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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-05-24

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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-05-24
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-05-24

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
KNEW THE DANGER.
The People Of JohnstOwn Were Repeatedly Warned,
But No Attention Paid TO 1.-THE
Dam Was Dangerous.

PITTsBURG, June 1--WE are afraid OF
that lake" said gentleman who had
lived in Johnstown for years. I'VE were
afraid of that lake seven years ago. No
one could see the immense height to which
that artificial dam had been built without
fearing the tremendous power of the water
behind it. The dam must have had a
sheer height of 100 feet, thus forcing the
water that high above its natural bed,
and making a lake at least three mllos
long and mile wide, out OF what could
scarcely be called pond.
81 doubt if there is man or woman IN
.Johnstown who at some time or other had
not feared and spoken of the terrible dis
aster that has now come. People wondered
and asked why the dam was not strength
ened. as it certainly had become weak; but
nothing was done, and by and by they
talked less about it, as nothing happened,
though now and then some would shake
their heads, as il conscious the fearful day
would come some time, when their worst
fears would be transcended by the horror
of the actual occurrence.
'Johnstown is in sort Of hollow be-
tween two rivers, and that lake must have
swept over the city at depth OF forty
feet. 1t can not be, it is impossible, that
such a thing could happen to a city OF
forty thousand lhsbitants without thou
sands having lost their lives, and men are
to blame for it, for warnings have been
uttered thousand times, and have re-
ceived no attention"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
W. VA. MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1889.

my eyes. But there is still mercifu
God in heaven, for He hss spared me my
wife"
went little farther. John d. Jones
a former policeman spurred horse in the
opposite direction. Something inspired
me to speak to him, too, My inquiry
brought back this piteous reply: 81 anc
little son are all who are alive of
family of Ia saw most of them &c
down"
It was still quarter of mile to Nor.
relville. But here was the next testi
mony, heard from garden gaze: "a
friend of mine, w. s. Weaver, a promi
nent confectioner, was saved by us, but
twenty of his nearest relatives are al
lost"
ARRIVED AT LAST ON THE SCENE.
In Morrelville atlast. ''You want news,
do you?n remarked a pale-faced young
woman. go there to Young's livery
stable and look upstairs" 1 did so.
There, in a long barn of a hall, were
grouped some eighty people-men women
and children. They were wounded from
battles with the debris, or sick from expos
ure. Some were lying down, others sat up.
while very few limped about. A single
country surgeon labOred among them. 1t
was an improvised hospital to make city
doctor weep.
Over in JOhnstown proper it was found
that another hospital hsi been formed in
the Park Opera House. Thirty-three
homeless persons were housed there. One
Of these, Edward Fisher, young man,
tried to commit suicide three times during
the previous night, because of grief over
the drowning of his parents and sisters.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
RELIEF FORCES
Arranged in Order and Working With Desperate
Energy at Pitsburg-OOntibutiOns
From Many Towns.

PIrTsBURG, June 2.-The usually quiet
quiet streets of Pittsburg on Sunday were
to-day alive with excited people, eagerly
seeking news from flooded, destroyed
Johnstown. In front of the newspaper bull
letins the crowds were 80 dense as to almost
entirely suspend travel, and each new pos
ter was read with an interest that to many
was more than mere curiosity. Telegraph
offices were choked with people trying in
vain to receive some word from
friends and relatives in the stricken
city. When the wires started work
ing to Johnstown this morning there
were On file at the Western Union, 1000
telegraphic inquiries from all over the con-
tinent for friends and relatives. OF these
however, few will ever be answered.
Early in the morning seven car loads OF
provisions left the Union depot for Johns
town on special train. Many cars loaded
with provisions, bedding and clothes, ar
irving from points West, North and South,
are being rapidly forwarded to the scene Of
disaster.
THOUSANDS OF GENEROUS GIFTS.
A scene of activity was presented at the
Chamber of Commerce this morning.
number of gentlemen of the Relief Com.
mittee were present receiving kilograms,
official and private kilograms from towns
and cities in this and other States, receiv.
ing contributions of money from individ-
uals and answering questions for those
who came to seek information. A special
train conveying two fire engines and
hose carriages with full quota of firemen
left here about IL p. m. for Johnstown.
Twenty-eight policemen accompanied
them, under command of Inspector Meal
lese The coffin manufactures are worked
to their fullest capacity, and coffins are
being shipped rapidly. This morning 10
car loads were sent down, containing 200
collins. They will be distributed at vari-
ous points along the river where the dead
have been collected.
THR COUNTRY RESPONDS NOBLY.
Reports are coming in from a large num-
Der of towns throughout the Western part
of this State, Eastern Ohio and West Vir-
ginia, of citizens mass meetings being
held, and that donations in aid of the suf-
feres are fast pouring in.
A benefit by theatrical troupe to be
given in aid of the sufferers was advertised
TO be given in one of the theaters in this
city this evening. The facts coming to
the ears of the Law and Order Society
they gave notice that they would not per-
NIT it.
The rivers are receding slowly, and all
apprehension of danger is passed. Among
the passengers who are known to have
been on one of the wrecked trains are W.
W Patrick, the banker; wife of Rev. Mr..
Robinson, of the Theological Seminary,
and Miss Jennie Paulson. Their friends
have received no word.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
PIEDMONT'S FLOOD.
The Excitement Continues Unabated-The
West Virginia Central Ruined.

The Excitement Continues Unabated-The
West Virginia Central Ruined.
Special Telegram TO the Register.
PIEDMONT, W. VA, June 2.-The ex-
citement over the food is more intense
here than ever, and hundreds Of people
crowd around the trains for news from
the flooded districts. Scarcely are papers
received until they are gone, and people
quarrel for more Many men leave to-
night for JohnstOwn, Pa, in search of re-
lations and friends. No news can be bad
from east of Cumberland, and not until
this evening could Pittsburg papers be
received.
Cellars on Ashfeld, Back and Water
streets are full Of water and dirt and much
property is destroyed. Many men are
working to-day repairing the various rail-
roads. The West Virginia Central sent
train over the Baltimore and Ohio from
Cumberland to West Virginia junction to-
day. and will resume business south oi
here Monday. A public meeting was held
here to-day and committee appointed to
solicit contributions Of money and proyis-
ions for the JohnstOwn, Pa, sufferers.
Some local performances will be given for
their benefit.
Mrs G. p. Wagner, wife Of a promi'
nent merchant, was buried to-day from
the Southern Methodict church. A spe'
cial train came mp from Keyser. The
members Of the Mystic Chain of that and
this place attended in body, Mr Wsg
oner being member He is prostrsted
and NAV not recover.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Pennsylvania Militia Take Charge of II
Wrecked Train.

PennsylvanIa Militia Take Charge of the
Wrecked Train.
JoHNsTOWN, June 2.-One of the safety
committee said to reporter this even
ing: 'For Gods sake, tell them al
Pittsburg to stop the rush of sightseers tt
this stricken locality. There is enough
here to last for weeks, and the morbid
curiosity of these people can just as we'll b'
grati6ed later as now. The crowds o
curious have greatly embarrassed us to-
day. The authorities must stop it,"
Adjutant-General Hastings, N. G. P,
and Major Sander have assumed control o.
every thing at Johnstown. Nothing is le
gal unless it bears his signature. One eff
tect of this systematic work is making it
self felt. The town is guarded by Co. II
Of the Sixth Regiment, Lieutenant Leggett
in command. New members we're sworn
in by him, and they are making excellent
soldiers. Special police are numerous, and
regulations are so strict that the smoking
of cigar is prohibited. General Hasting'
expresses the opinion that more troops are
necessary.
Mr.. Alex. Hart is in charge of the
special police. He has lost his wife and
family. Notwithstanding this great mis-
fortune he is doing the work of Hercules
in his own way. Gen. Hastings head
quarters are at the Pennsylvania Railroad
depot. A supply depot is established at
this point and many needy people are
being relieved. Bodies that are dug out
of the fiat lie in the station until coffin
can he obtained. They are buried un-
identified on Prospect Hill.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
PROMINENT DEAD.
Names OF Well Known People Who Went
Down In the Flood.

Names OF Well Known People Who Went
Down In the Flood.
Perhaps the day has revealed no more
startling fact than that several of the
weslthiest and most eminent citizens of
JohnstOwn we're drowned, with their en-
tire families. The first is James McMil-
len, one of the Vice Presidents of the great
Cambria Iron Works. He was about so
years of age, and has long been resident
of the city. His residence wel the hand
soonest and most richly furnished in
Johustown. 1t was utterly demolished
He was a widOwer and had living with
him a widowed daughter and her chill
dren. All went down the flood with the
house, aud have not been heard of since.
His fortune was estimated at over mil
lion.
PROHIBITIoN's FATHER A VICTIM.
John Fulton, general manager of the
Cambria iron works, was the second of this
group, He is said to be positively drown
ed, with wife and children. No more pop
ular man lived in Cambria county than he.
He had become widely known all over the
State as President of the Pennsylvania
Constitutional Amendment Association,
spd had been one of the people instru-
mental in bringing the present prohibition
question to popular vote.
Howard J. Roberts, Cashier of the First
National Bank, and John Dibert, banker,
we're also drowned. All of the family of
Mr.. Roberts were saved except his son,
who perished with him.
Hon. Cyrus Elder, one of the greatest
authorities on tariff in the United Stntes,
and solicitor for the Cambria Iron Com
pnny, had just returned from Chicago. He
tried to reach his home in a skiff but
failed, and went to the home Of his brother,
Virgil. iust before the deluge came down
from South Fork. The house fell, but the
family managed TO escape to the hills.
To-day Mr.. Elder learned that his daugh-
ter Genevieve and his little son bad been
saved, but HE wife and daughter Minnie
we're lost
Mrs. H. NJ Ogle and her daughter Min
ME are among the drowned. Mrs Ogle
was one of the best lady telegraph opera
tors in the country. For twenty-five years
or more she managed the Western Union
office at JohnstOwn, aud for twenty years
she had handled the Associated Press work
| there.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03

ed grin. but it now had a smile Of 6endish
mockery. Ii is impossible to describe the
appearance of Main street Whole houses
have been swept down Main street and
become lodged The wreck is piled as
high "a the second story windows. The
reporter could step from the wreck into
rhe auditorium Of the Opera House. The
ruins consist Of parts OF houses, trees, saw
logs, reels from the wire factory. Many
houses have their sidewalks and roofs torn
lp. and YOU can walk directly into what
had been 81 second story bed room, or 20 in
by way of the TOP. Further up town a
raft of logs lodged in the street and did
great damsge.
Ths best description that can be given
Of the general appearance of the wreck is
TO imagine q number of children's blocks
placed closely together and then draw your
hand through them in almost every direc-
tion. At the commencement Of the wreck
age which Is at the opening of the valley
of the Conemaugh one can look MP the
valley for miles and not see a house. Moth
Ing stands but sn old woolen mill.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
TWO EYE-WITNESSES
Tsu How the Great Flood Swept Down on the
Stricken Oity-Houses Tumbled Like
Cardboard Before It,

SANG Hollow, June 2.-Mr. Grouse,
nroprietor of the South Fork Fishing Club
Hotel. came to Johnstown this afternoon.
He saws that when the dam of Conemaugh
lake broke the water seemed to leap, scarce
" touching the ground. 1t bounded down
the mill. crashing and roaring, carrying ev-
ervtbiug before it. For a mile Its front
seemed like a solid wall twenty feet high.
The warning given the stricken city was
sent from South Fork village by Freight
Agent Decbert. When the great wall that
held the BODY of water began to crumoie al
the ton he sent message begging the peO-
MIA of Johnstown to take to the hills. lie
renorts no serious accidents at South FORK.
THRILLING SIGHT
Richard Davis ran to prospect Hill when
the water arrived. As to Mr.. Decherts
message. he SAYS: Just such have been sent
down at each food since the lake was
Tosda The warning so often proved use
less that little attention was PAID 10 /.
tb;s time. 'I cannot describe the mad
rnsb ,, he said, ''st first it looked Ike
dnst That must have been the spray 1
conId see houses going down before 1t ike
a cbild's play blocks set on ed ge IN a row.
AZ II came nearer 1 could see houses totter
o. o. moment, then rise, and the next
moment be crushed like egg shells against
each other. sohtors
and son can nowhere be found al
Woodvale there was a row OF brick tene-
r,snt houses. 12O feet long and three
storiss % high. 1t stood broadside to the
cnrrent cyU-,s a few tenants fled, but many
"ont oar,t to their attics to watch the Hood
Today scarcely the foundation Of the row 70"
Of brick houses can be found. Superlini-
terdsnt Kirkland of the West Penn rail-
TosJ arrived at $50 with a car load OF pro-
visions from Blairsville.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
THE FLOOD STILL ON
AND B. & 0. TRAFFIC AT CUMBERLAND
.PARALYZED.
Twelve Hundred Passengers Waiting for the Rushing
Torrents 10 Subsids-A Report That the
Harpers Ferry Bridge is Gone
Excitement at Piedmont
speeial Tslearam 10 Ne Reqiaer.

Special Telegram 10 ne Register.
CUMBERLAND, MD, June 2.-The sit
uatiOn here remains unchanged, excep
that the crowd of delayed travellers hsl
greatly increased. There must be twelv,
hundred passengers waiting to 20 East
The trains continue to arrive from the
West and are at once eide tracked. Pas
sengers are running out of both patience
and cash. Senator Camden and Bishop
Peterkin are here; also many other Wes
Virginisns.
As the details of the terrible news from
Johnstown reaches here, and the destruc
tiOn on the Pennsylvania road becomes
known, there is-a feeling of thankfulnesS
that it is no worse on the B. & o. The
Sunday REGISTER got here at noon. II
was the first arrival of late news and
some Thousand copies must have been sold,
so great Was the demand.
All the side tracks are filled with day
coaches and sleepers The Queen City and
other hotels are filling up, and fears are
apprehended of famine if the crowds
continue to swell much more. News from
the front is of the most discouraging char
acter, and / do not think passenger traffic
will be restored east Of here until to-mOr-
row evening, if then. There is no COM
municatioa with headquarters at Balti-
more, and no one has authority to act.
The wires are restored only TO Hancock
Station, some thirty miles east. The OPP
orator there reports that the water is four
feet higher than in 1877, and at noon to.
day there was yet ten feet OF water on the
track at that point, though falling rap
idly.
In 1877 the tracks were submerged at
Cherry run eighteen feet; so that there
were about twenty-five feet under water
yesterday. Reports from up the South
Branch show that the stream is higher
than ever known before, and great de-
struction of property is reported. The
B. & o. people here believe there is great
er damage done to trackage and culverts
than in III. A ruuor prevails that Har-
per's Ferry bridge is washed away, but 1t
90 ,,ot oonGrp,aI
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03

completely destroyed, will be rebuilt i'm
mediately. The works is owned and op-
Grated by the Cambria Iron Company.
The buildings will be Immediately rebuilt
aud put in operation as soon as possible.
The lost at this point is complete. The
land on which it stood is to. day as barren
and desolate as if it stood in the midst of
the Sahara desert Cambria Iron Com
pany loses it's great supply stores at this
point The damage to the stock alone will
amount to $4,000. The building was
vaiued at $15O,O00 and is a total
loss. The company offices, which ad-
Join the store, is handsome structure.
1t was protected by the first building, but
nevertheless is almost totally destroyed.
The Dartmouth Club, at which employees
of the works boarded, was carried away
in the flood. 1t contained many occu-
pants at the time. None were saved.
Estimates of the Losses of the Cambria
Iron Company is given at from S2,OOO,-
900 to 81, 900. But little of this can
be recovered.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
COLONEL JOHN p. LINTON DEAD
The Ex-AudItor General and His Family OF
six Swept From the Face of the Earth.

The Ex-AudItor General and His Family oil
six Swept From the Face of the Earth.
PrTTsBURe, June "A telegram was
received at 2 o'clock this morning an
nouncing that Colonel John P. Linton,
wife and five children are among the vic
tins. Colonel Linton was well-known
LAWYER Of the State, and was one Of the at
torneys of the Pennsylvania RAilro sd COM
psny. He was a prominent Democratic
nolitician, and served one term as auditor
General of the State. He was well known
in secret society circles, having served a
term as as supreme chancellor Of the
Knights of Pythias; was also member OF
the the Mystic Chain. Odd rellOws and the
Wssons. Ma During the war he served az
colonel of a regiment which was raised
principally in Cambria county and was 9
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
TERRIBLE LOSS.
The Floods Gut Railroads at Cumberland
to Pieces.

The Floods Cut Railroads at Cumberland
to Pieces.
Special Telegram to the Register.
CUMBERLAND, Md, June 2.-Rsilroad
officials here discredit the report that Har-
per's Ferry bridge is gone, and that there
we're twelve engines on it. There is no
communication yet with the Baltimore
end of the line. The water has receded &c
repairing damages can progress with speed
The repair train, working from this end
has got the track in shape as far as Han
cock station, ifty-eight miles east of Cum
berland. 1t is now believed that east
bound passengers will get away from here
tomorrow forenoon.
J. T. Edwards, collector of the O. q o.
canal, believes the damage done by the
food is greater than in II, at which time
it was almost complete wreck.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
MRS. HALFoRD,s ESCAPE.

The Presidents Seoretary's Wife and
Daughters Caught in the Flood.
PITTSBURGH, June 2.-The wife and
two daughters of E. W. Halford, President
HarrisOn's Secretary, were nearly victims
of the food. They were in train which
was caught in the torrent, and one car,
containing 13 persons, was swept away.
Mrs. Halford and daughters were rescued
by the trainmen and taken to Ebensburg,
whence they will be sent to Washington.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
SAYS THE DAM STANDS.
A Plttsburg Man Declares That the Lake
Did Not Burst.


P1rrsBURG, June 2-"I am going up
there TO fish the latter part of this month, -
said Major Mc9regOr, with laugh, when
asked Yesterday about the breaking OF the
dam at South Fork. II am member OF
the South Fork Fishing Club" he con-
tinued, land 1 believe it is standing there
the same as it ever was. A lot of the boys
are up there now, and at . o'clock yester-
dav thew tried to get train down, but
co9ld not. They then telegrsphed that
the bridge at JOhnstown was down, but
said the dam was sll right. A young
lady came down from South Fork Thurs
dan and she said the water was lower
than usual.
mAs for the idea of the dam ever being
condemned, it is nonsense. We have been
uniting in from S12, 600 to SIS, 900 a year al
south Fork. We have all been shaking
hands with ourselves for some years on be-
inc pretty clever business men, and We
would not be likely to drop that mucf
money in a place that we thought unsafe
No. sir; the dam is Just as safe as 1t eve
was. and any other reports are simply WilC
notions"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
A Boys Thrilling Experience.

JoHNsrowN, June 2.-Charles Luther
. the name of the boy who stood on an
o5;ocant elevation and saw the whole
aocS He said he heard grinding NOISE
TV ear mn the valley, and looking up he could
saa sa- dark line moving slowly toward him.
On it came like the hand OF giant cLeai, .I,
inc off his table. High in the ar "oulH t
he tossed a log or beam, which fell oacS
w;tb ~ a crash. Down the valley 1t moved
steadily. and across the little mountain
o;tv for ten minutes nothing but moving
So1ses was seen, and then the water came
,Titb : roar and a rush. This lasted ior
two hours, then it began to flow steadily
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
A Child,. Narrow Escape

Special Telegram 70 the Register
CLARKsBURG, W. VA, June 2.-fes-
terday evening the little son OF S. T. Bog
CESS. of this city, swallowed pin, which
lodged ip his throat. DR.. J. W. BowcOck
performed successfully an operation where
nv the life of the child was saved.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
nrsrRv1NG oF PRAISE
ZIP IN THE MILLIONS.
rba cambria Iron Works Are Total
Inaa

The Cambria Iron Works Are Io'Ai
Loss.
JoHNsrowN, June 2.-James MCMILLAN
Vice President of the Cambria Iron Works.
was met this afternoon. He is completely
upnerved by the terrible disaster. In a
conversation he said: 81 do not know
what our loss is. can not even estimate
as have not the faintest idea what it may
Ss bs. The The upper mill is total wreck, dam,
;s damaged to such an extent that all ma
cbinery cI % and buildings are useless. The
mills will be rebuilt Immediately. / have
sent out orders that all men that can mus
ter report at the mill tomorrow to com,
roerca cleaning up. I do not think thai
the building is insured against a flood
The Thu greatest thing I want is to get thai
mill in operation again"
The Gautier wire works, which wa