Daily Republican., 1889-06-03


and without change of clothing.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., JuLe 2.-The ter
rible disaster at Johnstown caused great
excitement here aud aroused the sympa-
thies OF all classes OF people. The reports
published In yesterday mornings papers
placing the loss OF life at few hundred
were sulli iently appalling, but when 1t
became known that the loss of life would
reach several thousand q feeling of con.
sternation was produced and there was a
general demand for details of the great
calamity.
About noon dispatch was received
from James NJ. Swank, In which he stated
that 900 people were homeless, | 800
had been drowned, and urged tho Secrc-
tary of War to order all tents that could
be spared from Allegheny Arsenal to the
scene OF death and devastation.
The President was vlsbly affected by
the news Of the calamity, dismissed his
visitors without ceremony ard directed a
despatch to be Immediately sent over to
the War Department, SUNNI ming Gener
Schofield, the acting Secretary OF War,
to conference. The result of this CON
ference was an orAer to General scboaeld
to do everything tbat could he do1M by
the War DeparsiI to assist the suffer-
ers. Unfortun iely, however, the Gov
ernment has no tonts that could be util-
lied.
PASSENGERS DROWNED.
General MaDa.ser Pugh received infor-
nation yesterday from Mr. Trump, AS.
sistant Superintendent OF the pittsburg
Division, that ffteen persons had been
drowned by jumping Into the water from
q train at Conemsugh.
Affairs on the various divisions of the
Pennsylvania Railroad are in the same
bad condition stated in these dispatches
OF yesterday and last night. A promi-
nent official OF the road stated to an As
soeiated Press reporter tonight that he
did not believe that with the most tenn
Lorary sort OF repairs, they would be
able to run trains through from Harris
burg To Johnstown in less than 10 days,
or possibly two weeks.
Between John, town and Altoona, COM
lug east. the condition of the road is re-
ported to be "a follows: No. bridge is
goue; the big viadnct has been washed
away; the Souhh Fork bridge washed
away; there is small break at Ben's
Creek; the serious washout at Lilly's was
tenn orarily repsired, and the three trains
previously mentioned as having arrived
at Altoona were thus permitted to cross
over the break.
CRIES OF HELP OF NO AVAIL,
Clinging to improvised RATS, con-
structed in the death battle from floating
boards and limbers, were agonized men,
women and children, their heartrending
shrieks for help striking horror to the
breasts of the on-lookers. Their cries
were of no avail Carried along at
railroad speed on the breast of the rush
ing torrent, no human Ingenuity could
devise meaus of rescue. With pallid
cheek and hair elineing wet and damp
to her check, mother was seen grasping
iiOatinR timber, while In the other arm
she helt her babe, already drowned.
with death-grp on plank strong
man, just giving up hope, cast an i'm
pl0riug looE to those on the bank. An
instant later he had sunk into the waves.
Prayers to their God and cries to those in
safety rang above the r. airing waves
LANCASTER, Pa, June 2.-1he Sus-
quohanna at Columbia il still slowly
rising. An enc laous quantity o. boom
logs have gone down the river, aud are
now gorged at Turkey Hill below Co.
lumbii.
suNsuRY, Pa June Tile city has
been flooded all day. The water reached
ine lOp OF lut enDhnkm' nus early this
morning, AID at I. 80 broke in the Fifth
and Third wards. The entire population
was up the enti!e night moving to the
second stories.
ut. CARMEL, Pa, June 2.-The terri
BILE floods will cause the indefinite sus-
pension OF ten large mines in this valley,
employing 600) hands.
RICHMOND ALMOST ISOLATED.
RICHMOND, Va, June 2.-The James
river is on big rampage, ard Richmond
is almost as completely Isolated from the
outside world as ste was during some
portions oi the war. Apprehensions of a
ireshet equal TO that OF 70 and ~
proved to be we'll loundet. On all rail-
roads there have been serious washouts
and damage.
PETERSBURG PARTLY UNDER WATER.
PETERSBURG, June 2.-It is nearly
forty years since Petersburg had lis last
big flood. 1t occurred on March o, 1881,
but 1t WAS small in comparison with what |
has been expert i-nced yesterday and to-
day. The violent rains sent the Apo |
mattox in boom. The earliest dimage |
was from The bursting OF the receiving |
at the water works. The !
whole lower part OF the city IS under
water.