The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-19

use; we VIII never recover IfOu lulS,
we have lost everything" Pittsburg
wholesale merchants, who are here, are
trying to comfort them, and are offer
ing all the old merchants some very ell,
egant inducements to make up again.
A circular has been received by these
men from several Pittsbu1g merchants
offering them all the credit they want.
PAYING OFF THE LABoRERs.
All the laborers employed by Booth &,
Flynn and all the volunteers and other
workmen were paid off at the club
house this morning by the finance com
mttee. Over 1000 men surrounded the
place, and it was with considerable diff
ficulty that they were paid. A number
of them forgot their numbers, and it
caused no end of trouble The pay roll
altogether amounted TO about $50, 900.
SCARCITY OF LABOR UNDER THE NEW
REGIME.
Few bodies were recovered this morn
ing, owing to the chaotic condition Of
affairs pending the transfer of authority
and TO the bad weather. Although
posters ale conspicuously displayed
about calling for men at $3.50 per day
to continue work on the ruins, there are
only about $50 men working, and these
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 Kernville and the First Presbyterian
Church moreues nothing was done.
Three bodies were observed in the ruins
near where the rink lies wreck, but
there was no effort made to get them
out. Lahorers almost unanimously re-
fuse to handle bodies when discovered,
and the men at the morgues are Obliged
to 60 after them. To this there is much
objection. Undertakes at two school
house morgues are serving gratuitouSly
and refuse compensation. They will re-
main until General Hastings makes ar
rangements to relieve them. The body
washers were paid offsso-day.
GENERAL HAsTINGS's REIGN.
Order is coming out of chaos. Mill
tary discipline has shown its effect the
first day Of General Hastings's reign.
At citizens meeting, this afternoon a
resolution was passed bidding General
Hastings God speed and ordering the
city officials to keep hands off. General
Hastings has his large staff in working
order tonight, and aside from some
slight friction regarding teams for the
use Of the. commiSsa1y department,
there has not been jar in the days
proceedings.
The grand exodus of workmen has
been going on all day AS fast as money
was handed out of the paymaster's win
dow at the Baltimore and Ohio depot
workmen boarded the trains on which
their picks and carts were loaded and
left Johnstown without any expressed
regrets. Work upon the ruins has been
at stand still all day, but tomorrow
morning General Hastings expects to
have $500 men at work They will be
under the supervision Of Contractor
James Mcknight of Pittsburg, and are
furnished by Booth & Flynn and James
Mcknight of Pittsburg, Coburn & Ste
wart of Altoona, and Mclean 4 Co..
from Eastern Pennsylvania.
The new plan OF canvaSsing the city
and systematizins 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,
BUSINESS MEMS MEETING.
A meeting was held in Alma Hall by
citizens of Johnstown to-day, at which
prominent business men were present.
Col. J. P. Linton, prominent business
man, presided. Remarks were made by
several Of these touching the great work
before them and the necessity of united
and individual action to rebuild the
= gshd the cultivation of fortitude to
bear up under the burdens and griefs so
suddenly thrust upon them. y series OF