Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-12

name is written on single slip OF paper,
carried to headquarters and arranged and
copied alphabetically. They register about
5000 day. The greatest difficulty is
had with the foreign element by reason Of
their not understanding the language, but
efforts will be made to have Hungarian
Interpreters to act IS agents, and by this
means the names of many more survivors
may be obtained. According to census
taken about two weeks ago the population
of JohnstowR and its surrounding boroughs
| in which the Offices Of registration have
been established was $4,000. Including
to-day's work, about $4,000 persons are
known to survive, and by the end of the
week full list Of the dead may be had.
NEARLY THREE THOUSAND BODIES.
Between two and three thousand bodies
have been recovered, and so used have the
living become to the spectacle of the
stretcher with it's ghastly burden covered
with cloth being carried to the morgue
that they seem perfectly oblivious to the
impression made by the bodies and piles of
coffins in different places upon person
who has just arrived.
Two hundred and fifty bodies were re-
covered to-day. Most of them were found
singly, bat in one place seven were lying
together, and in another man, his wife
and seven children and an old man. Most Of
the bodies will be found in the jam above
the railroad bridge and in that near the
clubhouse In Conemaugh. Those who saw
the flood estimate that five Thousand bodies
are in the former place, and those who es-
capped from the latter say that persons were
drowning all about them.
BODIES FOUND.
At the First Presbyterian Church, which
is being used as q morgue, seventeen
bodies taken from the debris and river
are Mary Stoter, probably Charles B. Hoff-
man, Mrs. John Harris, colored, Miss
Lizzie and George Mcdowell, s. Clark
The balance are unidentified. The relief
corps from Altoona found body near
Stony Bridge this morning. On his person
was found gold watch and chain and
$3.50 in money, which was turned over to
the proper authorities. This corps took out
some thirty-two bodies or more from the
ruins yesterday.
A. ]. Hawes, whose wife's body was
taken out of the river last night, Lad the
body taken up into the mountains, where
he dug her grave, and said: 81 buried all
that ia dear to me. AS for myself, don't
care how soon death overtakes me-"
Five bodies were taken out of the wreck
age near Dibert's Bank, on Main street, this
morning.
At 115 this afternoon 80 bodies were
taken from the debris in front of the Gath
olic Church in Johnstown borough. About
forty of the bodies we're thoae of women.
They we're Immediately removed to the
morgue for Identification.
A HERo.-As the N. Y. Herald of the
4th inst. says, here is an incident taken
from the history of this food, which for
dramatic, thrilling and awful interest can
hardly be equalled. It reminds one of ''the
voice crying IN the wilderness" warning
the people of their impending danger. The
horseman did not, perhaps, stop to con-
slider the cost to himself when he gslIoped
through the Streets to announce the coming
of that tidal wave of death; be acted ON
the noblest impulse that ever transfgured
human nature-the impulse to proclaim
to others at the possible expense
of his own life. But read it for yourself and
think better of mankind in the future:-
Just before the disaster of Friday broke
upon the town man came riding down
the road that passes through Conemaugh
JO JounSbONu, HAS SOG4S ssuBti VI NEabu Oh
old, shouting his portentous warning,
" Run for your lives to the hillsp' 'Run to
the hillsp' The people crowded out of their
houses along tho thickly settled street,
awe-struck and wondering. Nobody knew
the man and some thought he was maniac
and laughed. On at a quick pace be rode
and shrilly rang ont his awful cry. III a
few moments, however, there came wave
Uf ruin down the broad streets, down the
narrow alleys, grinding, twisting, hurting,
ovsrturning, crashing, snnihiating the
weak and the strong. Forty feet high,
some say, thirty according to others, was
this sea, aud it travelled with incredible
swiftness. On and en- raced the rider, and
on and on rushed the wave.
Dozens of people took beed of the warn
ing aud ran up to the hills. Poor, faithful
rider; it was an unequal contest. Just as
he turned across the railroad bridge the
mighty wave fell upon him, and horse,
rider and bridge all went out into chaos to-
gether.