The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-15

posed corpses will inevitably breed pesti
| lence if longer exposed to the air. At the
first break of dawn Tuesday morning orders
were issued to push preparations for the
gigantic burial with all possible speed
| Where there is no reasonable hope for iden-
| tifcation the bodies will be buried at once
| The most definite account which has yet
| been received concerning the condition OF
the villages along the Conemaugh to Stony
Creek and South Fork was given by the
members of relief committee from Alli-
ance, o. Prof. r. E. Hudson, one of their
members, said: "The scenes along the up
per river are so horrifying that the mere
narration would nauseate one. We discov-
cred 1913 bodies along the bed of Stony
Creek, lying in all sorts of positions and
showing the most stdesperate wounds. Nearly
all the corpses were of women and children.
The men seemed to have been at work and
to have regarded the warning. The women
and children were totally unaware of the
gravity of the on-coming flood. There
were quite twice as many bodies lying be.
tween Johnstown and South Fork as at any
other place, save the Johnstown railroad
bridge"
PITTSBURGH, June 81 appears that
each passing hour but adds additional hor-
rors and dangers to the catastrophe. Not
only has the flood swept from the face of
the earth thousands of people and millions
of treasure, but the destroyed now threaten
to become the destroyers. Scattered along
the Allegheny and its tributaries from Pitts
burgh to the scene of the disaster, some on
the shore, many in the eddies and pools,
others lodged against the driftwood or
buried in the mud and sand, lie hundreds of
human bodies and dead animals. In ad-
dition to this can be counted the disease
breeding matter from cesspools, etc.
Pittsburgh's water supply comes from the
washings from the infected district, Great
ing new danger in the way of an epidemic.
Steps have been taken to avoid this. The
committee at Johnstown has telegraphed to
Washington for sanitary corps, and the
State Board of Health has telegrapued
orders for posse to commence clearing the
river at once Citizens whom necessity COM
pelS to use the water have been urged to
exert every precaution. A small steamer
started from this city yesterday to explore
the Allegheny river as far as the mouth of
the KislSiminitas. From that point the
search will be continued in rowboats
A tive-pound can of dynamite was ex-
ploded yesterday among the wreckage at
the second pier of the west end of the stone
bridge. Beyond a terrific report it failed to
Liggett, commanding a squad of one of the
companies of the Fifth Regiment, yesterday
placed guards all over the burning debris
above the bridge, and gave orders to shoot
all persons not working who would not keep
of the wreckage.
1t is now definitely settled that at least
twenty and perhaps forty persons were lost
on the two sections of the day express that
left Pittsburgh at eight a. m. Friday, and
the accommodation train that was about to
leave JOhnstown that afternoon. There
have been numerous and conflicting reports
about how many trains were caught in the
Hood, but from most reliable sources II has
been ascertained that three trains were
caught in the water.
Railroad communication with the outside
world was established shortly before noon
the first relief train passing over
the bridge across the improvised trestle
and track up the incline to the Johnstown
depot. The train was loaded with thousands
Of pounds of assorted provisions and 1000
coffins.
The large dry goods store of p. A. Cobalt
was the only store left from the flood. 1t is
said he had about S20,0 900 worth of stock on
hand, but gave it all away to the flood suf-
ferers. The officers yesterday reported
more pilfering than ever A young man
caught in private residence at noon with
his pockets filled with valuables narrowly
escaped lynching.
From this place to Conemaugh the whole
region along the river is cleaned out. At |
the fiat portion of the town |
was carried away, only small part of the |
place being saved. AT this place, where |
the round house was, all that can be seen is
i've locomotives, tossed and battered and |
sticking deep in the sand. AT Woodvale
lothing was left but part of the old woolen
place is completely wiped out The Atlantic
express was carried up against the noun
aims, and the Johnstown express is at Son
nan station. The New York and Chicago
express is laid up at Wilmore station. The
'pecial locomotive and car which left Cone
naugh are safe. Some of the cars were
BADLY burned.
Tuesday was the day set aside by the citi-
ens' committee for the burying of all the
dead that have been lying in
he morgue since Sunday At ten o'clock
n the morning the men who were in charge
II the burying started to work and were
,usy all day. There were no pathetic scenes
Il these burials. The men hired TO do the
work seemed to do it just as matter of
BUSINESS The bodies were inferred In the
cemetery nearest the place where they
we're found. AT noon procession OF about
lfty collins was seen going up the hill above
he railroad. There was not mourner
PRESENT. and the sight was CHASTITY ono TO |