The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-13
SLOW WORK In THERUINS
TIE MEN NOT so EAGER NOW
THAT THE PAY IS POORER.

Realize Their Great Loss.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 12.-The borough
of Johnstown and the surrounding towns
is now under military rule. Att o'clock
this morning Gen. Hastings took charge
and soldiers were placed on guard duty at
all the commissary stations and morgues. A
slight rain fell all the morning, and the city
presented most dismal appearance. Every
thing was turmoil and confusion and little
or no work was done. For the first time
since work began the men seemed tagged
out and were not in a hurry to
get to work. However, all the men
at the morgues and the relief
committees are still hard at work. Suffer-
ers were at the commissary stations as early
as usual this morning and stood around in
the rain for several hours before they were
served. They had the same distressed look
as they had had ever since.the flood, and as
the days roll by they do not seem to liven
up any.
JUST WAKING UP TO THE REALITY.
In fact, the people here, that is, the resi-
dents, are just commencing to realize fully
the terrible ordeal they have gone through.
Excitement has kept them up till now, but
since the excitement has been dying out
they are now conscious of the situation, and
if number of suicides do not fol-
low it will be something remark
able For the first time since the
calamity the people are commencing
to talk of their financial losses, and this
seems to worry them as much as anything
else, and to say that most of the former
merchants are disheartened is putting it
mildly. On all sides you will hear these
merchants exclam: sit is no use; we will
-
lost everything.n Pittsburg wholesale
merchants who are here are trying to COM
fort them, and are offering all the old mer-
chants some very elegant inducements to
start up again. A circular has been re-
ceived by these men from several Pittsburg
merchants offering them all the credit they
want.
Ali the laborers employed by Booth Sc
Flynn and all volunteer and other workmen
were paid off at the club house this morn
ing by the finance committee. Over 1000
men surrounded the places, and it was with
considerable difficulty that they were paid.
A number of them forgot their number and
it caused no end of trouble. The payroll
altogether amounted to about $4,000.
BUT FEW BODIES RECOVERED.
But few bodies were recovered this morn
ing, owing to the chaotic condition of af-
fairs pending transfer Of authority ana to
the bad weather.
Although posters are conspucuously dis
played about, calling for mon at 81 so per
day, to continue work on the ruins, there
are only about $50 men working, and those
in dilatory and half-hearted manner.
Four bodies were taken to the First ward
morgue, none of which were identified, and
but one to the Fourth ward morgue. At the
Kernville and First Presbyterian church
morgues, nothing was done. Three bodies
afNhc inf tt1a
rink lies wreck, but there was no effort
made to get them out. The laborers almost
unanimously refuse to handle bodies when
discovered, and the men at the morgues are
obliged to go after them. To this there is
much objection. The undertakers at the
two school house morgues are serving
gratuitously and refuse compensation. They
will remain until Gen. Hastings makes ar
rangements to relieve them. The body
washers were paid to-day.
ORDER OFT OF CHAOS.
Order is coming out of chaos. Military
discipline has shown It's effect on the first
day of Gen. Hastings reign At citizens
meeting this afternoon a resolution was
passed bidding Gen. Hastings Godspeed and
ordering the city officials to keep their
hands off. Gen. Hastings has his large
staff in working order tonight,
and aside from some slight
friction regarding teams for the
use of the commissary department. there
has not been jar in the days proceedings.
An exodus of workmen has been going on
all day. As fast as money was handed out
of the paymaster's window at the Balti-
timore and Ohio depot, workmen boarded
trains on which their picks and carts were
loaded, and left Johnstown with
out any expressed regrets. Work
upon the ruins has been at a stand
oil IN, sror
Hastings expects to have $500 men at
work. They will be under the supervision
of Contractor James Mcknight of Pitts
burg, and are furnished by Booth & Flynn
and James Mcknight of Pittsburg, Coburn
d Stewart of Altoona, and Mclean q Co.,
from Eastern Pennsylvania.
THE NEW PLAN OF cANvAssING.
The new plan of canvassing the city and
systematizipg the distribution of supplies is
meeting with general favor. Provisions
and supplies continue to come in freely.
There is little change in the health situation.
Ten bodies were recovered by the small force
Of men working.
A meeting was held in Alma hall by the
citizens of Johnstown to-day, at which
prominent business men were present. Col.
j. T. Linton, a prominent business man,
presided. Remarks were made by several
of those touching the great work before
Sucln dIlQ UO6 ueC6SSlOJ Ol u1lL6Q anu HUI
vidual action to rebuild the town and the
cultivation of fortitude TO bear up under
the burdens and griefs so suddenly thrust
upon them.
THANKFULNESS OF THE PEOPLE.
A series of resolutions were proposed and
adopted, thanking James B. Scott for his
unt1ring efforts to bring order out Of chaos,
the people in Pittsburg in particular and
the citizens of the United States generally,
for their prompt and generous assistance.
They pledge united support to the
state officials in every way in their
power in the work now undertaken,
to the end that the work may be
expedited. There were some sharp ami
madversions upon Gov. Beaver for tardi-
ness of action relative to the great disaster
which has rendered thousands of people
homeless and his seeming attempt to belit-
Tie the matter in favor of Williamsport and
other Susquehanna valley towns which
have been inundated. These expressions
were received with manifestations Of disap-
proval and the matter was dropped.
SOLDIERS sUPERCEDE THE POLICE.
The 500 special policemen employed here
oy the sheriff were discharged this morning,
and soldiers put in their places. This will
cause satisfaction to almost every one, as
the police always had orders that conhicted
with the orders of Gen. Hasting, and there
was no end of trouble getting through the
lines. Gen. Hasting has given orders to the
soldiers to permit all persons wearing press