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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
CAUSE OF THE CATAClYSM.
Description of the Reservoir That Wrought
the Fearful Havoc.

Description of the Reservoir That Wrought
the Fearful Havoc.
GREENsBURG, Pa, June 1.-The reservoir
was situated about eighteen miles northeast
of Johnstown, on the site of the old reservoir
that was one of the feeders of the Pennsyl-
vania canal 1t is the property of number
of wealthy Pittsburg men, who constitute
the South Fork Fishing and Hunting club
The sheet of water was formerly known as
Conemaugh lake. 1t is from 200 to 800 feet
above the level of Johnstown, and is three
and half miles long by from one to one and
a quarter miles wide and in some places is
100 feet deep 1t is the largest reservoir in
the United States
Construction of the Dam.
The dam holding the water in check was
from 200 to ZOO feet long, ninety feet thick
at the base, 10 feet high, and twenty feet
thick at the top. 1t was inspected monthly
by Pennsylvania railroad engineer 1t is
supposed that a cloud burst suddenly, add
ing such volume Of water to the immense
amount already accumulated by swollen
streams that the dam could not support the
strain. Several members of the South Fork
club were on the spot with their families,
among them some prominent merchants and
finauciers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
ABBREVIATED TelEGRAMs.

1t Is estimated at the treasury department,
that the public debt reduction during the
month of May was g., SOC, 600
The comptroller Of the currency has au
thorized the Continental National bauk oil
St Louis, Mo-, to begin business with cap
ital Of q, 100000
The manager and assistant manager of the
Ballymena Qreland) branch of the Provin.
cial Bank Of Ireland, have been found on q
road near Ballymena shot dead
Severe storms in Maryland have resulted
in the destruction of much valuable property
In West Virginia the heavy rains caused
foods by which millions of feet of lumber
have been swept away.
Sept 8. 1888, H. A. Coleman, colored,
stepped up behind james Grant, Norfolk
county, Virginia, dairyman as he was milk
ing q COW, and nearly beheadsd him with an
AZ. Friday Coleman's neck was broken by
the sheriff Of the county at Portsmouth. Va
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
The FIRST DISPATCHES.
CHASTITY Freight in the River Borne by
Sang Hollow.

CHASTITY Freight in the River Borne by
Sang Hollow.
PITTSBURG, Pa, June IA telegraph OPP
orator in the Pennsylvania railroad signal
tower at Sang Hollow, twelve miles below
Johnstown, says that about eighty-seven
dead bodies have loated past him down the
river from Johnstown. 1t is stated that the
reservoir above Johnstown broke about p.
m. yesterday, and the water flooded the town,
carrying away houses by scores, and drown
ing probably hundreds of people Wires are
down, and no communication could be had
with Johnstown last night No trains are
running east of Blairsville, twenty five miles
west of Johnstown-
LATER. latest report is that Johns
town is nearly submerged, and the roofs of
but two houses are visible, while it Is still
raining, and the river rising at very rapid
rate. The cause of the flood is attributed to
the bursting Of a water-spout and the break
ing Of the South Fork reservoir, which COW
ers an area of one square mile, and has had
twenty feet of water in it The latest is
that Johnstown is now gone
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
"A Bunch OF KEYS

The next star attraction at Harper
theatre will be the presentation on next
Thursday night by superior company
Of Hoyt's famous comedy, "a Bunch of
Keys" OF this superior attraction the
San Francisco Report of April 16, says:
Hoyt's Bunch of Keys" was produced
last evening at the Bush street theatre for
the first time. and the auditorium was
filled 10 overflow with the admirers OF
the comedy playwright The play this
year is produced by the Sparks company,
under the management of Gus Bothner.
Although it is the same old bunch of
keys they have grown more polished with
usage.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
Dead by the Thousand
FrightfuI Havoc Wrought by the
Loosened Waters.
ENORMOUS LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE.
Fifteen Hundred Souls Go Down to Death
in the Rushing and Rag
ing Torrent.
Pennsylvania Valley Swept Clean OF
Houses and the Inhabitants Whirled
Away I'm the seething and
Boiling Cataclysm.
ENORMOUS LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE.

Jamestown Wiped from the Face of the Earth
and Cambria Suffers q Like Fate Most
Fearful Catastrophe on Record in the coun-
try-Floods of Rain Cause the Bursting of a
Dam in the Mountains and Let Loose De-
struetion in Most Appalling Form-Heart-
Breaking Scenes Witnessed by Those Who
Were Poweriess to Help the Drowning-A
Property Loss of ST.. 1000 900 Estimated-Sto-
ries of Survivors-Detaiiso of the Horror.
PITTsBURG, June IA frightful calamity
has swept over portion of this state The
town of Johnstown has been wholly wiped
cut by deluge and an estimate from Blairs-
vile Intersection, puts the number or lost at
], 800. man rescued from the river at Boil
ivar, who was swept away from Johustown,
says positively that not less than 800 lives
are probably lost in the valley of the Cone
mauUh
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
JUST BEFORE THE DISASTER.
A Description of the Situation in Johns
town at e p. NJ. Yesterday.

A Description of the Situation in Johns
town at r. M. Yesterday.
PITTsBURG, Pa, June Is j. Heron,
solicitor for The Times, left Johnstown at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon and has just ar
rived in this city. Mr. Heron tells a graphic
story of the disaster that fell on the mountain
city. "All of Thursday afternoon and night, I"
said he, @rain poured down in a deluge. The
little mountain streams swelled into torrents,
pouring their waters into the Conemaugh
river, which passes directly through the CEN
ter of the city. Soon the banks of the river
over flowed, and the streets through the city
began to disappear beneath the rapidly in
creasing current House and bridges from
above the city were swept away by the flood,
and added largely to the damage further
down.
Rescuing the BLOODHOUND.
"The water rose so rapidly that many peo-
Iple could not escape from their homes and
ran to the upper stories, from which they
were rescued by men riding horses and
mules. The scenes of rescue were most
thrilling Joseph Ross, a teamster, had in
charge a pair of mules He mounted one OF
them to aid some people. The mule fell into
an excavation, carrying Ross with it and he
was drowned. When left it looked as if
!, 00G people were homeless. They were gath
cred on the mountain sides looking sadly at
their ZONES buried in the water.
Immense Losses of Property.
"The Cambria iron works were flooded,
throwing 1000 men out of employment, be
sides entailing q vast amount of damage IL
the mill The sweeping away of four or five
large bridges added greatly to the horror of
the scene Twelve carloads of iron were run
out on the Cambria bridge in an attempt to
save that structure. The waters gathered
strength and swept bridge, cars and iron
away as if they were straws. But one bridge
remains, and it is badly damaged Lumber
was swept down with the flood in vast guam
titles. 1t is estimated that ], 200, 900 or more
feet passed through the town yesterday
morning. The railroad stations were
thronged with victims Of the food but they
were rescued in skiffs, piano boxes and
RATS were used for this p urpose
Three of the Victims.
yesterday afternoon the water was still
rising, and the people were panic-stricken.
There is no doubt but that the loss of life
will be heavy Three citizens of Pittsburg
are known to have been drowned. They oc-
cupied house just below the dam short
distance above Johnstown. Their names are
Thomas Fallon, James Light and telegraph
operator, name unknown
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01

New YORK, June FRANCIS Rafferty,, .
laborer, who was killed Wednesday by
Charles r. Partridge, lumber merchant, had
very thin skull This was the principal
reason why the blow Of hickory beard-rule
proved fatal so quickly. Coroner Hanley,
accompanied by DR.. Frank Ferguson, went
to the New York hospital Thursday after
noon. DIR. Ferguson was surprised to nnd
that Rafferty's skull was the thinnest one he
had ever seen. In some places II was ne
thicker than heavy paper. Parts that in N
ordinary adults Uranium are one-eirth q IN
inch thick, had . thickness Of barely onerthif.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01

en- the bridges and banks in the hope of res
ening some of those who were being carried
oown the stream The volume of water is un-
Irecedented The iron bridge con-
Getting Blairsville with Blairsville
Intersection has been carried away and with
Il a train of heavily loaded cars standing upon
ne bridge to hold it in place. This was the
lirgest and strongest bridge on the West
Pennsylvania railroad. 1t is thought that all
of the West Pennsylvania railroad bridges
viii share similar fate.
The Inhabitants Panic-Stricken.
All of the towns in the Kiskiminetas val
10y are expected to be submerged. Among
them are Livermore, Salisbury, Apollo,
leachburg, and Avenmore, having popula-
tons of from 5000 to 10000 each. The in
habitants along the river have been warned
hut are almost panic-stricken at the idea OF
leir great loss of property which is inevita-
tie
Loss of Life at Coketown.
Later reports from Coketown are to the ef-
fsct that the entire town is submerged, and
number of lives have been lost at that
place
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01

Elk CoNeREssMAN OcHILTREE, who
spends his time in New York, but. for
political purposes. claims a residence in
Texas. says that Harrison has given him
control of all the federal patronage of
Texas. II may be just as Mr. Ochiltree
says. but. it may be remarked, Mr.. Ochil>
tree is the champion romancer of the
conntrv
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
In the Track of the Destroyer.

DERRY, Pa, June 1.-The town of South
Fork, which contained about 1900 inhabit-
ants, lay in the course of the food which
swept down from the broken dam to Johns
town, and it is believed that four-fifths of
the town was carried away. -Four miles
lower down was the village of Mineral Point,
with 500 inhabitants. 1t seems difficult to
hope that any of them escaped Six miles
further down was Conemaugh, with z, 500
people, but in this case the formation of the
country afforded some chance for escape.
The town itself was devastated. Woodvale
with 1000 people, lay still further down 1t
suffered greatly
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
Harriet Hubbard.Axer,. c..

New York, june LIN the suit of Rar-
riet Hubbard-Ayer against James M. Sey-
mour, his son, Allen Louis Seymour, and
the latter's wife, Judge DAILY, of the court
of common pleas, yesterday appointed Mr..
Richard NJ Henry receiver of the 49s shares
of the Recamier Manufacturing company
standing in the name of Harriet A Sey-
mour, and which are in dispute
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
A Mighty Inconvenient Fire.

OwENsBoRo, KY, June 1.-The residence
Of John Jamison, a prominent farmer,
burned Thursday. When the fire was dis.
covered Mrs. Jamison was in the throes of
childbirth and had to be carried into a field
to be out of danger Twenty minutes after
she was taken from the house Mrs. Jamison
gave birth to fine boy, and as quickly as
possible she and her child were removed to
the house of neighbor where both are do
ing we'll William Boyd was terribly burned
while the fire was in progress
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
Death ON the blue Juniata. -

PITTsBURG, Pa, June LA special from
Tyrone Pa, says the Juniata river has over
flowed its banks at that place and flooded the
southern portion of the city, causing great
damage. All Of the railroads centering at
Tyrone are greatly damaged. One man is
reported drowned at Curminsville A dis
patch from Clearfeld says two young ladies
were drowned while endeavoring to escape
from the flooded district
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
A Bad Day for Base Ball.

CHICAGO, June but two of the League
base ball clubs did any playing yesterday
the Philadelphia and indianapolis. The
scores were: At Philadelphia-(first camel
Indianapolis Philadelphia IL; second game,
Indianapolis 4, Philadelphia ll-six innings,
darkness.
American association: At Columbus-Lou-
isville 2, Columbus Z. Other games post
poned-rain.
Western league: At st. Paul-Sioux City
3, St Paul 9; at Des Moines-Denver z, Des
Moines II
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
Beware of oinlmsn,s for Catarrh tina. Contain
Mercury

Mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucus surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do are ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, and
acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure. be sure you get the genu-
uine; 1t is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. ]. Cheney & Co.
~Sold by druggists. Price 70 cents
per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
He Gave Himself Away.
The Mob Got into Jail.
RETURN OF AN Ex-eoopLER.

McGarigle, of Chicago, Gets Back from
Canada and Is Free Man.
CHICAGO, June LEX Warden McGarirle,
states prison for boodlerism was pending
appeared voluntarily in Judge Sheparde
court yesterday, pleaded guilty TO a charge
Of conspiracy, and accepted fine Of 81, 000
This disposes of the case, and the money be.
ing paid McGarigle was released
why the Action Was Taken.
The states attorney made an explanation
of his course in the case to the Judge He
said that the decision of the supreme court
of the state having reversed the
judgment of the lower court re-
fusing Mcdonald, another of the
boodlers. a new trial, it would be impossible
to secure McGarigle's conviction Also Nc
Garigle being in Canada there was no way
to get him back in Chicago excel pit to COM
promise with him Therefore he thought it
best to get plea of guilty together with the
fine and costs than to get nothing. This re-
leases McGarigle's bondsmen. 1t will lie re-
membered that McGarigle gave the sheriff
the slip when that officer took him out to his
home to see his wife preliminary to leaving
for Joliet, by asking permission to take q
bath. The plan was well laid, and McGar-
lyle stepped out of the bathroom and disap-
peared, being next heard from in Canada.
No Place Like Chicago.
McGarigle's appearance indicated the mos,
perfect health His face was fuller snt
rounder than when he gave Sheriff Matsor
the slip, and there was ruddy glow on it
The climate of Canada evidently agreed with
him. His head was little more bald anc
the gray hairs little more plentiful, but b,
looked well, and everybody congratulate
him on his appearance. He wouldn't talk
except to say that he proposed to stay here
that there was no place in the world like tn,
Windy City for him As soon as he coule
get away from his friends and the reporter,
he took a cab and FASTENED off to Lake View
to his family.
The Other Cases Nollied.
The states attorney also entered a noll,
prosequi in the case of Mcdonald and all tn,
other boodler cases, and this ends the grea
Cook county conspiracy trials
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
Should Have stood hx th. sbin

WATERvowN, N. Y, June When the
barge Bavaria, which was stranded upon
Gallup island, was reached by wrecking
party she was discovered to be in very good
condition Had the members of her crew re-
manned on board no accident would have be-
fallen them The reported loss of two women
and nine children was an error. They are
left widows and orphans
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
sAruRpAY, JUNE /. 1889.

Ex-senator RIDDLEBERGER, would
be Congressman Laughton and other an
ti-Mahone republicans may 60 10 Wash
ington and chin the president all they
want to, but so far everything given out
in Virginia has gone to a Malone man.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01

OKLAHOMA does not propose getting
left in the great scramble for office.
Corporal Tanner has appointed board
of pension examiners for Guthrie, and the
civil service commissioners have received
letter asking how soon examinations
are to be held in Oklahoma.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
Thieves Celebrate Decoration Day.

MADISON, Wis, June L-During the me-
mortal services Thursday several houses were
entered by sneak thieves and jewelry and
small amounts of money stolen Three men
were arrested at Milton junction on tele-
graph orders from the chief of police of Mad
ison, their names being John Thomas. Sam
uel Ragland and James Taylor. On the per-
son of the latter nearly all of the stolen prop
erty was found
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, INuNDATEl
Tho Storm RACES with Unabated Fury
The CITY in Darkness.

Inc C16y IN D8rkne88s
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, June L-One of
the most disastrous storms that has visited
this section for fifty years commenced here
about 10 o'clock Thursday night and has
continued with undated fury. Bridges
were washed out on the Richmond, Freder.
icksburg and Potomac railway between
Quantico and Richmond. All trains north
and south have been abandoned here. The
part of the city bordering the river front is
entirely submerged. The water is rising at
the rate of twenty two inches per hour.
No Light for the City.
The electric light works in the city are un.
der water. Water is now rushing into the
gas-house and the supply of gas is shut Off
The town is in total darkness The streets
are completely flooded with water, and com.
munication by wire is paralyzed. The Phil
adelphia and Baltimore steamers bound for
Fredericksburg had to make harbor at
BlackwelPs on account of the fury of Che
storm.
The fire department has been called out to
take families out Of the flooded houses in the
lower part of the city. The storm has COW
cred Maryland and done great damage, but
details are not obtainable.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
Prominent Ex-Cnnfederate nead-

RICHMOND, Va, June DIR. S. p Moore,
late surgeon general Confederate States
army, died suddenly in this city yesterday
morning. He was in better health and spir-
Its than usual when he retired at IL o'clock
Thursday night, but shortly afterwards he
had spell of coughing and slight hemor-
rhage, and at 1850 O'Clock in the morning he
dia1
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
ALONG THE kIskIMiNETAs.

The River Full OF Wreckage and Drown
ing Peopie-An Towns Submerged.
PITTsBURG, June Reports from along
the Kiskiminetas river, into VIII ich the Cone
maugh empties, are most distressing. The
river near Salisbury is filed with wreckage,
and number Of persons were noticed cling
ing to such timbers as would bear their
weight At Blairsville men were stationed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
Tackled a Tartar.
Some SeIf-Appointed Regula-
tors Mistake Their Man.
A WELL-wIELDED BAR CT IRON

And a Muscular Young Man Do Some Ex-
cellent Work on a Masked Mob-six of
Them Laid Out and the Others Draw Of
The Unappreciative State Adds to the
Anguish by Putting the Performers " in
the Bastile.
VINroN, Ia, June 1.-The vicinity of Van
Horn Is IN state of unwonted excitement
over the work of an organized mob. Some
days ago Frank Bean and Mrs. j. W.
Hughey had a quarrel about the possession
and use of the stalls in stable on a farm
Mrs. Hughey, it is said, used pitchfork in
a struggle with Bean, and he in turn hurt
her pretty badly. A night or two after the
house of j. l. Bean, father of Frank Bean,
was entered by fifteen or twenty masked
and armed men and the family fiercely as
saulted.
Went for Wool and Got Shorn.
They proceeded to Franks room, but the
latter met them at the door armed with q
piece of iron two feet long and beat them
back. He laid out six of them as fast as
they advanced. No less than five shots were
fired by the mob, and the house was spat
tered with blood Frank, who did most Of
| wound on the leg. Mrs Bean was sick il
bed.
He Gave Himself Away.
The next morning F. E Taber, of Big
Grove township, came to Vinton with bad
pistol-shot wound in the left elbow. He was
arrested, and the sheriff started for Van
Horn, where he arrested Clint Andrews Gus
Hussey, Bill Carter, Harry Nicholas, Frank
Leonard, j. o. Carter, Owen Tyler, Deacon
II. M. Shuts, George Hughey, James E.
Catlin, John c. Shaw, l. E. Shuts, and O.
Davis.
The Mob Got into Jail.
1t is alleged that O. Davis bought the
masks and distributed them to the rest. 1t
is also alleged that Davis, Catlin, H NJ
Shuts, and j. o. Carter were the ones who
aroused the people to do the deed They
were all taken to Vintou by Sheriff Barr and
placed in jail More arrests are looked for
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
Collieries Forced to su.pend.

PITTsBURG, Pa, June LA Greensburg
pa special says: The heavy rains of the
past forty hours have caused great damage.
All collieries in this vicinity have been
forced to suspend, and many are washed out.
The bridge west Of here has been swept
away. Advices from points on the Reading
road and its branches show great damage.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
Fifty Thousand Ma,ons I'm Line,

WASHINGTON CRY, June Interpretations
for the triennial conclave of Knights Templar
next fall are going forward with some rap
idity. Ar'yices received from the various
COMMUNICATES throughout the country indi-
cate that fully $1,000 Masons will be in line
the day of the parade.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
Dead and Alive Fronting Past.

New FLORENCE, Pa, June 1.-The water
Is higher here than it was ever known before,
and still rising. Centerville, across the river,
Is half submerged, but no lives were lost
here. Two persons were rescued from float
pieces of wreck, and forty-five others were
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01

York, Pa, June LII 80 a m The lower
parts Of the city are inundated A general
alarm has been sounded by the bells Of the
city, and families are moving. The water il
within few feet OF the bridges.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-01
THE WHOLE COUNTRY FLOODED.
Pennsylvania Railway Washed Away
Fleeing from the DelugA.

Pennsylvania Railway Washed Away
Fleeing from the Deiuge.
PITTsBURG, Pa, June IA Greensburg,
Ia, special to The Times says: The banks
OF the Conemaugh river are overfowed for
miles, and the whole country is deluged with
water. The Pennsylvania railway all along
the river from Johnstown to New Florence
il washed away and travel is entirely sus-
pended. The river rose so rapidly that all
operators in the towers between Sang Hol-
low and New Florence had to flee for their
lives. The bridges at New Florence, on the
Pennsylvania railway, and Coketown on the
West Pennsylvania We're carried away.
Houses, furniture, etc, are being carried
d own the river.
Streets Under Water.
BRADFORD, Pa, June 1.-The heavy rains
o. Thursday night and yesterday morning
have swollen Lime creeks east and west
b branches into rivers. Several streets are I'M
dor water, People living on Hilton street
ere compelled to move their effects to the
upper streets. The tracks of the Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburg railway are foot
and half under water, and all trains south
have been abandoned.