The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-06-28
JOHNSTOWN ALL RIGHT.
The Citizens Will Soon be
Ready for Business.
Using It's Pick and shovel With a viii
Getting Down To tho Number
of People Actually Lost.

oc'eNbS bOwu To tbC Number
of People Actually Lost.
The general opinion among we'll posted
| people at Jobnstown is that the loss OF
life will be between 5000 and 1000. 1t was
generally given out that Johustown aud
boroughs adjoining had population OF
5000 good people, but this is a very high
estimate and conservative people put the
population between 5000 and $4,000. Col.
Rogers, who has charge OF the registration,
states that from all he can learn tho popula-
tiou only amounted to about 25,OW and this
accounts for 10000 supposed to be lost. The
reports sent out from here to the effect that
1900 to so D people were missing were
based upon the supposition that there wer,
&c, 900 inhabitants In these boroughs. The
reports as to the number OF bodies recovered
at different points along the Hooded iistr cts
ara very conflicting. Supposed official re =.
ports have teen sont In 10y different persons.
and these are nlso conflicting, and put the
number Of bodies recovered ywher, from
LOO to 500 Consequently there il no
telling how many bodies have been re-
covered.
The first real work under tho supervjsion
OF the State commenced Thursday morniny,
at six o'clock. The whistle at the Cambria
Iron and Steel Works w 8 tho signal for tho
men to commences, and about 1,5OJ started
In with their picks and shoyeIs. Tho early
morning was warm and cloudy, and the
fumes and odors from the decayed bodie,
were something almost unbearable. AZ
the morning advanced, the weather pr,w
warmer, and by ten o'clock the sun was
ground was hard at work During the
morning q crowd OF worthless loafrrs I'm
some manner secured an entrance To the
town aud wanted to inaugurate a strIko
among the workmen. Some OF the laborers
were already dissatisfied at having now
bosses over them and Only wanted a chance
to complain. James Mcknight, OF Pitts
burg, OF the Stats contractors GOT wind Of
the trouble brewing, and went amonp tho
men and informed them that no would have
no kicking and that oil those who wishei to
quit would have to do 80 immediately and
about one hundred OF tho men left. but tho
loafers remained around. and Mr. McKnixbt
went to General Hastings and demanded
protection Tor his men. a detachment of
militia from the Fourteenth Regiment vera
detailed to tho place, and drove awny all tho
men who refused to work. This caused Gen.
Hastings to issue an ordcr to the soldiers not
to admit any one to Johnstown proper with
out nn order.
The business men of tho town seem IN baxo
awakened to their senses, and a number of
them are preparing to start over again i'm
business. Two grocery stores were started
near the Pennsylvania Railroad freight sta
tion: both places were doing a land Office
business, and this encouraged other ner
chants to start up, and the probabilities are
that inside OF week at least a hundred
stores will be In operation -Already two
-beeh up6rfeu.
+ The first decisive step toward putting
Johnstown's business men on their feet again
was made whom about two hundred mer-
chants who had survived the fool, many of
them without q dollar, met Adjutant Gen.
eral Hastings, and were assured that thoy
would be retstablished in business OH long
credit. Both Pittsburg and Philadelphia
wholesalers have offered Johnstown iner-
chants this business courtesy. The meeting
turned out 10 be an ovation to General Hast
ings.
Tho meeting was opened by the Adjutant
General, who said: ~ have been directed
10 clear the streets Of Johnstown, and make
contracts with men to open the why in order
that merchants may be enabled to get to
and from their business places. Our work
is progressing rapidly, and vigorously, and
the best thing for Johnstown merchants to
do is to begin business over again. | have
communicated with eastern firms, who offer
to assist you If you will resume business in
this city. l would suggest that you build
temporary structures for the present until
more favorable circumstances warrant tho
erection OF permanent establishments. Word
n he received from q large number OF
Pittshurg houses Offering to stock your stores
with a full line Of first-class goods on long
creu'C. auVlse you 10 Improve This oppor-
tunity, nnd, when in the course of time
matters take n more tangible shape, you will
be able to 7. pay all losses incurred"
Joseph Morgan, Jr., of the Cambria Iron
and Steel Company, stated that they have
thrown open their doors ready to receive
orders, and would resume operations In the
works Mt once. He agreed with the views
of Adjutant General Hastings on vandalism,
and spoke Of tho necessity for barring out
all persons from the ruins while the work
of clearing the city is in progress