Evening journal., 1889-06-07


The work Of digging out the corpses yet in
the ruins scattered all over the place is pro-
crossing somewhat more slowly AT 10
o'clock not one new body had been recovered.
| The fifteen bodies taken from the door Of
Alma hall we're the last recovered 1t is im-
possible 10 tell when the other unfortunates
will be dug out, il at all, although a large
force of men is at work at the hall
Many Grief Stricken Mothers.
One feat ire Of the disaster is noticeable at
all the morgues, particularly the Fourth
ward school house At any time may be
seen tearf II mothers inquiring for young
children and infants Some say they do not
want to 81, them If their remains are man
gled, and turn slowly away when told that
there are no children inside. II appears n
little strange that, although tho number Of
lost children must have been very large, the
number found has been proportionately
small
A mother and daughter have been rescued
alive suffering from the nervous shock and
hunger They were at once removed by res
cuers and placed in charge Of friends. Both
will recover, as neither is badly injured in a
| bodily sense
There will he no inquest held on the bodies
Of the thousands Of residents OF the Cone
maugh valley who lost their lives Ia the
worlds unprecedented catastrophe The law
/ Of the state does not require such an investi-
cation, and the responsibility Of the disaster,
which can be directly charged to the insecure
wall which held the wall OF the Conemaugh
lake, viii never be legally determined, unless
survivors should take independent action
All reports that arrangements for an inquest
had been commenced are untrue.
442 Lost Out OF 1850 Inhabitants.
The list of the lost at Woodvale increases.
-Four hundred and forty-two out OF a popula-
ton Of l,030 persons were lost.
Bodies are being recovered all over the
lower part Of the town. There are now at
the Presbyterian church about twelve bodies
that are unidentified. Others are being
brought in as they are recovered from the
debris in the ex treme lower end Of the town
A great many are identified by being found
in the houses in which they lived. Many OF
those found are too much dishgured 10 be
recognized.
A live horse, with harness on, hut 50 badly
injured that IL had TO be shot, was taken
from pile Of wrecked houses yesterday.
Notices are posted asking for carpenters,
stone masons and bricklayers, but they do
not materialize.
A house toulouse canvass has been com
menced TO secure the names Of the living and
find out who the missing are, il being APP
parent that a large number OF survivors viii
not take the trouble 10 register at the sta
tions.
DR.. }. Guy McCandless has been here in
consultation with the state board Of health
and others with reference 70 clearing the
river from Mineral Point to Pittsburg.
Whenever it is possible he thinks the bodies
ought TO be Immediately cremated on the
banks or in such places as they have fallen.
thus relieving the river Of its element OF pol
luton. Tho gentlemen with whom he talked
heartily conceded with his views, and will
cooperate with him in the work, which will
be commenced at once.
Blasting the Wreck with Gnnpowder.
At 7:45 o'clock in the morning the first blast
Of gunpowder was fired at the bridge Ii
proved more effective than any Of the charge,
of dynamite, and hurled fragments Of debri.
200 feet into the air Mingled with It was a
round fragment, which looked like the trunk
OF a human body. II fell back into the water
with splash and glidedi with the swift eur.
rent under the bridge before it could b.
pulled i'll with pike poles. Explosion after
explosion Of dynamite followed the blast OF
gunpowder the detonations coming so close
together that they might also be taken for
the continuous discharge Of heavy guns. An
opening 400 feet long, which runs back in
some places fifty feet was made during the
afternoon.
Eight thousand men are now at work clean
/ ing away the debris on the island Gangs
have come in from Holidaysburg, sand
Patch and half dozen other places, and re-
ported for duty They were put 70 work at
once, most OF them without any breakfast
The feeding Of the workers is one Of the
greatest difficulties Of the present moment
Supplies are plentiful enough, but there is
no way of cooking and serving them TO such
an army Of people A gang OF several hun
dred men struck yesterday morning and re-
fused to 60 to work until they were given
something to eat. They had been fasting for
twenty-four hours They were given bread
and cheese and promised more substantial
aid as soon as the stoves aud cooking utensils
now on the cars can be unloaded.
$1,000, 600 Not Enough.
, Still more men are needed; at least 2 O0C
more and they will likely DO here today.
! Superintendent Plinn estimates that it will
| take 1900 men sixty days to clear away the
wreck At this rate it will require 81 500 OOC
5 TO pay for the wreck This does not include
the other expenses; S5,0O0,0O0 will not be
enough to put J0hnstown in shape for re-
, building.
Four hosting engines have been started al
the east end stone bridge, and the work Of
! clearing away the debris at that place begun.
! Several hundred men are at work on it and
: the channel is gradually being cleared The
! work is very slow, however, and up 70 noon
! it was almost imperceptible. Better time
will be made after the gorge Of logs has beer
; fairly started. It was reported yesterday
that late Wednesday afternoon a little boy
was taken from the ruins alive, and after
/. considerable trouble resuscitated aud given
! over in charge Of his father. It has sine,
been learned that his name is Eddie Schoef
Ter.
Superintendent Bradiniger, of the Crane
View cemetery says his men are in need o
e 200 pairs Of rubber gloves. The bodies thRi
E are brought there for intsrment are SO badly
g decomp1sed that it is becoming exceedingly
2 dangerous to handle them without gloves
: with any regard to decency.
They May BE Alive.
II Is thought not improbable that there ar,
. some people alive tied up in the houses lef
. standing along the lower part of the island
! where the laborers have not been able t
! penetrate as yet
Z The officers of the Gautier Steel compan,
have decided TO commence the work of re
4 building the plant at once Yesterday morn
i ing several hundred of the old employees II
!. ported for duty ON the sito of the mill, an
!. Commercial Agent Smith put them TO wor
a at once clearing away tbs sand preparator
TO relayng the foundations All the old me