Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-03
I'd EDITION.
Latest T6l0glamS to The Star.
A COLD WAVE.
The Stricken People Suffering from
Lack Of Clothing.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 8.
lilo p. ma small frigid, cold wave has
struck the town and, the people are badly in
need of clothing. The newspaper men are
among the sufferers. II is almost an impos-
sibility to get anything to eat There IL moth
ing to smoke and only water to drink.
Inc citizens committee are making desper-
ate efforts to preserve peace, and the Hun
garians at Cambria City are being kept in
the house by men with clubs, who will
not permit them to 60 outside OF
their houses. There seems considerable race
follow, as both the English and Hungarians are
getting worked up to a considerable extent
NAMELEss PAUL REVERE.
A nameless Paul Revere lies somewhere
among the nameless dead. Who he 10 may
never be known, but his ride will be famous in
local history. Mounted on a grand big bay
horse, be came riding down the pike
which passes through Conemaugh like some
angel of wrath of old shouting his portentous
warming run for you lives to the hills. !"
Run to the hills" The people crowded out
streets awe-struck and wondering. Nobody
knew the man, and some thought he was q
maniac, and laughed On at a quick pace he
rode and shrilly rang out his awful cry. In .
few moments later.
CAME CLOUD OF RUIN
down the broad streets, down the narrow al
leys, grinding, twisting, hurting, overturning,
crashing. annihilating the weak and the
strong. 1t was the charge of the food. wearing
its coronet Of ruin and devastation, which
grew at every instant of its progress. Forty
feet high, some say, 80, according to
a swiftness like that which lay hidden
in the heels of Mercury. On and
on raced the rider and on and on rushed the
wave. Dozens of people took heed of the
warning and ran up to the hills. Poor, faithful
rider; 1t was an unequal contest. Just as
he turned across the railroad bridge the mighty
wave fell upon him and horse, rider and bridge
all went out into chaos together.
THE NUNS AT PRAYER.
In one part Of the town is located the Irish
Catholic church and convent. remarkable
story is told about the Sisters. The mother of
the convent saw the wave coming, which she
says was mountain high. She at once called
all the Sisters into the chapel
Here the dozen nuns began to pray as they
never prayed before for protection from the
water. When the waters struck the building ii
the entire structure, and every room
was carried away except the one where they
knelt IN prayer. The room is still standing, but
it is liable to fall any moment.
st. Johns Catholic church was not damaged
so much by water as fire. 1t is unknown how
tue IRE DIOhe out. near the cnurcn alsO were
found the bodies of Squire Brady his wife and
six children. They were caught by the water
before they had time to take to the hills Henry
Roberts. who lives in this part of the town, lost
one child, two months old.
A DOCS FIDELITY.
He had in the house Newfoundland dog
which was near the child when the fatal flood
struck the house. The dog seemingly realized
the situation and caught the child and started
to swim to land.
The force of the water washed the dog and
child against the school-house where they were
held until the water began to abate, and as
soon as the animal could, he swan to the high
lands with the babe in his mouth and delivered
the dead infant to some people who were
there.
What is just now going on can best be felt
when it is told that string of men miles
long are carrying collins to the school house,
where the hundreds of dead are lying.
Three hundred bodies have Just been dis
covered in the sand at Kernville, near the
mouth of Sandy creek.