Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-11
BURNING THE DEBRIS. The Mass of WrcCkage at the Bridge
 Fired at Last. THE FIRST BANK OPENED. More Survivors Lose Their Reason
 from Trouble.
SAVED ONES HUNGRY.
vivors, Now Chartered at New Flor tion-The Wait of the Governor Board Has No Fear of an Epide mic. The Fishing Club to Build Q Home for the Orphans.

JoHNsTowN, Pa., Juno 1.-The great est menace to the living at Johnstown Is the groat drift above the stone bridge. It Ia more difficult to clear away, fuller of animal matter, harder to approach and more dangerous to those who have to use river water than any part of the ruins. Although at first there was natural sentiment against the burning of this mass, which led to the eXtinguishment of the fire here by the Pittsburg tiremcn, thore has been steady change of opin- ion.
 The chances In the event of the finding of body In the drift are decidedly against It's identification, and this is also an argument in favor of the cremation of the whole. The plan Is to dry up the part of the river bed where the wreckage is and then soak it with oil and fire it. Now that the river Is rapidly lowering this plan is entirely feasible.
 The work of removing the debris was continued yesterday with a larger force of men, there being now about 500 men at work, but still the progress is very slow The men are scattered all along the shore and the debris is being burned. Another large force of men arrived at no,n yesterday armed with axes and We're at once set to work.
 Tho visit of Governor Beaver has done l much to reassure the public In all l nearly forty bodies were recovered yes- I tcrlay. Only few of those could be l recognizeu. Pneumonia and diphtheria are reported at all the valley towns, but as vet there Is not much fear of q general l epidemic.
 | The debris of the raft on tho eastern side, near the bridge, was fired last light. This means that a number of bodies must be burned. The fire is burning slowly, aud no authority Is given for the measure. Gen. Hastings didn't care to talk of it.
 Sixty of the unidentified dead were buried yesterday. One lady whose body was removed from the wreck In Main street was clad in costly apparel. Her diamonds and gold necklace are at the morgue, but no one could recognize them.
 The remains of Miss Blanch Hornish, of Dayton, O., have been taken from the debris at the Pennsylvania railroad
 fridge. She was passenger en the day express. She was identified by gold
 watch bearing her name.
 Though there are many patients under the doctors care the actual number of
 contagious cases ia very small, and un- less the weather becomes suddenly very
 hot lit is thought there will be no cause for serious alarm. Supplies are coming
 In in good quantity and are being dis
 tributed as usual. Clothing, and espec- l ially shoes are much needed.
 The presence of the governor occupied
 so much of Gen. Hastings time and the
 state board of health was so occupied with other matters that the promised force of 1000 men was not put to work on the viaduct jam and the force was ; only increased by 100 or 200 men and the use of dynamite was deferred l .The heavy rain, which began to fall ct
 an early hour yesterday promises arise ir
 the Conemaugh, which had fallen toe low to float logs 400 feet above the via
 duct. The rain, however, does not
 facilitate the work of the small force now at work on the debris. Their move ments are sluggish the extreme, Yesterday a stationary engine which
 had been anchored on a flat ear on the
 viaduct was set to work to drag the
 smaller logs out of the drift by means O. long rope. It helped clear consider able space, but unless the rain soon in creases the svolume of water in th' | c{r Hif1ionltv in pan1yinu tn,
 debris will be increased tenfold. Tw,
 thousand pounds more of dynamite cam,
 in yesterday.
 . Governor Beaver has devised a plan by which the flood sufferers can be relieved
 by the state without calling special ses | sion of the legislature. There are sink . l ing funds of the state amounting to abou
 g, 5UO, 900 which cannot be invested t. the advantage of the state. o 3 this it Is proposed to use S1,OOO,OO in relieving the destitute people o
 Johnstown, Willlamsport, Lock Have and other places needing aid. The mone
 will be deposited in a responsible ban
 on ample security and the bank will the
 loan it to the state under similar cond 1 tions Bonds will be given in $50, ,OO
 each by 200 men. This roundabout wa
 Is necessary to keep within the law.
 The First National bank has opened Il
 for business. Much trouble has bee V occasioned by the inability to get mono < here, all having to bring it in packages e. Tho story published yesterday to tn ,s effect that tho citizens of Woodvaie ar a living on horse flesh cut from the dea d carcases lying along the shores of tn IS Conemaugh rivor, hs created q perfee e furor of indignation among tho peopl 5. throughout the valley. The statement
 positively denied.