Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-12
CORRESPONDENTS
EXPERIENCING SIMILAR FATEs 70 THE
DEMANDS or WAR.
The state to Commence the Task Of Clearing
the valley-BOdy Of a Lady Nit
sionary Found,
Try telegraph to the Dispa,ch.l


llia without sleeping accommodations OF
any Kind, and. IS on the FIRST day. are Sleep
tnc In barns, brick,kiluS. and other places
without cots or blankets. Cots have been
sent them, they are told. hut IS they are too
busy - watch the incoming trains some ono
else ccfs them. The militia have cots and
blankets. as have also the lsborers. but the
correspondents, who are doing the hardest
Mind o. work for the outside world, arc
forced 20 endure toe greatest hsrdships.
The supply Of provisions is improving
tome. and they MANAGE TO get one and some.
times two fair meas DAY. Provisions sent
90 ibis Valley do not seem as vet 70 have
feacbed The right places. number Of car
loads 81 al Kinds Of all supplies have been
cent 10 Mn.rellviile. snd As there was no
o1maro there the stun hss been mlsapplied.
promincnt citizen 81 Morrelyille said
this morning: There ~ large class OF
r,oorIe here who have not lost thing IN this
food. yet every arriving train huds them In
line ready 20 receive Their share. IL IL saie
60 say these pfople bsye secured enough
lro, isiors o. lat them six months and
r.othing enough for eve wears"
The Camhrla Iron CompAny's works and
ward show this morning The best results
Tim. isr seen ~ the hard work toward
senbance ~ wbst they once were. Each
,eusr.ment was told 70 clean up their Own
rsri " tho plSnt. and as each department II
damaged 10 about the same extent they viii
an finish about the same time and the works
will be started.
The railroad running through their yards
was first repaired, snd the wood snd iron
wrecksCe IS hauled To different parts Of the
yard. snd great piles Of wood are being burn.
Cd While The iron will be examined later.
This % the last day for the clearing away
~ The effects OF the food by The volunteer
authorities. Tomorrow the state takes hold
OF tac sfupendous work ~ restoring the
valley 10 us condition before the food, and
all work done after to-day will be under the
supervision % Adjutqnt-General Hastings.
The volunteers who have so Untirngly
worked for Toe object OF restoring order
viii have finished their Sef-imDOsed task to-
Gay, and the state will assume its proper
place m the work and do Wbst every citizen
q this Commonwealth has known for days
90 be- its dutv.
The weary and dresrv succession OF rainy
DAYS since the hood continues. and day broke
amidst adri1ZliDg rain. WITH Int a single
exception every day here since The deluee
las opened with rain; but while the rain
ls. made The work more dlsRgrecIbie, IT has
had some good results Eui for the almost
continuous rains the river would have be-
come too low and shallow % float aw the
debris that is fast hcing loosened and thrown
into The river The continued full stream
hss rendered The work Of getting The wreck
a,e away from TIE stone bridge much less
friu1us and much more speedy. Again,
tte rain has served 10 cool the air and tenn
r.- tbs RAYS % the hot sun. Had there
been continuously such weather ~ prevailed
vtsicrdsy afternoon. hot and exhau'ting, Il
90 believed pv msuy that 10 would have been
impossible 90 continue the work Of search
q
arising from the dccomposed bodies OF
Ifr-ous and animals are most offensive and
80 times slmcst OVeTpowefiug SO noticeable
hs-ttis becoHc that each gang ~ men search
'1E f0r The dead carries quantities. OF dIsiu-
fectautS, aud when body Is located the
fltlrlfy is thoroughly saturated with disin-
fec.4ui.. BY this mesns The work. which
Otherwise would DC Unbelrablc. Is less oheu-
sI,, The horror Of the situation has not
diminished, but rather grOWs. The
search FOR the dead continues. and In
Oh sections and directions bodies are
being found. Numbers Of bodies are now
coming 10 tie surface Of the waters and
those whose work has made them competent
6ud1e- saw rs many more bodies a. have been
Found are lEing somewhere. IN many un-
INpectcd pisces bodies are hourly bei1g
Round. and where this will end no human
mind can guess. AT O'Clock the mODOtO-
nou. work began and az the day advanced
the sun came out and the morning hours
Gre bot aud mugcy.
The drcs tbat had been kindled among the
Cimhsr near the stone bridge were Qucnched
by thc rain, sud the valley was filed with
sfeamy aud ill smelling VppOrs. An exodus
SET iu here TO-DAY. which before the daY
closes viii have reduced the number of men
now mere by many burd red,. 1 Ie willing
and hsru'wOfkIug volunteer lab0Ters began
10 leave esTly this morning. and the train
i-aviug here al s A. NJ. took away over 400.
rlI, is merely the beginning Of the great
outpourug that Will set IN tomorrow. and
nan, are leaving to-day in order Ia avoid
zoe rush to-morrOw. Among those VINO left
fbs uorping were 1872 laoorcrs from
in, Hartman steel Company, at Beaver
Tails. They said they would no,
BaIg for $3.50 a day. 1t il the general
opinion hege that General Hastings hts
made 8 mistake IN offering les, 90 the men
chen paid IL present (p2 and that the result
atpte temporary ccSs1t'ou Of work. one
10 tlr nrst thior- O. br done oy General
uasiiur- will be y discharge so policemen
G1r Going duty here. In This connection
it,f- B. likely 10 be much grumoliDg and
fs.tts.k. 10 hss been decided they should
rr Ye PAID our q the relief fund. hut tast
tts ...aty wuosc sheriu deputIed them
s...3 pas Tor tAeir services. Some persons
joel. .nr tlolb.c from tli. source, Uut the
..f.rn' opinion Is mat the question will no
a...s1.t settled. All tue mcu employed by
E..t. g. Flynn wilt be paid oil to-day and
ct...r.e ~ aud transportation furnished for
a. rery KS 90 not wish % work for the
ra'. 100 per dag. number OF men
w f-usin, but the great msioriy VIII
.r.,e.
8 ur1iher o. proprlctors OF stores ere
B. 10 lrstnrge 10
trtcr and oycn up. Already Euumber have
cone 90 sud toIs hss done much 90 encourage
others. more cheerful aud hopeful feel
iug prevails and IS daily Increasing. work
H.i over The valley is being pushed With Niror
ss DE- tle present force were trying 20 show
.fF much thev could 90. The channel OF
d.. river above tHe stone bridge T. hciuGf1st
.,nai our, ana while comparatively little !
impression has been made on the great mass
.f debris relc the bridge toe results along /
lltrl1nrci are VERY marked.
Illty-eilht bodies were recovered to- |
CIV, a.l 90 tacm being In on advanced state /
e le-omp0Hton.
ibis afternoon the body % Miss G. a. |
t.rmsu. foreign missionary from New /
Orleans, Who was on TIE day express when /
OIL, HoOd swept u from he track. was found. |
Da beer person was found dialt iOr $50, /
valuable cold watch small amount OF /
money. ana some icweiry. The body was !
ruhtmed and held 10 await the order OF /
trends
Ibt health bulletin issued to-day Is, with |
a l.w mod lcauOns, a repetition OF yester-
DAVIS. There we're no rev cases admitted /
90 he hc-pitsls, and ali patients are reported |
a. conyslescent. There are no contagious /
diseases, except the TWO cases Of diphthefia /
already reported.
Ager to-day all 'he compulsory depart, l
meuis will be Ia charge Of Colonel j. l.. |
-rangler, assistant OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, |
wrh three sssls,ants-Licutenant Beam, |
United states army, and Quartermasiers /
Blown aud Aloree. OF the Pennsylvania |
National Guard. There Will bs two post |
commis.arcs and eleven district cOmmissa.
yies, each 90 charge OF commissioned oil. !
Ger, assisted by two sergeanis. Their duty |
aiI Boz 90 Ind out ell the needy, aud |
make list Of item, and make re- /
qIi..lon on the Quartermsster'Genersl for |
provisions aud distribute The same as last ~
possible. It's The Intention 10 gradually In I
li..s. inc citizens 10 take hold. and as soon Gs /