Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-12
Gen. Hastings Now in Command al Stricken JOhnStown.
HIS ACTIONS CRITICISED
He Reduces by Fifty Gents the Pay i of Laborers.


The Red Csoa Society Finds Three Ma. /: llgnant Cases to Cure For-Many of Those Working mt the CIe"rine !. Away of the Ruins Leave Town. ! Some or Those Identified Yesterday. "Poor Jenny Given"-The WreckaEe {; Hunting for Relics.
 JoHNsTowN, June 12.-Today the state took hold of the work of restoring the valley to its condition before the flood, and all work done now will be under the supervision of Adjt.-Gen. Hastings. , Gen. Hastings and his officers have matured the plan of campaign that will be in force during the restoration of Johnstown.
 The general said that he would start in with 400 or 500 licked men and gradually increase the number, so that effective work can be done. He said that William Finn would have charge of about 300 men, who were put to work this morning on the debris at the bridge.
 All the volunteer relief corps will be withdrawn, and the men who work will be put on a business basis.
 Yesterday Dr. Solomon, medical d. rector on Gen. Wllcy's staff, made dis oovery that sent O chill through tho off, COTS at headquarters. In tho course of his examination of the water being used by the people he found that the water used for cooking food at Gen. Tasting s headquarters came from coal mine. The distribution of supplies to the %, 900 or more survivors of the flooded district will be regulated, beginning to- day, by strict military discipline.
 Colonel Hill said that 1t was tho inten- ton to observe great strictness for few weeks, and then gradually, but as rapidly as possible, turn over the entire distribu- ton of relief contributions into the hands of citizens of the various towns in this locality. The representative citizens of each borough will be called upon to ap- point committees to act with the Lkarter- masters. There will be two post com missaries and eleven district commissa- ries.
 Colonel J, L. Spangler, assisted by Lieuts. Bean, .ilbro and Bean, will have general supervision of all the commissa. ries.
 Seventeen bodies were recovered yes. terday, few of them being recognized The following were identified by contents found in their pockets:
 Oliver A. Keise, a butcher.
 William X. Bryan, switchman:
 Arthur Benshoff, bookkeeper.
 , Ben Gribban, 1o years old.
 Miss MoliIe Brindle.
 William G. Kegg.
 Reynold Roland and his sister Miss Emma Roland.
 The two latter were found locked ir each others arms In the gorge above the bridge.
 | Of the unknown there was female . child six months old, a female child thir teen months old, a male child twelve months old, male twenty-five years old large man thirty-flve years old, large female thirty to thirty-five years olti anc full formed girl wearing a plaid dress
 Notwithstanding the official announce ment by the state board of health to tn, effect that there are no contagious dis eases here, some have been discovered by the Red Cross society, which has beer doing noble work since their arrival The society has established hospital a Kernville, and there are now three case o,' malignant fever being treated there-; moth er and two children. The mothe contract. d the disease while nursing he children.
 Every now n-d then is heard a wall c distress, some tim >as rising almost to tn bitch of n scream, and again nothing bu a sob is heard as fri, 'nd or relative recognized. The body o.s pretty littl Jennie Given, aged IT, was discovered A charge of dynamite loosened the jam drift, disclosing four bodies. Un,aer tn floor of wrecked building, pinned TOW by the heavy sills lying across her f,.t C and limbs, lay the body, crushed almos D6VOQQ SeH Jo
 A man elbowing his way through tn crowd stood gazing at the mud-covere' corpse. His anguish-stricken counte nance proclaimed him relative, evel though he did not speak. As he turne, away after tho body was removed. whel asked if he recognized her, his only re sponse was "Poor, poor Jenny"
 A department for the identification C valuables was established on Main stree yesterday, with Rev MT. Beer in charge
 Hundreds of the laborers left the valle yesterday. This Is but the beginning ( the outpouring that has set in. Tn opinion is gaining strength that Gen Hastings has made serious mistake i offering less to the laborers than ha heretofore been paid, and that the resul will be at least temporary cessation { work. Under the present man agemez