Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-14
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THE INDIAN RAID.
The Chippewas on the War Path
and Kill Seven Men.
THE SAMOAN CONFERENCE.
Our Commissioners Withdraw Their
Objections.
THE CRONIN MURDER CASE
Maroney and Mcdonald Again
Sent Back to Jail.
THE SITUATION AT JUHNSTOWN.
RAIN RETARDS THE WORK.
Gen. Hastings Energetic Labor at
JOhnstOwn.
THE DRIFT TO BE HEREAFTER BURNED IN oRDEB
TO PREVENT DIsEAsE-THE CONTINUED WET
Maroney and Mcdonald Again
Sent Back to Jail.
THE SITUATION AT YOUNGSTOWN.
hAlN AETARDS THE WORk.
Gen. Hastings Energetic Labor at
JOhnstOwn.
THE DRIFT TO BE HEREAFTER BURNED IN oRDEB
TO PREVENT DIsEAsE-THE CONTINUED WET
WEATHER CAUSES MUCH sIcKNEss-ALL THE
woRKMEN THAT ARE WANTED.

hnlSnt states this morning that he expects to
do more effective work to-day and tomorrow
than has been accomplished altogether since
the disaster occurred. The question about the
price of labor has been settled and there are
to-day about l, $50 men at work on the drift at
the stone bridge. This morning the advantage
to be gained from burning all that can be
burned is readily apparent. The river in
places is almost clear Of wreckage, and the
work Of pulling it out is comparatively easy.
Seven hosting engines are pulling out Of the
jam all that can be pulled and piing it on the
river bank. Tonight the drift thus accumu-
lated will be burned. Contractor Mcknight
expects to have the river cleared of wreckage
by tomorrow evening. The dynamiting still
goes on and is gradually loosening the drift.
MORE RAIN FALLING.
heavy rain began falling at $50 o'clock
this morning and has greatly retarded the
work Of clearing away the debris. Nearly all
Of the laborers have deserted their places and
returned to camp, refusing to remain out in
the rain. The work of removing the drift and
wreckage is practically suspended for the time
being. The rising water in the Conemaugh
river will, however, greatly assist the workmen
in floating the debris away when the rain
n.
bers of the Philadelphia fire department ar
rived this morning. -Four engines from Phila-
delphia will arrive during the day and will be
used to pump water out Of cellars, well as
protection from FIRE. DIR. Miller. Of the state
board Of health, says that he fears that the con-
tinued
WET WEATHER WILL CAUSE MUCH SICKNESS,
especially pneumonia. He reports one case Of
typhoid fever in Minersville and several new
cases Of chicken-pox and measles to-day. Up
to noon to-day four bodies were recovered,
taken to the morgue and afterward buried In
Prospect cemetery. Two were identified as
the bodies of Mrs. Frawater and Miss Mary c.
Coad. The remains OF a six-months'-oid fe-
male child and a young man were unidentified.
Miss Coad's remains were discovered in her
fathers home. The other bodies were found
IN the wreck near the first ward school-house.
THE CROWDS AROUND THE ooMMIssABIEs,
which seem to increase with each day, are a
mud-bedraggled set. The entrance to each
station is very narrow, yet into them the women
and children, each with a capacious basket,
crowd like sheep into pen.
The line is a long one. and those who are so
unlucby as to have arrived after or z oclock
have been standing unprotected, and in some
instances half-clad, in the pouring rain. Their
baskets are generally well filed, yet on leaving
the commissaries complaints are heard on all
sides OF mo butter nor anything fresh after
weeks" &c.
In one way the rain to-day is regarded as a
blessing, the terrible stencil from the burn
ing flesh, which WAS almost pnbearable last
night, is scarcely noticeable.
GEN. HASTINGS WAS OUT EARLY
as usual this morning, and was kept exceed
ingly busy kilograms are flooding in to him
from all parts of the country-contractor who
want chance at the work of clearing the
debris In an interview this morning he said:
'We have now about all the workmen we
need, and if it was not for the rain this MORN
ing we would have at least $500 men at work.
OF course this weather will knock out every
thing while it continues. We have now the
work systematized. and don't anticipate any
further trouble. A vast amount has aifeady
been done, yetit is hardly noticeable"
BLOWING UP THE DRIFT
The drift at the stone bridge is being gradu-
ally cleared Dynamite is the only thing tha.
has any effect upon it and to-day $50 cart
ridges are being put in at charge and
the noise from the explosion can be hear for
miles, and Engineer Phillips, who is in charge
by Sunday. A number of lumbermen
from the Clarion region were engaged
clearing the wreckage with their
hooks last night and this morning, and their
work was SO effective that another detachment
las Uccu scut ioT LuSlleeE Iullnp6 says IQey
are doing everything in their power TO- get out
what bodies are in the wreck, but it is almost
impossible to get at them.
TO PULL DOWN UNSAFE BUILDINGS.
It has been decided to tear down all unsafe
buildings in the town and burn the wreckage.
This will be done as soon as the Philadelphia
fife-engines are on hand to protect property
that is safe.
A house-to-house canvass will be inaugu-
rated tomorrow to secure as near possible
an accurate list of the living and dead for the
tempted a week ago was not effective
A peculiar feature of the food was that of
138 saloons in Johnstown and the surrounding
towns but two escaped destruction. The Chi
nese laundries were also completely wiped out
and number Of Cinnamon are missing.
The Pennsylvania Railroads Loss.
PHILADELPHIA, June A-Pennsylvania rail-
road officials have not yet estimated the amount
Of damage done to their property by the re-
cent food and will not be able to do 80 for
some time yet It ID stated that although 1t
would be easy to approximate the amount ne
cessary to replace bridges and tracks, the road
way is seriously washed in very many places,
that years viii be required to place Il in first
rate condition. The loss in such respects is
hard to calculate. The loss. however, viii be
nothing like as great as was at first reported
They say that 3,000, 900 will cover everything
that cen Be replaced II Is now stated that the
main line between Harrisburg and PittsburR
will beopened for freight and passenger bust
ness BY Saturday.