Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-06

The scenes were most sgonlzlng, ana
heart-rending snrieks, sobs and means
pierced the gloomy darkness. Inc cry
Of children mingled with the suppressed
sobB of the women. Under the gueroihli-
ship of the men ell took more hope. NO
one slept during all the long dark night
MANY knelt for hours in prayer, their
suppliestions mineling with the roar OF
the waters and the shrisks OF the dying
in the surrounding houses. In all this
misery two women gave premature pirtn
to children.
GETTING THE BODIES.
The work of getting the bodies together
for easy identification began this after
noon. The central point was Morrellville.
On Fairfield avenue is large vacant ios
belonging to Frank Lecky. At o'cloca
this was almost entirely covered with
cofins, while between and STOPPING over
them were weeping men and women. IN
one rough box was piece OF paper With
the words tThree children" Tonight
they were lifted out and all three placed
in one coffin. The little bodies were al
most naked and the purple faces bruised
and cut. Many of the bodies had net
been identified.
The corpse of beautiful young woman.
lay In the extemporizsd morgue. Sew
eral people say II is that of Miss Ida
Fischer, prominent Young lady OF
Johnstown.
Only few hundred yards below the
bridge number of bodies had been
taken to private houses. They were
taken to the Morrellville morgue TINS
afternoon.
Ia one rude box lay the body Of 3
Young woman. "Any one know her J"
called out q committeeman. A crowd
passed the box, but no one called her
name. On the face was beautiful ex-
preston OF peace. The features were
fine and the clothing elegant. The only
| Disagreement was an ugly cut on the ieft
temple sufficient to cause death.
The scene at st. Oolumba's Church was
awful. Forty or fifty bodies had been
carried into it and laid on the muddy
seats. Lying in o row in this church.
were five children from 10 6 years old.
| No one had identified them this after
noon. Their little ourls were matted with
mud. Their noatrils were filed with
nand and the eyes often completely Gov
cred. No one had come to wash away
the dirt from their tiny faces, nor she
blood stains from awful outs and Bruises
Where are their parents Across tho
aisle lay the massive franc of Kun
| RbLthL DtAoht hAoht ~ "~@@ -
children, are the torrents victims.
Trenches we're being dug in Lower
Yoder Catholic Cemetery and Grandview
Protestant Cemetery this afternoon. The
bodies that were exposed when the waters
began falling are in bad condition. Some
have already been inferred. In the haste
and excitement no definite arrangements
seem to have been made for funeral ser
vices.
The only suggestion that could be OBJ
tanned at Morrel lille was that all the
bodies would be buried and general mem
orlal services held after the present sut-
feripg is alleYisted.
THE TRAIN DISASTER.
In talk to-day with Conductor Bell
Of the first section of the day express
east, laid up at Oonemaugh on the night
of the disaster, he said: 1.-The first and
second sections stopped side by side OF
Oonemaugh, Friday afternoon, on account
OF the washout at Lilly. The second was
next to the hill, the first on the outside.
Suddenly saw what looked like wall
of water. It was 80 feet high. We
barely had time to notify the passengers.
and they nearly all fed up the hillside.
One old man who, with his son, returned
for some reason, was drowned. Two oars
went down the current. do not know
how many paopls were drowned. We
Haw two on top of the cars. The water
. set fire to q lot of lime, and the fire
caught two Pullman oars, which were de-
, stroyed, but no person was burned, all
, the passengers having left the train before
the cars caught. There wore about 100
persons on my section, which was made
M of day coaches. After the mad rush
, the passengers went back to the cars, and
, later were cared for by the people of
Oonemaugh. Afterwards they were taken
, to Ebensburg. They expected TO 60
east to Altoona this afternoon. Friends of
] those on the Chicago limited need feel
, no anxiety, as it was not in the Hood at
! ALL"
I THE RUSH OF WATER.
I Mr.. Grouse, proprietor of the South
Fork Fishing Club Hotel, came to Johns
! town this afternoon. He says that when
/ the dam Of Conemaugh lake broke the
water seemed to leap, scavcely touching
, the ground. 1t bounded down the valley,
/ crushing and roaring, carrying every
} thing before 1t. For mile its front
seemed like q solid wall 20 feet high.
, The warning given the stricken city was
! sent from South Fork Valley by Freight
5 Agent Dechert. When the great wall
that held the body Of water began to
crumble at the top he sent message beg
cling the people OF Johnstown for Gods
sake 10 take to the hills" he reports no
) serious accidents OF South Fork.
, Richard Davis saw the food from Pros
| pect Hill. he said ~ cannot describe
the mad rush. At FIRST it looked dusty.
That must have been the spray. could
SEQ houses going down before 1t like q
/ child's play block set on edge In row.
5 As it came nearer, could see houses tot.
: ter for moment, then rise and the next
! moment be crushed like egg shells againai
Q each other.n Mrs. James Davis, her two
r daughters and a son, can nowhere be
I found. AZ Woodville there was O row OF
8 brick tenement houses 100 feet long and
q three stories high. 1t stood broadside 10
the current. A few tenants fed, bot
Q many went to their atties to watch Che
s food. To-day scarcely the foundations
Of these houses are left.
TEE CAMBRIA IRON MILLS TO BE REBUILT.
, James MeMillin, vice-president of the
9 Cambria iron works, said this afternoon
8 that the mills will be rebuilt Immediately.
s The Gautier wire works, which were
9 completely destroyed will be rebuilt
9 Immediately. The works are owned and
8 operated by the Cambria Iron Company.
q Ihe buildings will be immediately re-
. built and put in operation as soon Il
: possible.
a The Cambria Iron Company loses Id
great supply store at this point. Tht
damage to the stock alone will amount 70
$50, 900. Tie building was valued at
/ 800, 600 and is total loss. The COM
pany office, which adjoins the store, ia Q
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