The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-29
JoHNTowN's DEAD.
The Cambria Iron Company Time
Keepers Say 10000 Perishsd.


Keepers Say 10000 Perished.
JoHNsTowN, Pa. June 2S.-The time
Keepers in the Cambria Offices estimate that
from 400 to 500 of their workmen in the
Gautier and Cambria Iron works were lost
Counting the women and children depend
ent upon them they put their loss Of people
at 1000. They estimate the entire loss of
lie at 10000. Mr.. HaweS, a fire brick man
utacturer, thinks this guess is about
right. He believes that at least 500
strangers were in town at the time
of the food. About 200 deposit books of
the Johnstown savings banks are reported
lost by depositors or their heirs. There
Were ST74, 900 on deposit, and much Of this
Is the property of people having no heirs.
1he Fourteenth regiment was paid this
afternoon, and, with the exception of three
companies, will leave tomorrow. They
have about 500 men, and the pay roll viii
amount to $4,000.
THE SITUATION GROWING BRIGHTER.
The situation in Johnstown is growing
brighter every day. The spirits of the
people are more buoyant, and they are
beginning to feel like returning to work.
Eighty thousand dollars in cash arrived
to-day to pay the men in the various
departments. 1t was distributed among
to pay the men under them. The work Of
registering the food sufferers for the pur-
pose OF distributing local funds, was fin
ished tonight, but the totals have not been
added. The men in charge of the work do
not think more than 4,000persons were lost.
The axle plant of the Cambria Iron Com
pany started up to-day.
OFFICIAL STATISTICS.
Rev. Mr.. Beale, chairman Of the morgue
committee, issued his official report to-day.
He has a record Of about 2, 800 bodies. Ten
bodies were recovered to-day, three of
whom were identified. The greatest loss of
life occurred on Washington street, nine
teen persons being killed in one house, and
the list of dead from this thoroughfare
reaching 13S Property losses amounting
to nearly $6000,000 have been reported.
The board of inquiry began its work to- day
IN the Seventh ward, and will continue for
a week. They aim to secure the number of
lives and property lost and saved.
KIDNAPPING FEARED.
Two mon with an order purporting to
come from Gen. Hastings, appeared at the
home of Mrs. Moses Kelly Ia Morrellville,
and asked for Leona, the 11-year-old
daughter of @. A. Smith. They said they
would take her to the orphans home IN
Pittsburg. 1t now develops that Gen.
Hastings never signed such an order and it
Is feared that the young girl was kidnapped.
GEN. HASTINGS REPORT.
HARRISBURG, PA, June sS.-An inter.
esting report Of the operations at Johnstown
has been submitted to Gov. Beaver by Adjt.
Gen. Hastings. 1t embraces several recon-
mendations regarding turning over the
commissary department to the citizens to-
morrow and the distribution oI money to
those who desire to construct their
own homes. The ration list has
been cut down to $1,000 and many of the
men are earning wages with which to sup
port themselves, and those depending upon
them Gen. Hastings says everything is
moving splendidly, and he expresses the
opinion that the state authorities will be
ready to retire from the valley within ten
days He thinks the streets and cellars
will be cleared Of the debris in that time.