Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-13
A CHANGE IS MADE,
Col. Spangler Will Establish
His Headquarters Here.
A HEAVY COMMISSARIAT.
Twenty Thousand RatiOns Are Is
sued Daily at JOhnstOwn.
AC0NFERENCE TO BE HELD TODAY
The Local Relief Committee Will Act
Through the Colonel.
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A CONFERENCE TO BE HELD TODAY
GREAT LOTS OF DISINFECrANTS

Colonel ]. L Spangler, Chief of the Commits
sary Department on the Governors staff. ar
rived in Pittsburg at a late hour last night
Colonel Spangler came here for the purpose o.
holding conference with the members of thu
Citizens Relief Committee.
He was accompanied by Colonel Hill and ont
OF two other military men.
In speaking of his visit to DISPATCH repor
ter Colonel Spangler said that he came here
solely for the purpose of having a conference
with the members of the Citizens Committed
as TO the provisions that should be sent them
Colonel Spangler is known throughout the
State as one of the foremost men in military
circles, and being veteran among the mem
bers of the citizens militia, his opinion is gen
orally highly priced. He said in answer to
questions:
Has Done All He Could.
81 have seen good deal, but never in my
life have seen anything like Johnstown, 1 can
not describe it to you such thing would be
impossible. went there after General Hast.
ings, and we have done all we could to get
order out of chaos, as you might saw. 1t has
been an effort that most men would not under
take. But my men have worked faithfully
and have done well. You ran readily see where
our greatest trouble arose. 1t came from the
people who were supposed to be friends" 81
Spangler, ito get the thing Strengthened. /
have divided my work up into II commissary
districts, and have II men hard at work as COM
missary agents. We have taken a census of
every one in the valley, and we
Are Now Supplying
about 10000 rations daily. The way have had
fixed is really good, and will without doubt
come out all right. What want is TO have all
my rations sent to Johnstown five DAYS ahead.
really need it If anything should happen by
which 1 should slip up on the food for day 1
would be placed in an awfully bad predicament
/ have everything fairly well arranged. I'm
posters can't get in. There are none. Every
body is without food. and money is not of the
slightest object You cannot spend it There
is no place to spend. Every one who comes to
me for a days rations must present ticket
showing who they are and all about them. By
this means l have prevented considerable
fraud. / shall have an understanding tonight,
and shall leave on the first train back to Johns
town tomorrow.
The conference between Colonel Spangler
and the committee will not take place until to-
day, as he arrived too late last night to meet
the gentlemen at the Chamber OF Commerce.
Dull at the Headquarters.
The Citizens Relief Committee at the Cham
Der of Commerce were yesterday in state of
innocuous desuetude. But little business was
transacted outside Of granting passes to proper
ly vouched for applicants. During the day
Chairman McCreery received a letter from
Thos. R. Mum & Co., the principal manufact-
urers Of Mill Hall. The letter is as fallows:
MILL HALL, June Z, 1859
To Citizens Relief Committee:
Outside of the Johnstown district our little town
has suffered greater proDortionate loss than any
other we have vet heard from. Fifty-seven fami-
lies who have TO work hard for living have lost
pbout all by the late floods. They are all now well
ared for as far as provisions and clothing are
concerned. but they are unable to place their
ZONES, or what is left of them, in fit condition
% live in. All their outbuildings have been swept
away, gardens destroyed, furniture ruined and
much Of their stock lost. The town is filled with
iebris from the valleys above.
Many dead animals are in our streets and alleys.
Our bridges are all gone, and, as we have no
moneyed men here, it is simply impossible to get
healthy condition without outside help. If you
can send us some money our people will be very
grateful, and will see that it is properly dis
tributed. Our loss is the heaviest Of any in this
section and we are badly of that we can't help
our poor TO any extent.
Yours respectfully.
THos. r. MANN & Co.
The letter was referred to committee and
the petition will be properly inquired into.
The PittsburGers Coming Home.
The majority of the Relief Committee are
expected home to-day. Governor Beaver will
take charge and General Hastings will really
be at the head of Johnstown's municipal gov
eminent for a while The Citizens Committee
do not expect or anticipate any clash between
the committee and the Governor, vet
they hold themselves in readiness to
meet any such disagreeable state of affairs.
A member Of the committee said yesterday,
that they were working for the Johnstown
people, and not for the Governor, and the
latter in taking charge of affairs, did not
interfere with them any, they would simply re-
lnQulsh any hold they might have had on
Johnstown, and come back to this city, leaving
Thn( 1pxrur in rn1 Thn
bers of the committee however. will continue
as they have been doing, and will take charge
of all funds or donations that may be sent to
them for the relief of the sufferers.
At the Duquesne Depot,
The ladies' branch of Relief Committee are
doing a noble work. Yesterday about 20 young
women were at the Duquesne station, working
like beavers (not the Governor), sorting out
clothing and shoes for men, women and chill
dren. Several large cases were filled and sent
away, and they expect to have a carload of
stuff ready for Johnstown this morning.
During the day Assistant Commissary Gen.
eral Spangler sent the following telegram to
the Relief Committee:
t'Please shin at once 100 900 mounds fresh bread
% 900 pounds to be shipped each day for five days
of which u, Ooc pounds by PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
and 10 coo by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Also
send s 600 quart-cans tomatoes, half via b. & o.
and half via p. X. r.: 600 quart-cans Of corn, 10
barrels of vinegar 200 boxes Of pepper, 20 bushels
OF onions lO0 cheeses Inc emergency Is very
great, and unless shipments begin to-day there
will be famine in this entire valley
This order was at once attended to, and the
first shipment was made at P. NJ.
Mr.. ]. B. Scott also sent a telegram saying
that after the men at Johnstown had been paid
the embargo would be raised, and then the
railroads could take into Johnstown all the
people who wanted to go.
WANT HIM AT HOME.