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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30

There will be a regular old fashioned
Sunday school celebration held in MI
Savers woods, one mile west of Harris
vile on Saturday, September 9TH. All
Sunday schools are cordially invited. A
number have already concluded to be on
hand. Music in abundance, both mstru-
mental and vocal. A No. l programme
will be arranged with good selection oil
Sunday school orators. Another attrac-
ton will be the Balthis family OF Stras-
burg. who will be present and render n
choice lot Of music, both vocal ana IN
strumental. The whole programme VIII
be under the charge Of chief marshal
who will see that everything is carried
ont strictly to the letter. One or TWO
good brass bands will be on hand to en-
liven the occasion. Let everybody turn
out with we'll filled baskets, and ENJOY a
day in the woods. No pains Will be spafeu
by the committee TO make this an enJoya-
hIa occasion. Committee.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30
Ne,f~1I0ic Persons

And those troubled with nerVousnes. ke tudtns
from care or oyerwOrk will be relieved pJ VeAint
BroiOn's Iron Bitters. Genuine
has trade mark and crossed rod lines on "faPBs''
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30
STATE oy ONO. CRY or TOLEDO, I

LUCUs COUNTY, S. ).
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that ne
is the senior partner Of the firm Of r. D.
CHENEY & Co., doing business in the
City Of Toledo, County and State afore,
said. that said firm will pay the sun OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case OF CATAERH that cannot DC
cured by the use of HALLS CAIARRH
Ct-nr FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn 70 before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December
A ID. ~. .o,,-
A. w. GLEASON,
r.ru1 Notary Public.
Halls CatarIh Cure IL taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and muens
surfaces of the system. Send Tor test-
monials, free. T. J. CHENEY n co.
Toledo, O. ~ Sold by Druggists, 7os'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30
FOR CHILDREN OF ALL
st. Nicholas for 1899.

St Nicholas for 1880.
- -r4e.Ass.Sa
- PEOPLE who have tAs
ES.NNN idea that 50. NsehoIds Aoo-
eMgj dzine is only for little chill
& S&WG q, dren should look over the
zf~Th prospectus OF that maga-
H&l 4 zine for 1889, and they
will discover that 1t Is for children Of
all ages, from five 70 eighty-hve,"
as some one recently said Of II. Indeed,
while 81. Nicholas is designed for girls and
boys, it might almost be called "famiy
magazine for the grown-up members OF o
household Will find much 70 interest them
In every number. -is~N
The editor, Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge,
calls the next volume an ''all-round-the-
world year" because 1t is TO contain 30
many illustrated papers about the world In
gencral-not dry geographical papers, but
stories and sketches and tales OF travel and
adventure by land and sea-and ell illus
trated by the best artists. The features
will include serial story, "How We Made
the Farthest North" by "a
Con. A. W. Greedy, the kTSE1n
well-known comm ander Of .k3Gc>
the Greedy Expedition; al3r%SH
serial about Canada, by Mrs. NZNJ
Cottonwood, who is writing E~SW
q serial story for The Century this year;
"Indans Of the Amazon" by Mrs. Frank
II. Stockton. There are many papers about
Europe, including Christmas story OF life
in Norway, by II. II. Boyesen; articles on
Holland ard the Dutch, by Mrs. Mary Mapes
Dodge; "The Queens Navy" by Lieut.. p.
Harrison Smith, r. n. with illustrations Of
many OF England's finest war ships; "rhe
Winchester School," illustrated by Joseph
Pcnnell; "English Railway Trains" by
VIM. II. Rideing, etc, etc. Tho French
papers include "Ferdinand de Lesseps and
bis two Ship Canals" and there are several
interesting contributions on German, Italian
and Russian subjects. -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30

{ of TIE Shenandoah
out. Ifyou have not
postal to the Score
ID you Que by return
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30

Charlie, the fifteen year-Old son Of Mr..
Fred DedszOneit, cigar manufacturer Of
Alexandria, while waiting for the train
at Manassas grew tired, and sitting down
on the edge Of the platform, put his feet
on the track, leaned his head over on his
knees and fell sound asleep. The train
came along, and before he got his feet
off the rails. all the toes Of one foot were
mashed of.
The Shenandoah VGlley says that a par
ty of young men while out gathering
wbortleberrIes in the Massanutten Noun
tains. about 10 miles from New Market,
killed large bull snake. 1t measured
six aud a half feet long and eight inches
in circum ference. This species of snake
was said to have been quite plentiful in
this country some years ago but is now
but seldom met with. They are said Ia
be perfectly harmless.
The colored people will hold bush
Dmeeting in Snpiuger's woods on the
north edge of this place, on Sunday, Sept
LIST. A number Of preachers from Othel
points are expected to be present, ant
doubtless quite a number OF the cOloTe6
friends from the different Valley town
viii be on hand. These meetings hav'
always been a source Of much religion
interest to our colored people, who, h
their credit be it said, have always pre-
| aerx,ed the hest Of order.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30

have leen to the city and purchased
my stock of phosphate for cash, and l
guarantee to meet the lowest prices. l
am selling the brands Of the following
manufacturers. Ober & Sons, Old Mary
land Chemical Co., Of Canton, Lorentz d
Renier, II. S. Miller K Co. and Baker 4
20. A. L. Jamison.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30

I'm publish the most I'M
.aturc that has yet found
pl"cc in It's pages. 1t is the
result Of four years work
Of Mr. Timothy Cole, the
loading magazine cngraver
Of the world, in the galleries
Of Europe, engraving from
the originals the greatest
pictures by the old masters.
4 series OF papers on Ire
land. its customs, land
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30

N. a prominent farmer
Supervisor Of Johnston
Thursday morning at
miles east of Maurer-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30

"some years ago Ayers Cherry Peetoral
eursd me Of asthma after the best medical
skill had failed to give relief A few
weeks since. being again troubled with
the disease, was promptly relieved by
the same remedy. "-F. S. Hassler, Editor
Argus, Table Rock, Neb.
The proceeds of the concerts held for
the benefit Of the Climax baseball club
Of this place, on last Saturday and Mon
day nights, in IrwIn's Opera House.
amounted to 1926. This will be a big
inf in aiding the boys to secure a battery
for several weeks.
fine town was well supplied with
preaching on Sunday last by the minis
Ter. Of the Lutheran Synod. Their ser
mons we're highly appreciated by all who
heard them. The Synod closed its ses-
sloa on Saturday. The meetings were
well attended, aud our people were great
Is interested.
Rev. WIN, Hal. Of New York, a minis
ter of the Disciples church. delivered al
able aud most instructive issiare Oh
Tuesday uight in the Disciples church il
this place. on "The mistakes Of Ingersoll.
Mr.. Hall is very attractive lecturer an'
speaker. All who had the good FORUM
to hear him were highly pleased with hi
lecture.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30
!, fndes A summon cloud away

Calmly and peacefully this aged mother
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-02
SOME DEATH SCENES.

Unparailed Terrors of the Sweeping Flood
PrTTsBURG, June IA staff CORES
pondent on the rescue train, bulletins as
follows: Just before reaching Sang Hollow,
the end of the main lire of the Pennsyl-
vsnis Railroad, is ''S O." signal tower,
and The men ia it told stories of what they
saw "a piteous that 1 could rot listen to
half of it, and command my attention
Here are some little odds and
ends of happenings they told me Of:
They told me of beautiful girl who came
down on the roof of building, which was
swung in near the tower. She screamed to
the operators to save her, and one big,
brawny, brave fellow walked as far into
the river IS he could and shouted to herlto
try to guide herself into shore with bit
of plank. She Tas a plucky girl, full OF
nerve and energy, and stood upon her trall
snonort in evident obedience to the COM
ma1d of the operator. She made two or
tbree hold strokes and actually stopped
tba course of the raft for an instant
Then If severed and went out from under
her She tried to swim ashore, but in
few seconds she was lost in the twvlrling
waters. Something hit her, for she lay
onietlv ON her back with her face pallld
and expressionless.
SAILING DOWN TO THEIR DOOM.
Men and women in dozens, in pairs and
singly, children, boys, lbig and little and and
wee babies. were there in among the sw-
full confusion of water, drowning, gaspIneg'
struggling and fighting desperately for for ME lie.
swiftegt part Of the current. They
croncbed stolidly, looking at the
shores while between them, dressed
in white and kneeling with her face tnrned
heavenward, was a girl or Z years old d;
She seemed stricken with paralysis, until
she came opposite the tower, and then sne
turned her face to the operators. She was
so close they could see the big tears on her
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-02
A MYRIAD DEAD.
Nearly Twelve Hundred Bodies Recovered at New
Florancs-Words Cannot Describe the
Terrible Scenes OF the Day,

PrTTsBURG, June 1-Pittsburg mas
made frantic efforts, but brave efforts, all
morning to reach Johnstown and extend
the strong arm ofsympathy, but all with
out avail. Up to 1 O'clock this afternoon
nobody had gotten within the town center
Skiffmen row across the ruins and esti-
mate that there is AZ feet of water in the
main street. There is not left standing,
they say, a single house. But until the
food rolls away, the city of Johnstown
will remain unseen and the horrors that
will then emerge can only now be imag-
ined. A telegram from the nearest oper-
ating station, New Florence, states that
1, ,175 bodies have been recovered. If so
many have been cast ashore at this COM
paratively early stage, tits terrible to con-
lecture what aggregate loss of human lives
will be revealed by the full and authenti-
Gated returns.
Mayor McCallin received telegram from
Johnstown this morning stating that they
were badly in need of cofins and underta-
kers, and they wanted 200 collins, ell sizes
sent Immediately The Mayor, upon re-
csipt of telegram went to SIMPSONS un-
dertaking establishment and ordered the
cofins, stating that he would be person
ally responsible for the payment. The
cofins were sent on the relief train.
Kaufman Bros have donated 81, GOO
worth of mems, boys and children's cloth
ing, boots, shoes and hats, which will be
sent 10 the sufferers Immediately.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-02
CUMBERLAND'S LOSS.
A City Standing In Three Feet of Water.
Travel stopped

A City Standing In Three Feet of Water.
Travel Stopped.
Special Telegram TO The Sunday Register.
CUMBERLAND, Md, June 1.-The Cum
berland has had a little flood of its own.
The North branch of the Potomac at this
place rose twenty-six feet. The Times
office on Baltimore street had three feet of
water on the first floor. Cellars we're
flooded and considerable damage was done
All trains on the B. q o. from the West
are stopped. They can go no further. For
eighteen miles East and as far as st.
Johns Run the tracks are submerged in
some places six feet. The South branch
is on a bigger tear than the north branch.
1t is said that it is higher than it was in
1877 by several inches. At that time
there was much trscksge carried away.
Some ten or twelve trains are side-trscked,
and some of the passengers have been
loafng around the town chewing the cud
of bitter disappointment for thirty-six
hours.
At this writing, 8 p. M, it looks as if
they may all have chance TO attend
church in the land-locked and handsome
little city of Cumberland tomorrow.
Many may not be in the humor for pray
ers, but they can do no better for all that.
Train number one, which left Baltimore
Yesterday afternoon, got here at noon to-
day. 1t had a rough time. Tom Langley
was in charge and Billy Smith at tbe
throttle. Down about PattersOn's Creek
Billy got the train into three feet Of water,
when big log came tearing along and
struck the bumper lick that
took piece out of it. Smith
backed out just in time to save
the fires This morning another attempt
was made with eighteen inches of water on
the track in several places. Itgot through
as stated. This afternoon scouting and
surveying party left on an engine and two
cara. They ran down to FTench's store,
some eighteens miles east Of here. This
point is the confluence Of the two branches
of the Potomac. There the train had to
turn back, and the report now is that the
tracks are submerged as far east as Sir
Johns Run. The West Virginia Central is
badly damaged between here and Piedmont.
Three bridges are down, and some five miles
of track gone. The hundreds ofbelated pas
sengers are very uneasy and much annoyed
at the uncertainty which surrounds the
situation. Railroad officials will not
I, Communicate; they are as mum as dunn J
mics. It is no use to retrace the ground
one has travelled in order to get another
outlet, for it is reported that the Pennsyl-
vauia road has Jared worse than the b. "
O.. and days will elapse ere it is open to
travel. The Wheeling accommodation
that left at eight this morning got here on
time. An attempt will be made to start
train from here for Pittsburg over the Con-
nellsyille Branch tomorrow morning,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-02

25 years old, and rather handsome. had
clasped IN her arms a babe about six
months old. The body of young man
was discovered in the branches of q huge
tree which had been carried down the
stream. All the orchards, crops and
shrubbery along the banks of the river
have been destroyed.
The body of another woman has Just
been discovered in the river here. Her
foot was discovered above the surface of the
water. A rope was fastened about it, and
it is now tried to tree awaiting assistance
10 land it.
John L. Webber and his wife. an old
couple, Mike Metzgar and John Forney
we're rescued near here early this morning.
They bad been carried from their home in
Cambria City on the roof of the house.
There were seven others on the roof when
it was carried off by the angry waters.
They were all drowned. They are un.
known to Webber, they having drifted on
to the roof from floating debris.
Webber and wife were thoroughly
drenched and were almost helpless from ex
pOsure. They were unable to walk wher
taken from the roof at this place. They
are now at the hotel here.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-02
THF RIVER FAR OUT OF ITS BANKS
And Millions Of Dollars Will Not Repair the
Damage
THE PIEDMONT FLOOD SUBSIDEI
But Railroad Traffic is Impossible, and tht
Water Still Hold Disastrous Sway
at Cumberland Three Feet
in the Business
Houses.
Special Telegram to he Sunday Regtaey.

optcIdL Itte9TaW 70 ut sunday hegISfT,
PARKERsBURG. June 1.-The Little
Kanawha is higher that it has been for
many years. There has bsen a fearful loss
of life as well as of property. Two men
are reported to have been drowned in the
mouth OF the Little Kanawha. Their
names were Alonzo Haines and Frank
Fisher. They were crossing the river to
the Parkersburg side in skif, but were
not able to manage the skiff and both were
drowned. Their bodies have rot yet been
found. Both men were married.
A man named Graham was drowned
last night at Lock No. 2, but just how, is
not known. Richard Stewart was drowned
at Enterprise, up the Kanawha. He was
trying to save some boys. He was q
single man, thirty years of age. and form
erly lived in Tyler county.
Two other men whose names cannot be
learned, were drowned at the headwaters
while trying to save building from being
carried away.
Thousands of logs of the finest timber
will come out this rise-possibly eight
hundred lOcksges. This timber has been
waiting for a rise for long time.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-02

standing, a wOOlen mill, where, but an
hour before, had stood hundreds, and
dashing on with the roar of a cataract and
the speed of the wind, upon the city at tie
foot of the hill.
THE SCENE OF THE HORROR.
The plain in which but yesterday sat
JOhnstOwn, sits in the mountains like a
jewel in the queens diadem. Gauti,r
Steel Works sat in this plain and the city
below it, the railroad tracks bounding it at
the base of the mountain on the north.
Here is where the trains were standing
when the tide of water like catapult came
down upon them with such resistless
force that the heavy trains, locomotives.
Pullmans and all were overturned and
swept down with the torrent and were
lodged against the great stone viaduct,
along with fOrty-One locomotives from the
JOhnstO IN round house, the heavy ma
Chinery and pOnderous framework of the
Gautier mill, the accumulated debris of
more than a thousand houses, furniture,
bridges, lumber, drift and human beings.
The low arches of the stone viaduct
chOked up Immediately and the water
backed over the entire level of the valley
upon which the city stood to the depth of
what from the water marks indicate about
thirty-eight feet. In the great sea thus
formed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of
people were struggling for life.
The scene to-day is one of the most har-
rowing possible for the imagination OF
man to conceive. The accumulated drift
gOrged up sll the viaduct to height of 40
feet, and then took fire from the upsetting
Of stoves or lamps.
A SIGHT OF sICKENING TERROR.
Then were strong men made sick at the
sight. As the flames cracked and rosred
among the dry tinder OF the floating houses
human bodies were seen pinioned between
the house roofs, locomotives, iron beams,
freight, passenger, Pu Imam and bag.
gage cars, heavy iron beams,
the greedy flames licking with haste
their diet of human flesh. The scene
was horrible beyond description. From
infancy few days old to the wasted
/ figures of age, were burned before the eyes
OF the beholders, and no rescue from such
fate was possible Strong men turned
away with sgonizsd expressions and
women shrieked ut the horror of the
scene.
DEAD NUMBER EIGHT THOUSAND.
The dead has been computed at not less
than 8, 200, and the number may even ex.
ceed this estimate. This seems incredible,
but until the waters will have abated and
the work of removing the dead from this
tremendous mass is done, it will be impos
sible to tell how many lives have beer
lost.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-02
RIVER OF DEATH.
A Hundred Bodies Taken Floating From
Its Bosom.

A Hundred Bodies Taken Floating From
Its Bosom.
NEW FLORENCE, PA, June 1.-The
banks on both sides of the river at this
place are crowded with anxious watchers,
and with hOrrifying frequency the vigils
ere rewarded by the discovery of bodies
Within the last half hour three floating
bodies have been discovered at this point,
and hundreds Of people from Johnstown
and up-river towns sre hurrying here in
search of their friends and relatives who
were swept away in last nights flood.
The most intense excitement prevails
here. The street corners are crowded with
male and anxious people, telling Of the
swfnl calamity. Squire Bennei has
charge of the bodies, and he is b virg
them properly cared for. They are naiug
nrepaIed for burial, but will be he hero
for Identification.
Four boys have just come fTcm the
river bank above here. They say p o.
the opposite eide number of bodies car
be seen lying in the mud. They fund
the bodv of woman on this sid. She
was covered with debris, but they p1llec
her out. She had only few ta'ters Of
clothes on her, and the body VS. IDLY
bruised. No neWs can be received from
Johnstown, and it may be hours belors re
can get any.
R. B. Rogers, Justice Of the Peaca at
Nineyeh. has wired the COroner at
Greensburg that 100 bodies have been
found at that place, and he asks what to
do with them. From this one can esti-
mate that the loss of life will reach over
one thousand, perhaps more. No one
knows-no one can guess.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-02
The Winds Sweep Michigan.

EAST TAwAs, MICH, June The
heaviest Northesster for several years has
prevailed since Thursday morning, ac-
companied by rain and SNOW. The tug
Music let go a large raft off Harr.sville, as
it was dragging her on shore. The life
saving crew left here yesterday in tow Of
the tug Music and rescued the crew Of the
schooner Mary Hattie, ashore at White
stone Point, from the rigging. The men
were nearly perished when rescued.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-02
WORSE AND WORSE.
Human Mind Overwhelmed by the Extent Of the
Horror-Tsn Thousand Lives Given
Up to the Flood

SANG Hollow, PA, Jnne 2, A. NJ
The first accounts sent out of the Johns
town disaster are far below the widest
estimates, placed upon the extent OF the
calamity, and instead Of 1000 or 5000, it
is probable the death list will reach 5000,
and many say 10000. 1t is now
known that two passenger trains, two sec
tiOns of the day express on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad have been thrown into the
maddened torrent. The passengers were
drowned. These trains were held at
Johnstown from Friday at II a. m, and
were laying on a siding between Johns
town and Conemaugh stations. The awful
torrent came down the narrow defle
between the mountains, a distance Of nine
miles. and with fall of 800 feet in that
distance, sweeping away the villoges of
South Fork, Mineral Point, WOOdvale and
Conemaugh, leaving but one building
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-02
LIST OF IDENTIFIED DEAD.
AT BOLIVAR.
The Story of the Rivers Rise and the
Deaths in 1t.

The Story of the Rivers Rise and the
Deaths in 1t.
BOLIVAR, PA, June Henry Fisher,
a telegraph operator at Bolivar, says: eve
knew nothing of the disaster until we
noticed the river rising slowly. Within
three hours the water in the river rose al
least 20 feet. Shortly before 6 O'Clock
ruins of houses, beds, household utensils,
barrels and kegs came floating past the
bridge. At 8 O'Clock the water was with
in six feet of the Ioadbed Of the bridge.
The wreckage was floating by for long
time before the frat living persons passed.
Fifteen people that l saw were carried
down by the river. One Of them boy,
was saved, and three of them were
drowned Just directly below the town. 1t
was an awful sight-one that will not
soon forget"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-02
REPAIRING THE LOSS.
he B. & o. and W. Va. Central Coming
Out of Their Ruins.

The B. & o. and W Va Central Coming
Out of Their Ruins.
spsctaI Telegram to ne Sunday REGISTER.
PIEDMONT, W. VA Jnne 1.-The river
has fallen several feet, and the road bed Of
the West Virginia Central railroad is
above water. Ex-senator Henry G.
Davis and General Manager Bretz spent
part of the day here. Trains will run as
usual Monday between West Virginia
Junction and Davis and Parsons, and
about wednesday will run to Western
port. 1t is thought trains will be running
to Cumberland in about ten days,
and that the damage will not
reach the sum stated yesterday.
The Cumberland and Pennsylvania road
lost twenty trestles and several fills and
pieces of roadbed were washed away
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-02
100 DEAD BODIES

Awaiting Identification in the Little Town
of Nineveh.
GREENsBURG, June 1.-At Nineveh over
100 dead bodies are waiting Identification.
Only about 200 houses are left standing in
Johnstown, and the water on Main street
is 80 feet deep. Coroner Hammer left on
the morning train for Nineveb, to hold an
iuouest if deemed necessary. Hundreds
of our citizens who had friends in the de-
vastated city are wild with excitement,
and representatives of the stricken fami-
lies have gone to look after them.