Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-06

nothing in their clothing to indicate who they
are. During the past twenty-four hours sixty
bodies were embalned and taken from this
place.
Tnis morning five bodies were brought in
there. The names OF the identified are:
Henry Ludwig, No. 6, Mann street. Johnstown;
Albert Very, Johnstown; Maggie Cowan.
Hillsdale, Westmoreland county, and Oscar
Heanecamp. Johnstown. The latter was a we'll
known merchant of Johnstown and his relatives
have been looking for his body since the food
and offered large reward for the recovery Of
the body
There was considerable activity at the head
quarters of the citizens committee this morn
ing. Chairman Scott was kept busy answering
questions and appointing committees.
In an interview he said: "Adjutant-General
Hastings will have soldiery placed TO guard the
outskirts OF the city to-day, and after that no
one will be permitted to enter the city unless
he has pass or be identified by a member of
the local citizens committee. who will be sta
toned at each entrance. Amateur photograph
ers and slght-seers are not necessary. aud we
will not have them"
STILL ESTIMATING THE LOST
Some doubt has been expressed as to the es-
innate that l2-c00 to 1900 people have been
lost in this district. or course. there is at
present no way of determining with any degree
of exactitude how many are dead. but the guess
ing Is reasonable and conservative and based
been found. Two thousand at lowest calcula-
ton are in the burned debris in the river. 3 90
are IN unsearched sand banks around the
Cambria works. down along the river and
IN the lower part of Johnstown. From one
to two thousand are scattered in the valley
from Woodville to the bridge. and Thousand
or two below the bridge between Johnstown
and Bolivar. Hundreds were carried to the
broad rivers III the tremendous current and
may never come into the hands of the living.
Said Adjutant-Generaf Hastings this morn
ing: In my opinion the loss is greater than
We can now show figures"
That sturdy worker, Vim. Jones. of Braddock,
thinks that al least 1000 TO ~ 600 were lost.
THE NUMR3R REGIsTERED.
The statement that $4,000 persons had
registered at the registration bureaus yester-
day was incorrect. One of Gen. Hast
ings' aides said at 10 o'clock that so
many persons registered twice or more
that the list had to be revised and
that the total was not more than
only comprehends the population of Johnstown
and adjoining towns of $4,000. but embraces
further away in the flooded region. the total
population of which was at least $1,000, includ-
lng villages, struggling hamlets and farms.
Chairman Hicks. of the Altoona delegation
who has been all over the district since sun
day morning says the loss is $500 to l4.0O0
and he bases ii on talk with scores of all sorts
OF people.
The absence of former residents and of a
fixed and familiar population is most striking
There are thousands of strangers and work
men from a distance here. but fer the three first
days the one important question was Where
are the people? Here arr about ten thousand.
Where are the rest?"
At noon to-day the boroughs of Johnstown
and the adjoining boroughs, or what is left of
them
PRACTICALLY PASSED UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Adjutant-Generd Hastings says he has not
declared martial law yet. Our soldiers are on
guard, and no one is permitted between the
lines unless they have an order from the aaju-
tant-generai. The sight-secrs are debarred al
together. and the town is inaccessible except to
newspaper men and other people who have
business there.
Every point is guarded, and soldiers patrol
the dividing lines. They are very active. and
they deport themselves like old veterans Thev
guard the approaches reIigionsy and have or
ders to stop any one who crossed the line. Ii
probable that the 18th regiment will be
ordered out from the fact that it takes so MANY
soldiers TO cover the ground A special guard
will have to be put at Kernville. Millvale and
Cambria City and other points. and this
alone will take a regiment of soldiers.
The adjutaat-general was at first backward at
ordering out any troops. from the fact that it
would naturally create the impression that there
was trouble here. The only reason for calling
out the troops is to relieve the Pittsburg and
and Johnstown policemen who have had little
or no sleep for several DAYS past.