Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-02
calamity with still breath. The bodies
are being prepared for burial, but will be
held for Identification.

with still breath. The bodies
are being prepared for burial, but will be
held for Identification.
LYING THICK IN THE MUD.
Four boys have just come from the
the river bank above here. They say
that on the opposite side a number OF
bodies can be seen lying in the mud.
They found the body of woman on this
side.
r, B, Rogers, Justice of the Peace at
Nineveh. wired the Coroner at Green's
burg that one hundred dead bodies were
found at that place. From this, one can
estimate that the loss OF life will reach
over 1000, perhaps more. NO one
knows, no one can guess, the slckening
sight that is expected to be met by cor
respondents when they arrive at the
scene. A report is just received that
twenty persons are on the island near
Nineveh, and a man ond woman on
partly submerged tree.
Persisted IN THE FIRE.
The report has just reached here thai
at least 100 people were consumed IN the
flames at Johnstown last night.
1t is said to be an awful horror, bu'
information cannot be obtained here
The air is filled with thrilling, almost in
credible stories, but none of them 6re as
yet confirmed. 1t is certain, however
that the worst cannot be imagined.
AUTHENTIC NEWS RECEIVED.
New FLORENCE, Pa, June 1.-The frs
authentic nows is from w. N. HAYS, O
the Pennsylvania Company, who reached
New Florence at 8 O'Clock this morning
He says that the valley towns are an
initiated. The Associated Press nov
has the only wire between New Florence
and Pittsburg. A hospital train arrived
at II o'clock.
FLoATED TO PITTsBURG.
PIrTsBURG, June bodies from tn
scene of the disaster have begun to ar
rive here.
The body of an old woman was takel
from the river at this city, at 10 o'clocl
this morning. -Four other bodies wer
seen, but owing to the mass of wreckag
coming down the river could not be re
covered and passed down to the Obi
Ohio river. A citizens meeting has BEEF
called to devise means to aid the suffer
ers of the Johnstown food.
THE DAM OWNERS TO BE SUED.
New FLORENCE, Pa, June 1.-Ther
has grown up bitter feeling among tn
surviving sufferers against those VIII
owned the lake and dam, and damag
suits will be plentiful. 1t is impossibl
to tell what the loss of life will be, but a
8 o'clock the Coroner of Westmorelan
county sent message saying one hun
dred bodies were recovered at Nineveh
Sober minded people do not hesitate
say that ], 200 is moderate. "How ca
any body tell how many are dead ?" eai
a railroad engineer this morning. g
have been at Sang Hollow since l
O'Clock yesterday and seen fully 500 pei
sons who were lost in the flood"
A BRAVE RAILRoADER.
]. w. Esch, a brave railroad employe
saved sixteen lives at Nineveh. Tn
most awful elimination of the awfu
night was the roasting of one hundred c
moe persons in midhood.
ROASTED IN THE wRECKAGE.
The ruins of houses, outbuildings an
other structures were swept against tn
new railroad bridge at Johnstown, an
from an overturned stove or some sue
cause the upper part OF the wreckag
| caught fire. There were crowds of mer
women and children on the wreck
| Their screams soon added to the awft
chorus of horror. They were LITERAL
roasted in the flood. Soon after the fiji
burned itself out others were throw
against the mass. There were fifty pet
Pile in sight when the ruins parted, brok
up and swept under the bridge into tn
pitchv darkness.
THE POOR RELICS OF JoHNsTowN.
The latest news from Johnstown
that but one or two houses could be see
in town. 1t is also said only three house
remain in Cambria City.
PITIFUL STORIES.
Just before reaching the Sang Hollo,
end of the main line Of the Pennsylvani
Railroad, is signal tower, and the me
in it told stories of what they saw, s
piteous that 1 could not listen to half
| it. Here are some little odds and end
| of happenings they told me of: !
beautiful girl came down on the roof of
building which was swung in near tn
tower. She screamed to the operator
to save her, and one BRAY
fellow walked as far into the rive
as he could, and shouted to her to guild
herself into the shore with bit of plank
She was plucky girl and stood upo
her frail support. In evident obedience t
the command of the operator. she mad
two or three bold strokes and actual
stopped the course of the raft for an in
slant, then it swung out from under heI
She tried to swim ashore, but in a few
seconds she was lost in the swirlin,
1, 10 Il. l.,
quietly on her back, with he
face pallid and expressionless. Men an,
women in dozens, in pairs and singly
children, boys big and little, and we
babies were there in among the awfu
confusion. drowning, gasping, struggling
and fighting desperately for life. Tw
men on tiny raft shot by in the swiftes
part of the current. They crouched
stolidly looking at the shore, while be
tween them, dressed in white and kneel
ing with her face turned heavenward
was girl or years of age. When sh,
came opposite to where she turned
her face to the operator, sh,
was 80 close that they coult
see big tears on her cheeks and her pal
lor was as death. Helpless men on shore
shouted to her to keep up courage anC
she resumed her devout attitude and
disappeared under the trees of a project
ing point short distance below. owe
could not see her come out again." sale
the operator and that was all of it. "Dc
you see that fringe of trees?" said tht
operator, pointing to place where the
little girl had gone out Of sight. "Well
we saw scores of children swept in there
l believe that when the time comes they