The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-07-10
To Be Paid at once.

i JoHNsTowN, July 6.-rhe Board of In
| quiry has made complete register of all the
property losses in the valley. The board
has divided the sufferers into six classes, &C
eording 10 their present destiIution their
prospects for recovering something fiUm the
general wreck and their wage earning capac-
| ity. Class one consists of widows with chill
dren without any means Of subsistence, up
to class six, persons who had losses, but are
not in need OF immediate assistance.
The board, as the result of its work of clas-
sifcation, will report TO Governor Beaver on
Tuesday that in class No. 1 they have plac-
ed 205 cases, to which they recommend the
payment Of 81 900 each. In class there are
23I cases, each TO receive $500. Glass ) con-
tains 372 cases, 10 each of which a payment
of $400 is recommended. The payment
Of these three classes will require $ig6 600,
and it is recommended that they be paid at
once. This to be Immediately followed by
paying 1.G9S cases in class 3, 300 each, re-
quiring an additional sum OF S690.OOO.
The recommendation of the committee
provide for the immediate disbursement OF
81, ,lsG 600 to $3.50 different families, or an
average of S322 TO each family. These $3.50
eases will include all those who are in imme-
diaie want
Glass 6 will include the heaviest losses
but they are not in immediate want and no
recommendation is made now in their cases
but they will be considered further along
DISTRIBUTING ITS OWN FUNDS.
JoHSsTowN, July l. A committe Of Grand
Army men reached here to-day with fund
amounting to nearly $4,000, which will be
distributed among the veterans OF Post 80,
who suffered loss by the food The com
mittee consists of Department Commander
Thomas ]. Stewart Assistant Adju'ant Gen.
James Mccormick. Senior Vice Department
Commander John c. Miller. Assistant
Quartermaster General H. G. Williams,
Council of Administration. Eli G. Sellers,
William Emsley, John f. Hunter, Levi
Shingle and Benjamin Meyers Upon their
arrival here they went at once to the head
quarters of the local post, in Alma Hall
One hundred and twenty y-three living
members of Post 30 have reported their
losses. and the aggregate is S254,OO0 Eleven
members of the post were drowned The
local men gave a registration OF their losses
to the committee, and it was gone over very
carefully by Commander Stewart and the
other visitors. The statement OF the suffer
ers was SO clear and 50 satisfactory that Com |
mander Stewart will tomorrow morning /
begin distribution Of the fund OF which I
his committe has charge. 1t is the aim of 4
the G. A. r. people to relieve first those /
who are most needy. The committee will (
distribute all its funds before going home.
HOUSING THE HOMELESS.
JoHSsrowS, July Six carloads of port !
able houses reached the Baltimore and Ohio
station this morning There are three houses /
in each car. They will be unloaded to-mor-
row, and promptly put together by Contrac- |
tor Hughes. About 80 of the portable houses
now here cannot be occupied yet. because I
they are without saslies. The windows were I
shipped in separate car, which has not 1
yet arrived.
There are nine carloads of lumber on the
Pennsylvania tracks for the two-story houses
to be constructed by Contractor Hughes.
Mr.. Hughes said to-day that he wanted TO
get these cars unloadcd tomorrow morning,
if possible, when he would Immediately be-
gin the erection of the houses He says he
will put up ten houses on Tuesday and ten
every day thereafter, providing there is no
delay in the arrival Of lumber.