Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-11
AT JOIINSTOWN.
FIVE THOUSAND MEN AT
WORK.
Thirty-lve More Bodies Found-GeneraI
Hastings to Take Charge Tomorrow
-1,Si1 Bodies Received at tho
Morgue to Date.

The frequent rains have soaked through
the immense piles scattered everywhere,
and the rubbish, beaten down to an
almost solid mass by the constant tramp
ing over 1t, has become very difficult of
removal.
The main point OF attack by the work.
men is Main street, which was piled high
with rubbish. A force Of nearly thou
sand men has been at work here for nine
days, and, though faithful efforts have
been made from the first, a passage way
has not yet been cleared through.
BODIES EVERYWHERE IN THE wREoKAaB.
Statements are made on all sides by
survivors, who say that there ia scarcely
single pilesof wreckage In the district
that does not contain human remains.
Bodies are constantly being taken from
the debris on Main street, from river
Judgments and from the ruins of private
residences. The task OF handling these
has been most trying to the men at the
morgues. The seven stations for receiy-
Ing the dead in Johnstown and imme-
diate vicinity are constantly In opera
ton.
Some of the bodies taken from the
drift, near the stone bridge, have the
head, arms, legs, or other members
burned of the body being so charred and
blackened as to bar all idea of identifica-
tion. While 1t is estimated that the re-
turns from all sections In the valley will
show the recovery of about 8, 1000 bodies
up to to-day, DIR. Beale states that the
actual number dug out In Johnstown has
reached 1900 already.
DISTRESSING INCIDENTS.
Distressing incidents, the result of the
disaster, cont nually come to notice.
Mrs. ID. 8. Lane was taken away this
morning insane. Her husband kept q
shoe store on Morris street, the family
living In kernvllle. The couple are quite
aged and lost all their children and prop
erty in the flood. Mrs. Lane brooded
over the calamity to such an extent that
her mind became Affected, and her hus.
band was obliged to take her away to an
asylum.
7. w Kerlin, citizen of Johnstown,
whose place of business was opposite the
Cambria Library, lost his vile and three
children. He was injured so badly him
sell that he is lying at Morrelville 60 III
that he is not expected to recover.
Colonel j. NJ. Vanderslice, who has
been busily at work in the Grand Army
headquarters since Tuesday, states that
one OF the applicants for relief was Ger
man woman of about 40, who was rescued
after being Gagged In house for four
days. Her husband and four children
were drowned.
Mr.. j. A. Larkin, who is now in charge
of the registration department, was a
prominent jeweller on Main street, and
his entire stock WIS swept away.
CHILDREN LOST IN THE FLOOD.
The secretary Of the society to-day pre-
pared statement for publication, the
purpose of which is to correct wide
spread impression that Johustown is full
of orphan children. 1t is as follows:
From private citizens and from gen.
erous institutions throughout the United
States telegrams and letters have been
steadily pouring in ever since the disas-
ter Each bears IN substance the same
warm-hearted message: Send us the
destitute little ones from JoEnstown.'
The fact is that the loss of life from the
violence OF the flood has been one of the
most pathetic features of the Johnstown
tragedy The fact is shown to be true,
not only from the number of silent little
forms brought to the morgues next door,
but that almost every family caught by
the Johnstown fiSod now mOurns lost
child. Adults were often saved by their
strength and the judgment used In self.
preservation, but the children were swept
away from their parents and friends.
Every relief agency here is taxed to its
utmost to help stricken families, and the
work for children is incessant."
When General Hastings on Wednesday
takes control of all the transportation,
distribution and other relief business
here, and also of the work of cleaning up
the town sites, he fears that he will not
have more than 800 or 400 men working,
where there were about 5, 900 few days
ago. A large number of workmen left
to-day, and many more workmen propose
going Tomorrow.
Considering the number of men on the
DRIFT to-day, the progress made appears
to have been satisfactory to the authori
tite to night. The area of cleared water
at the bridge Is about one and half
times as large as IL was last night.
The First National Bank has opened mp
for business, and the fact is appreciated
by all here. Much trouble has been ocea-
stoned by the inability to get money here,
all having to bring 1t here in packages.
Much sufiy ring has been oecasioned by
the wearing of gum boots by the men. |
Over GO of Booth & Films men have |
been Obliged to quit work to day, owing |
to their f. ct being terribly blistered, and |
many to-day are working in their bare
fee.
;'lRrY-FIyE BODIES RECOVERED.
lilare were So bodies recovered to-day,
IL ui thrm at the stone bridge. Those |
taken out OF the water were in much |
better condition than those found among |
the debris The latter were not only |
horribly bloated and distorted IN feature, |
but decomposition had set in, and the |
stencil arising thereirom was so unbear- |
able that the men at the various morgucs |
found 1t disagreeable duty to wash |
them. The bodies now are almost beyond |
recognition.
THE NUMEROUS WANTS.
Speaking of district containing about
q, 500 persous, the distribution Of whose /
supplies Colonel spangler has superin-
tended until to-day, he says that the
stock of numerous necessary articles is |
small In comparison with the wants.
"We have not been getting nearly
enough sUgar at any time" he says,
land large quantities of 1t are needed.
Now there is little or none In the depots.
The last barrel at the Pennsylvania rail-
road station went q day or more ago In
bali an hour The various neeessaries of
life must continue coming In, as they did
last week, but In addition to sugar there
Is special need of shoes for adults and
particularly for women. We
want large quantities of bread, but have
enough -four for little while. We want
muslins and calicoes, new stock, SO that
we will have little trouble In measu! ing
)f. Perhaps there is nothing that is
more needed than infants food, con.
lensed milk, etc. There Is scarcity of