The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-15
THE WRECK AT JOHNSTOWN
Rain ~Interferes with the Work. Though
Good Progress Is Made at the Bridge.
A Spirited Meeting of Citizens-AnOther Is.
innate on the Loss of Life-Gov. Beavers
Statement of the Needs of the People.

ly retarded the progress of removal of
wreckage to-day. The laborers generally
refused to take a soaking for the sake of
the dollar and a half they might lave
earned by so doing. The delay is trying to
the patience of all parties interested. 1t is
sultry and raining hard tonight, and the
fires refuse to burn. The only place that
any work was done was at the raft where
the dynamiting was continued throughout
the entire day. and a large part of the big
raft, toward the upper end, has been dis
lodged. Some of the shots fired to-day were
terrific, both in effect and noise. One
charge contained 40 pounds of the explo-
sive. The smell of burned and d%ecaying
flesh almost drove the ~dynamiters from
their work. The odor emanating from this
pile of debris is simply terrible. An effort
will be made to nave the work at the bridge
continue by night, as well as by day. and
som special inducement will probably be
presented to the men to keep them at their
work, rain or shine.
The aim of those in charge is to have
everything thoroughly s~ystemized by the
time Of Governor Beavers arrival On his
proposed tour of inspection. The o%rganiZa-
ton Is now believed to be as nearly
perfect as 1T can be made, n every de-
partmentis In control of responsible and
competent men. The necessity for a lock-
up was apparent to-day, and orders lave
been issued for the construction of a
proper building for this purpose. Several
arrests for minor ~Offenses have been made
by the police and soldiers to-day. The cul-
prlts were locked in a box car Tor safe keep
ing.
Colonel Moody. district passenger agent
for the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg, was to-day commissioned as superin-
tendent of transportation. Blank ordersfor
been prepared, and will be given to those
desiring to leave for the West. A great
many have already left the city, and others
are a~nxlOusly waiting to start.
Mr.. Fulton's declinatiOn to serve as one
of Governor Beavers commissioners for the
relief fund provoked much harsh criticism
from many of JOhnstOwn's prominent citi-
Zens to-day, some claiming that Mr.. Fulton
was not the friend of the sufferers here that
he claimed to be. Mr.. Fulton gave as his
reason for declining to serve that he will
be too much occupied in getting the Cam.
brla works In operation. A meeting of
citizens was hastily called at the Pennsyl-
afreight-hOuse. Al. MOxham presided,
and stated that lit is all-impOrtant that we
should have o representative citizen on
that commission. We do not know whether
the Governor will entertain our recon-
mendation, but l think if we would tele-
graph advising the appointment of some
one who is in sympathy with our people,
one in whom all had confidence, he would
probably comply with our suggestions"
Captain Kuhns, with suggestive tone of
voice, moved that we recommend to the
Governor that John Fulton's resignation
be accepted promptly and that we place in
nomination a man who has the confidence
and love of every man, woman and child in
the COnemaugh valley. mean Col. John
Z. Linton" Other speeches followed and
Col Linton was selected and a telegram to
that effect vas sent to the Governor.
1t was discovered tonight that several
saloons had opened for business in Cambria
City. The report reached General Hastings
that men were fighting and drinking. Or
ders were sent at once to Colonel Parchment
to notify the pr0prietOrs to close VI, at once.
In case of noncompliance, q guard viii be
placed in the rum-shOps.
Twenty-seven hundred dollars, money
raised by Pittsburg teachers for JohnstOwn
schOol-teachers, who are all out of employ
ment, and were financially ruined by the
flood, were received to-day. The fund was
placed in the care of a committee of local
teachers.
The aggregate number of bodies found
ing morgues. At N~ineveh, 1s9; in Indiana
county, 90. This was up to Wednesday
morning. The findings since that time are
fOrty-eight; ten of these were found to-day.
This makes a total Of $40. Of the bodies
O'Connel. and Mary Holoran were identi-
fed. Colonel Rodgers. who has
charge of listing the dead, says
he still thinks the aggregate
difficulty in making up his lists. Only
| Is $3.50 survivors out of q population of %, 600
have been registered.
General Hastings tonight appointed a
committee to take charge of the lumber
places. The committee determined to give
| the lumber out in the order in which appli-
cations are filed. Twenty carloads are
knows to be en- route, and others will fol-
! low soon.
Gov. Beaver Says Lumber Is Badly Needed.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June ~14.-Governor
Beaver has received an official report from
the State Board of Health, in which the
district at the railroad bridge over the Con-
emaugh river at Johnstown to the mouth of
Stony Creek river, is declared q nuisance.
The Governor now has the legal machinery
and the fund to apply. it, and the work will
be pushed without delay. This afternoon
the Governor issued a proclamation. of
which the following is an abstract:
To the Public-Supplies are furnished in
abundance and will continue to be so furnished
world over, no one has lacked or will lack IL he
makes mai s,s his wants Van known food, clothing
vidual sufferers for the purpose of
starting men in business might be questioned.
particularly If that business should prove remun-
erative hereafter. There can be little doubt.
however, that the most useful and judicious ex-
penditure at the present moment for the entire
people of the region would he a fund which could
be used for putting up simple board shanties,
In which business might be commenced by the
courageous business men OF YOUNGSTOWN, who
have signified their intention of remaining
where they are. Credit is rendered them to any
extent by merchants in our great trading cen
tiers. What they need is simply a cover for their
goods and wares. Contributions in kind.
or specially designated for the purpose
OF building board shantles in which business can
be commenced would be a great boon. One To-
cality in the far West offered, ten DAYS aZO,
twenty-five carloads OF lumber, with the
expressed intention of doubling it.
Such gifts would be more than accept
able at this time. They can be consigned to
Gen. u. H. Hastings. Johnstown, Pa, who will
see that they will be properly distributed, If des-
ignated specially for that purpose. II persons
who have already contributed desire that their
contributions should be appropriated toward this
object, a simple intimatiOn from them as to their
wishes will be sufficient.
The Pennsylvania Track Completed.
PITTsBURG, Pa, June 14-Under the di-
rect supervision of the officers in charge of
the engineering and transportation depart
ments of the Pennsylvania lines, two armies
nave been working at the Johastown wash
ont. one from the east toward the west, ana