Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-02
GOV. BEAVER In TOWN
lie Remained in the City Just About
One Hour and 20 Minutes
AND STARTED EASTWARD AGAIN.
The Governor Says Great Changes Have
Been Made at Johnstown.
he TALKS OF DAMAGE BY THE JUNIATA

Governor Beaver, of this great Common
wealth, was in this city for about one hour
and 20 minutes last night on his way to
Clarion from Johnstown. He departed on
the Buffalo express for Foxburg, and from
there will 60 to Harrisburg. He will be
in Philadelphia on Thursday to crate at a
Fourth of July demonstration.
The Governor spent the day at Johns
town and took view of the work to ascer-
tain how it was progressing. In speaking
last evening of what he saw he said:
1.-The work of cleaning up the debris has
progressed more rapidly than ever antici-
pated it would. While going the rounds
this morning I heard the people finding fault
and criticising the work of the laborers. This
1 consider to be a very good sign that they have
pulled themselves out of the hope that the
State was going to do everything and they are
now relying upon themselves When people
get pettish they are in a condition to help
themselves and do not want to be placed under
compliments to anybody. The houses the peo-
pie are now getting are larger than those sent
them at first. They are four feet longer and
two wider than
''The latter were only for temporary occu-
pancy, and even if they were small the people
should not have objected to living in them.
They are better than a tent to live in, espec-
tally for children.
THE State officers will remain in charge of
thework until it has been proved that the
residents of the town can take hold and
manage for themselves. The State Board of
Health will stay there, long after the other
officers have been taken away and they will
continue to ward off any contagicn. General
Hastings will probably be enabled to leave in
about two weeks. but, IL he thinks his services
are needed there he will stay all summer.
Judge Cummins one of the Commissioners,
will be the resident officer at the place. He
Will move his family to CressUn and will be at
Johnstown every day. He has sent out blanks
asking for information and after they have
been filled we will pay out the relief funds.
In the blanks each signer Is asked to give the
number of members in his or her family how
much real estate they owned and the valuation
Of 1t, how much household goods the family
patton of the head of the family and the wages
received, ETC., etc. His estimate of the losses
will be referred to the commission, and this
will form a basis for the distribution of relief
make better claims. There will be no star
chamber sessions; everything will be public.
THE JUNIATA FLOOD.
'The people of this city need to be enlight.
ened upon what damage was done outside of
Johnstown by the floods. The condition of the
people in the Juniata and Susquehanna VAL
leys was deplorable. The devastation along
the bottom farming lands was greater than any,
one in this section of the State has any idea
of. All the crops were ruined but the most
damage done was the farms were secured"
The heavy logs and trees being washed along
the ground just scooped the loan of, leaving
the bare clay. From Tyrone to the mouth Of
the Juniata river and to Harrisburg there was
terrible destruction. At Lewistown houses
were swept away and everything on
the farms lost. On the north branch
of the Susquehanna there was no seri-
Gus destruction and no lives lost. On the
other branch from Remove to Harrisburg, the
towns of Lock Haven, Williamsport, Jersey
Shore, Northumberland, Sunbury and Milton
were greatly damaged and lives were lost.n
Adjutant General H. A. Axline, of Ohio and
j. B. Foraker, Jr., son of the Governor, were
fellow passengers with the Governor. The
former said he was greatly surprised at the i'm
provement that has been made within ten days.