The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-07

who survived the hoods ana inc consensus
of opinion was that fully 80 per cent of
the residents of Hometown and Cambria
had been victims of the continued dis
asters of fire and water. II this be true the
total loss of life In the entire val
ley may reach $4,000 OF the thousands
who were devoured by the flames
and whose ashes rest beneath the smoking
debris above Johnstown bridge, no definite
information can ever be obtained, as lit
tie will be learned OF the hundreds who
sunk beneath the current and wero
borne swiftly down the Conemaugh
only to be deposited hundreds OF
miles below on the banks and In
the driftwood of the raging Ohio Prob
ably one third of the dead will never be
recovered, and 1t will take a list OF the
missing weeks hence to enable even close
estimate to be made of the number OF
lives that were snuffed out In that brief
hour. That this estimate can nevet
be, accurate is understood when u
is remembered that In many instances
whole families and their relatives wera
swept away and found q common grave be-
meath the wild waste of waters. The total
destruction of the city leaves no data tc
even demonstrate that the names of these
unfortunates ever found place on the pages
of history
CITY OF THE DEAD.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June 4-Nineveh II
literally city of the dead. The entire
place Is filed with corpses. At the depot
eighty seven collins were piled up
| and boxed On the streets coffin
boxes covered the sidewalks In the
improvised undertaking shops Sampson
& Dever have embalmed and placed
in their shrouds 1893 persons At every
place there were the dead strewn around
as thick as flowers In conservatory. Most
of the bodies embalmed Sunday night had
been taken out of the river in the morning
by the people ut Nineveh, who worked in
cessantly night and day searching the
river.
HELPING HANDS.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June 4-The cry for
he'll, is being responded to from every por-
ton of the country, and in London and
Berlin relief funds have been organized.
THE SITUATION TUESDAY.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June 5.-Nothing devel-
oped yesterday to lower the terrible esti-
mate put upon the number of fatalities re-
sulting from the flood. Through the
agency of bureau of registration, en-
bracing twenty EIGHT different offices, a
systematic effort is being made to reach
the most accurate figures possible re.
garding the fatalities In Johnstown,
Cambria, Morrellville, Kernville,' Cone
maugh and other places devastated by
the flood. Mr.. McConnaghy, who has
charge of the work of registration, is of
the opinion that the number of people who
persisted is considerably over 10, 600, while
Adjutant- General Hastings maintains that
the death list will not exceed 5000 Nearly
1900 men are employed in different parts
IS I. IL rnino
Treating the dead, and thus far 3, 200 bodies
have been found. Money and clothing for
the destitute is flowing in from all portions
|. Of the country.
TRAINS IN THE FLOOD.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, June Sit is now q
settled fact that three trains were caught
by the food at Johnstown. The day eX-
press, which left here at 3 o'clock Friday
morning, appears to have been the least
affected, though the reports concerning the
fate of its passengers are very unsatisfacto-
nv in detail The limited and local pas
senger train are shrouded in mist that
can only be lifted when perfect communi-
cation has been established
IN A DEPLoRABLE CONDITION.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June 5.-The resident
portion of Woodvale borough is completely
wiped out The property loss is estimated
at $3,5OO,OO0. On the hills above
the wrecked village is presented
the worst spectacle Of the hour.
Here are clustered the several thousand
inhabitants who escaped, and unless aid is
given them soon they must perish of want.
Starvation stares them in the face They
are SO far above Johnstown that the relief
parties have not yet reached them, and
only few provisions have been
1>x4x h 70 thnr hv fhn
survivors in Johnstown. Several have lost
their mind, and it is feared that the horrors
| of death by starvation or the worst horrors
| of madness must soon overtake them un-
| less at once relieved A large number of
| lives were lost there.
THE NUMBER LOST.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 6.-Conservative
men are of the opinion that the number of
| people destroyed in the flood will reach
| from IL, OO0 to $4,000. This view is based on
many fragments of evidence obtained from
| over 100 citizens, rs intelligent men and
women as could be found The registra-
| ton of survivors still continues The total
| registratio on to date Is 900 out of q total
| estimated population of the torfent-swept
district of from 81, 900 to 10000. Two hun
| dred and forty-six more bodies were found
yesterday, Of which the majority were
Identified. This swelled the list to 3,i1S
bodies. 1t is estimated that the number OF
orphans in the Conemaugh valley will be
about 500.
| CLEARING THE WRECK.
| Over 5000 men are employed In Johns
town proper clearing the streets, about
| 1000 of these being the regular street
hands hired by contractors Booth and Flynn,
| of Pittsburgh, the others being volunteers.
Mr.. Flynn declares it will take 10000 men
thirty days to clear the ground 80 that the
streets will be passable and the work ofre-
building commenced
| SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 6.-Out of total
population of 1,030 at Woodvale 667 kTe
| known to have been saved, making the loss
| of life about 80 per cent of the submerged
portion of the village
It is estimated that the number Of orphans
| In the Conemaugh valley will be about 500.
I They are being removed to central points
where they can be found in case they are
inquired for
st. Marks p. E. Church lost 81 out Of q
membership of $50. Rector A. p Diller,
| wife and two children were drowned.
Their new church building has disap-
peared