Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-05

persons.
UP. Orphan Asylum, Jefferson street. Alle-
ghcny, 40 persons.
Hanna Hail, North avenue and Buena Vista,
30 persons.
Beatty Hall, Ridge avenue, IS persons.
Day Nursery North, near Federal, 80 per-
sons.
Mrs. SmaIly, 257 Southern avenue, q persons.
Mrs. Patterson, West and Grant, two per-
sons
No. 50 Ward street, Mt Washington, two
persons.
c. schlegel. 81 Sixth avenue, two children.
So much for the arrangements Everything
was complete. Now for the homeless, the
broken-hearted poor sufferers. Soon they
began to arrive-a woman with a dazed look,
leading two boys and carrying bundle, all that
was left of a happy home. Ask not where
the father was The tale has oft been
told. Three hundred willing hands all
strive to do homage to the unfortunates, Tears
came, without thought to stolid men, as the
children grasped the bread and ate it with
ravenous hunger. More came-a man, de-
prived of three brothers, father and son.
Probably 20 had eaten and been sent away
when there was lull.
Word was received tsat the sufferers had
been taken from the train at Mckeesport and
other points by kind hands and cared for. The
ladies looked dismayed. Pent up feelings
wrought an outlet in charity and sympathy,
willing hearts and hands stoody ready and yet
they were robbed of opportunity, handicapped
by others nearer the scene.
Finally worn out woman arrived in car
riage-for nothing was too good for one who
had suffered the horrors of Johnstown. With
her were four small children. An anxious
group saw her seated at the table. More than
one group of ladies shed tears as they cast
sympathetic eyes towards them.
An Impostor Found.
'You must not disturb them while they are
eating" said one, but DISPATCH reporter
was curious and ventured to ask:
Were YOU at Johnstown, too?" she replied.
II am from Birmingham, Ala, sir. missed
the o'clock train at Union depot, sir. Kind
friends piloted me here, SIR. to eat my supper
"But were you not in Johnstown?"
f'No, sir"
''Were your friends?''
mo, sir. 1 am going to my husband on the
An Italian woman entered for the same pur-
pose, a good supper, but her design was
thwarted.
Anxious men and women began TO arrive in
search of friends. A man asks for missing
sister. A kind lady finds she is no more, Dut
cannot tell the man. and he goes away without
knowing and still hoping.
81 will wait for some poor orphan to make
happy home, and cheer his little life" Il,
too, was echoed by many, and as the reporter
left, future foster fathers and mothers were
wanting for future loved ones who would
know no other parents.
Such were some of the scenes.
The following is the list of those cared for:
Mrs. John McGinnis and two sons, John and
James-to friends on Twenty street.
Mrs. John Daniels.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Davis and Miss Dayis-to
c4a tirtr,sr r,sa1no of Tr rriC
Mr.. John Downey and two sons. John and
William-to Allegheny General Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Wllmot, OF Roland, Cal,
en- route to Massachusetts, on the il-fated
train-to Anderson Hotel.
Messrs. A. G. and G. P. Ramsey-to Mead
vile Mr.. William Bickley-Boys' Home, Al
legheny.
The Second Consignment.
Shortly after 10 o'clock another batch of
refugees arrived at the church in a worse con-
dltion if possible than that of their predeces-
sors. They were taken in and were served with
a substantial supper. The women and children
were especially voracious and some of them
said that it was the best meal that they had
eaten for week. The women were next taken
to an ante room and supplied plentifully with
wearing apparel and linen, after which they
were sent to the different institutions Of
shelter.
A number of the men said that they could
stand hunger for a while, if necessary, but they
were almost dead for sleep. The majority
of the refugees were apparently hard-worklng,
respectable people. They seemed as though
numbed to any sense of distress; one of the
women particularly seemed entirely lost, and
could not be induced to speak word.
Peter Fallon, John Tresse, Samuel Tresse,
Mrs. S. Stoneberger and five children, Ellen
Garvey and three children. Jessie Lancaster. c.
7. Lancaster, d. Goldenberg. Mr.. and Mrs
Nathan Holt Mr.. and Mrs. John H Leayton
and son, all sent to Emmanuel Church. Hattie
Courtney. Theodore Courtney and Lucinda
johnson, colored, all sent to the Colored Home.
Mrs. B. J. Duncan. three children.
]. H. Price, four children.
Mrs c. Hortzmon and four children.
Mrs.R- Ebel, friends, Fifth avenue.
-s--ztSHa Anduson friends. Ross alley, Allegheny.
Mrs. Lambert two children.
John johnson. friends, Franklin street.
Mrs. f. Mateldom, two children, friends,
Rum street.
Mr.. and Mrs Swift Davis went directly to
their home.
N~Mr. W. H Drury will 90 to Natrona.
]. F. Drury, wife and child.
q. W. Doty will go to Bradford.
Miss Maud Doty.
Mrs. Ellen Price and four children, Misses
Maud, Essie, Queenie and Clarence.