The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-06-05
AMID JOHNsrs,wN's RUINS.
The work of kur, ing the Dsad Hur
rted with ALI Possible speed.

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JoHxsrowx. Pa. June 4.--Four days
have elapsed since the angel u death
swept down through the valley OF tile
Conemssigb, but no ray Of sunshine
has ret Iightened the scene of hoffof
nt Johnst0wD bridge The sky is still
overcast with heavy Clouds. and the
sun rests behind menaeiug pail, q
though reluctant 10 yiewAhe hantIi
work of his potent powers. Fos
| thirty-six hours the lire engines have
| played upon the smoking ruins above
The bridge. hut the flames break afresh
II frequent intervals 10 subdue the
j sorce OF water.
Nearly 200 men are employed in
different parts III the valley. tearing
up the ruins and prosecuting the
search for the dead. The invesfiga.
tions are not without frastfnI results
for the bodies OF eharred victims al
| the tiuosi and fire are discovered with
undsmini he'd frequency. II becomes
hourly more ard more apparent that
not ingie victim will he recognized
of the hundreds roasted in the iaules
aasoye the bridge. since the last sen.
| tenee vas penned party Of searchers
have uncsrthed charred. unsightiy
mass from the snoidering uitis within
thirty yards OF the Associated Press
headquarters. Ii required the verdict
81 physicians to demonstrate that ths
giastiy discovery vas the charrea re-
mains Of q human bsinr. oslIs the
trunk remained. roasted beyond All
resemblance 10 flesh. Five minutes
work revealed fragments OF tie ss.uiI,
thsf ~ oHce uisinsegYated of its ean
weight when eSpossd 10 The air. nd
/ sins le piece heing isrger than bal
| suiiaf and the hole resembling the
remnants Of shattered charcoal.
uuSnRsns gEnrcEp 20 AsaYs.
/ Nlthin the last hour. half dozen
discoveries in 10 way less horrible
1 aaye been made by the ssafcsseFs as
hev rake with picks ard heoks Ii The
smoking ruins. 60 difficult iS il al
sirnes to dstefmsne whether the re-
mains are those OF human b<inrs.
1 that IL Is appsrent hundreds mus;
! lse burned 10 sshes. Thns Ahe man.
her that have fossnd = last resting place
| hens ath the rsiisis can at least never bs
mere than appsoximassd.
farR DAYS WITHOUT ssEgr.
| Markham, en- ifoa manufactures. Il
mayor fae fesa- Of iehnsfnwn fstisy,
He Is probably the basipss man Ia shs
United sratss Al hough for days
sishous sleep. be sticks nasssy q the
task. There are faladresiS 81 asbxr~
luke him. Men fall ir.am she<r fatlzae
The e are mary who have not eIo%sd
their eyes In sleep sinee ftsey awoks
Fsisay. They are haiiev eyed and
,itsfnslooking. Many hare lost Zeal
relatives and all thesr friends.
rSHUNAN AyAgscE or sauFkKEFxks.
i Men and horses are nsoss needed IN
i day. some af the Unfersnnasrs vfs
coali not 20 to the different trains en-,
sleasesed 10 obisin i1oar from ths
wr~ckest stores la Jakn~town. GH<
dealer ~as charging s. = sack TOR saar
suddenly crowa heard OF be isawar
rencr. and several ssesssrase man .sIa'
Go the store and delivered tiagar Efa
tusscnsiy 70 the homeless and sflsickss
F-orse. Another aas seiisns shsszr =
81. - a sack. He refused 10 give ~,
sxay. gnarssinx his sssse wish . shot
!. gun,
Il nrxs RasnEp THE eoErsxs
The kcdies recoseres. In JohnStowl
to-<iay hare been roboed by the Ehoat