Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-12

| danger to the water supply OF P1ttsburg
al YOUNGSTOWN. The only present dam
| ger is from people being frightened into
| sickness by sensational reports.
| "You may state for me-" said he.
| ''that there are more doctors here than
| patients. The general health of the
people in the town is excellent-much
| better than [ expected. L expected
| more sickness than there is. | really
looked for an epidemic Of some kind.
| It would have broken out, however, be-
| fore this time if any was to come, and for
| this reason [ feel perfectly safe In issu-
| ing tie above bulletin. There is hardly
any typhoid fever in the town and but
| little pneumonia. The fears of an cpl
| demic of diphtheria are unfounded.
| There are few cases OF sore throat,
but they are not serious enough to cause
any alarm.
| Every effort is being made to have
| people move out of their houses and in
to tents. Plenty of tents will be fur
nished by the state. Living in tents in
| the open air is more conducive to good
health than residing in close, damp
houses.
1.-THE water is generally good and the
air pure. [ will say again that the resi-
dents of Pittsburg and the cities below
| need not fear to drink the river water.
l
nated."
| DIR. John S. Miller sand DIR. F. M.
Strouse are in charge of the Red Cross
| outposts, which are located in the very
midst of the ruins. The flag of the Red
] Cross on white field of tents, waving
upon the main tent, is a welcome sign
| of refuge to the many workmen who
are suddenly stricken while at work on
the ruins. The word hospital" is
feared by them, and they would rather
leave the city than to enter one. At
the outpost they know. they can
be prescribed for and can lay
| down for a while at rest. None of their
cases are very serious; only ordinary
complaints due to change of food and
water. After short rest they gener-
usually well-flled. The tents were
warm and close to-day, but this is due
to the hot weather. A stiff breeze is
| blowing this evening and is doing much
| to alleviate the sufferings of the men.
| A force of seventy-fve men cleaned
out three baker shops III ruins this aft
ternoon. A number of bakers will be
sent from Plttsburg, and al soon as the
| ovens are cleaned they are to commence
to bake bread. Flour is plentiful and
the bread will be sold.
Several cases of vandalism and rob-
berry were reported to-day. Last night
broken into and the contents carried
off. What the thieves could not steal
they trampled and ruined. The Ma
sonic relief car was also entered and
robbed. Twelve men were arrested for
stealing to-day, but they were re-
leased upon returning the goods. The
military guards over in Cambria
City were kept busy last night arresting
| thieves. They were placed in the guard
house and this morning drummed out of
town. When they reached the out
skirts Of the town they were warned
that if they were caught again they
would be summarily dealt with. Many
people, by imposing on the relief COM
enough supplies to last them several
months. One man was found this alter
noon who had nine sacks of flour in his
| cellar, besides a large stock of pro-
visions and clothing which he had Sc
| cured from the committee by misrepre-
sentation.
This afternoon Private VIM. Young,
of Company g, Fourteenth Regiment,
| N. q. T., committed suicide in his tent
by shooting himself in the head. He
was farm laborer, and a resident OF
Toms Run, near Marshfeld, Pa. He
had been sick for several days, but
nothing in his manner indicated that
he contemplated taking his life. He
and two children.
Miss Walk and Miss Ely, of the
Northern Home for Friendless Chill
dren, returned TO Philadelphia yester-
day, and took with them The Hoffman
family of nine children. These little
ones were found in an utterly destitute
condition, as both parents and the old
est sister were drowned. The ladies
will return to assist in the work of aid
| ing children who have lost all.
Miss B. Hinckley, head of the Chill
dren's Aid Society Of Philadelphia, saws
| the object of her society is to unite par
them away from Johnstown, although
the little ones will be provided for if
their parents are not found. There are
| plenty of YOUNGSTOWN people who will
| adopt these children and bring them up
| IS II liens Of Johnstown, instead of
sending them to asylums where they
| Will become state paupers. Miss Hinck-
ley cannot give an estimate of the mum
| Der OF children restored to their par
ents, but it is very large.
| Miss Maggie Brooks is the only resi-
| OeDC m0mU6r OF ILLS ala society who
was not drowned. She is a school
teacher here, and knows every child
and their parents in the city. She
spends her time in hunting every house
| for miles around for parents and chill
dren. When a child is found it is sent
| to headquarters, and note and descrip
| ton made of it. When any of the
| child's relatives or parents are found
| they are sent to the headquarters and
in this way many families have been re-
united.
The object of the Western Pennsyl-
vania Aid Society is to furnish Temp ra
| ~ as we'll as permanent homes for the
| orphans. Mrs. ston to-day found al
| Kernvllle seventeen adultsa and children
| living in room about 10Al5. The chill
| dren will be sent to Pittsburg until their
! parents can find some sort of habiration.
when they will recall their children.
| W. NJ. Ferguson walked down from
South Fork to-day, following the line
the Pennsylvania road. He SAID that ali
the railroad tracks from South Fork t..
the viaLuct were swept away 1t will
be three weeks before the road will be
open Tor travel, and months before it