The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-02
Snly to Meet n More Horrible
Death by Cremation.


NkW TIoHhNiht dst dulo lHt kIAl
morning light does not seem to show
either hope or mitigation OF the awful
fears OF tho night We are where we
drove across the mountains in the dark
moss OF the early morning, at New Flo.
renee, fourteen miles from tho scene of
desolation at Johnstown. II has been a
hard night 10 everybody. The weary,
ovcrworked newspaper men lave been
without restand food since Yesterday after.
noon, and theoperatos who have handled
the messages arc even now preparing for
the work Of the day. There has been n
long wranglc over the possession Of spo-
morning newspaper men, aud II delayed
the work Of Others who are anxious to got
further east Even here, no far from the
washed ont towns, the horror is In our
midst Seven bodies have been found on
the shore near this town, two being In a
trec-a man and woman-whcre the tid,
had carried them. The country pcopl,
are coming into the news ccntcn In large
nY1ibcnS telling stories Of disaster along
tho river banks in scquesiercd places.
John Mccartney, n carpenter, who lives
In Johnstown, reached here at I o'clock.
lie left Johnsiown at l:3O Yesterday. aud
says the scene when lac lett was indcscrib-
able.
TnE PEOPLE nan nEEN WARNED
early Ia the morning TO move 10 the high.
lands. bnt they did not heed the warning.
although Il was repeated a number ol
times up 10 ! o'clock, when the water
poured into Cindcf street several feet deep,
Then the houses began rocking TO and fro
and finally the force Of the current carried
buildings across streets and vacant lots and
dashed them against each other, breaking
them into fragments These building'
were frcightcd with the poor wrctchcs who
10 shortly before had laughed ut the cry oi
danger Mccartney Eays In some eases he
counted ~ many a. fifteen people clingng
TO buildings. Mctmtncy's wife was with
him. She had three sisters who lived
near her. They saw the house In which
these girls lived carried away aud then
they could stand IL no longer, NJ
they hurried away. The husband feared
his wife would 60 crazy bcior,
he could drag her away, and they left th,
flooded district aud went inland alonr
country roads until they reached hero. II
IL said 10 be next IN impossible 10 got q
Johnsiown proper today In any mannol
except by rowboat Tho roads arc cut al
~ that even couniymcn refuse 10 tayc
over them In cirroughcst vehicles tn,
only hope u 10 get within about tire,
miles Of johnsloWn by special train or by
hand car. This will be done blythe Asso
ciatcd Press agent within the next hour
The banks on both sides Of the river at thi
place arocruwdcd with anxious watchers,
and
WIN uoumrYtyo FREQUENCY
their yisils arc rewarded by the discover,
0l a dead body. Within the lat hal
hour tlryo floating bodies have been ~
covered No this point, aud hundreds q
people from Johusiowu and up rive
towns are huuyiug here in search oi thui
friends and relatives Who were swept ava,
In last nights food. Tho most inicns,
excitement prevails here. The street cor
nen are crowded With palo and anxiou
people who tell OF the awful calamit,
with Gill breath. squire BENNETT hi
charge II the dead bodies. and IA havin.
them properly Gated for. They are boiu.
prepared iur burial, but will be held hcf
Tor identification. Four boys have ius
come from The river bank above here
They sly that on the Opposite side mum
her Of bodies can bo seen living In th
mud. They lound tho body OF 4 woman
on this side. She was covered With debris
but they hauled her out She had only
few tatien Of clothes on her and the boz
was badly bruised No news can bo NJ
ceivcd from JohnstoWn, and il may b
many hours before We can grt any.
X u. Rogers. Justice 0l the Peace a
Nineyah, has wired the Coroner nj Greens
burg that 100 dead bodies have been ioun,
at that place aud be asks what 10 do viii
thom. From this one can estimate TIA
the loss OF life viii be over 1000. NO on
krowAno one can guess
TIN siCKESiSo siaHr
that u expected 10 be met 10y the CORES
pondenls when they arrive nj the seen,
A report Just received that twenty po-Hou
are on an island near Nincv.n, aud that
man and woman are or partly sui
merged tee. A report has Just fcachc
here that nj least 100 people were COZ
sumcd in the flames at Johnsiown lai
night. II Il said 10 have been an awii
horror, but Information cannot he obtaine
here. The air Is oiled with thrilling an