Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-07

'n"nl ii'eS nave pecn LOST. AuJutant
General Hastings, who has charge Of
everything, stated this morning that
he supposed there was ii, least two
thousand people under tho burning
debris, but the only way to find out
how many lives were lost was to
take census of the people now liv-
Ing and subtract that from the cen
sus before the flood. Said he, "Ip
my opinion there are anywhere from
four to five thousand souls lost.
LATER.
YOUNGSTOWN, June 4.-Maxham.
the iron manufactures, is Mayor
pro ten Of JohnStown today. He
is probably tho busiest man in the
United States. Although for days
without sleep, he still sticks nobly
to his task. Hundreds of others
are like him. Men fall to the earth
from sheer fatigue. There are many
who have not close an eve in sleep
since they nwoke Friday morning.
They arc II hollow.cyed, pitiahlc
looking lot. Many have lost near
relatives and friends. Mon and
horses are most needed today.
Some of the unfortunatcS who could
not so To the relief trains endcavor
ell To obtain flour from the wrecked
stores in JOhnstOwn. One dealer
was charging So IL sack for flour,
and WAS getting it in ono or two
cases. Suddenly tho crowd heard
o. the occurrence, and several deS-
perate men went to the store and
doled out flour gratuitouSly to tho
homeless and sorrow stricken. An
other dealer was selling flour at
81 % Il sack. He refused to give
any away, but would sell it To any
ono who had money. Otherwise he
would not allow any one to 20 near,
guarding his store with IL shot gun.
Bodies are being recovered in
JohnstOwn today that have been
robbed 10y The ghoulS that flock TO
the scene, 1t was known that one
lady had several hundreds in her
possession just before the disaster,
but when her body was recovered
there WAS not Il cent in her pocket.
Hungarans attacked the supply
wagons between hIorrellvIllo and
Cambria City today. Tho drivers
of the wagons rcpnlScd them, but
they again returned a second
fight ensued, but after lively scram
bling, the Hungarians were driven
away. After that the drivers and
guards Of supply wagons were per
mitted to so armed
PostoIiices were opened in Kern
Vile and the fourth ward of Johns.
town today
The knights Of PvthiaS have re
ceived Il large donation of money
from the PittSburg lodges.
An effort WAS made to hold rclig
i0us services in Murrellville last
pight by Rev. John Fox, of Pitts
burg. The Rev. Mr.. Bcaleist is
making arrangements for holding
services in the Covers school house
tonight
The Chamber of Commerce has
made arrangements with the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad to transfer
passengers from Jolnstown to Pitts
burg free of charge. A train pack
ell so full that il was impossible to
obtain standing room on the plat
form left last night. The passen-
gers were mostly women and chill
dren. Faces at the windows ex
pressed nothing but relief as the
train drew out from the Inflated city.
The tariff clubs relief train from
Pittsburg lay on the Baltimore and
Ohio track today, and did more good
than any other that has yet arrived
Trains on the Pennsylvania cannot
reach rs many sufferers rs those on
the Baltimore and Ohio. Coroner
Mcdowell was with the train and
worked hard. Superintendent Pat
ton, Of the Baltimore and Ohio. is
now on the grounds, and reports that
the tracks are now clear from Johns
town to the city. He is accompanied
by Chief Engineer Manning.
LATER.
YOUNGSTOWN, June I.-Twenty-
five registry Offices for the living
were opened this morning. Up to