Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-18
AGAIN AT WORK.
Cambria Works Starts Blast Furnace
Condition of Things at Johnstown.

on VI Anlngs AT JOnnstOwn.
big blaze shot through one of the cupolas
OF the Cambria iron works last night. The
blaze came from the first blasting furnace that
has been put in operation since the day the
hood swept through the valley. 1t told palmer
than words of the progress the Cambria com.
pany Is making in putting the works in order
for the employment of 5000 or 5000 men. The
company now has employed fully 800 men. The
majority OF them are engaged in clearing away
the debris, which is packed or feet deep in
the yards. 1t was in one of the lower mills
which was so badly damaged. that the blasting
| furnace was started last night II was a most
most welcome sight to the people of Cambria
| City and YOUNGSTOWN.
| WORK OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
DIR. Benjamin II. Lee, of the Pennsylvania
state board Of health. took charge of the work
OF the board yesterday. One of the first things
he nd was to call upon Gen. Hastings and have
consultation about the sanitary condition of
the valley. DIR. Lee told the general that from
the reports of his deputies there was not the
slightest danger of an epidemic. He said the
sanitary condition of the place is good. He
talked with the general about the ACCESSIBILITY
OF selecting healthful locations for the new
buildings that are to be put up here in a few
days Gen. Hastings assured him that he
followed as far as possible.
DIR. Lee said that he would not consent to
any OF the temporary buildings being placed
on the mats where so many houses were swept
away. He has advised the families still living
there to move out and live in tents ON the hills.
Many OF these houses are overcrowded. and he
is anxious to reduce the number of people to a
house. Thus far the people have refused to
move. As long as they can live under a roof
they will not go the hills to live in a tent They
do not mind being overcrowded, and the board
of health has had very little influence with
them thus far.
A house-to-house inspection is now being
made by the board. Ten medical directors and
twenty-five assistants are engaged in the work.
This inspection is under the direction of Dr.
Matthews, resident physician and is being
conducted systematically and with great care.
DIsINFECTANTs IN DEMAND.
DIR. Matthews also has charge of the distrI-
button of the disinfectants. He said this after
noon:
I'VE are distributing tons of disinfectants
daily. and the kinds are legion. Every man
who wants his disinfectant used is sending it
here IN large quantities. We have large sup
ply, but still we must have more. The people
call for it just as they go to the different relief
stations for food and clothing, Sometimes there
are hundred people in line waiting for their
turn to get supply Of disinfectants."
The work of dynamiting and burning the
debris in the river at the stone bridge is ap-
proved by the board of health.
DIR. Foster, the acting surgeon of the four
teenth regiment. has charge of the laboring
camps during the absence of Sheriff McCand-
less. He prescribed for about sixty of the men
yesterday. DIR. Foster said that he had no fear
OF an epidemic of typhoid fever, diphtheria or
any other zymotic diseases, in the Conemaugh
valley, owing to the pure water supply, which
Is, he declared. one OF the finest in the world.
The food supply is also excellent. Neither
does he apprehend any danger to the water
supply at Plttsburg. providing the banks of the
river are cleared OFF. Water as rule" said
he, 'clears itself every twelve miles, and the
Hood has washed out the whole bed of the Con-
emaugh river. The only danger will be from
the people drinking water from the old wells
IN PlttsDurg which are contaminated. Ii Johns-
town people will be careful to drink their reg
ular hydrant water there will be no epidemic
DIR. j f. Sillman chief of the medical staff
directed his assistant, Dr. W. NJ johnson to
consolidate all the mOrgues and place them in
charge OF Undertaken Henderson. Mr. Hen
derson lost everything in the flood, but has
been doing excellent work ever since He has
been wherever his services were in demand
The Mlllville school-house has been selected as
the morgue, and hereafter all bodies will be
taken there.
TWO BUTCHER-sHoPs OPENED.
Colonel Spangler, chief of the commissary de-
partment in his report to General Hastings
yesterday says that two butcher-shops have
been opened in Morrellville. One of the pro-
prletors requested him not to iniure his bust
ness by furnishing provisions to the people of
that borough. Colonel Spangler says he will
make an investigation and discriminate as
nearly as possible hereafter between those who
are able and those who are unable to purchase
their provisions.
Col. Spangler also says that there is great
need OF shoes here. Many of the people are
reported to be almost barefooted, and there
are but ninety-sil cases of shoes in the COM
missary department. Up to and including to-
day he has be N furnishing the contractors
with provisions for their men. The contrac-
tors have promised to have their own pro-
visions here tomorrow. This will relieve the
relief committee of the necessity of feeding
about twenty-five hundred men. Here is the
list OF the people supplied with food and cloth
ing to-day: Cambria City, SIS families. isis:
Cone maugh borough, $50 families, $500;
Morrellville, 43l families, 2,574; YOUNGSTOWN,
LOO families, 5000; Franklin borough, las
families. 725; Kernville borough. 80 families,
2,S38; totol. 1861 families, 1912
A Maniac Since the Flood.
A sad scene occurred at the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad passenger station at Sunbury. Pa,
yesterday. Thomas Joyce. a survivor of the
flood, from Johnstown, who had lost wife,
child and home in the disaster, was sent from
W btll. hastings.
After working few days at the debris he had
become rayIng maniac. He esca, cd from
the two laborers who had him in large at
Harrisburg, and they had great d iculty in
recapturing him. When the EXPIRE ) arrived
and they were about to change carr here he
made a break through the crowd. knocking
men, women and children to one side and ran
down into the cellar, where he hid in the dark.
Officer Cannon was called. when, after a des-
perate struggle with the three men, the lunatic
was thrown down and his hands tied He was
then put on the train for Danville.
Bridges Again Swept Away.
Heavy rains in the past twenty-four hours
have raised small streams in the vicinity of
Williamsport to great height, and rumors were
in circulation last evening of another large
food at Clearfeld. This proved unfounded.
On Lycoming creek, however, water did some
damage, taking away bridges ten and nineteen.
temporary structures on the Northern Central
railway. The Niagara express north could not
get through and the evening train did not
leave here. An engine was sent up to bring
back the passengers, as the express was re-
ported to be between the two missing bridges
Another series Of severe thunder storms
passed over Frederick county Md, Sunday
night and yesterday. The damage DONE how
ever, was slight, compared to that of Saturday
The barn on Turkey point. in the west
ern part of Elk neck, Md, belonging to the
heirs of the late Cecil Whitaker, was struck by
lightning yesterday morning and entirely con-
sumed The building was insured.