explain their business
here, had military escort to the city limits.
where they were ordered not to return Every
now and then two OF the national guard could
be seen marching along with a rough fellow
between them To the post where such beings
are made eXllss from the scene of desolatiOn
Last night the picket lines stretched from
brigade headquarters down Prospect Hill past
General Hastings quarters even to the river
The patrol across the river is keeping sharp
vigilance IN town. At the eastern end of the
Pennsy wanna railroads stone bridge YOU must
stop and give the cOuntersign. IL you don't no
man can answer Tor your safety.
ORDERS TO BURY THE DEAD
The orders were issued that after to-day no
unclaimed bodies would be permitted to re-
main out Of ground So there was rush TO
the morgues and the undertakers by bereaved
relatives 10 see if they could identify those I'M
buried. or In the hope of seeing or hearing
something of their loved ones yet buried in the
debris. One of the chief undertakers told pitt
ful stories OF the morgue. In fact. one has
only TO go there to have his nerves so shake en-