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is entirely submerged and presumably

is entirely submerged and presumably
washed away.
Two dispatches of terrible significance
reached the West Penn Office together at 5
P. M. One read: "Blairsville, Pa: 100
bodies have been recovered from the river
at Coketown, opposite Blairsville, and
await Identification"
The other was over a private wire via
Somerset, Pa, and came from q reliable
man in Johnstown. It was to the effect that
the lowest intelligent estimate he was able
to make of the death loss at Johnstown was
at least 5000 sonls.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
The Flood Mt the National CapItaI.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The latest re-
ports from Harper's Ferry says the Poto-
mac and Shenandoah rivers are rising one
foot per hour, Canal boats and other drift
are running thick. The river is very high
here and is rising. The water has reached
the street and has put out the fire in the en-
CINE house at the Washington Monument
and stopped the elevator. Cellars on the
south side of Pennsylvania avenue are
hnoded
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
HIGHEST FOR "a YEARS.

The susquehanna River Above the High
Water Mark of 1868.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsP GTcH.l
HARRISBURG, June 1.-The railroad
tracks on the Harrisburg side of the Cum
berland Valley Railroad bridge were cut at
midnight to prevent them from being
carried with the first span of the bridge
in case the latter was dislodged. The logs
are beating against the bridge with terrific
force. the noise being heard mile away.
At midnight the water was over foot
above the high water mark Of 1865, and
still rising.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
FROM STEUBENvILLE.

Aid 4, Being Rapidly Gathered For the
Starving and Homeless.
,sPEc1AI TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
SrEUBENvILLE, o., June IA prelimi-
nary meeting was held in the Mayors Office
this afternoon, and public one will take
place tonight, for raising funds and sup
niles in aid of the Johnstown sufferers. 1t
is proposed to canvass the town thoroughly
Sunday, in addition to what can be done
TO-DAY. Railroad authorities will transport
everything free of charge and with the ut
most possible speed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
A DOZEN DESTROYED.
Twelve PitisburE Passengers on the Day
Express Missing.

Twelve PittBburg FnssengerS on the Day
Express Missing.
A report reached the city last night that
the second section of the day express
that left here at 8 o'clock on Fri
day morning had been destroyed, and all
the passengers killed. There was no direct
wire and no definite information was OBJ
taned until last evening, when Brakeman
Miller arrived in the city. He said:
''The train reached Conemaugh and was
side tracked at that place about o'clock,
when the cars ahead of us caught fire and
the passengers on the Pullman cars escaped
Three cars were burned and we believe that
II persons lost their lives. The crew of
the train escaped, The cause of the FIRE
was not explained until some time after
the accident occurred. A lime car that
stood about quarter of mile away caught
fire and the flames spread very rapidly
Three cars were destroyed and it is be-
lieved that IL people were sleeping in them
at the time. We could not obtain the
names of the people who are missing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
RECEDING AT FREEPORT.
The Waters are Coins. But the Debris Still
Comes.

Comes.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH..
FREEPoR1, June 1.-The water is reced-
ing here now, having reached 81 feet in the
channel, but is running full of logs of all
dimensions from the Clarion river. Half a
million have passed here to-day, and gen.
tleman just arrived from Red Bank says
a million will pass here tonight. That
stream is swept clear of logs, all sawed lum-
5er and their saw mills. This morning the
river was full of everything from Johns
town and vicinity. S. j. Eckman got bar
rel of whisky, household furniture of all
kinds and bureau ont at Bagdad. In the
drawer was a gold watch and chain. En-
graved on the watch is, George G. Schof,
from his parents, on his 21st birthday,
1882" In the drawer with the watch was
deed for several thousand dollas of property
and notes for a large amount of money.
Pianos, organs, trunks, chests, bedding,
beer, lard, oil and ale barrels, soda foun-
tsins, etc., came down.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
ALLEGHENY'S GRIEF.
She Feels the Calamity aud Gives Relief
The West Penn Damaged TO the
Extent of $500. O.OOO-How
a Brakeman Died.

Extent Of $500. O.OOO-How
brakeman Died.
Although dependent, in measure, upon
the sister city for bulletined news of the dis
aster, Allegheny City exhibited keen inter-
est in the great casualty of the Conemaugn.
Mayor Pearson was informed at an early
hour yesterday morning as to the extent OF
the disaster and the imminent need for aid
from the citizens Of Allegheny county, and
decided to direct the attention of Alleghen-
ians to the Old City Hall mass meeting.
This was done by means of number OF
placards lettered by one of BogSs 81 Buhfs
attaches. These were hung at central parts
of the city and the attendance of numerous
citizens and their liberal donations attested
the popular interest
For the benefit Of those who may desire
to make their contributions in Allegheny
Mayor Pearson requested the First National
Bank, on Federal street, to take charge OF
any cash contributions on that side of the
river. At the hour the bank closed, how
ever, no money had been offered, but the
Cashier, Mr.. Kramer, stated that any con-
tributions made on Monday or thereafter
WOulu Uc CuScElu11y bdkSu CaIS Va W 'A.o
banker.
How They Showed It.
One of the curious comcomitants OF the
casualty became manifest at an early hour
in the tender solicitude exhibited in regard to
the wreckage by the denizens of lower Allie
gheny. A gang of men rescued barrel OF
"Golden Wedding" whisky from the river,
and were just making preparations to place
themselves beyond the pale of prohibitory
laws when policeman swooped down upon
them, and the barrel of liquor was carried
in triumph to the Mayors Office where it
awaits an owner. A telephone message was
sent to the Mayors Office, begging the police
to come to Lindssy's S rolling mill, as crowd
of men had found barrel of whiskey and
were carrying it awaybY the bucket. When
the officers arrived the barrel only remained
with a fragrant memory OF its contents.
Policeman John Sillenberger found huge
trunk with patent locks and clasps, floating
in the river, and towed it ashore. 1t is
heavy enough to be full of bullion and it
awaits an owner. Barrels of oil, beadsteads,
logs, lumber, furniture and other articles OF
blotsam and jetsam were pulled ashore by
the members of the self-constituted salvage
corps. James Mcclure was arrested at noon
for being drunk, and loudly protested that
a man had right to get drunk on liquor
found floating in the river.
A Human Hand and Leg.
William Timee, foreman of the lower
Allegheny patrol wagon, saw a CHASTITY
sight for brief moment. he was stand
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
Mourning for Friend. Mt scOttdaIp.

SCoTTDALE, June THE excitement at
this place over the Johnstown calamity is
intense, as many of our citizens have rela-
tiyes at that place. Burgess Porter has
called a meeting for tomorrow afternoon,
and committee is out gathering supplies
for the sufferers at Johnstown. Drs. We'd
dell and Clifford were called to Johnstown
to assist in caring for the suffering.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
Greensburg People who Are Missing.

ESPECIAL. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH
GREENsBURG, June 1-Alexander Kill
gore, formerly of this place, and who has a
great many relatives in this section, was
lost in the food. Rev. Wagner, wife and
three daughters, who were at Johnstown,
persisted, and son and daughter of jesse
Paden, of this place, were drowned. A. j.
jackson, Western Union lineman, sta
toned at Derry, was found drowned this
evening
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
FORCE OF A TITAN.
Steel Rails Bent or Broken Like Straws-
Massive Buildings Rendered Mere
Ruins-PltifuI Memeutoes.
IrRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT


lFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
NEW FLORENCE, June Is P. M
The tremendous force exerted by the
food can only be appreciated by those who
have seen its effects A mere description
conveys but a sight idea. AT Sang Hol-
low, four and half miles below Cam
bria CITY, is the eastern limit of the Penn
sylvania Railroad now.
When the first train eastward bound left
the Union station yesterday morning the
conductor had instructions to go as far ashe
could. At the ticket Office purchasers were
notified that they could pay their fare only
to Bolivar, and ii went on until the tower
station one mile below Nineveh was
reached. There it waited for orders, which
came in the shape of instructions to the
conductor and engineer to use
Their Own Judgment.
They used it, and on the train went to
Sang Hollow 1t m;ght have gone couple
of hundred feet furth,r, but no more.
The passengers walked. First there
came great piles of lumber, left on the
tracks by the receding. food. Then came
not even vestige of track. For long
stretch there was only portion of the or
iginal embankment and such portions of
ballast as the waters kindly left. There
were double tracks piled upon top of each
other, broken every once in a while by the
steel rails bent around so as to almost make
the ends meet, or broken short off where
flexibility had not been component part
of the metal.
In other places whole sections of track
had been twisted and left in vertical posi-
ton, the upright cross-ties resembling a
fence.
The PitifaI Evidences.
And all along the track and the embank-
ments to the rivers edge there were pitiful
evidences of the ravages of the destroying
element The willows bore strange flowers
of garments and bedding and other evil
dences of household life. Silk handker-
chiefs and towels hung side by side, while
at the base of the cluster lay pillows and
mattresses.
Astonishing masses OF debris lined the
shores, in which could be discovered wrecked
pianos, cradles, children's chairs and other
like material.
Frame houses, singularly saved from de-
struction, yet as singularly placed on new
foundations, were not infrequent. One two
story structure was placed fairly and
squarelv across the railroad track on the
Westside.
Dead horses and mules, but no human
bodies, could be seen among the debris,
which often was of vast extent.
DAWSON.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
A sub,cription started at Troy.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
Troy, N. Y, June 1.-Great interest is
taken here in the Johnstown disaster, there
being so many Troy men there. A subscrip-
ton list has been started here for the suffer-
ers, and it is being rapidly filed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
Kittanning WIN Contribute.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.:
KITTANNING, June IA meeting was
held at the Reynolds House at 2 o'clock
this afternoon in response to a call signed
by Burgess Marshall in behalf of the Johns
Town sufferers, at which over 5000 was sub
scribed in short time, and committee ap-
pointed to solicit subscriptions from the
citizens,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
Bedford 70 the Re,cue.

fsPECIAE TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
BEDFORD, june 1.-Subscriptions papers
are being circulated through the town for the
benefit of the Johnstown sufferers; 5000
have already been subscribed. Persons are
leaving here in all kinds Of vehicles in
search of friends who are thought to be
among the lost,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02

minutes for the relief of the Johnstown
sufferers Different relief committees were
appointed and collections will be taken up
in all the churches tomorrow. The cltl-
zens of this place have relatives who are
victims in the stricken district. Many are
leaving for the scene.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
La,e., Pre,ldentai AppoIntse..

WASHINGTON, june --The President
has made the following appointments:
George B. Fisher, of Delaware, to be fourth
auditor OF the Treasury; j. N. Patterson. of
New Hampshire, to be second auditor Of the
Treasury.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
THE RAGING SUsQUEHANNA.
-ork County is Devastated With Damage

York County is Devastated With Damage
to Life and Property.
YORK, PA, June 1.-The flood in the
Susouehanna river here reached its greatest
height about o'clock this morning, when
all bridges save one were under water.
Business places and residences were flooded:
The damage in this city alone will amount
to $3.50, 900.
A number of bridges in the county have
been swept away, and the loss to the county,
exclusive of the city, is estimated at $780,
OOO James McIlvain was drowned this
morning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
WORSE AND WORSE.
Two Trains Wrecked While Standing
on the Tracks at COnemaugh.
NUMBER OF LIVES LOST.
Some Passengers Jump in the Water and
Drown, While Others
ESCAPE BY FLEEING TO THE HILLS

1t would seem as if the story of the horror
would never end. Besides those lost by
food and fire an unknown number are re-
ported 70 have perished on the railroad.
Two trains are reported lost that were sup
posed to be safe.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
Iii. RI.tpr at wiIke.barre.

WILKsBARRE, June 1.-The Susque-
hanna river at this point began rising rap
idly at o'clock this afternoon and con-
tinues at the rate of foot an hour. Re-
ports are coming in this evening from the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
AN APPEAL FOR HELP.
HooversviIle Must Have Aid or the People
Will Perish.

Will Perish.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.i
HoovERsvILLE, Juue Please notify
the country that our bankers have been
appointed committee to receive subscrip-
tions. They should be sent to c. D. Lewis,
chairman. We sorely need food, clothing
and money. We are putting ourselves to-
gether and will not ask for help too Long,
but must have some now or many will
starve. Words cannot depict the truth of
the disaster
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
CAR TORN LOOSE
And SO or 60 Passengers Go Down to
Watery Grave.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM To THE DIsPATCH.l
. GREENsBURG. June 1.-The first section
of the day express, which passed here at 9
o'clock. was lying between Sang Hollow
and Johnstown, yesterday afternoon, when
the waters came down. The food cut one of
the cars, containing about 80 or so passen-
gers, loose and it was carried away, and it is
supposed the passengers have perished,
A few of the occupants, it is thought, es-
capped, but it is doubtful s. M. Bell, of
Latrobe, was the conductor and escaped by
assistance rendered him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
PRESIDENTIAL SYMPATHY.

The Secretary of War VIII Try to Afford
Means of Relief.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The President
has sent telegram to the Mayor of Johns
town, expressing his sympathy for the peo-
pie of that city in their recent calamity,
and saying that the Secretary of War is
considering means for their relief. He also
made contribution to the relief fund.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02


Operator Swept Away.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.5
YOUNGSTOWN, June Henry IL. Meyer,
travelling salesman for Iams, Frank & Co,
New York, was in the Johnstown disaster
and reached here tonight. Meyer said: 81
was in the Hubert Hotel, and the water
rose so rapidly that we had to climb
to the top story, where a boatman
took myself and two other guests
in boat and rowed us to land. I walked
to Greensburg and there secured train for
Youngstown. saw the lady operator who
sent the last message oyer the wires swept
away in the flood and drowned. The scene
was terrible and I'll never forget last night
as long as live"
A message tonight from Johnstown states
that Mrs. James jenkins, of this city, who
went there to attend her mother, had been
drowned. She leaves husband and six
children here.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
Finding Bodies nr Apollo.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsrArcH.I
APOLLO, June Three bodies have
been found in the debris at Anderson juno :
ton, two women and one child. The Bur-
CESS has called citizens meeting tonight
to raise funds for the sufferers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
seyeuteeu Houses Gone at NIimIu.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.i
HARRISBURG, June Late information
from Mifflin says 1S houses were swept away.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02

country districts to the effect that the crops
have been very much injured by the tre-
mendous wind and heavy rain.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
TWO EYE-WITNESSES.
They Saw the Water Rush Down the Hill
The First Men Who Speak From
Exnerferca-ThefrS Srorsas Tntd

They Saw the Water Rush Down the Hill
The First Men Who Speak, From
Experferce-Their Stories Told.
Messrs Harry and Joe Lauffer, two we'll
known Pittsburgers, are the first men who
being present at the time the awful dis
aster that came over Johnstown, have
safely returned from the place of death and
devastation. They both came into this Of
fee last night and told the following story
about their experiences:
"We went to Johnstown on Thursday to
attend the wedding of Mr.. Josef Horner's
daughter. The wedding took place on
Thursday night, and the festivities lasted
more or less until next morning. Then we
made up our minds to return to Pittsburg.
1t had been raining all night and the rivers
had risen and were still rising enormously.
The Country Was Flooded.
From Johnstown we found that we had to
60 to Cambria to get train for the West.
But even then we failed to reach the depot
and we went on to Woodville. Here we
were picked up by a special train which
was on its way to Johnstown en- route for
the West. We both boarded the train and
started off, There were a of number pas
sengers on board.
"Just before we reached Johnstown, how
ever, the train stopped. Then the whistle
blew and we all began to look at each other,
because we did not know what was the mat
ter Before anyone had recovered from the
fright which the whistling had given us, a
conductor came in and shouted: For Gods
sake, people,
Fly for Your Lives.
he reservoir has burst and the water is
rushing down the hiIll' I tell you, it did
not take us long to get out. There on the
hill we saw the water rush down like big
bowlder. We all escaped to the hill, but
before we left we saw the water descend on
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
BEAVER FALLS THERE.

A Comfortable Sum Raised for the Benefit
of the Homeless.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
BEAVER FALLS, June 1.-At large and
sympathetic meeting held in the Opera
House tonight, with H. w. Hartman as
President, 81, ,070 were subscribed in few
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
RECOVERING THE BODIES.
Sights Which While Saddening Finally
Led 10 Apathy--A GhostIy Row
at Niueveh.
tFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. i.

lFROh A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
NINEvEH, June 1.-Midnight.-The re-
covery of the bodies of the victims of the
food was commenced even before the water
began to recede, but it was prosecuted with
greater vigor yesterday. How many per-
sons were lost can never be known, but it is
known that over 400 bodies were recovered
yesterday.
At Nineveh, about IA miles below Johns
town, the greatest number was found. By
s O'Clock last evening "a bodies, chief
those of women and children, had been
placed in the Nineveh planning mill, which
had been turned into a temporary morgue.
or these J. b. Moorhead, with a wagon
pulled by four horses, had recovered SO.
Across the river from Nineveh 75 more
bodies were taken out. AT New Florence
below Cambria City, Al dead bodies were
placed side by side as they were recovered
from the sand.
Laying Ont the Dead.
In St. Johns Church, in Lower Cambria,
30 bodies were lying at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. and John Cuthbert's, higher
mn. % awaitea identification.
Other bodies were recovered at Bolivar at
Cambria City and at intermediate points,
making the total number recovered up to
5 O'Clock in the evening 4OS.
The rapidly receding waters gave up
CHASTITY secrets After the recovery of the
first bodies, most of which were washed
ashore. there we're few found lying entirely
exposed. As a rule their presence was in
dicated BY q hand or foot sticking up
through the wet sand.
So rapid was the work at Nineveh during
the afternoon that the driver of the four
horse wagon sometimes forgot how many he
had in load. At one time he drove up
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02

Baltinore and Ohio train and going to the
West by circuitous route.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
CARNEGIE IN PARIS.
He IL Busy Looking Over the South Ameri-
cnn Exhibits.
rBY CABLE TO THE ]

rBY CABLE TO THE DIsPATCH.1
LONDON .June1-[Copyright.] .]-Andrew
Carnegie is trotting about the Paris Exhibi-
tion. saw him there in the Argentine
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
THE TELEGRAPH HEROINE DROWNED

Youngstown Man Saw the Brave Lady
Operator Swept Away.
rspnc1 Al rEIRnRAM 10 THE nIsP Arcn
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02

William Timee, foreman of the lower
Allegheny patrol wagon, saw a ghastly
sight for a brief moment. He was stand
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16


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take great pleasure in acknowledging
the great benefit my wife has derived from
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B. For two years she was a great Suf-
ftrer from Scrofuia, or some blood dis
ease which had lain dormant all her life.
We had attention from some of the most
Skillful physicians in the country, but all
to no effect, until we had all despaired of
her ever recovering. Her mouth was one
solid ulcer, and tor two months or more
her body was broken out with sores until
She lost a beautiful head of hair, also eye
lasheS and eyebrows; in fact, she seemed
to be complete wreck.
Now comes the great secret which
want all the world to know: That three
bottles Of Blood Balm medicine has done
the work which would sound incredible to
any one who did not know it to be SO.
To-day my wife is perfectly healthy and
clear from any sCrOfulous faint, and she
now has three-mOnth-old babe, also per
fectly healthy Very respectfully
II, /, CASSIDY.