The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-15
THE WORK STOPPED.


Rain Interferos With THO Laborers ut
Johnstown-Mud hsdruEgIOd Sufferers.
JoHSsrowN, Pa, June 14.-The rain
is pouring down this morning and has
etfeCtually stopped work Of all kinds, in
this stricken city where work should go
ahead as rapidly as possible, Even the
soldiers have sought tho shelter OF their
tents and the newspaper correspondents
missed this morning with considerable
relief tho familiar "have you a pass 2"
from the guards at the different places.
The wreCkage at the stone bridge which
was fired last night, has been dampenea
considerably and unless the rain stops
soon, that invaluable work will also
come To a standstill.
The crowds around the Commissaries
which seem 10 increase with each day
are a mud.bedraggled set. The entrance
to each station 10 very narrow, yet into
them the women and children each with
a capacious basket crowd like sheep into
pen. The line Is a long one, and
those who are so unluCky as TO have ar
rived after 0 or Z o'clock have been
standing unprotected and In some in.
stances half Glad in tho pouring rain.
These baskets are generally we'll filed,
yet on leaving the commissarles COM
plants are heard on all sides OF mo but
ter nor anything fresh, after two weeks"
ETC., etc.
TIE RAIN BLESSING.
In one way the rain to,day Is regarded
as a blessing, as the terrible steady
stencil from the burning flesh, which
was almost unbcarable last night, is
scarcely noticeable. General Hastings
was out carly as usual this morning, and
was kept exceedingly busy. Telegrams
are flooding into him from all parts oi
the country from contractors who want
a chance at the work Of clearing away
the debris. In an interview this morn.
Ing lie said: ave have now about all
the workmen We need, aud if.itwas not
for the rain this morning wo would have
al least $500 men at work. OF course
this weather will knock out every.
thing while II continues. We now
have tho work systetnatiGed and don't
Anticipate any further trouble. 1t Il
impossible 10 tell Yhen the work will
bo finished. A vast amount hes already
been done, yet II is hardly noticeable,
The DRIFT at the stone bridge is gradually
being cleared. Dynamite is the only
thing that has any effect upon II. To.
day 100 cartridges arc being put In at I
charge, and the noise from the exnloBlot
can be heard Tor miles. EhVinoei
Phillips, who Ia 10 charge Of this work
expects 10 have II finished by Sunday
A number Of lumbefmen from Til
Clarion region were engaged clearing tht
wreCkage with their hooks last nigh
and this morning, and their work was 8,
effective that another detachment la
been BOflt for. Engineer Phillips say
they are doing everything Ia tholfpuwe
10 get out whatever bodies are IN th
wreck, but II 10 almost impossible 10 ge
o. them.
TO pENoLiSii pSsAFE BUILDINGS.
II has been decided 10 tear down a
unsafe buildings In tho town and bur
the wreCkage. This will be done 4
soon O. the Philadelphia Gro engines Al
on hand 10 protect tho property that
safe. A house 10 house pahyas5 will b
lnAuguraled tomorrow 10 secure az fiet
aB possible an accurate list Of the llyln
! and dead for the State officials, I'll
system Of registration attempted q wee
ago was not effective.
Only ono body, thgt oi q female bab.
about ok weeks old, was recovered d
. 10 noon. II was badly doComposed An
buried without Identification, A pOcj