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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
SHORT WORK WITH MIscREANTs.

Robbers of the Dead Quickly Strung Up
Their Atrocious Work.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June "a party of
searchers saw two men robbing the body of a
woman yesterday. The thieves were caught.
In one OF their pockets was found lady's
ear, entire, sliced from the head with sharp
knife. In the ear lobe was a sparkling
diamond ring. The captors placed ropes
around the necks of the villains and strung
them up to the nearest tree until they were
dead They then cut them down and buried
them.
Further investigation of the contents of
the pockets of the fiends brought forth
large quantities of jewery and the mutt
lated finger of a little girl on which was a
gold band ring.
Another ScOundrel Shot.
In the afternoon c. l.. Dick, ex-Mayor of
Johnstown, and several other gentlemen
while patrolling that part of the city known
as "The Point" discovered party of Huns
looting the houses and robbing the bodies of
the dead. The party had no guns with Them
but MIR. Dick leveled his revolver at one of
the plunderers and shot him dead He feH
into the river, and no further attention was
paid to his remains. The city is guarded by
over 800 special officers
Driven into the Water and Drowned.
AT O'Clock yesterday afternoon posse of
farmers surrounded gang of Hunga rians
who were robbing the dead. and succeeded
after a lively battle with clubs and stones in
driving three of them into the middle of the
stream, where they sank beneath the waves
to rise no more
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
states Attorney O,Mara sinking.

states Attorney O'Mara shaking.
Grievous news came from Mercy hos
pital. at Davenport. this morning. It
was that States Attorney Patrick O'Mara
is sinking rapidly and is probably in q
dying condition. Rev. Father Thomas
Mackin and a number of members of the
county bar Immediately drove over to
Davenport. A telephone message late
this afternoon brought nothing encourag.
ing about Mr.. O'Mara's condition.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
Swert Away Forty Persons.

PrTTsBURG, June 81 G. Gill and thirty
five men who had started in a wagon to go
up the mountain at Johnstown, were all
drowned by the reservoir torrent which over
took them. Gus McHugh, an engineer on
the Pennsylvania railroad. was sleeping in
his house at Conemaugh when the torrent
rushed down the valley. His wife was away
from home McHugh and four children
were drowned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03

is receiving attention in many places. Pitts
burg has raised about Sl5O,OOO The govern
ors of Ohio and New York have issued proc
lamations calling on the people for assistance
President Harrison and the Secretary of wal
are considering relief measures, but the war
department has no tents. Other governors
have taken action. meeting is called in
this city for to-day to organize relief. Gov.
Foraker has sent 500 tents, and will send
1000 If necessary.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
The Destitute Survivors.

LATRoBR, Pa, June 3-Trainmen who
arrived here from Sang Hollow Saturday
night, stated that the people who were fortu-
nate enough to escape with their lives are
encamped on the hills around Johnstown.
Women and children are wrapped in
blankets, tablecloths and everything imagina-
BILE that will keep them warm.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
Troops Ordered to ,Jobp.town

PITTsBURG, June S.-Goveruor Beaver has
ordered out the Tenth regiment of the state
guards for service at Johnstowu. This step
is necessitated by the descent of bands of
wreckers, who feed like vultures upon catas-
trophies of the kind The wreckers have
hocked from all parts of the country in such
numbers that military defense Is becoming
each hour more imperatively necessary.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
WORK FOR THE CHARITABLE,
Bread for the Furnishing Needed and
Needed Quickly.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June 3-Conemaugh,
Woodville, Kernville, Cambria City and
other surrounding towns in the flooded dis
trict are as badly Off as Johnstown. At Con.
emaugh the inhabitants of the lower-lying
portion of the town have been literally wiped
out of existence.
At Woodville the percentage of death is
even greater than at Johnstown. Kernville
has only house or two as a monument to
its former respectable proportions
Cambria City is not even ghost of its for
mer self, while along the line of the torrent
the isolated houses of hundreds are without
occupants. The relief provisions for Johns
town must be extended to these other places
as rapidly as railroad transportation facilities
can be furnished.
A special train of twelve cars loaded with
provisions for the sufferers has just ar
rived
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
The Whole Telegraph Corp. Dead.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June SIT has just
transplred that the whole corps of Western
Union telegraph operators was lost Friday
evening. Among them were Mrs Ogle,
manager, who for twenty five years has acted
as receiver of Associated Press reports at
this place, and her daughter Minnie, also
well known; also Misses German and Wat
kins and three messenger boys who were I'M
able To escape from the building.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
Two Pitiable Spectacles.
Firty-Four Dat of Two Families.

PrTTsBURG, June S-Frank Schaeffer. of
Meyran avenue, this city, received tele-
gram yesterday from his son Frank in Johns
town, reporting the death of Franks brother
AMI twenty other relatives Oh the family
three brothers in-law and their families
Ex-Deputy Revenue Collector Samuel Haw-
thorn, of Allegheny, received information
Inst evening that four brothers, two sisters,
snd seventeen nephews and nec+s had per-
,shed in the flood at ,IohnstoMl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
Mrs. Secretary Ha,ford Safe.

INDIANAPOLIS, June "a dispatch re-
ceived in this city last night from Private
Secretary Halford states that he has been in
formed by the general superintendent of the
Pennsylvania road that they have Just estab-
ished communication with Altoona, and
that Mrs. and Miss Halford are there in
safety
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
Loss of Life at Harper's Ferry.

BALTIMORE, June Sight lives are re-
ported lost at Harper's Ferry. Many bridges
in that valley are gone Port Deposit is
flooded The Chesapeake and Ohio canal is
SO badly damaged that it will never be used
again. Eleven lives are known to have been
lost in MARYLAND
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
YOUNGSTOWN REACHED AT LAST.
The Valley of Death and the Horrors Di
clos, 4 to the Relief PARTY

The Valley of Death and the Horrors Dis
close = to the Relief Party.
IITTsBURG, June 3.-The first force of res
cuers and press representatives, who have
been making every effort for several days to
gain an entrance into the valley in which
was located the city of Johnstown, accom-
pliihed their purpose just as the light of yes
teriay mornings sun broke over tho noun
tain tops surrounding the place of dessola-
ton The news received in this city during
the day confirms in almost every detail all of
the gravest fears, statements and conjectures
that have been entertained All reports re-
ceived agree that the city is literally ruin.
the description of which is simply impos-
sible.
Towns Annihilated.
The towns Of Woodville and Conemaugh
Dor ,ugh, above Johnstown, are swept as
clee rly of the face of the earth as if they
had never had an existence. OF Woodville's
pop 1lation of 800 souls barely half dozen
havs been accounted for
The Wreck of the Railway.
From Johnstown to Mineral Point tower
the Pennsylvania roadbed has been complete
ly swept away. For distance of one-fourth
of mile the road is uninjured, then comes
ano her complete wreck to point above
South Fork Twenty-seven Pennsylvania
RAILROAD locomotives and an unknown num-
Der of both freight cars and passenger
coaches are lying in the river bed under the
debris of Johnstown at the stone bridge
CHASTITY Work Begun.
Tie work of exhuming the dead at Johns
town has only begun, but already more than
100 bodies have been carried out of the ruins.
Eleven carloads of finished collins and thirty
und rtakers arrived during the day and the
work of interment which began yesterday
afte moon will rapidly progress under the
dire ;tion of especially organized force Of
men.
Nineveh Is . Charnel House.
neveh win hereafter be known as the city
Of tile dead, for at this point the Conemaugh
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03

Humors run riot in the blood at this
season. Hoods Sarsaparilla expels
every impuritY and vitalizes and enriches
the blood.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
Frank Hatton Among the Saved.

WASHINGTON CITY, June 3-Mrs. Frank
Hatton has received a telegram saying that
her husband is among the saved
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
For Sale

Fourteen dry lots on four years time,
with six per cent per annum, to any one
wishing to build this summer.
B. DAVENPORT.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
IN THE SPORTING ARENA.
Record of the National Game-Struggle
the Turf.

the Turf.
CHICAGO, June Notwithstanding Chi
cago's poor luck at base ball last week the
Arson combination still holds fifth place.
that fact being due to the more than hard
luck of the tail-enders. But the one-time
pennant winners stand very poorly in the
per cent. column, being more than 100 points
below New York and Cleveland, which are
tied for third place. The different aggrega-
tions show the following records at the close
of the PLAYING Sunday:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
weather Indications.

u. s. SIGNAL OFVrcE !
Davenport, Iowa, June /.
For the next "a hours for Illinois, light
rains, stationary temperature.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
INCIDENTS OF THE CALAMITY

Gathered from Along the Flood Swept Re-
gion-Heart-Sickening Scenes.
PITTsBURG, June Sit is the universal
declaration of all who were witnesses of the
scenes anywhere along the Coremaugh val
ley down to where the mad food was con-
fined to the banks of the river. or spread
itself out, harmless-at least to human life
over the low lands, that the horrors of FRI
day afternoon and evening cannot be over
drawn.
A Family of Five Drowned
At Sang Hollow one of the most touching
incidents was the drowning of a father.
mother and three children. They came down
on roof, and just opposite the town the
roof, struck pile of drift and went to pieces.
All five went down in the mad current. A
moment later two heads were seen above the
water, and then two hands clutching at the
roof. That was the last seen of that fam
lily.
With Her Babe i'm Her Arms.
One corpse was that of a mother; for al
though cold In death, she clasped a Young
male babe, apparently not more than year
old, tightly in her arms. The little one was
huddled close up TO its mothers face, who.
when she realized their terrible fate had evil
IDENTIFY raised her babe to her lips to imprint
upon its little lips the last motherly kiss it
was to receive in this world The sight was
pathetic one and turned many a stout man
TO tears.
Burned, Crushed and Mangled
One woman went down on raft with
both eyes lying out on her cheeks She was
dead, having been crushed among the. tim
bers Men and women with arms broken.
blood streaming down over their faces and
their bodies cut, bruised and bleeding, were
a frequent sight
Two PitiabIe Spectacles-
Two little children, about years old. with
their little hands clasped together, went
down, and following them was a lone woman
kneeling in the attitude of prayer Her face
was turned heavenward and her hands
clasped. She seemed resigned to her fate.
Destruction of the Train.
Conductor S. E Bell. who was in charge
OF the day express on Friday, turned up yes
terday and confirmed the reported destruc-
ton of his train by the avalanche of water.
as reported. He says there is no doubt but
that number of persons We're carried down
to their death when the train was washed
from the track. Some, however, needed the
warning in time to escape to the mountain
side Mr.. Lou T. Dallmyer, a passenger
on the express, said yesterday that Secretary
Halford's wife and daughter We're both with
him and escaped to the mountain side in
safety.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
svmpathv from Enr,und.

LONDON, June 3.-An the papers contain
leaders deploring the disaster at Johnstown,
and sympathizing with America
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03

The coal dealer sometimes, by mistake.
gives the cart driver weigh.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03

LATRoBE, Pa, June ga committee was
appointed yesterday to ascertain and make
record of all persons dead and living, so that
the inquiries of friends may be answered
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
THE INCREASING HORROR.
Vast Funeral Pyre-Wholesale Crema-
ton of Bodies.

A Vast Funeral Pyre-Wholesale Crema-
ton of Bodies.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June 3-The magn itude
of the horror increases with the hours. 1t is
believed that not less than 1000 of the
drowned found Judgment beneath the mass of
debris in the triangle of ground that the Con-
emaugh cut out of the bank between the river
proper and the Pennsylvania railroad bridge
There was the greatest funeral pyre in his
tory. The victims were not upon it, but
were parts of its horrible constitution Whole
houses were washed into the apex of the tri
angie. Hen-coops, pig-styes, stables, the
refuse of the gutter, the contents of the sew
ers, whole lumber yards, boom upon boom
OF logs, composed the mass
A Burning Sacrifice.
When the upsetting of cook-stove ig-
nited the mass and the work of cremation
began it was costly saSitice to the demon
OF the Hood, being literal breast of fire.
The smoke arose in huge, funnel-shaped
cloud, and at times it changed to the form
OF an hour glass. At night the flames would
light up this misty remnant of mortality
Ashes and Calcined Human Bones.
1t was with a feeling of absolute loathing
that all people nereabout yesterday morn
ing awoke to find nothing but mass of
ashes, calcined human bones, stoves, old iron,
and other approximately indestructable mat
tiers from which only lightblue vapor was
arising.
Immediate Burial Necessary.
The work of burying the dead began yes
terday morning and was kept up till late last
evening. The bruising Of the bodies by logs
and trees and other debris, and exposure in
the water, tended to hasten decomposition,
which had set in, rendering interment in
stantly necessary. Bodies are buried as rap
idly as they are identified The work of un-
dertakers in embalming the dead has rendered
1t possible to keep all those embalmed two or
three dayslonger, but this is only desirable in
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
NATIONAL CAPITAL INUNDATED.
The Potomac Floods the Low Ground an
Part of 1.-THE Avenue"

The Potomac Floods the Low Ground and
Part of 1.-THE Avenue"
WASHINGTON CITY, June S-The rise of
the Potomac river here and the flooding of
the city distracted attention locally from the
Johnstown horror When yesterday morn
ing broke the water had formed big branch
of the river, running through the city be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and the high
ground on which the Smithsonian institute,
the agricultural department building and the
bureau of engraving and printing are stu
ated. Through the dark hours of early morn
ing men in small boats and on hastily con-
structed RATS floated backward and forward
through the flooded district
Encroaching on Pennsylvania Avenue.
At day break the water had flooded Penn
sylvania avenue in several places and it was
still rising The cellars of all the stores on
both sides of the avenue and the streets south
of it were flooded and a great deal of dam
age was done to perishable property
Difficult Street Car Travelling.
The first street car that started across from
the south to the north side of the city plowed
its way through several feet of water and
the passengers were obliged to perch on the
backs of seats to protect their feet and legs
After that experience the cars were stopped
at the edge of the food and passengers who
did not care to 60 around the obstruction
paid boatmen or drivers of high hung wag-
ons for transportation across.
The Flood Beat the Record.
High water mark was reached about noon.
From that time the water receded gradually
The point reached by the food was three
feet, six inches higher than the highest re-
corded flood mark. All Washington was
driving up and down the river yesterday
afternoon.
The President Views the Scene.
The president came out for time in the
White House carriage. accompanied by Mr..
Mckee and "Baby" Mckee, and drove
around the circle behind the White House,
where the water was not very deep
The President at Work All Sunday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
Gladstone Not to Come to See lis

LONDON, June 3-The Daily News is re-
quested to announce that owing To causes be-
yond his powers to resist, Mr.. Gladstone is
unable to visit America
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
Fifteen Hundred Bodies Recovered.

HARRISBURG, Pa, June 3.-Adjt Gen.
Hastings, who is at Johnstown, telegraphs
Governor Beaver that ], 800 bodies have been
recovered and that large number of per-
sons who were either drowned or burned to
des tn are yet missing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03

CHICAGO, June S-The destitution conse-
quent upon the great Pennsylvania disaster
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
where the water was not very deep
The President at Work All Sunday.

WASHINGTON CITY, June 3.-The president
did not attend church yesterday, but was
busy all day arranging with Governor Beaver
by telegraph for tie relief of the stricken dis
tricts in Pennsylvania.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
Burned, Crushed and Manrled.

One woman went down on raft with
both eyes lying out on her cheeks. She was
dead, having been crushed among the tim
bers. Men and women with arms broken,
blood streaming down over their faces and
their bodies cut, bruised and bleeding, were
q frequent SIGHT
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-03
Awaiting Identification.

As soonsas body is found it is placed on
a litter and sent to the morgue where it is
washed and placed on board for several
hours to await Identification. The morgue
is the Fourth ward school house. and it has
been surrounded all day by crowd of sever
al thousand people. At first the crowd was
disposed to stop those bearing the stretchers,
uncover the remains and view them
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-03

IL the United States Cour, at Aus.
tin, Texas, Gus Wilke and Abner
Taylor pleaded guilty to the impor.
tstion 81 skilled laborefs from Eu-
rope To work on the new capitol, and
were fined $1,000 and costs IN each
Of sixty four cases
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-03
Notice of forfeiture.

To DAVID Clancy; You are HEREBY
notified that have expended one hun
ired $500 liars in labor and i'm
provemprts upon the Humboldt quartz
mine, formerly Known as The Monitor
situated in Archie gulch, Banner dis
ric', Boise county, Idaho, in order t,
mold sand claim undyr the provisions o.
,ccilan 2,324, Revised Statutes Of tn,
United States. for the year ending Dc
81, 1883. That The proportion of said
"xpendi Ut done By you is fifty $50
dollars, lawful money Of The United
states, and if within ninety 100 day,
alter the legal publication Of this notice
you fail or refuse to contribute Won
proportion Of said expenditure, and will
iesal cost OF this publication. your In.
rest will become the property of tn,
Undersigned, uader said section a.3aa4
JAGEs LAFEEgrY.
July y. sod
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-03

is bad business" AS stepped out
OF the saloon, Joe Oldham and Ken.
needy were standing on the sidewalk
! arrested Kennedy aud put him in
jail, where he is now.
Mr. Lulkin leaves a widow and
five children two married ladies aud
three sons. He came to Wood River
in 1881 aud has been engaged in
freig Citing, stock raising aud ranch
ing. When he was in his normal
condition he was an agreeable gem
tleman, but when under the influence
of liquor, or in fit of rage, he was
considered dangerous. Aud vet he
was att enterprising, industrious citi-
zen, aud an atfectionate husband and
father. He invested his earnings IN
the country, showing his full faith in
its future. In any position of trust
he discharged his duties thereto be-
longing faithfully and honestly.
Unfortunately at times he failed to
recognize aud regard the rights of
others. His too often overbearing
disposition caused his death. An
hour before he met his death he took
occasion to unnecessarily abuse j. b.
Oldham.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-03

The Communication Of the sentence
Of Mrs, Ma, brick from death TO i'm.
prisonment Tor life is the first time
that English authority has iuteriered
to change the course Of justice on &C
count af the sex Of the prisoner. Had
TIE prisoner been man she would
have been executed two weeks ago,
but English chS airy revolted so soon
as there was peg GA which to hang
a doebt OF the wretched woman,
guilt. IL is time that civilization gave
up capital punishment. Prisoners
eau BE- secured safely, and it is bet
ter 70 leave them in solitude to wear
out Their lives than to kin them
Crime comes Of deiormcd brains. The
thing To do is 20 try 10 make men
ami women understand, better. natu.
raj laws, 10 give them educations thar
vii "a hem ta earn honest liyisps,
and thus reduce crime. and for those
already reformed Of soul. eonhne
them whore they can do no more
harm anl Danish the scaToid. Salt
Lake Tribune,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-03
Notice Of Forfeitr.

To the heirs or assigns q 4.
Avoy' You are hereby nou6-s,I
have expended one hundred N
lars in labor and improyelns,.
Tincher lode. or quartz claim /.
Qnar;zburg mining district n.
ty, Idaho, in order To hold said !.
der the provisions of section !,
viscd Statutes Of the United S,,,s
year ending Dec. 81, 1889. TbsJ
portion OF said expenditure dus |
McAvoy is $;:'3. 3311s, lawful Man,
United States. and if With M.
days after the legal pnblicatioa
notice you fail or refuse TO coa,rih,
proportion of said expenditure 4
legal cost of this publication. ,or
est will become the property Of n,
signed, under said section 23s4
Jonx Dl0I
WV. TKcal
July 10. GOD.
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CENTERyuHE Aug. 81, Sen.
Womn; About half-pa,t ten o'clock
TO day tho usual quietude Of this
place WIS aroused by the alarm that
Gre had been started ia the woods
Ahoat quarter % mile above town.
near the cemetery. Every man
grabbed shovel, and ia about the
time II takes 10 tell Il, fifteen men
were on the scene scattering loom
aud before u 20, un Ter good heaiway
succeeded va checking It, and by car.
rying water from Wilson's ditch
which happily WAS near at hand. sue.
oeedea IN entirely putting it out. II
bad just started aud had burned over
half an acre Of ground. 1t was max.
tug straight for the cemetery. being
carried by a strong gale, and bevoni
stood several valuable fumes which
probably could not have been saved
had it not besn caugh, jnst as il was.
There is something peculiar about
the way these hires start seemingly
spontaneous-aro this country.
Ii some villain should happen 10 he
caught at this work the hand of the
law should be clenched and strike
with full to1c@ u. VI.