Smyrna times., 1889-06-19
The COnemaugh Disaster.
OLE TIE Loss OF LIFE.

Lu6 OVACAAdu3A
rsr1NrATFs OF THE Loss OF LIFE.
The general opinion among, wenIe
posted people there is that the loss u u
life will be between 1000 and 4OOO; "
was generally given out that JOINS
town and bOrOughs adjoining n@u
population Of 50, 900 people, but TINS 10
n very high estimate, and cohserN"
tive people put the population between
25 600 and $4,000. Colonel hoSoiS'
who has charge of the reglstraUiCI,
states that from all he can learn un9
population only amounted TO nVO0O o0oN
25 600. and this accounts 1or AO'ooO
people supposed to be lost. Inc 6oo Ie
Dorts sent out to the effect thaC 10y
to $4,000 were missing, were oaSou l
upon the suppOsitiOn that there VIZ
80 900 inhabitants in these oorousn''
STARTING ANEW IN BUSINESS.
The people are making heroic efforts
| tn cIean out their houses to hG Ihelh
for habitation. Neighbors have com
bined to help one another TO reset
| houses on their foundations and 10 re,
move the accumulation of drltC ana
rubbish which bars entrance 10 Iheir
doors. The sewer pipes are all aWry,
and the cellars are full OF water.
There is need for engines to pump Out
the water as early as possible. Sy-
pbOning has been tried but with no
! success as the cellars are much lower
than the ground.
The first decisive step toward put
ting Johnstown's business men On their
feet again was when about 200 mer
chants who had survived the food,
many of them without a dollar, met
Adiutant General Hastings and were
assured that they would be re-estab-
lished in business on long credit. Both
PittsDurg and Philadelphia whole
salers have offered JOhnstOwn mer-
chants this business courtesy.
, CONTRIBUTIONS.
Contributions specially designated
for the purpose Of building board shan
ties would be a great boon to the
entire community.
JohnstoWn will be rebuilt, but before
b. that is done legal steps will be takeI
/ to consolidate the several Independent
p boroughs and incorporate the whole a
a city. Until this is done permanen
= rebuilding cannot 20 on. The bes
y charity is that which enables people t
y help themselves.
q One firm in the far West has oflere
il twenty-five carloads of lumber an
y more to follow. Such gifts would b
c more than acceptable at this time.
IA THE RELIGIOUS SERVICES WELL
i ATTENDED.
T, Sunday, quiet reigned, and instea
h of the booming of dynamite the SCUM
ID | Of sacred hymns was heard. In tt
ip few churches remaining, services wei
re held, but the largest meetings Of Il
re day took place in the open air. tt
weather was fair, and the men SCENE
lie glad of an opportunity to turn fro
ur hard work to religion. They gathere
be about the rough pulpits by the hun
at dreds, and the blue coats of the mi
he itia were freely distributed among Il
re Jeans. Six denominations were repr
re sented by the clergymen who condu
lg ted the services.
ne THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
The weather for the past week "
unfavorable for small grains in MINI
sofa and Dakota, owing to the SIN
|
Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas, {
et. crop conditions were improved by [
ith weather Of the present week. Corn
reported as growing rapidly, but
80, some sections Of Illinois too much =,
.,,' is reported. Wheat harvest -
tbo progress in Central Kansas, and "
commence in Illinois this week.
short crop OF timothy and clover
'se now being cut in Iowa. In Ohio,
snSs diana and Michigan, all crops ha
Vi improved, but excessive rains int
rupted cultivation and harvest Wo
ver Crops were generally retarded in X
yer lucky and Tennessee owing to he,
ord daily rains and little sunshine.
ent some sections Of these States wheat
,eat been damaged by insects and iuju
had by excessive rains, although corn {
ton and tobacco are reported as gr
lsed ing well, but dry weather is needed
mill | cultivation. Reports from North {
1t | Olina, South Carolina, Alabama
4 it. Louisiana, indicate that the wea,
orm was favorable for all crops, VIII
The show decided Improvement since
recent rains, In Mississippi and TC
nj the rainfall was excessive and c.
ond have been more or less injured in s.
stinG sections, especially in Texas, wi
ninS the weather has been too cool for
bav- ton. The excessive rains which !
the occurred over the greater porto
oove the Middle States and New ELg
have been attended by weather &C
.tions whiJh have generally impr,
all crops, although farm work and
'"'S' tivation was interrupted. In
England all crops, including corn,
etter proved and are growing rapidly.
len" Connecticut the weather has beer
you pecially favorable for the tobacco
gV Of which is ren0rtgd in fine condition