The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-15

Transport end. Crowds of people from
the south side collected on the bridg,
10 secure some of the lumber. The,
were urgently and repeatedly warne,
. 10 gel on, but d~isregarded the appeals
q A number OF houses finally struck tn
. bridge, knocking cut the timbers
9 Still the reckless crowd remained
and one, more foolharGy thar
o the others, led a number O
y others and climbed to the top O
: q OF Tie towers. Soon afterwardi
q large house struck the bridge will
terrific force and the towers fell, ant
s the bridge going down with about 81
people. A number were picked up By
J Doats, but young kreiger, who haC
: been Killed by the falling towers, wa
carried away, as were also Miller and
| ellison. The others who were on the
bridge succeeded in grasping the
wires, and as the bridge, which had
) broken near the south side, swung
around. 1t was carried to the
shore on the W~illiamsport side, and
those who had not been carried away
got out safely. Two men we're saved
by getting On the tower which fell
across the pier nearest the south shore.
Young Kreiger was one of the three
brothers who were on the bridge when
1t fell. The body of Jacob Garron,
who was drowned in LycomiDg creek,
near Bridge, was found last evening,
and the body of a child was also found
In the creek this evening".
LOCK HAVEN, Pa, June 9.-Com-
parative quiet has reigned here to-day.
Light rains, with a close atmosphere,
have caused foul smells to arise from
cellars and streets. Pumps, worked by
steam engines, have been kept going,
but the people generally are resting.
Tomorrow the work of cleaning up
will be begun with increased force and
energy. Several additional carloads of
provisions and clothing have been re-
ceived and distributed. Wagon loads
were sent out last night to Mill Hall,
Salona, Wo0lrich, Queens Run and
Mackeyvllle. Money and provisions
are needed, not alone to Lock Haven,
but for all the flooded villages in the
county. All are being supplied nov
from the cOmmissary in this city.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, JuIe 10.-State-
ments are made on all sides by sur
vivors, who say that there Is scarcely
a single pile of wreckage in the district
that does not contain human remains.
Bodies are constantly being taken from
the debris on Main street, from river
Judgments and from the ruins of pri-
vate residences. The task of handling
these has become most trying to the
men at the morgues. The seven sta
tions for receiving the dead In Johns
town and immediate vicinity are con.
stantly In operation. There Is no lull
In the work from morning to night.
The bodies now found are in such a state
Of decOmpOsltiOnthat II requires beroism
to persevere. Notwi,hs landing this,
DIR. Beale states that he has not yet
heard complaint; that the men are
working with energy and without any
cessation. Burials take place at once,
after preparations of the remains.
Reports from the moreues, especially
that in the vicinity of the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad Station. show that, In
numerous instances Identification is
impossible. Some of the bodies taken
from the DRIFT, near the stone bridge,
have the head, arms, legs, or other
members, burned off, the body being
so charred and ~blackened as to bar all
| idea of recognition. While it is esti-
mated that the returns from all section
in the valley will show the recovery of
about 800 bodies up TO to-day. DR..
Beale states that the actual number
dug out in Johnstown has reached 100
already.
Distressing incidents. the result of
the disaster, continually come to
notice. Mrs. d. s. Lane was taken
away this morning insane. Her hus-
band kept a shoe store OH Morris street,
the family living in Kernville. The
couple are quite aged and lost all their
children and property in the food.
Mrs. Lane broOded over the calamity
to such an extent that her mind be-
came affected. and her husband was
obliged to take her away to an asylum.
I. W. Kerlin, a citizen of Johnstown
whose place of business was opposite
the Cambria Library, lost his wife and
three children. He was injured SO
badly himself that he Is lying at Nor
rellvllIe so Ill that he is not expected to
recover.
Colonel j. NJ. Vanderslice, who has
been busily at work in the Grand Army
headquarters since Tuesday, states that
one of the applicants for relief vas a
German woman Of about 40, who was
rescued after being Gagged in a house
for four days. Her husband and four
children were dro wned.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa, June 10.-At a
meeting OF c.tizsns held to-day q reso-
luton was adopted requesting that
the following be given to the Ass0-
ciated Press:
"To the people of the United States:
This city has been devastated by the
recent great nood and immediate assis.
lance Is needed. Our streets, alleys
and homes are IN a frightful condition
and money is needed at once to save us
from an epidemic. WE are receiving a
generous supply of provisions, but
Lock Haven alone is not the only place
to be supplied from these. Many pe0-
pie In the nearby small towns
have lost nearly everything they had
and are dependent upon us for
money and provisions. We need
ulsluIcCbhuIs pahils ohu A4oASp
with which to hire teams and men from
a distance to help clean our streets and
cellars, There was not a square inch
of land within the corporate limits of
the city proper that was not submerged,
and when the water subsidized 1t left a
layer Of mud and filth, which under the
strong sun of to-day creates a stencil
that is almost u~nbearable. The COLI
tents OF vaults and cesspoOls are in our
cellars and tour main thoroughfares,
and nothing will save us from q fright
full epidemic unless help comes prompt
ly and generously.
Mayor Mason issued a proclamation
to-day warning all idlers and tramps to
leave the city. Work will be furnished
all able bodied men on the streets, and
provisions will be furnished only to
such as are deserving. Wilson M.
Gearheart. of the State Department.
attended the C items meeting at the
Court House this morning, and stated
that, after personal investigation of the