Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-04


given in addition to S40O raised earlier for the
Johnstown sufferers.
THEODORE DoERFLINGER yesterday after
noon telegraphed Mayor McCallin from Min
evah asking him to have the military placed
along the Allegheny river banks to catch bodies
floating down the river.
THEISenior and Junior Orders of American
Mechanics of the .Southside. raised $500 last
night, which will be spent for in clothing ETC.,
to be sent to Johnstown Furthersupplies may
be sent to Salisbury Hall.
UNIoNTowN sent forward carload Of pro-
visions and clothing yesterday, and j. s.
schoonmaker, Treasurer Of the Relief Com
mittee, wired W. r. Thompson to draw on him
for S, 600. with more to follow.
AT noon yesterday the Relief Committee del
egated ex-Sheriff Gray to secure towboat and
go up the Allegheny river as far as it was pas
sable and search for dead bodies The ex-
sheriff took party of men along.
A. ]. MoxHAM, Chairman of the Citizens
Relief Committee, telegraphed the Relief Com
mittee of this city yesterday afternoon for 5000
pounds OF chloride of lime and 1000 pounds OF
copperas, The goods were shipped at once.
w. b. KIRKLAND, a prominent coffee
broker in New York, wired Dilworth Brothers
that he had collected 5000 among coffee
brokers for Johnstown sufferers, which ne
would forward to Mr.. George H. Dilworth.
E. NJ. BIGELow, Chief of the Department Of
Public Works, and Controller Morrow occu-
pied a desk in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms yesterday and issued permits TO tnose
wishing to enter Johnstown to seek relatives.
IT was reported to Detective Glenn that the
body of Harry Richardson, drowned at Woods
Run last Saturday, had been found at Roches-
ter. He sent word to Detective Lazarus, of
that place, for full description of the body.
DIR, BENJAMIN LEE. Secretary of the State
Board of Health, telegraphed Sheriff Nc
Candless to summon a posse to clear the Allie
gheny river and Colonel Joseph H. Grey was
put in charge and will engage tugs, etc., Tor
the purpose.
THE Executive Board of D. A. s, K. of l..
met last night to talk over the food. 1t was
decided not to ask any of the local assemblies
to contribute, as almost all of them are MEM
bers of other organizations and have given
money and clothing.
THE following Pittsburgers are still among
the missing: Mrs. Charles Terheyden, wife Of
the jeweler: Mrs Theodore Overbuk, residing
on the Southside; Mrs. Steggart and Miss Steg-
CART, wife and daughter of Councilman Steg-
CART. of the Southslde.
THE Sunday school supefintsndents of Pitts
burg and Allegheny organized permanently
last night as follows: President, Hon. E. s.
Morrow; First Vice President, Samuel Hamil-
ton; Second Vice President Thomas Cord;
Secretary, E. s. Gray; Treasurer, q. W
Hague.
GOVERNOR BEAVERS ears might be sup
posed to burn last night, considering the talk
heard at the Chamber of Commerce rooms
regarding his course in the present emer-
liable appropriations in the counts of the in
dictment. 8
A PRETTY general expression of opinion by
the Relief Executive Committee and backed
by all to whom it was expressed, was that all
money contributed by individuals should be
expended for the sufferers benefit, and let the
State do the work of putting the ravaged dis
trict In shape.
The collection of money for the Johnstown
sufferers in Williamsburg amounted at the car
to Sis. and other donations have been made,
but the amounts are not yet reported. Mr.. Nc
Creery gives notice to volunteers to hold them
selves ready to relieve the men who are now at
work in Johnstown.
Mr.. ]. c. JENKINS is in receipt of telegram
from Johnstown announcing the safety of Mr..
James McMillen Mr.. Balsinger and family, and
Mr.. D. ]. Jones and wife. Mr.. McMillen is the
only surviving member Of the flrm OF Wood,
Morrell & Co., who were the predecessors Of
the Cambria Iron Co.
CIV. BRYAN, of Oliver Bros. & Phillips, re-
turned from Johnstown last night. His
brother-in-law and sister were taken from a
house which, by the very force of the food,
had been swept on to high land. Out of l6 in
mates of the house were saved, including
Mr.. Bryan's relatives.
MRS. LEIsINGER, of the Twelfth ward. Ale
gheny, applied for relief to Major Hunker, of
the Poor Board, yesterday. She said her hus-
band had been working at Johnstown for the
last two weeks and she had not heard from him
and believed him to be drowned. She was in
want Of food and was aided.
THE reception Of packages of clothing at the
old City Hall continued until after 10 o'clock
and the Relief Committee after that hour was
informed that load had been dumped on the
pavement and there were none to care for it.
Orders were given to take care of it Up to
that hour $50 packages had been forwarded.
THE Western Pennsylvania Agricultural
Association, of Washington, Pa, desire to an
nounce through the columns Of THE
DISPATCH that they will contribute the entire
profits of their meeting, which takes place in
their grounds at Washington on Wednesday
and Thursday of this week, to the Johnstown
sufferers.
THE train which arrived at the Union depot
at 4:l0 yesterday afternoon, was alleged to
carry Johnston survivors" 1t really bore
more Pittsburg sightseers. A railroad man on
the train quotes General Hastings as saying:
"For Gods sake tell Pittsburg to be as ener-
getic in chaining up her sightseers as she is in
sending relief"
AMONG the contributions yesterday were:
300 shovels, by Hussey & Binns; "a shovels and
one dozen picks, by Taylor & Co.; one car of
lime by the Pennsylvania Mining and Manufac-
Stausberger & Josephs, of Allegheny: 500 worth
of clothing by A. Sailor: 20 Obarrels Thymoll dis
infectant. ]. Williams, Sharpsburg.
Mr. LOUIS S. CLARKE, who yesterday visited
and inspected thoroughly the vicinity of the
South Fork dam, corroborates in every partic-
ular the special dispatch published in an
other column regarding the breaking of the
dam and the heroism Of Engineer Parke. The
latter, he says, acted the part of a hero indeed,
and he expressed the hope last night that the
gallant engineer would yet be heard from.
THE relief car of the Jr. o. U. A. M. will
leave the Baltimore and Ohio depot, at Water
street, at 1890 to-day. All donations of cloth
ing, those for women and children specially de-
Street @ % third floor % Of american AZ Address to e. q.
W. Smith, Johnstown, Pa. Councils of the
Jr. o. U. A. M. along the Baltimore and Ohio
should have all packages ready and marked
for G. w. Smith, Johnstown. not later than
o'clock to-day.
THE money for the Masonic fund is coming
in rapidly Clifford P. McCalla, Grand Master
of Masons of Pennsylvania, sent S5OOlast night.
and the Grand Master of Masons of Indiana
telegraphed tor the man to whom he should
send the contributions for that State. The
total will reach $40 000 at least by this evening
The committee has organized to send carload
of provisions each day over the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and as many men as are re-
uuired to attend to the Masons of the flooded
district
JOHN GRADY, an employe of the Cambria
Iron Company, has sent an appeal to The DIS
PATCH. He announces that his wife has been
lost in the flood, and that he is most desirous
of ascertaining any news concerning her. He
saws that she had in her breast purse contain
ing $50 in cash and check to his order for So
If the body has been recovered he would like
to know where it has been buried or, if not
vet inferred. to forward the body to him at
Johnstown, in care Of the Cambria Iron Com
pany. He also asks that the money be returned
to him as he needs it most urgently.