Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-08
THE YOUNGSTOWN CALAMITY.


Not a HAbitable House Len Standing in
the Clty-ThIeves Rob the DsAd-Two OF
Them Hanged, One shOt and Others
Driven Into the River.
J~OHNsTowN, Pa, June a-To say that
JohnStown is a wreck is but stating the
facts of the case. Nothing like it was ever
seen in this country, Where long rows OF
dwelling houses and business blocks stood
forty'eight hours ago, ruin and desolation
now reigns supreme Probably fifteen
hundred houses have been swept from the
lace OF the earth as completely as il they
had never been erected. Main street
from end TO end, is piled fifteen and
twenty feet high with debris, and in some
instances it is as hi yh as the roofs of the
houses. This great mass Of w~reckage
fills the street from curb to curb, aud fire.
quenily has crushed tho fronts of build.
ings in and filled the space with reminders
OF the terr.bl cal nifty. There is not a
habitaile hou g lett standing in John'-
tJwn. Il wIlt require several drys yet TO
form n dehni,e idea as to tho loss Of life,
but 1t Will cegta My reach thousands.
Every hour brings fresh evidences of the
fact that the disaster eclipse, any thing of
the kline in tbs history Of the country, and
no one can say what the final resu IS will
be. Every hour or so tho force of men
working on the various heaps Of debris
find a number Of bodies buried in the
mud and wIeckags. 1t is believed
TINT han thu fanla4 nTa aYtIn uui9ha1
in the wreckage at the bridge, and the
same is removed, that hundreds and
hundreds Of victims will be discoveries;
in fact, this seems Ger ain, as dozens Of
bodies have already been found or the
outSk rts OF the huge mass Of broken TIM
ber. K ports from outside points are also
appalling, Up TO 8 O'Clock tonight $50
bodies have been embalmel at y neveh,
aud there is a report that 20J more have
been discovered half buried in the mud on
an island between Now Florence and the
place named. At the Fourth Ward school
house over 100 vlct ms have been laid out
FIR Identification. In many cases they
have been recognized, VIII 10 in many more
the tabs bearth he simple word Unknown"
'NabN n va FANhil1 bOItf5 ~ ldI nave ttl
collected Former reports have no. been
exaggerated The loss OF life is so frightful
that it Is feared to tell the truth about it.
Fifteen thousand men, women and children
have persisted in the food and flames. and
severa. hundreI more will lie from wounds
and exhaustion. The people here are ap.
prehensiye OF pestllential epidemic as the
direct cause Of the thousands Of bodies
purifying in the river. The waters Of
the Conemough are literally choked with
masse Of putrescent humanity, the stencil
Of which is 50 powerful that in places It is
Impossible to approach within a square d
the river. Just as the shadows began .
fall upon the earth last even.
ing party OF thirteen Hun.
2aTlsns were noticed steata.
lily picking their way along the bank, o..
C0nemaush towards Sang Hollow. Sus.
p.c.ous Of their purpose, several farmer.
armed Themselves and started In vu Sal,
som the Z most horrible fears were reaI-
Izsd, The HungarIan' went out for Jun.
der Lying upon the shore they came qJta
the dead and manglel body Of 6 w1a.a.
upon WAJte person there we're number.
'flHkets # J'welTy and two ~diamouIrngs
ia the reagsEnss t. secure the p.uri-r.-z
hunsariaas 20: Iut9 a squa5bia, .arIzz
Alch one Of their numyer Severed h.
finger upon which were the ring ana
started On a run with his fearful p1 e.
The Ee7o.ti1g nature q the deed 20
"'rolgl. up the pursuing farmers w15 c7
tbs tins were close at hanl. tia: ..-7
gave Immediate chase. Some 0: the Hun.
zaraus showed fzh. bg, be ag 9utalu-
b@r7l we're conps.le 81 to fee for tls.r. ives
me u tae trlies eecapei Ia: four F-.=
literally ir.Tsl into the ,utg.ug r7=. s1.
10 the! death. The inhGmsl mo1s;=.
w1oss stg5c.9-. &C, Ia, beza 1a.-..lz.
Tss among tie lgmter Of the lTg.11t.r7
,1.clsh Tag o:lst Hungarian r=-s
cagga, E5bJnT .as dead sld se-s haag=4
from 4 tree another 9as shot.