, 1889-06-13
EASTERN LINKS.
Progress of Affairs in the DE.
vastated Section.
Health Generally Good but
Fears of an Epidemic.
The Sufferers Well Supplied with Cloth
ing and the Nscsssaries
of Life,

JouSsrcwr, June li.-To.day is the
tenth since tbe disaster ui the Cunen,aush
valley occurred, and the extent of the Ia
tslity can be appreciated when it j. known
that bOt les are siili being found wher, Yer
mex are ut work. To-day one Of the
n,crgue directors held n meeting and
asked the usual qu sion, "How many
bodies were recovertd d to-day" "Oh, not
very many" he replied, there were fity-
eight altugether." The loss OF life has
been so great, that torty bodies found In
one day, ,ven II that was the tenth, WAS
considered u light showing. The remains
that are now being removed from the drift
are TAR advanced In decom position, and the
pb bysicians III charge are advocating their
cremation rs fact as found. rs it Is
almost impossible to hold them safely.
the work Of clearing away the debris is
progressing very encOufahiDsly. The
worn men we're not r. quired 10 proceed to.
day, but nine-tenths OF them volunteered
to continue. As result, u large iproad
was made on the DRIFT III the central por.
ton Uf the city. Main street, which VAS
the prin cipal thoroughfa' e. and one vast
BLOCK ads, Is now about cleared. Wreckags
above the stone bridge work is eoitfg OH
rather slowly. as the force IL small and
difficulties great. Mr.. Arthur Kirk, who
has been using
Dynamite BLASTS
to. day. A considerable force continued
10 use pike poles and cleared few feet
more. Ex.Internal Revenue Collector
Bigler of the Western Pennsylvania dis.
trict, ssi q to day to an Associate Press re-
porter that II he were given permission, he
could bring in aOU practical csnthook men
from the CleArteld lumber districts, and
clean the channel above the bridge In two
days. The trouble with those at work ON
the ruins now ~ iuexpe Tience. He men.
a =. H..
tings but didn't meet with very much
encouragement. THIS has been n very
quiet day in and about Jobnstown. owing
10 the fact that the Pennsylvania and Hal
,imore and Ohio road refused to run trains
from Pittsburg and other important points
nearer than Bolivar on former and Rock.
lord OH the latter road. This rule kept out
a large influx OF excursionists and lett the
field clear TO the workers. Religious SER
vices were beid ut various points to day,
lost suburban towns where church build
ings lemain had their regular services, In
at different points. This had been
the hottest day since the
disaster aud the weather is
| tel ing on the workmen, With the fires
that are constantly kept going, burning up
| rubbish, and the hot sun, many ot them
we're exhausted before evening. The hot
sun beating down on the wrecksge above
the bridge has developed the TACT that
many bodies Of animals and probably
human beings are vet In the ruins. The
stencil arising from the pile has been more
offensive to day than At any time yet.
Governor Beaver arrived this morning
| about o'clock. He spent the day
VISITING RUIhED PORTIONS
! Of the city aud in driving up the Cone
| mauHh valley. He held o conference this
| In charge. and as n result will assume con
| troll on Wednesday morning. The
Western Union Telegraph Company
is pushing forward its lines, ana to-mor'
row wiz open an ofhce In
town. The Associated Press will
| also secure quarters in the city proper TO.
morrow anu the whole newspaper force
will be transferred from the west side of the
railroad bridge into what was the business
valley IL unusually good, Notwithstanding
reports OF threatened epidemic. The fol.
| lowing bulletin has been issued by the sta te
board OF health and speaks for itself. 1t
WAS posted today In every conspicuous
place.
| THE BULLETIN READS:
Health bulletin. The general condition
| Of health in Johnstown and vicinity Is ex-
| cellent. No epidemic ordisease OF any
Kind prevails nor Is It expected any will
arise. The whole region has been divided
into districts and each placed under com
petent sanitsrian. The state board OF
health Is prepared to meet sil emergencies
ss they arise. The air Is wholesome and
the water generally pure II the good
| people Of the devasl ated district will 20 on
as they have so nobIy done for the past
week in their Efforts TO clean up the wreck
age good health will De maintained.
lSgned] GEORGE G. GRAFR.
DR.. Graft SAYS the valley has been swep,
SO clean ty the great floods that the river
waters are purer than before the disaster.
There is q difference In the contamnaiio on
power ot decomposing organic matters
That from bodies dead Of contagious dis
eases would be far more dangerous than
from bodies In the river which are gener
ally covered ny fiom one to Elk feet Of mud
aud eand. This earthly matter
sbsorbs all effiuvis and acts
as the best OF disinfectants
There Is no present danger to the water
supply Of iittsburg. AT Johnstowr the
only present danger Is from the people be
ing frightened into sickness by sensational
reports.
Dr.. John o. Miller and DR.. F. NJ. Strouse
are In charge Of the Red Cross CORPS, which
is located in the very midst OF the ruins
The nag is composed of a red crops on .
white Held Of tents. Waving upon the
main tent is the WELCOMED sign Of refuge Il
many work men who have been suddenly
stricken while ~ work on the ruins.