Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-15
RAIN STOPS THE WORK
J0HNST0WN WORKERS BROUGHT TO A
STANDSTILL.
The Fires Nearly Eyt1gui'hsi BY the Torrents
Hundreds Sill Crying for Fcod-Ths
Pennsylvania Task-Aid Continues
b Flow IN Streams

JOHNsTowN, PA, June 14.-The rain
is pouring down this morning and has
effectuallY stopped work of all kinds in
this stricken city, where work should 10
ahead as rapidly - possible Even the
soldiers have sought the shelter of their
tents and the newspaper correspondents
missed this morning with considerable re-
lief the familiar "have you pass?" from
the guards at the different places. The
wrecksge at the stone bridge which was
fired last night, he been dsmpened con-
siderably, and unless the rain stops soon,
that invaluable work will also come to a
siandstill.
The crowds around the oOmmissaries,
Which seem 70 increase with each day, are
a mud-bedrsggled set The entrance to
each station is very narrow, vet into them
the women and children, each with ca
pacious basket, crowd like sheep into a
pen. The line is a long one, aud those
who are so unlucky as to have arrived al
ter 6 or O'Clock have been standing un-
protected, and in some instances half clad,
in the pouring rain. These baskets are
generally well filed, yet on leaving the
commisssries complaints are heard on all
sides Of mo butter nor anything fresh af-
ter two weeks" etc.
THR STENCIL OF BURNING FLESH
In one way the rain to-day is regarded
ss a blessing, as the terrible steady stencil
from the burning flesh, which was almost
unbearable last night, is scarcely nOticea-
bic. General Hastings WAS out early as
usual this morning, and WAS kept exceed
ingly busy. kilograms are flooding into
him from sll parts Of the country, from
contractors who want chance at the
work of clearing away the debris.
In an interview this morning, be said /:
I'VE have now about all the wOrkmeu we
need, and if il was not for the rain this
morning We could have at least ,, 500 men
at work. OF course this weather will
knock out everything while it continues.
We now have the work systematizsj, and
I don't anticipate any further trouble. 1t
is impossible TO tell when work will be
I finished. A vast amount has already been
done, yet it is hardly noticeable"
The drift at the stone bridge is gradu-
| ally being cleared Dynamite is the only
thing that has any effect upon it. To day
/ $50 cartridges are being put in at q
I charge and the noise from the explosion
can be heard for miles. Engineer Phil
/ hpl, who is in charge of this work, ex-
poets to have it finished by Sunday. A
number of lumbermen from the Clarion
region were engaged in clearing the wreck
aye with their hooks lat night and this
morning, and their work was 50 effect
i've that another detachment has been sent
for.
Engineer Phillips says they are doing
everything in their power TO get ont what
ever bodies are in the wreck, but II is al
most impossible TO get at them. It has
been decided 10 tear down all the unsafe
buildings in the town and burn the
vreckage. This will be done q soon as
I the Philadelphia fire engines are on hand
to protect the buildings that are safe.
TO MAKE LISTS or THE DEAD.
A house TO house canvass vsiIl hs ino"s-
ursted tomorrow to secure as near as pos
sible an accurate list Of the living and
dead for the State officials The system Of
registration attempted a week ago was not
effective Only one body, that Of a female
baby about SIX weeks old, was recovered
up 10 noon. II wP badly deCOmrosed and
buried without Identification.
A peculiar feature Of the flood was that
Of l3S saloons in JOhnstOwn and the sur
rounding towns only two escaped destruc-
tiOn. The Chinese lsundries were also
completely wiped out and q number Of
/ Cinnamon are missing.