Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-13
A BETTER SHOWING.

Registration Reduces the Supposed
Number OF Johnstown Victims
Funds Being Used Up In State Work
Thrifty People Loading Up With
PrOyisi0ns.
JoHSsrowN, Pa, June 1e-The work Of
registering the survivors Of the flood Is
going steadily on Up to, last evening
there were about 2, 900 registered and the
list is still increasing. The number of the
lost is placed now at 5000 by those who
| held it would reach 10 600 q week ago. A
conservative estimate is between q 500 and
1000. Up to date there have been !, 500
bodies recovered
| Sunday was the tenth day since the dis
| aster in the Conemaugh valley occurred,
and the extent of the fatality can be ap-
preciated when it is stated that bodies are
still being found wherever men are at
| work. One of the morgue directors being
asked: How many bodies were recovered
yesterday" replied: 20. not very many;
I believe there were about ffty-eight all
| together"
The loss of life has been so great that
forty bodies found in one day, even il it
was the tenth, was considered q light
showing.
| The remains thatjare now being removed
are far advanced in decomposition and
physicians in charge are advocating their
| cremation as fast as found, as it is inn
| possible to handle them safely.
OF the fifty -eight bodies recovered yes.
| terday many were identified but not
| claimed. Forty of them were buried i'm.
| mediately and the undertakers say that
| all bodies will be hereafter buried as soon
as found. Among those recovered were
Charles Kimple, an undertaken of this
city. He had wallet in his pocket COM
| tanning s., 600. The body Of another un.
| dertaker, John Henderson, of Henderson
| & Alexander, was also recovered. The
| body of Silas Schick, one of the best
known travelling men in the country, was
found in the ruins of the Hurlbut House.
He was in the employ Of the Reading
| Stove Company.
RELIEF MATTERS.
JOHNSTOwN, Pa June 10.-Governor
Beaver, Colonel Schoonmaker, William
McCreery, s. s. Marvin, II. j. Gourley,
W. r. Ford, ]. 81. Scott, Thomas NJ King.
Mr.. Mccoy, Captain W. R Jones, Adju-
| tant- General Hastings, Reuben Miller and
Sheriff McCandIess held a consultation
yesterday over the situation. The Gov.
ernor indulged in a long talk, reviewing
the situation and making many sugges.
tions, and William McCreery, chairman OF
the relief committee, then made long
statement and said he thought it was time
| the relief committee were relieved OF the
| work Of clearing away the debris by the
State.
The Governor said all the necessary
money could be raised. There were 200
men who would become responsible for
oh, hox a civ hie h<,v1A ff,
the State Treasurer for s., ,0OO, 600 with
those 200 men as bondsmen and the State
Treasurer would then pay out the 81, 900. /.
600 for the necessary work When the
Legislature met the money Withdrawn
from the treasury could be appropriated
He said that the money already sub.
seribed should be used entirely for the re-
lief Of the sufferers and the money from
the State Treasurer be used for restoring
the vicinity to its condition before the
food. ALL debts already contracted
for the removal Of debris should be
paid, but all money paid out for this pur-
pose from the relief fund should be re.
funded. so that every cent subscribed for
relief of the stricken people should be
used for that purpose alone. The Gov.
ernor has $3.50, 900 in his hands now for
the relief fluid. A committee Of sevsn
well known men Of the State will be ap-
pointed to distribute the relief fund and
the present relief committee is to continue
the work OF relief till the commission is
appointed. After the commission has
been appointed. the future operations Of
it.
Il In an interview last night Governor
Beaver said that he had been over the en-.
tire flooded district and found the supply
depots all well filled, but they would soon
have 60 be replenished. The large
amounts," he continued, "and from 10
many quarters outside of the State and
which have been imposed upon me as .
sacred trust will be expended wholly and
absolutely for the benefit Of individual
sufferers. No part of it will be expended
in work which is legitimately the domain
Of the State under its police powers This
wish to emphasize SO that all contribu-
tors to the fund may feel assured that
their money will be judiciously and eco
nomicalIy expended for the benefit Of suf-
fering humanity and not ON the work
which should and will be undertaken by
the State or municipal authorities."
vANDALs BUSY IN JoHNsrowN.
JoHNsrowN, Pa. June 10 - Several
cases of vandalism and robbery are re-
ported. Last night a number of cars con-
tanning supplies were broken into and the
contents carried or What the thieves
could not steal they trampled and ruined.
The Masonic relief car was also entered
and robbed. Twelve men were arrested.
but were released upon returning the
goods. The military guards in Cambris q
City were kept busy last night arrestins 6
thieves They were placed in the guard
house and this morning drummed out a
town When they reached the outskirts
of the town they were warned IL they Wers
caught again they would be summarily
: dealt with.
THE KIyEvEH DEAD.
GREENSBURG, Pa, June 10-The jury
impaneled by the coroner Of " estnore-
land County to inquire into the cause oi
the death of the 21S persons whose bodies
! were picked up at NIneveh- has rendered
q verdict that each of them ''cane to hi
death by violence due to the food eansed
by the breaking of the dam OF the Souil
. Fork reser voir. and as well the aforesaid
coroner as the jurors aforesaid do certain
ly under their osths find that the deceased
died Of violence caused by the action oi
| the food or there is such strong suspicion
Of such violence or other unlawful acts q:
| to make inquest necessary"
A SOLDIERS SUICIDE
JoHNsrowN, Pa, June 10.-Yester day
| afternoon Private William Young, OF