The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-13

MAJ OF THE fLOOOEO UlbTHIGI
city, where one epitaph must do for all, and
that the word unknown" There are
hundreds Of these graves already, and each
day will increase the proportion.
JoHNsrowE. Pm. June 8 Two hundred
and foYty-six more bodies were found
Wednesday, Of which the majority have
been identified This swells the list to 3, ,ll3
bodies
Over 5000 men are employed in Johns
town proper clearing tho Streets about
LOCO Of these being the regular street
hands hired by Contractors BAoth and
flynn, OF Pittsburgh, the others being
volunteers Mr.. Flynn declares 1t will take
lO,0OO men thirty days to clear the ground
90 that the streets will be passable and the
work of rebuilding commenced.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 6.-Chicf Bigelow
has ordered corps of engineers to report
this morning to 60 to Johnstown About .
dozen men will 60. taking with them all
the necessary instruments for surveying
and laying out the streets and property,
with . view to reorganizing the destroyed
city.
A house, toulouse canvass was ordered by
tho sanitary authorities, and its revela-
tiOns. as fur % II went, were startling In
the extreme. 1t was found that four and
even six families were being crowded into
single house, and as high as fifty slept In
one room, that the doors and Windows
were left closed to shut out the stencil and
the dainppess, and that a. result pneu-
monia was gaining an alarming foothold
Mr. p n Carrington Of the United States
Marine Hospital estimates that there are al
least hundred well-defned cases OF the
disease In Johnst0wn to-day. He ascribea
Is growing prevalence to crowded rooms,
damp cellars and exposure.
The coroner's jury Wednesday proceeded
to the South fork and investigated the cause
OF breakago OF the reservoir dam. w.t.
nesses testified that slight breaks had ap-
peared in the dam several times In pas,
years, but had each time been
clumsily repaired with straw, sticks
and rubbish The general impression II
that the jury will declare that the Pitts
burgh Fishing Club that owned the reser-
voir was guilty Of gross negligence. II
that event many suits for damages against
this millionaire club will doubtless follow.
JoHNsrowN, Pa, June G.-Out of tota
population OF 1880 at Woodvale 667 are
known to have been saved, making the losl
OF life about 50 per cent Of the submerged
portion Of the village.
Il iseetiuaated that the number Of orphan.
IN the ConemaGgh valley will be about 500
Tlley are being removed to central point.
where tbcy can be found IN case they are
inquired for.
St Marks r. E. Church lost p out Of ,
membership OF l5O Rector A r. Diller
wife and two children were drowned
Their new church building has disap
peared.
The drift Of opinion among intelhgen
men. physicians, engineers. railroad men
Is that from .OOO to !. 500 Of the bodies viii
never be found
Captain Peter Fitzpatrick, Of Cam bri'
City. learned yesterday that his two littl
boys, supposed to be dead, were safe eight,
miles down The river, where they were car
ried on the roof OF q house and rescued
Work has been begun on the wreckagu o
the Cambria mills In Millville. Only abou
Coz Of the loo employees have been ae
counted for
contributions FLOWING IN.
PHILADELPHIA, June & Tho rivalry exist
ing between the various collectors In thi
city for the Johnstown sufferers has bee
| the means OF swelling the amount Of til
cash subscriptions to about e55O, coo, whil
| the donations OF food and other necessarie
are 90 numerous that some difficulty il es
| perienced In handling them. Thirty-on
carloads In al have been shipped, and 1t
thought that fully ~ much is awaiting shiI
| ment.
HARRIsBvRc. Pa. June g. = Governo
| Beaver has received by check and drai
| el25, I'D
New YORK, June 6-Diapatches fro,
I
Philadelphia report food subscription
during the day and night about 3l:N
OOO. The receipts of cash at the mayor
officc In this city Wednesday aggregat
| elSO,OO Besides this over SiO0,UW wa
| subscribed to other funds of exchange
and newspapers. The Equitable Life ha
| sent 4lO. OOO to the food victimA