Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-05
'HEART-sICKENING SCENES.
Impossible to Fifty Describe the Scenes
of Horror.


of Horror.
JoHNsTowN, June 4th- Bodies are
brought to the morgues at the rate of tif-
teen per hour. The most of these are
either frightfully bruised or decomposition
has made them totally unrecogniZable
The heart -sickening scenes of Yesterday are
repeated ten-told to-day. The vast mud
flat, strewn with wreckage and ruin scores
OF halfcrazed, wild-eyed women and chill
dred roaming about in search of loved ones:
long files of stretcbers bearing the bodies of
victims just picked up; stoiid policemen,
armed to the teeth, with orders 10 shoot,
to kill at sight any man found desecrating
the bodies of the dead, and crowds of anx-
ious strangers arriving by rhousands-all
this is impossible to fiIly describe.
Before 8 o'clock this morning $50 addi-
tional bodies were taken from the ruins
Probably $500 bodies have been recovered.
William Gatfney, an Insurance man. has
lost fourteen relatives.
An old man named Gilmore saw the
bodies of his wife and five children ex-
humed from the debris of his former home
this morning Their heads were burned
completely off. They were identified by
their clothing.
NAMES OF THE DEAD.
iC ltllONlER duulllODdl uPdll-IlSL mas
been prepared with great care. Duplica-
tions may occur, but considering the
chaotic condition of affairs at the morgues
it is impossible to be perfectly accurate:
Miss Laura Hamilton Mrs. Knerr, Elmer
Brinkey, A. Little, of PIttsburg; Charles H.
Wilson, Hulburt house; Mrs. Christy, of Butler
Miss Ella Taylor and Nellie Williams, Miss Jen-
ME Wells, john Andrews, John Burns, A. Hurl-
burt (colored), William Henry, Jacob Wild Mrs
Jabob Wild, Mrs. W. W. Jones, Howell PoWells
and two male children, George H. Baldwin,
William Layton Miss O'ConnelI (sister of Cap
tain O'ConnelD Mr.. Mccoy, John o. Richards,
Frank II. Harris (son of John T. Harris, Chief
OF Police, Arthur smith, Carrie S. Barbour,
FniI Frank Dmond Miss Annie Fsle;on, Mrs.
Mrs. James Fronhir. William Penrod James ],
Murphy, daughter of Mr.. Murphy (Besse) girl
twelve years supposed to be Fitzharris), Miss
Hotter, Katie Kreizer Miss NJ L. Davis, John
StIeum, Mary Davis, Walter B. Hayes, Harry
Forbes. Mrs. Andrew Young, Joseph B. Cox
Rosa Greenwald, NJ. Freidelberger. August
Neeky, George Bowser, Lewis steiner, Mary Grif-
fin, Catherine Kellin and eleven members of her
family, Miss Gaffney, Mrs. Manahan Mrs Gaff-
ney and two daughters, Mrs. Grant, Mrs.
Piar, Pat Madden aT;iS;au, and daughter, Hamilton
Lizzie Gallagher, Mr.. and Mr. Carl Wiener
and child, MI and Miss Underzadt,
Moses Fisher, Mary ,Cleary, Philip Comstock.
lin, Mrs. Rose Hill, Joe Williams, Sarah Harris,
Mrs. Harris, Maggie Harris, Heldert Harris,
Charles B. Hoffman, Mrs. Brown, William Fitz-
ner, George McDar, Jennie Peyton, Mrs Peyton,
Miss. Peyton, Samuel E. Hennekamp, E. Sell
robz, c. P. st. John, James Willis, Captain J.
Morrow of Mt. Savage, John Carlarin. W. S.
B. Haines, Mrs W. B. Haines, Sophia Blough,
Mrs. Horoe, Rose Greenwald Kate Fitzharris,
Joseph G. Cox. George Nurerzagt, Charles
Benke, Frank Wheat, Moses Strands Sadie
J: NJ Splitter Mrs. 7. 5. Blank Harry Forbes,
Walter Spitz, Philo spitz, Emma CANNED,
Jonathan Carlin, DR.. Marburg,. George
Mary PuIce, Mrs. Kratzer, Miss Wag-
ner, W. Fare, Mr.. Davis, Harry Craig,
Maggie Evans, Daisy 7. Evans, Rose Brenheiser,
W. n. 1edman. William Smith, Mrs Sherbaugh,
John Smith, Mrs. Raab McConahey and child,
Thomas Gallagher, Mrs. William T. Harris Mrs
Tom Smith, Catherine Craig, John johnson,
Mrs Holmes, Bernard sarley;, Mrs; Burnord,
Kate Madden, Mrs. kerby Conemaugh, Mrs.
Kohler, Miss Weaver, Mrs, Ben James, Katie
kentz, Mary McEnery, Mrs. Luther, Kate Reilly,
Charles Boyle, Purcell Eldridge, Tom Davis,
Jacob Schaffer, d. p. Williams, Charles ]. Jones,
George d. Kali, DR.. Marbury, Jessie Bending,
Elizabeth Beuding, Annie Fiiegly of Somerset,
ton, Mrs. Mary Single Ewing Legonon, Sophia
Blough, Patrick McNulty, Charles +. Butler,
Mrs ). NJ. Jones, Jessie Hamilton, Miss Harri-
gan, James Murtha VIM. L. Davis, Samuel Beld-
ridge. Samuel Hanekamp, Campbell Peyton,
Charles Bischoh, Joseph Ross, George Mellow
ell, Jennie Peyton, Peyton (female). Hattie II.
Smith, Osborn, Ohio; Henry Siebert, Joseph
Potter. Sr., Mafgaretta Vinton. Martha Morgan,
Mrs Mary Keedy, Miss Rose Seeler, Mrs. Agnes
Mcdowell, Mrs. Hays, Mike Thomas, Mary
yoben, Annie Rose, Geriie, Rose, Samuel
Cush, Joseph Cush Daniel Cush, Annie
Cush, Mrs. Thomas and baby, Jane keenan,,
Lewis Weinzeral and wile Mary Steinle, Kate
Steinle, John W: Steinle, Mrs. Annie Fiechen-
stein, Reno Fleehenstein. Jacob Bopp. Mrs. VIM.
Smith, Barbara Sarlouis, Rose Murphy, William
Murphy, Kelly Murphy, Mrs. T. Hays. L. Wenz-
earl and wife: Mr.. Ambs, Mr.. Tokateh. ]. To-
katch, Mrs. John Toke and two children, Mrs.
Oswald. +. NJ. Elzer, J. Waise, Mrs. John Snider,
Mary Farley. Pat Psrr, Mary Kentz. B. ]. James
ana daughter Msggie, William Smith, wife and