The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-06-06
JOHNSTON CRN
ThsssaRds II Ven Eztrisaiing lke
Dead Bsdiss.
Deeper in the Ruins They
Are Abundant.
Dieease Spreading IN the Towns
Crowded Quarters.

-, :,
! 1eHseTUw0s June
scarcely rixca from The
wheu . fhcnsszd fanrfsS
| thsir grssen sisss There w1
few measr1frs. AMI ~ lsssss y
forsraaifF Instead aE six rail 81!
Que c<tfsn, there were xanerasly sax
10 one tsaEn. Ne Minister of God ss~ tn
| 70 pronauaec he Hasa llesssng ss the eicsis
Tafties down. exrept .ew isfsAfni priests
who bad fell-Hed sosne snangiea repre-.
| senssslvus Of their ssith 10 the grave. a
| .acs tisss has hsretssore besn overlooked
IL fsae AaEfal strain Is The seiIed condition
II the eaGfees, frsly one-third oil shusa re-
etyetsd being 50 mAngled. fruised or
eharred That Identification was i'm possible.
4 cry or UNKNOWN DEAD.
| All day long earpSes ssere being hurried
below tis% ground Tie unissentiiied bodies
we<% h Ss1apea on a high hill west of the
doomed e5sy Nllere oise rpslaph must do
| for AL, and thai is the word unknnwn Z.
Tisest ara hunstfedaof graves there already.
aud each day viii Increase tie pfppos tiai,
TaE possibility Of identification diuasaisiaes
every hour. fires are raging over the
tangled graves Of hundreds. and the PAR
fiai cremation Of many bodies u tnesit-
Although The funerals of the morning
relieved TIE usorgaes of their crush, before
night they were rs fs1il OF the dead us ever
BLASTING TIRE IAN AT aaE rRsnsE
The ensg nifty of devastation wraugist bs
tie Cone Hausa hoed : heecmlng more
and more appasens with every fort al tue
fsborers 81, rssalye of<ssr ont ct chaos
Over leo IGen hsye been nil day engaged
IN an tisorf e. clear narrow psssage frota
the death siltge upwara Though the sea
uf debris shHf bla6kx :he Conemaugh for
nearly hSn . miie EstrF inxenuifs
known IA man has been rtsofted to ~
this erew Giant powdsg ald dynalnsts.
are brought info reputation ana al FIRE.
quent iDservass the roar ef explosions re-
yeTbfatesi through The valley aid STICKS.
stones and logs Dew high in the air. Gaad-
aaily q few OF the heaviest Eimb rs were
o tiaolis,ssi aud she fragments permitted
TO Heat dowusyeFd through the ecnter arch.
AZ nigi tfaIf. however. the clear space
above the bridge did not cxcsrsf sn srs q
sixty feet La ieusfA and forty feet In width
When onH reflects that fully twenty tive
acres are 70 be cleared IN this way, the task
ahrad sessfns an fnfcrminsbEe one, btlt
there Il no TnynI road. aisd Il iEe hundreds
OF tGous snds pf bodies beneath these black
cned ruins are 20 be recovered tos Christian
burial. I q sahnrs az fasiay must be eoa-
tsnaed with increased isur.
TafEY nEFCsE TO suRS THE WRECK.
Thefs are many conservative minds that
recommend the use Of toe torch in tits
work nf csssring the river. bat they are not
asaang the sufferers, aud when sach coun-
sels are heard BY fhoxe whose wives, chill
ortgs. sfsters or brothers rest beneath this
sea OF Y stsaus and 5esS.n1 the suggestion 81
creruatlsn mrets with furious objection. II
Il onis la Difference to the uaTeaseninR
msns,ate OF grief thar the hercnlean labor
OF clearing the river by means Of dynamite
aud eTleks ~ persisted IN. There il no
hope IN calm nainds that this task can be
parsuei 70 the end The progress
q eaa 'e,'ss ., ,, ! hsr.liy n.n & &d,srsfnsba.s.
elapsed there VI little doubt that the
emanatiuns 0f pufrid bodies Hiil have De-
cuIne 80 fFighffnl as to drive tire hardest
workman frssm the scene. Until that time
4fr1tes, however. these IL no hope that
the cfss rished hpps ef again gazing upon
the forus Of the loved ones whose liyes
went ort IN The Ere and food Of the
Gousmsukh. The plesaines OF ssni-
Isriaas aud the eEie of engineers alike
fall 20 nHd AZ echo ia the minds Of the
gfiesiRg and afflicted, bur IN a few days
tfs sferner luein Of nature will assert itself,
ami in the fatse 81 the ssnposeihii,ty OF the
task cremation VITA become Z Christian
duty
rye HrspRTn HopIEs IL ONE par.
Two hunsIr u bodies were recovered from
the ruins today. some were III ntisied bur
the great majority were not. This number
sueieded all the moFguss, the enss ~ the
Fennsy yausa railroad station. the Fs.urth
ward schDca. Cambria City, MerrowsiIle
alt,i the Presbyterian church. AT The latter
Place . remarkas le state of affairs exists.
The ffst fioor has been wasted out cefn.
pieselv, and the see.nd while sub
merged vas badly damaged The
= ais, floors ana pe~s were dfenehed,
and mad had collected on the mating aud
carpet an inch &eep Walking 10 affsnsiexi
with mach d flicnlty. and the und, ri ( ~
the slippery surface at tremendous rate.
The .saaoccl Is q He'd with ccfsius strips OF
muslin, boards and all he undertaking AZ.
eessaffss. Lying across the tops Of the
pews are dsszens OF pine boxes. each ese-
tanning siesim OF ths food. rrsDGed
cards are tackled on each. Upssn them the
sex AID full description OF the encicxtd
bodies Is written, with The name IL knowrI
Investigation shows there wns no tzufIi
II toe report that at Phtsiipsburg YESTERDAY
tteTe had been great loss OF life and that
"a bodies had been recovered
THE cuEPsE HANDLERS LHScH.
One cf the ntsss grisly aud natlseafsnr
desfh u the lnurhfng arrangement for fAe
uEldsrtakets- 5lese men are working 80
bard and eosssrIsnsioslsiy that they have
so time for meals. and huge bssilers OF
s7esrniiig coffee. iSsves of bread. dried beef
chafpel-honses 10 them and pIaests
At the disposal of the work
gnru- Along easncs one wear tnilsr. ssis |
Il eyes rolled up. apron In front and per
spiFlng psoflassly despite The cold damp
u A.
elam1ny corpse, has dAnbsd Il slth cs,isi
water. mani ulatfsl il assons On the boards
ass III the Interval before Che body ps !
asso her per wretch i sfpsssss8 IN ge6s = /,
sup af e-ssfe atst . sandwich With issp
ping hands he eats BIS lufei, with re1fsa |
y ttsng hts cap oascasippaily b. side tne |
hss3eaa. face af siscaTup iag corpse and |
totally oliissysis 10 bis horrible surround
Tags
TREY xUs-aRAvg EssAIaixG yrUrp
Al fhe FaaFfh ward srkoolhsslse. wsssre |
most of the undertaking wsrrk is done. /
tasFw was sssze slaghy trouble ever she !
qtzesraen of ltaHoe. Rev. Mr. Beale of the
Presbyterian church. hss charge Of this /
faarFtls. And objected 10 the Endertakers
GfifskluE rhtsxy. iaasmach Is nAen
without r&st-sFta cons sfnflans cuaad
Isas wark AZ anything in shss pEsee snees-
TBS urssiertskers protested against BsAse-s
unrwasossa sae Erelusiie ;, aad IL l. said |
lbrs aseissss - cease attending O. the bsAl- /
les. This hasf the etfecl 81 modifying
Bss&le TEN pefan@e ssrApes~
RsEnlss MORE NExsRoEs Dows nEaow.
As tae DAYS roll oss and ske hears sf /
sieArIs are sencfrafess. Il beEennes Gre
alld more spSafenf that the death list y III /
bet more fhxa AGO. aa6 the general iss
pFessssssz Il that rse Victims wslI aarnaer !
from between sssu So Il sxs3 Tne ssees.er /
ire wssek drifts sse ss<nsssssesl She sreztsr /
are gaH number discovered IN Frssnsfia /
es@wen wssa fonnf s0ssss. ard sex ratss- !
assss 1fssfxars2s ssslss more wsre found
AZ gFapTssc fsxaxgsT.
Esr Leeds Iseunss ivsnia state tse2Fa Of /
e%slshs representative, ass tesky xfkes /
ass eSstnSGn sAens the prosp<rt os sa eef-
stssasr IL t&e fn5seIaaak n s3;aeHHxz sases /
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