Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-11
THE WEIRD WORK.
Removing Debris Where the
Dead are EntOmbed.
NO DANGER OF AN EPIDEMIC.
The State to Undertake Relief Work.
Steam Derricks and Dyna-
mite Employed.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

showers drove the wcrkmen to places of
shelter, but as soon rs it let up they re-
turned to their labors. There is no
change in the general situation. Sixteen
bodies were identified, all residents of
Johnstown. Rev. Father Trautwein,
pastor of the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, reports that out of congre-
cation OF $50, he has certainly lost 113.
He thinks the drowned will reach $50.
DRUNK AND DROWNED.
DETROIT, June 10.-A. S. Hatch, su-
of the electric works at
Johnstown, says that liquor is RESPONSE
BILE for the loss OF at least 5000 lives
during the food. He says that, after
the water invaded the first floors, men
invaded saloons, aud, at the time of the
great wave, nearly 1000 drunken men
we're on the streets. They were unable
to save themselves, and caught and
dragged others down. Moreover, their
families drowned for lack of their assist
ance.
UNLUCKY LoCKHAvEN.
LocKHAvEN, Pa, June 10.-The citi-
zens today issued a call to the psople Of
the United States for aid to clear the
debris from the streets to prevent an cpl
demic. The town is entirely inundated
by the recent food and terrible stencil
is arising all over the city.
STEAM AND DYNAMITE.
The progress of the work at the stone
bridge to-day has been more satisfactory
than any 80 far. A stationary engine on
the bridge has done more work than fifty
men. Huge masses, broken and bent
from the immense timbers, which men
have been trying to move for days, were
lifted from their places and moved with
ease. Fourteen more of these great
helpers have been sent for. A heavy
charge Of dynamite was get off to-day
and did a great deal of good. 1t has been
declared that a heavy charge had to be
used in order to do any good. Three
bodies we're found to-day near the stone
bridge, and ten or twelve were found in
that vicinity.
THE NECESsARIES OF LIFE.
All the commissary stations are kept
busy. At the Cambria, one vast amount
of provisions and clothes has been dis
tributed. Long lines of the sufferers
stood in the heat and rain waiting for
their turn. No one ia furnished with an
order and every depsi tment is under the
strictest discipline. Most excellent work
is being done here. Some good work is
being done at the Americas Club com.
missary and others.
OBJECTIONABLE NEIGHBoRs.
The hurried burial Of the dead in Pros
pect Hill Cemetery is causing the resi-
dents of that beautiful suburb of Johns
town a great deal of ANNOYANCE, and may
cause much sickness. The bodies were
placed in cheap collins, and none were
secure. The odor from the decomposed
bodies, arising to the surface, has at
tracted a number of dogs, who make
night hideous by bowling and paving
over the graves. The collins were put
only three feet under ground, as there
was no time to dig the graves deeper. 1t
was found necessary to place guards in a
little cemetery, containing 200 graves, to
drive the dogs away. To-day Dr.. Miller
instructed the Americas Club members,
who are in camp near the cemetery, to
securely disinfect the camp and place
on tie graves.
THE FIRST FUNERAL.
The first funeral of food victim that
might be truly called such, and in which
the corpse was taken to the cemetery in
q wagon, accompanied by the mourners
in carriages, and burial service held
over remains, was held to. day.
THOSE TERRIBLE DISBURSEMENTS.
There were thirty-five bodies recovered
to-day, eleven of them at the stone
bridge. Those taken out of the water
were in much better condition than those
found among the debris. The latter
we're not only horribly bloated and dis
torted in feature, but decomposition had
set in, and the stencil arising therefrom
was 30 unbearable that the men at the
various morgues found it disagreeable
duty to wash them. The list of the I'M
known is growing as the means of identi-
fication becomes more obscure.
BLACK ROLL OF THE DEAD.
The report Of DR.. Sibbett, addressed to
DIR. Croft, may be given in brief as fol-
lows:
Fourth ward school house morgue,
June 9Th. Bodies received, PIG; Penn
sylvahia railroad station morgue, 1872
Merellville morgue, 1913; st. Columbia
Church morgue, in Cambria City, 855 ;
HAYES morgue, 10; Millville, 81; Grand
view Chapel, 1l8; Old Nineveh morgue,
SO; Nineveh proper, 233; total, 1889.
HOPEFUL REPORT.
The Office bulletin of the State Board
of Health, issued to-day. says: Reports
received last evening from inspectors of
this Board show that the favorable con-
dition, stated in the first report, contin-
ues; no contagious disease of any kind
prevails. There are a few cases of a mild
type of measlee, but no signs of any
epidemic. The bodies still in the wreck
are 30 covered with earth as
not to be dangerous to health.
There is every precaution being
taken to prevent the contagion OF
the water supply for the towns below
Johnstown. There is no ground what
ever for alarm in this matter at present.
The weather is cool and favorable.
Though the destruction has been appal-
ing, there is no present occasion TO be
THE STATE TO TAKE CONTROL.
Mr.. Scott said this afternoon: "The
work will continue ae it has until Wed.
1esdsy when everything will be handed
over to the State. We are obtaining some
'ort Of system and have finally brought
some kind of order out of chaos. The
work Of relief will have to continue until
he people can take hold for
themselves. When the Cambria
IRON Works and other mills resume.
he people will be able to earn money.
The great aim at present Is to give the