The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-05

tlVity at the headquarters OF Adjutant
Hastings on tho east side early this
morning. The Sheriff at this place made
u request ON General Hastings to call out
one regiment Of then. G. p, He stated
that he did not want them called out on
account OF any trouble, but to guard
against anything that might happen,
General Hastings Immediately tele-
graphed Colonel Parchment to order out
the Fourteenth Regiment. They have
not yet answered, but when they do they
will be stationed in Johnstown proper
to guard the buildings from the acts oi
thieves.
LABOR IN DEMAND.
Gen. Hastings Is hiring all the men
he eau secure TO remove the debris, and
is offering them 50 and their food and
shelter. Booth and Flynn, the Pitts.
burgh contractors, have number Of
men 1T work, and have placards about
the stone bridge, calling for 1900 men
and Offering them 80 a day.
The Cambria Iron Works Company
arc already preparing to get their works
in operation. 1t Is probable that two Of
the furnaces will be In operation by the
end OF the week. Men were at work all
day yesterday cleaning the dam out and
this morning the company had 700 men
at work.
General Hastings was seen later In
the day, and when asked what caused
him to order out the militia, said;
"There Is no need OF troops to quell
any disturbance, but now there are at
least 1000 men at work In Johnstown
clearing up the debris, and ] think that
It will not hurt to have the Fourteenth
Regiment here, as they can guard the
banks and all valuables. Tho Sheriff
consulted me In the matter. He stated
his men were about worn out and he
thought that we had better have some
soldiers, and ordered them"
The scene at the Fourth ward school
in Johnstown proper is heart.rending.
Men, women and children arc there,
More than 800 bodies have been taken
there since Inst night, and 100 since
early this morning. Hundreds Of labor
ers were put 10 work today clearing
away wreCkage and debris In portions o.
the town not under water. AT The
Union depot, Johnstown, 22S bodies
found dead have been received. Al
Market Square, where the banking
house OF John Dilbert stood, arc bodice
OF all descriptions, some mangled ant
bruised, healless and armless. Eigh
teen bodies were taken out OF the wreCh
in this block inside Of one hour thiI
morning. @
THE WRECKED HOTEL.
Tho Hprlbert House was a complete
wreck. Seventy guests were known L
be In the house at the time Of the disaS
ter and slxty bodies have been recover
ed, which leaves the number Of miRsinI
ten, James Shoemaker, who esOapct
with his life, Is badly injured, perhap
fatally. His whole family, I've In mum
bor, are missing, John Stream and
daughter, Mrs. Alex. Beck and Johl
Reinhurt and family are tumbere,
among the missing.
A negro was discovered cutting
4 finger from o young girl to secure did
mond ring about day break this morn
ing. A number Of deputies gave chaa
and ran the negro up into themountainI
where It Is supposed he escaped.
number Of shots were fred but wlthou
effect,
The two ladies, Mrs. Campbell, Of A
lnuheny. md Mrs, w, v, Hughes, OF tll
East End, PlttSL urgh, are rendering va
uablo service III relieving the needy.
number Of houseless children will \
furnished with transportation and sci
10 the Home III Allegheny.
A HEROINE.
FhO whole corps Of Western uniO
Telegraph operators rt lTOhnstown, WI
Lost on Friday night. Among the
were Mrs. 0glS, the Manager, who 4
twenty-five years has acted a. Il
receiver Of Associated Press reports, Rp
, her daughter Minnie, also veil know
She Is q relative OF General PassengI
Agent SCull Of the Baltimore 4 Oh
\ railroad. Also Misses German al
!. Watkins and three messenger boys, wi
I were unable 10 escape from the bIlllln
! Mrs. Ogle, who died at her post, will
). down In History o. D heroine d Il
y y highest order Notwithstanding tho 1
' pCated notifications which she feCelvI
, 10 gOl out Of reach Of the approaOhiI
\, danger, she stood by the instrument wi
y y unGlnphing loyalty and undaunted iet
lBssnesG, sending words Of warning
!, y those In danger In tue valley belo
J" When every station In the path Of 4
\ coming torrent had been warned, 0
Y yigel her companion az South For
! "ThiB ID my lust message and "a 81
Z II shall always DO remembered s
y y last words on earth, for al that MONT
4. the torrent lngulted her and bore
~ from her post on earth 10 her post
" honor il the great RSySnd
. u4RsiNg'wllERE DobtEs LIZ,
81 About / O'CLOCK this evening
70 body Of q young Wompp Eap unc6yel
io a short distance above The atone bird
~ On her finger was found 4 slender q
~ ring, ON one pl1lO Of which were
praycd the initials X. j. u, She wor
striped wooleu dress and A black und
"A Sklrt The body was taken 10 the Fou
4. Ward school house, Several yellow Q
'h we're noticed sticking up from lhe bl
NJ WfeCkag6 above Tie Bt6he bridge, ]
llg (taa nav blhh n1nniad bV the hQnit