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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
NORTHSIDE AROUSED.
Startling Telegrams That Come Over the
West Penn-AIIegheny's Police Or.
dered Ont as Rcscuers-The River
Rapidly Coming Up.

The first intimation of the great disaster
was received by Chief Clerk Wilson, at the
West Penn Railroad depot, shortly after
o'clock. Superintendent Kirkland
was absent and when the first
message was received it was
stated that several hundred persons were in
the wreck which was floating at rate of
about Is miles an hour. Mr.. Wilson at
once went to Mayor Pearson to secure the
assistance OF the police and hremen in res
cuing lives. Orders were at once issued to
the Chief of Police and the Chief of the
Fire Departmental to make preparations, and
arrangements were at once made to secure
all the skiffs along the river if needed by
the members of the two departments to
rescue the people as they hoated past.
AT midnight all the bridges east of Leech-
burg, on the West Penn road, had been
swept away. Chief Clerk Wilson received
messages from
All Along the Line
every few minutes. He said the pond cov-
cred an are of 500 acres, and when the
water flowed down the mountain side it
caught Johnstown first and carried of
number of buildings Some of them piled
up at the railroad bridge and caught fire.
The bridge was swept away, and the wreck
continued down the stream, carrying every
thing before it. All the track between Boil
ivar and Blairsville was washed away.
1t was estimated that fully 400 people
were in the wreck when it struck the Coke
vile county bridge, taking it along and
also carrying away the railroad bridge at
the same place.
Shortly before / o'clock this morning
word was received that all the bridges above
Leechburg had been swept away and the
wreck was travelling at the rate of eight
miles an hour. The county bridges that
were DESTROYED were those at Cokeville,
Blairsville, Tunnelton and Livermore, and
the railroad bridges at Cokeville, East Tun-
mel and East Leechburg.
SafetY for This End.
Mr.. Wilson said he believed the bridge at
West Leechburg would be saved. "The
wreck will be broken up" he said, "before
it reaches the big iron bridge at Allegheny
Junction. and the force of the food will be
spent. do not think that any of the other
bridges will be swept away, although some
of them may be damaged We tried to
hold some of the bridges down by putting
loaded coal cars on them, but this had no
effect. One of our brakemen, John Stitt,
was on one of these trains, and he was swept
away with the bridge"
Two houses were carried away at Liver
more, and the occupants could not be res
cued. A woman and two children were
seen floating past Leechburg clinging to
some timber, but it was impossible to save
them.
About II o'clock last night the Allegheny
river began to rise at the rate of ten inches
an hour, and at o'clock the marks showed
eight feet of water in the channel.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
A SURVIVORS, STORY.
Fearful Journey on n Raging Stream
Cambria City Completely Submerged
Some Of the People Rescued
at Lockp ort-1, 500 Re.
ported Lost.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHi
BLAIRSvILLE INTERSECTION, MAY 81,
AT Lockport. about IS miles from the
scene of the disaster, Ellel Benson,
an old man, Mrs. Boyle, Paddy
Madden and two Hungarians were
rescued. Mr.. Benson was seen
at Mr.. Miller's store, and when the poor old
fellow had Gained down somewhat he gave
a graphic description of the food and DESC
lation that swept in the train of the water.
Said he:
live in Cambria City. think not less
than 1.5O0 people were lost. During the
morning the water was at least three feet
deep in the streets, and the carrent was
swift. Boards, logs, RATS and rubbish of
all kinds were floating past the door. In
the house with me on Chestnut street, were
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

through a culvert by lifting. stop
gate. This culvert got to leaking,
and gradually undermined and destroyed
part of the dam. and the lake was drained.
But there is no culvert now. The South
Fork Fishing Club filled it in and closed it
completely, so that the dam couldn't have
been destroyed that way. I think it is
mistake that the dam has been washed away.
If it has been there must have been an ex-
traordinary rainfall in the mountains-more
than has occurred in the present century
before"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

Railroad bridge at Bolivar and threatened
to washit away. The water was rising at
an alarming rate, and the people living along
the banks were fleeing for their lives.
The following bulletin was sent out from
Johnstown at o'clock:
Johnstown is entirely destroyed. Hundreds
Of lives are lost. The houses of the town were
piled up in jumbled mass and were being
carried down the river before the flood. The
mass of debris was afire and the people who
were imprisoned were roasted alive.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
ENTIRELY IRRESISTIBLE.

A Flood That Sweeps EverythInG-JoIns.
town Utterly Extinct.
A special received from Greensburg after
midnight, says the debris was coming down
the Conemaugh river at such rate that it
was washing everything before it. The stuff
was piling up against the Pennsylvania
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
APLEA OF INNOCENCE
Entered by the Three Men Accused
of the Murder of DR.. Cronin.
MACK'S VERY MYSTERIOUS TALE.
The Latest Prisoner Tells What he Knows
Ofthe Tragedy.
HIS CLOTHES AT LAST DISCOVERED.
The Police Think That it win Furnish Very In
portant Clew.

P. o. Sullivan, Frank Woodruff and De-
ective Coughlin have been arraigned for
mnrder and pleaded not guilty. The pris-
oner "Mack" has furnished some informa-
ton. Cronin's clothes have been found,
and it is believed these will furnish valu-
able clew.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
At 8 O'CLOCK A. M.

The Water Rising and Crowds Watching for
the Downward Rush.
At 2:3OA M. dispatch from salina said
the river was rising from 16 to 18 inches per
hour. At Tunnelton the water was still
rising. At this writing little groups citizens
are strung along the river watching for the
rush of the waters. The river is rising
slowly, but with little apparent indication
of what is to follow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

SANITARIUM and Water Cure. The only
Eastern institution in which mud baths are
given. Steam-heating and electric lights.
Baths, massage and electricity by trained
manipulators. Address John s. Marshall,
M. d.. Green Spring. o,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
ONLY TOO TRUE.

A Bulletin Says Only Two Houses Can be
Seen in Johnstown.
A bulletin from New Florence, which is
16 m lies from Johnstown, at 1:30 o'clock
says: "It is only too true that Johnstown
has been swept away. Many thousands of
lives are lost, and only two houses can be
seen in the town."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
ANOTHER DESTROYING FEATURE.

A Report That Fire Has Added to the
Horror ut JohnstowD.
PHILADELPHIA. May 3.-The tracks
west of Johnstown are at some points en-
tirely carried away, and the roadbed gone.
The eriver for some distance above the bridge is
filled with buildings and drift 40 feet high,
which is on fife, and likely to damage the
bridge, which is of stone. The fire is be-
yond control. jamestown is literally
washed out.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Ladies', suit Par,or.

Positively the largest and finest selection
IN the city of ready made suits and house
r bes. Styles and prices guaranteed; an m
spection solicited. PARCELS & JONES,
This Second floor, % Fifth ave.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

SECURE a sound mind, which seldom
goes without sound digestion, BY using An
gostura Bitters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
CAN'T PREVENT A DECREASE.

The Public Debt Growing Rapidly Less, De.
spite Big Pension Payments.
WASHINGTON, May Silt is estimated
at the Treasury Department that there has
been decrease of 100000 in the public
debt during the month of May, notwith-
standing the disbursement of nearly S12,-
00O, 900 during the month on account of
pensions.
The Treasury surplus is now stated at
S54 OOO. 900.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
b. A. b..

The extraordinary in ladies' hosiery-100
dozens fine French black Isle stockings,
split feet, at 40 cents-made to sell at 20
cents. BoGGs & BUHL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
A CONSTANT MENACE.
JOhnstOwn Citizens Were Always in Fear
of the Avalanche of Water-Careful
Watch of the Great WaIl-NOt
Firm he T1iIIa

''The existence of the South Fork dam
has always been a menace to Johnstown," :"
said Mr.. j. II. Wilcox, of the First Ma
tional Bank, who is a member of the fishing
club. "And yet" continued be, 81 could
never understand why it was not consid-
cred safe. 1t was built about 40
wears ago under the superintendent of the
late General j. K. Moorhead. His son.
Mr. Max Moorhead, has often told me that
he lived on the ground during the progress
of the work, and the dam was acknowl-
edged to be the most massive and staunchest
to be found in any country. Still the Johns
town people were never satisfied, in spite
of repeated examinations BY the best
engineers in America, everyone of whom
pronounced it safe. Finally Johnstown got
the civil engineer of the Cambria Iron
, Works to examine it, and his report was
l that
\ The Dam Was Perfec tly Snfe.
''That was after the club had spent nearly
$40. 900 in Strengthening and repairing it.
1t is inconceivable to me that the dam
could break, and 1 don believe it has until
I get further information"
tIn spite Of the tact that engineers always
pronounced the dam safe, p" said Mr.. Don
aid, ''the club members could never rest
easy in the belief that it was. Twice every
month the dam was examined by the best
engineers to see If there were any signs of
weakness. If the dam really has broken it
is not altogether surprise to me, knowing
of the anxiety always manifested about its
safety"
eli the South Fork dam has been washed
away" said Mr.. William Mullins, "it
brings up a very serious question as to
whether or not any dam on a scale so gigan-
tic is safe. A person would imagine that it
was as staunch as the very hills themselves.
1t is true that the dam was
DESTROYED Once Before,
but the causes which OF Grated then have
been removed. As a reservoir to feed
canal, the water was drawn from the bottom
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

DR. B. NJ. HANNA Eye, ear, nose and
throat diseases exclusively. Office. 718 Penn
street, Pittsburg, Pa s&su
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Imported Ale and Porter,

Bass ale, Burke's bottling Bass ale, McMul-
Inns bottling and Guinness extra Dublin
stout, pints by the dozen.
SCHUETZ, RENZIEHAUSEN q Co.,
100 and 102 Market st., cor. First ave.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

DON'T forget the dedication of st. Johns
R, c. Church at Phillipsburg, Pa, on Sun
day, june 2. Train leaves P. & L. E. de-
pot at $40 A. NJ.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
NOTICE TO AGENTS. .:s;: 5s's:

tons Of The DISPATCH WlH Oe pu0Lt8hed
today and sent out to all our agents on
later trains.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

GREAT bargains in guns and revolvers at
our new store 706 Smith6eld street.
J. H. JOHNSTON.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
JUNE DELIVERIES.

JUNE DELIVERIES.
SOLID COLoRED
INDIA PONGEE SILKS.
on sale at 40c yard.
Fancy printed India Silks only 40c yard.
A line of French Wool Challis at 25c yard.
French Satines in neat and bold designs at
zoe yard.
The seasons most choice effects IN
WASH FABRICS
At sacrifice prices.
The lines at 121bc unsurpassed.
Fine and finer grades, Zoe TO 40c.
$40, So so, IS 90, 81 90 and SO 90
Above prices have been made on several lots
of Handsome Bead Mantalets.
Our Embroidered Fichus-Lace-Silk and
Wool Wraps on the same low scale of price.
One lot of Children's and Misses Jersey
Blouses: assorted colors, stylishly trimmed: s
to Il years. 50 goods for 81.
Ladies' Soutache Braided Directoire Jerseys;
Manufacturer's'price, $50 dozen; to be closed
at 81 50.
SUlTs-Choice styles in Wash Fabrics Silk
and Wool Costumes. Misses and Children's
Suits; latest designs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

CALL for Frauenheim & Vilsack's cele-
brated Pilsner beer, on draught at all first
class bars. TTSSu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

W. H1srED's Society Gallery, 35 Fifth
ave. Entrance by elevator.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
New American ,satine.,

1ne~tyles to select from; only 1910, at
ynch's, 438-440 Market street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
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Over 20 styles OF 54-inch suiting Cloths. In
fancy jacquard stripes, at 75c yard. Eleven
shades in fine imported 5O-inch Cloth at 75c,
worth 81 80
Our 50cent Counter is filed with really choice
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
KILRAIN ARRIVES.

He Had Pleasant Voyage and is in Good
Health.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.i
NEW YORK, May 31.-The Adriatic got
to quarantine about 915 tonight. Rilrsin
was on deck when the news boat went out.
He said he had had pleasant voyage and
wss in good health.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
The Governor Hits the West Penn.
trpvr1Ar TEIEcRAM tn THE DIsP kTct

HARRISBURG, May 31.-The Governor
tonight vetoed the bill appropriating $5O,-
600 for the payment of the debt incurred by
the Western sPennsylvania Hospital at
Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

golden Wedding" flour without a
rival. IT'S
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Philadelphia Harbor Will be Improved.

HARRISBURG, May 31.-The Governor
tonight approved the bill appropriating
5000, 900 for the improvement Of the Phila-
delphia harbor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
DESTROYED Once Before,

but the causes which operated then have
been removed. As q reservoir to feed q
canal, the water was drawn from the bottom
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-19
Why They Don't Work.

l. Because they can't have their
own way in everything.
2. Because they don't receive abun.
dant applause of man for each effort
they put forth.
3. Because some one has misjudged
them, or perhaps Internationally
sighted them.
4. Because they have not their eyes
open to the good they might do If
they tried.
5. Because they are chronic invalids
and live in doubling castles. and all
their time is occupied complaining
about themselves and fighting their
doubts.
6. Because they are not set on fire
by the elements of the divine life, as
God intended. and are in some degree
in cold and blackslidden state.
7. Because the viper of indifference
has got hold of them as they have
been warming by the worlds fire,
and swollen them up with pride Of
Neutrality-suspicious. hteHigencer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-19
How Not to Help the Minister.

l. Stay away from church II it's
cold or hot. or rainy or dark. or you
are not very well. or have any BUSH
ness you can look after. or any friends
to entertain.
2. When you come, come late. Get
seat we'll to the rear. and, if conven.
lent, behind a post or some fat man
that will keep you we'll hidden,
3. DON'T sing or bother yourself
about the singing at alI.
4. Don't pray. or kneel or stand
up when Others pray, but sit stock
still and look about with your eyes
wide open and your soul shut.
5. But when the preacher begins
then shut your eyes, and put your
head In a meditatiye attitudes
much as to say-"If he does say any.
Thing worth. hearing It will suEprise.
me" or
6. II your breeding is too high for
that-loOk about with the indOlent
air that Is q happy combination of
innocence and ignorance, or
z. Go to sleep and lean your head
on the pew rail In front. and make
him welcome to all of the inspiration
that he can get from the top of your
head.
8. Ifyou should hear anything. oh.
ject to it. 1t don't require much tai.
ent to criticise. If anything happens
to please you-don't "Iet on"
9. Don't contribute toward his sup.
port. You can easily justify yourself
by not approving his way. or bis
views.
10. Don't ever invite anybody to
come and hear him, or speak or act
as if you esteemed him worthy of
notice, lest he might become proud.
These rules faithfully observed
will dishearten any man not full of
the Holy Ghost. and even If he is,
he is liable to serious discourage.
ment. ifhe does not heroically press
forward in his work regardless of
stumbling blocks. You will never
he responsible for any good that he
may do.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-19

The reason you are not saved is
that you do not accept salvation
right now. If you will not be saved
noU. you are not very anxious to be
saved at all. If you delay. then you
are content to be longer under the
bondage of unbelief, sin and Satan.
II this moment, on Gods terms. You
receive His saving grace-content to
be what He would have you be-
while you are reading and where
you are. this instant. the day of peace
cOmeth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-19
For Home Use.

have tested its curative power, in my
family, many times during the past
thirty years, and have never known IL
to fail. It will relieve the most serious
affections of the throat and lungs,
whether in children or adults" - Mrs.
e. G. Edgerly, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
"Twenty years ago I was troubled
with a disease of the lungs. Doctors
afforded me no relief and considered
Ayers Cherry Pectoral, and, before I
had finished one bottle, found relief. /
continued to take this medicine until
cure was effected. believe that Ayers
Cherry Pectoral saved my hfe."-
Samuel Griggs, Waukegan, Ill.
"Six years ago I contracted severe
cold which settled on my lungs and
soon developed all the alarming symp-
toms of Consumption. l had cough,
night sweats, bleeding Of the lungs,
pains in chest and sides, and was so
Frustrated as to be confined to my
bed most of the time. After trying
various prescriptions, without benefit,
my physician finally determined to give
me Ayers Cherry Pectoral. | took it,
and the effect was magical. I seemed
to rally from the first dose of this
medicine, and, after using only three
bottles, am as well and sound as ever"
Rodney johnson, Springfield, Ill.
Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL,
PREPARED BY
Or. J. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold BY all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, %.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-19

A little had been absent with her
parents at a camp-meeting for two
weeks. On her return. her little
playmate, Ella Day, entertained her
by showing her new playthings. At
night, little Mary, in saying her
prayers, said; 20 Lord. bless Ella
Day, and make her a good girl, so as
l can take all her playthings away
from her and she won't want them
back again."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-19

When President Harrison died in
1S41 a casket was inferred in his
honor in the burying ground. at
Doublin. Ga. and the ladies of the
place continued to place flowers on
the spot for many years. The mound
has been neglected since the war, but
is again receiving attention since the
election of the grandson OF the man
for whom Georgia voted in 1910.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-19

The champion buckwheat. cake
eater. H. H. Bissell. an employee Of
the New York. Pennsylvania & Ohio.
Railroad, resides in Youngstown. q.
Last week, on bet of $40 with Chss.
Near. a miller, he ate sixty.three
cakes, none being less than five inch.
es in diameter. Near threw up the
coolest after eating fifty-eight, and
Bissell secured the money and cham
pionship.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-19

A steam engine, just completed
after two years of labor. for the Paris
Exhibition. is under three-fifths of
an inch in height, and weighs less
than one.ninth of an ounce. It is
composed of $50 pieces and Is the
smallest steam engine. eyer made.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-19

@Three young women of Rapid City.
Dak., at a dinner last December, it
is said, declared their intention never
to marry, and agreed to dine TO-
gether on the 23d OF each December.
Since, three honorary members have
been added to the ''club." They are
the girls husbands, and all six met
at q dinner on the 23d ult.