Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-03

who chanced to be passing. In moment or
so she had calmed herself sufficiently to take
one more look at the features of her dead.
She stood gazing at the unfortunate dead
woman, who was a sister of the mourner.
The body was placed in o coffin few min
utes later and sent away TO its narrow house.
These incidents are but fair samples of the
scenes familiar to every turn in this stricken
city. The loss of life is simply dreadful.
The most conservative people declare that
the number will reach 5000.
The streets have been full of men carrying
bodies to various places, where they await
has only. just begun. Every hour
or so forces OF men working in
various heaps of debris find number of bodies
buried in the mud and wreckage. 1t is be-
lieved that when the flames are extinguished
in the wreckage at the bridge, and the same
is removed, that hundreds ana hundreds of
victims will be discovered. In fact, this
seems certain, as dozens of bodies have al
ready been found on the outskirts of the
mass OF broken timbers.
Reports from outside points are also ap.
pallng. Up to 8 O'Clock tonight $50 bodies
have been embalmed ut Nineveh and there
is report that 200 more have been
discovered half buried in the mud on an
island between New Florence and the place
named. AT the Fourth ward school house
over
ONE HUNDRED VICTIMS
have been laid out for identification. In
many cases they have been recognized, while
in many more tabs bear the simple word,
unknown" Shocking sights have become
so common thai they have lost their terrors,
and the finding Of n body here and there at
tracts little or no attention from the great
crowds that constantly line the river banks
and crowd all other accessible places. AS
this is being written hundreds and hundreds
of homeless men, women and children are
sleeping on the hillside under tents that
were sent on from Pittsburg and other places
about the country.
The Pennsylvania railroad has succeeded
iu getting a track through to the city and
provisions enough to meet all immediate
wants have arrived The people who are
not disabled are working earnestly for the
revival of the stricken city, hut it will take
months of work to come anywhere near re-
pairing the fearful damages, while it is
about certain that the list of the
loss will never be made complete.
The supply of collins sent in from
Pittsburg and other points is so great that
the relief committee teegraphed last even
ing not to send any more until ordered.
Dozens of places have already sent in gener-
GUS sums OF money, and people are encour-
aged to believe all their pressing wants will
be provided for. 1t will require several days
TO ascertain anything like a definite idea of
life, but it will certainly reach up into the
thousands. Every hour brings fresh evi-
dence of the fact that the disaster eclipses
anything of the kind in the history of the
country, and no one can say what the final
result will be.
ALMOST LYNonEp.
A case of attempted lynchng was wit
messed this evening near Kenville. A man
was observed stealing valuable articles from
houses. He was seized by mob, rope
placed around his neck and he was jerked up
into the air. The rope was tied to tree,
and his would be lynchers left HIM. By
ISLANDERS cut him down before he was dead
The other men did not interfere and he was
allowed to go.
sHoTA MAN.
ExMayor ChalmerS Dick, of Johnstown,
shot man in Johnstowni to-day for robbing
a dead womau's body. The story related of
MIR. Dick is that he saw the man go to the
dead body OF a woman and take off sew
eral rings that she had on. He pulled
out his revolver and fred The bullet struck
the man. He fell forward INTO the water
and his body was washed away by the cur
rent This afternoon Editor Swank, of the
Johnstown Tribune. received telegram
from Senator Quay to draw on him at sight
at the Beaver Deposit bank for $500 il aid of
the afflicted. w. S. Brown, of Pittsburg, of
the Americus Relief corps, to-day notified
Captain Kuhn, city solicitor, that the Pitts
burg masons stand ready to furnish anything
that is wanted.
The scenes at supper time show that hun
ger is beginning to drive sufferers to des-
peraton They surrounded the freight cars
that had been fitted up to feed the hungry
and shouted for bread. AT first those in
charge tossed provisions into the crowd,
and an awful scramble followed. Children
were
TRAMPLED UNDER FEET,
and women were unable to get food, though
they need 1t worst. Finally the Allegheny
and Pittsburg police stopped the throwing of
food and forced the crowd to pass in a single
file before the car doors. Then there was
crying for bread. "Where's that child
without stockings!" called out committee
man from the car filed with clothing. There
were dozen shivering little girls in sight,
and as many were too poorly clothed to pro-
tect them from the weather, and as it is
very cold here tonight, many poor woman
and her children are suffering.
1t is estimated that Councilman Williams
and Undertaken McNulty washed and pre-
pared $50 bodies to-day. The remains at
Morrellville are still in vacant lot for the
night.
Hungarians attacked cars standing on the
tracks, tonight, to seize clothing and pro-
visions. One was turned over to the deputy
sheriff and the rest were clubbed. Hungar-
| ians and negroes are causing the most trou-
| BILE. All day long they have been filling with
whisky, taken from the river, on Saturday,
and tonight are in
DANGEROUS CONDITION.
| Negroes in Johnstown were selling hams,
sacks Of flour and dress goods for whisky.
Hungarian with two companions was
caught. to-day, in Kernville, rihing body.
| The indignant crowd beat and kicked the
| men severely, placed rope about the neck
| of one of them, and swung MIN up to tree,
| keeping him there until nearly strangled.
| The men were then released and chased by
| the crowd, who, it is said, stoned them into
| the river, where they were drowned. A
deputy sheriff, named Porter, shot negro
| who was robbing a store.
The number of persons who searched the
debris for plunder to-day, is surprising.
| Poorly clad laboring men may be seen car
rying away fine ornamental clocks and rich
| bric-a-brac. Pianos bE the dozen are scat
| tered along The river, dit they are ruined.
| One of the
PATHETIC SCENES
| To-day, was man and wife who drew from
| mass of rubbish part of cradle. They
| looked at it moment in silence and tnen
| fell to weeping in each others arms for the
! loved little one that was gone
| William Warner is a broken hearted man
| OF a family Of ten, just five are missing,
THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Miss Fulton, daughter of Manager John
| Fulton, of the Cambria Iron works
| together with six others, had
thrilling experience. They were in the
| First National bank buildiding and
were driven 10 the roof. AT last the build
! ing moved and the ladies' leaped to another
| roof. This was going down stream and they
| leaped to another and then to another. They