The Portland daily press., 1889-06-07

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Conemaugh lake will never be legally de-
termined unless survivors take independent
action. All the reports Of arrangements for
an inquest are untrue. One feature of the
disaster is noticeable. Atlall the morgues and
particularly at the fourth ward school
house, at any time, may be seen fearful
mothers inquiring for their young children
and infants. Some say they do not want to
see them
IF THE REMAINS ARE MANGLED
and turn slowly away when told that there
are no children inside.
Bodies were being recovered to-day all
over the lower part of the town. Two chill
dren of BENZ. Hoffman were found this
morning at the family residence, wedged in
among the debris, ,and only slightly disfgured.
There are now at the Presbyterian church
about Il bodies unidentified, and others are
being brought in as recovered from the
debris in the extreme lower end of the town.
A greet many are identified by being found
in the houses in which they lived. Many
are found too much disfgured to be rec0g-
nized.
4 The relief committee is to be made nation
al in its scope. This action was taken at a
meeting of the finance committee Of the To-
cal relief organization this afternoon and
the plan was given official sanction by the
following iclause in this afternoons resolu-
tions:
Survivors of the flood are now. and must be for
to % Ses Of ayaS 6Sd and ne
here except those brought by the relief commit
tee and no places in which commerce can be car
is that another committee be appointed for max
ing distributions. composed OF citizens OF this To-
salty and members appointed BY governors OF
which contributions are received or in such other
way as will give the agency a national character
charity is judiciously and fully applied to the re-
lief OF the victims OF the calamity.
The committee discussed the
ADvIsABILITY OF PAYING OFF THE MEN
now working in the ruins on Saturday
night as promised, and decided that as mon
ey was no use to the men while here, it
might induce them to leave the city, and it
would accordingly be better to defer pay
ment for while. The matter was referred
to the chairman, John B. Scott. Up to to-
day the committee received in actual cash
contributions, S25,796.16 with $57,115-
45 promised in addition. The
greater part is represented by
kilograms from distance instructing the
committee to draw on certain banks. This
is an impossibility, as there are no banking
facilities here. The committee hope that
contributors will forward their money by
express. Today ]. G. Roberts stated that
Philadelphia promised 100000, which is
now at the disposal of the committee. Gov.
Roovar tad ~ t,,k
no move to send it as far as known. Pitts
burg has about $780, 900 in reserve. Capt. A.
j. Logan, at Morrellville, unloaded 80 cars
of relief goods today. He advises that all
goods be consigned to him. send no COM
mittees; it only creates confusion. Drafts
for relief funds should sbe addressed to j.
B. Scott. A carload of supplies was unload
ed on the track in Johnstown today by the
relief committee. In the rush or goods the
strong overpowered the weak and got the
best. A fight occurred At South Fork,
where supply trains for Johnstown are
stalled, the people have. it is said, broken
some open, helping themselves, notwith-
standing that they are not suffering. At
Conemaugh, Mineral Point and Woodville
provisions and clothing are badly needed.
Byron's Kernville woolen mill burned today,
and at one it looked as If
THE WHOLE VILLAGE WOULD BE DEsToYED.
The mill was three story brick build situated
in the midst of the wrecks of several houses
and the ruins were on Ere several times.
The flames were extinguished after hard
fight by the bucket brigade.
They were putting % bodies in one hitch
at the Grand View Cemetery today. Pine
boards ere put over each body, bearing the
name and description. Minute descriptions
were posted over the graves of the unknown.
There are very few individual graves as
majority of the survivors are destitute. The
remains were followed to the graves by an
average of two persons for each