The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-11

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State can, and must hire undertakers +
bury the dead, The list OF the "un
known" Is growing as the means Of ideu
tihcatiop become more obscure,
The report OF DR.. Sibbett, addressed I
DR., Croft, may be given in brief as FOL
lows; Fourth ward school house morguG
June 8, bodies received, 2l0; PenlsylYa
mia railroad station morgue, 1872; Nor
rellyille Inorgue, 1873; st, Colnmbi
church morgue, in Cambria City, 1856
Hawes' Riorgue, IS; Millyille, 81; Grand
view chapel, ll8; Old Nineveh morgue
SO; Nineveh proper, 2SS; total, 1889
The above Is official,
[Signedl BENJAMIN LEE, NJ. D.,
Secretary,
Mr., Fred Heinz, OF Pittsburgh, who L
in charge OF the transportation depart
ment at this point, says that since the
department was opened they have SEN
away about 1000 people. The majority
Of them were women and children, They
were shipped as far west as Pittsburgh
and east 10 Philadelphia, The otliCia
bulletin OF the State Board OF Healtt
issued to-day is as follows;
HEALTH BULLETIN NO. 2.
Reports received last evening from the
inspectors Of this Board show that the
favorable conditions stated in the Arst
report continues, No contagious disease
OF any kind prevails, There are a few
cases Of mild type ofmeasles, No signs
OF any epidemic are manifest, The State
Board Of Health Is fully prepared 10
meet all emergencies as they arise, As
a precautionary measure q hospital for
contagious diseases has been establish
ed, and II any cases appear they will be
promptly met. The air continues pure
and wholesome; the water pure. The
bodies still in the wreck are so covered
with earth as not 10 be dangerous 10 the
health. There Is every precaution being
taken 10 prevent contamination Of the
water supply for the towns below Johns
town. There Is no ground whatever for
alarm in this matter at present. The
bodies in the river are covered with mud
and earth. The weather Is cool and IA.
vorable, The destruction Of life has been
appalling, There Is at present every
reason To be encouraged.
tsigneO GEo. B. GRoFF,
Member in charge.
A circular Of information has been
posted In all conspicuous places about
the town, containing suggestions regard
ing the cleansing OF houses and OF per-
sonal habits.
Mr.. james B. Scott said this afternoon:
"The work will continue as 1t has until
Wednesday morning, when everything
will be handed over to the State. The
chiefs OF all departments arc now making
out reports, which will be given 10 the
commission appointed by the State.
The work Of relief will likely be contin.
ued by the State on tbs VhGle plsn rs
heretofore. We are obtaining some sort
OF system, and have brought some kind
Of order out OF chaos. The work Of re-
lief will haye 10 continue until the
people can take hold for themselves.
When tho Cambria Iron Works and the
other mills resume the people will be
able to earn money. The great aim Just
at present is to give the survivors work.
The State Is TO open commisSary de-
partmept where goods will be sold until
the merchants viii be able to get on
their feet. Tue line Of charity will
gradually shade into that ability ot tax.
Ing care Of themselves. Until that time
has come, the people will have to be
taken care Of.
owe arc building store houses along
the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad, where
the supplies will be stored until II Is
necessary to use them. It has been
customary to distribute supplies TO them
almost directly fr9m the cars. This has
caused confusion, Fhe evil will coon be
remedied,"
There Is no friction between the civil
and military authorities. Chief Colt
will remain in charge under General
Hastings or the commissioner appointed
by Governor Beaver,
A cRANK's DODoRH.
The following dodger was scattered
broadcast about the town to-day:
PROCLAMATION.
~. Lewis, domInator OF the world, De,
cree now a new election.
death now rules over all fools; all
ulaying for death-not living. 'Tis the
exclamation point 10 all OF life or death.
"Death Is mans last and only enemy
extinction Of death his only hope.
Your soul, your breath, ends by death.
"Whewl Whoopl We're all in the
soup. Rhp's all rightH
"JEwis, the light"
Mr.. ]. W. NEunden, who 10 ip charge
OF the removal ot bodies from the ruins,
says that up until this date he had found
over$O, ,OOOin money nthe pockets Of the
victims. The largest sim was So, "A %.
The pockets OF Charles BischoT con-
taiped S346. He et0tes that the robbing
OF stores and dead bodies stl i continues,
Notwithstanding the guard which has
been placed over the ruins by the civil
authorities.
The johnson Switch company, whose
works were entirely swept away from
Woolyllle, are making preparations TO
rebuild their switch works plant pn an
extended scale at Morham, thFoe miles
up the stream, and entirely hway FROM
any possibility ofany recurrence ol the
disaster which has overtaken their
works here, They employ from 1000 To
200 men,