The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-08
ONLY FIFTY PERSONS REMAINING
OF the Population of the Borough of
Woodvilie.
Typhoid Fever and the Measles Re-
ported at Jonnstown.
An Engineers Report on the Badly
Constructed Dam.

JoHNsTowN, June 7.-0nly IS bodies were
recovered in the Conemaugh Valley this
forenoon. One poor remnant Of humanity
was discovered by teamster in the centre
of a road over which wagons had been pass
Ing for As hours. 1t was quite Impossible to
Identify the corpse and it was taken to the
morgue. Orders were issued for its burial
after few hours of exposure to the gaze of
those who eagerly search for missing friends.
Only the hardest could enter the morgue
today, so overwhelming was the dreadful
stencil. The undertakers, after hurried
performance Of the task of washing body
In preparing it for burial, would retreat to
the ward to await the arrival of the next
CHASTITY find. Two additional cases of ty-
phoid fever were reported from Minersdale,
making total of seven in that village alone
since yesterday morning. Measles are be-
coming considerably prevalent on Prospect
Hill. where the refugees camp is established.
AT the commissary station at the Pennsyl-
yania railroad depot today was consider
able activity About 1000 people were
gathered about the place after the DAYS
ratlonss The crowd became so great that
soldiers had to be called to guard the place
until the relief committee were ready to give
oat provisions. Several carloads of clothing
arrived this morning to be disposed of as
soon as possible.
-Four bodies were taken from the ruins at
the Cambria club house and the company's
store house this morning. The first was that
OF girl about IL years old found in the
pantry and supposed to be a servant in the
mousse She was terribly bruised and her
lace crushed in to a jelly. A boy about seven
was taken from the same place. Two men
and women were taken from the front of the
store on Main street. The remains were in
terrible condition and had to be embalmed
and buried Immediately unidentified The
number missing from Woodville is almost
incredible From present indications only
apout 3O people In the borough were saved
Mrs. ii. l.. Peterson, resident of Woodyille
ior number OF years is a survivor. Speak
ing OF the calamity she said: "The people of
Woodyille had plenty of time to get out of
Town II SO minded. They received word
shortly before o'clock that the flood was
coming. A Pennsylvania railroad conduc-
tor went through the town notifying the
people. stayed until $3.50 when the water
commenced to rise very rapidly and /
nnmg rnUugnt IL " pest 70 get out Of town. Itold
t the hills and they refused. The cause of
their refusal was that their husbands Would
not go and they refused 10 go alone"
James b. Scott, the recognized dictator of
this place, requests the public, through the
Associated Press, to hereafter send drafts
and checks to William R. Thompson, treas
nrer OF the finance committee at Pittsburp
Ihat city is now really the financial point, as
most OF the supplies must necessarily be
purchased there. He suggests that all gen
eral remittances be in the form of drafts.
and then no confusion can possibly arise.
rlres are burning along the valley of the
Conemaugh as far as eye can reach.