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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14
"A Hero's RIDE to Death.

A nameless Paul Revere lies some.
where among The unknown dead.
Mounted on a big bay horse. he came
dashing down the pike, which passes
through Conemaugh 70 Johnslown,
shouting bis portenlous warning:
Run for your lives t. the hills |!
Run to the hiisl'
The people crowded ont Of their
houses along the thickly settled
streets, awe-struck and wondering.
Nobody knew the man, and some
thought he was a maniac, aud laugh.
ed.
Ga ct deadly pace he rode. and
shrilly rarg out his awful cry. In a
few moments, however. there came a
flow Of ruin down the broad streets,
down tho narrow alleys. forty feet
high, some say. Thirty, acc riding to
others, was this sea, and it travelled
with terribl, swiftness.
On and on raced the rider, and on
rushed the wave. Dozens OF people
took heed of the warming. AMI ran up
TO the hills. Pyor, faithful rider, il
was an unequal contest. JUS as he
turned across the railroad bridge the
mighty wave fell upon him. and ri
der, horse and bridge wen: out iuto
chaos ,ogether, md the hero persisted.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14
The City of YOUNGSTOWN.

Johnstown. until overtaken by tue
disaster Of June 2. was oHe OF
tue nos, fit urishiDg and prosperous
manufacturing towns in the United
States. IL had population of over
5000 in 1880, ard has grown rapid
~ since. Probably the number CT
inhabitants last week was twice as
large. 1t has not been incorporated
as a city, but is still governed under
a borough charter. Including its
populous suburbs, which are really
mart of the town, several Of them be,
ing separated from IL only by imag-
inary lines, Johnslown lad nearly, if
not quite IS 900 inhabitants.
Its site is picturesque and beauti-
fu.-in fact, the natural scenery OF
the entire county (Blsir) is perhaps
unsurpassed by any in the State.
The Copemaugh vale y, at Johnstown,
is only few hundred feet in width,
the mountains extending close up TO
the river. The ne:ghboring bors
ounhs, Conemaugh, MilIyale, Camb
ria. Prospect, East Coremsugh,
franklin, Coopersdale and Woodalo,
are all growing places. JohDs'own
proper is situated at tho confluence
of Conemsugh River and Stony
Creek, a por ton Of the city lying on
the west side Of the latter stream.
It's location is tie site Of Kicken-
npawiing's Indian town, where the
whites began 10 settle nearly 100
wears ago. The town was we'll pavs
ed had electric lights, street cars
and fine system VI water works.
II contained mony handsome bust.
ness blocks and private residences.
IL was particularly noted for the
number and excellence OF its church-
ca, nearly dozen different denomi-
nations being represented, and many
Of them having very fine and costly
odIiCes.
For many years the town was the
connecting point between railroad
and canal transportation. "a far
back as 1881 the Portage Railroad
assembled the eastern slope Of tho
Allcgany mountains by five inclined
planes, up which car were drawn by
stationary engines, end descending
the western slope IN the same way,
connected at Johnstown with the
main line Of Pennsy lyania improve
ooents. Rhis great achievement as
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14
The Coroner's Jury.

The ooroner's jury Thursday pro-
Gee led TO the South Fork and inves'i.
gated the cause of the breai,agc Of the
reservoir dam. Witnesses testified
that slight leaks had appeared in the
dam several times In past years, but
had each time been clumsily repaired
with sticks, straw and rubbish. The
jury on Friday returned a verdict
that the Piltsburg Fishing Club, lha,
owned the reservoir, was guilty of
gross negligence. Many suits for
damages against this millionaire club
will doubtless follow.
The dam that held the lake was
nothing but pile Of earth. There
was 70 masonry about it.
The people Of Youngstown had been
so often warned Of danger from the
lake, that on the fatal Friday they
yelled Rats = and 'Chestnuts L at tue
men who told them the dam had Civ.
en- way.
Jay Gould gave $4,000 toward
the fund started in New York for the
destitute people of Johns,owD.
The loss OF life in the Johns,own
disaster is now estimated at from
10000 10 10000. Thousands of bod
les are stiil buried under the great
piles of debris that line the banks of
tue Conemaugh for miles, and the
work of ex,ricating corpses from the
wrecks of houses and driftwood goes
slowly on. Provisions, clothing AMI
tents have b en- shipped to Johnstown
in large quantities, and the destitute
are we'll cared for. There is now no
great fear Of an epidemic of pncu.
monia along the polluted streams.
Tho subsc,ip' for the relief of The
food sufferers to date aggregate
about S2,00O,000. Tho only way to
tell how many persons were lost, vas
to take a census Of those who escnp-
ed. This was DONE and so far about
$4,000 survivors have registered.
Hundreds OF b odies will never be
recovered.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14
IIow's This (!

We o.er Ore HUNDRED Dollars rev ard for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
taking Hairs Catarrh Cure.
r. j Cheney Co., Proprietors, Toledo,
Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known r. ].
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business irans-
actions, and financially able 10 carry out
any obligations made by their firm.
West b Tfuax, Wholesale Druggists, To.
ieoo Ohio.
Wnlding. KinDsn & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo Ohio.
4. n Van Boesen, Cashier, Toledo Ma
tional Bank, Toledo. Ohio.
Halrs CstArrh Cure lie taken internally,
acting directly UPON the blood and mucu
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
free Price rs cents per bottle. Sold by
lsl Druggists.
June I I mo,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14

A dispatch from Harper's Ferry,
this State, Of the 9Th inst, says (.
The damage TO the town and raj
road by the flood is very serious.
The water was four feet above the
track on Harper's Ferry bridge, high.
er than ever known. Tho t,stle
work was completely carried AWAY
from the Government bridge u the
railroad bridge, distance Of half a
milcJ and the force Of tue water and
drift was so great that one or two Of
the stone piers are twisted, and The
pulp mill is BADLY damaged besides
losing much timber and pulp, and the
mill on the Shenandoah is also badly
damaged. The loss to both mills is
estimated at $4,000. Many houses
are injured, foundations damaged
and carried away between Patterson
creek aud Hancock. The damage TO
the growing crops, orchards, barns,
dwellings and outhouses Is enormous.
The water in many places, noticeably
between Great Capon and Cherry
Run, was from ten to twenty feet on
the tracks. Houses, railroad stations
and other property were carried away
bodily. Most OF tho water station ct
the big bend, on tho north track, ia
completely washed away, in many
places.
The seething mass Of water here on
Sunday night and Monday must have
been something awful Residents
say that heretofore they bad to
contend with only one river over
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14

Hon. A. Il. White, OF the Parkers.
burg State Journal. has been appoint
ed collector ofiuternal revenue for
this State.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14
To the Medical Profession.

The following has been received
from the Census Bureau:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. \
CENSUS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON. ID. e.. Nav l, 1880
10 the Medical Profe.sicn.
The various medical associations
and the medical profession will be
glad TO learn that DR.. j. s. Billings.
Surgeon q. s. Army. has con sented
10 take charge Of the Report on the
Nor atty and Vital Statistics Of the
United States as returned by the f..
leventh Censua.
AS the Unit d States has no sys,
tenn Of registration of vital statistics,
such as i, relied upon by other civil
lzed nations for the purpose OF ascer.
tanning the actual movement of pop
ulation our census affords the only
opportunity Of obtaining near on ap.
proximate estimate of the birth and
death rates of much the larger part
OF the country. which is entirely un-
provided with any satisfactory sys.
tenn of State and municipal regis,ra.
ton.
In view OF this. the Census Officer
during the month OF May this ear,
will issue to the medicsl profession
throughout the country Physicians
registers for the purpose Of obtsin-
ing more eccura'e returns Of death
than it is possible for the enumera-
tors 20 make. [. is earnestly hored
that physicians IN almost every part
oil the country will heartily cooper.
a'e with the Census Once in this
Important work. The record should
be kept from June 1, 1889, to Nav
81, 1890. Nearly &c 900 of these
registration books We're Glled ND and
returned to the office ia 1890. AMI
nearly oil of them were used for sta.
tistical purposes. 1t is hoped tina,
double this number will be obtained
for tue Eleventh Census.
Ply sicians not rcceiying Registers
can obtain them by sending their
names and addresses to the Cepsns
Office, and, with the Registers, an off.
cial envelope which requires no stamp
VIII be provided for Their return TO
Washington.
II all the medical and surgical
practitioners throughout The country
will lend their aid. the mortality and
vital statistics Of the Eleventh Cen
sus will be more comprehensive end
complete than they have ever been.
Every physician should take a pers,.
nal phi lie In having this repo't as full
and accurate as il is possible 10 make
it.
IL is hereby promised tina. all In,
formation obtained through this
source shall be held strictly confden-
tial.
ROBERT p. PORTER,
Superintendent of Census.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14

flowing its banks, 30 that little dam /.
age comparatively WAS done. This
time both rivers came cut tor ethe r
and only those present can have any
conception OF the force OF tho rush
Ing waters or the terrible grandeur
OF the scene. The county bridge a.
cross the Shenandoah is gone, also
one OF the piers. The flooring on the
railroad bridge 10 torn up and the
lighter iron braces that were under
water bent. Fit h&d not been Tor
the eleven engines stationed on the
structure 10 weigh 1t down IL would
have gone sure. Telegrsphic Appeals
for aid were sen. out Thursday.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14

/. was then considered, was supersa.
ded Iaiesby the Pennsyivahis Rail-
road, winch enters the county or
Cambria through the Ga.litz.n tun.
nei and leaves it at the borders of
WestmoyelaDd and Indiana countie ..
Johnstown is also the terminus ofthe
Cambria add Somerset branch of the
Baltimore and Chic Railroad, run.
ming from lockwood on the Cumber-
land division To Johnstown.
The greatest iron AMI steel mann
featuring COMPANY IN che United
Statcs-the Cambria Iron Company
- hasdts works in johnston n. In
their numerous bias, furnaces, their
Bessemer Steel works, rolling mills
and mines they employ thousands Of
men. 'The'5ohnstown works are of
vast extent. covering over sixty
acres, with network OF railroad
tracks nearly forty miles in total
length. TIE annual products of the
works runs into The millions. and
half the population of Johnsiown ia
dependent. directly or indirectly, on
the works.
The Gau,ier Steel Works, a. the
uppcrpar Of the town, and under
the management Of the Cambria Iron
Company, are among the most ex :
tensivc and best known in the coun-
Try. The Johnstown street railway
mill, manufacturing steel rails for
street railroads. is situated in one oil
the now suburbs and is one Of the i'm
portant Industrial establishments OF
the valley.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14
DisarmiDg an Unseen Foe.

This was sometimes paradox" as Ham
Jet says. Since. however, TIE people Of.
America and other lands have been enabled
TO pit Hosietter's Stomach Bitiers against
That unseen foe, malaria, Il is no 10 re! a
paradox, but an easy possibility Wher.
ever malaria evolves its misty venom 10
poison the air, and decayirg unwhoesome
vegetation impregnates The water, there, in
tho very stronghold Of miasmsi is the auril.
larry potent TO disarm tic foe and assure
Efficient protection. Fever and ague. bHis
Gus rtmittent, dumb ague and ague cake. no
matter how ienaciously they have fastened
thcr clutch on the e. stem, are fFst forced TO
relax their grasp and eventually to abandon
" altogether. Bot II is lie preventive force
that should chiefly recommend the Bitters 10
persons dive ling in malaria-cursed local..
ties, for IL is IA certain bucklcr Of deferce
against which the enemy is powerless. Cures.
likewise dyspepsia, rheumalism, kidney aud
bilious ailments.
June 7, mo,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14
TUE JoRNsTOwN HORROR.
The Fishing Club Knew the
Dauge...

li0C0 hcavCnBl Is lt"60 that tie
dam has broken2' exclsimed James
v. Long, a millionaire of Pittsburg.
Pa, president of the South Fork
Fishing Club, when told that the
lake above -Johnstown had burst It's
banks and reaped a terrible harvest
OF death in the valley below. No
wonder he was alarmed !. for tue en-
tire population of that valley lad for
years been in constant dread Of
horrible death, which fifteen thousand
OF them had finally met, from the
giving way of the dam OF the pretty
lake that afforded him and bis broth.
er.clubmen a fine fishingsground and
delightful retres. during the hot
months Of summer.
We'll continued Mr.. Long, 'it is
/. not unexpected to me, nor to many
members Of the South Fork Fishing
Club. 1t has always been a sword
of Damocles, not only TO the members
Of the club, but to Others. The peo-
PIE OF Johnstown have always feared
sit. Time and again the dam has
been examined, and every time it
was pronounced safe; but no one
knew when it would break
Dir. Long is State Commissioned of
Fisheries, and is member of and for
years was Secretary Of the Western
Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Associa,
ton. TWAS from the latter orgsni-
eaton that the South Fork Fishing
Club sprang. All the original mem.
bers of the fishing club, aud nearly
every one who is member now, be-
longs to the Sportsmen's Association.
When the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company bought the old canal and
constructed along its line the great
highway of rails, the reservoir was
no longer needed. The many ages
OF land which formed the bottom OF
the lake had originally been mead
ow,, and when the lake was no long
or needed the meadows reappeareti
as the water was drained OIL from the
bottom.
The property was bought by inc
South Fork Fishing Club from SIR.
Reilly. The exact price paid none Of
the members of the club seem TO
know. The club was composed OF
100 members, the shares being plac,
ed OF $500 each, and each member
being required to own at least two
shares.
Nearly $4,000 was expended in
putting the dam in thorough repair,
in addition to money spent in other
improvements. Then arrangements
were made for The erection of hotels
end cottages. The following are the
members Of the club who at prescn.
own cottages by the lake: D. w. c..
BiddIe, NJ. K. Moorehead, p. g.
Knox, j. II. Lippincott, James w.
Brown, Louis Irwin, Charles j.
Clarke, nj. b. Suydem, j. j. Law
renee, Mrs. G, {. Hussey, Calvin
Wells, DR.. Rankin, VIM. Mullins, c.
b. Shea, Joseph Horne, Walter Nc
Clintock. The members of the club
are the wea!thiest and most fashiona.
bile of Pittsburg and other Penny Iva.
MIA cities, many Of them being mil
lionaires. None of them were vic.
Tins of the flood.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14
The Gubernatorial Contest.

The legislative committee on Mon.
day OF last week passed on 81 votes
IN Ohio county challenged by Gcner.
al Gof. with the result that one was
thrown out. It was that OF j. ].
Pop. The evidence va, that Pope
had told some parties after voting
tha! his home was 10 North Carolina.
Chairman Kee voted with the repub-
leans on this case.
Three democratic and three repub.
lican votes in Ohio county were
thrown out on Tuesday.
The committee finished Ohio coun
~ on Wednesday, the result being q
net gsiu OF three votes for Fleming.
The committee on Thursday deci.
ded to adjourn from Charleston to
Grafton to complete the count.
In canvassing the vote of Rand.
olph county Friday, Golf gained five
votes.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14

Blind Tom, the celebrated negro
pianist, Is reported to have been lost
in The Johnsiown food.
Ex'Speaker Randall is looked upon
as the leader Of the democrats in The
House Of Representative next win
ter; his health is much improved.
l.. j. Cole, genera ticket agent Of
the i. 4 O, Railroad, died az bis
home in Baltimore Friday.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14

DIR. S. II. Moore, who was Surgeon
General of the Confederate States.
died in Richmond, Va. last week, of
congestion of the IUngs.
Onc little baby foaied down on the
bosom Of tho Conemaugh food and
was rescued from his cradle. a spe-
cial interest will attach TO the career
of this little Moses in the bnlrusbeo.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14
The John Robinson 10 Big
Shows are Coming, and will
Exhibit at Romney June "a.

Don't fail to ask to be shown the
Giant Horse, 81 Hands High, the
Tallest Man, tue Smallest OF People,
the Skeleton. the Female Tat coed
Congress, the Strange People from ali
Chimes, the Zuloos Driving the Cape
3uffaloes, the Camel Horse, Part
Horse and Part Camel, the wonderful
performing Shetland Ponies, the Ed.
ucated Elephants, Camels and Zebrss.
Don't fail to see the Drove OF G irafTes.
tue Flock of Ostriches, Drove Of
kaDgaI COS, the Hippopotamus, the
2 Horned Rhinoccrous, the Pair OF
Black Tigers and the 1900 Lther
Rare aud Costly Animals, and when
you arrive la the Circus get a good
seat and Watch the 4 Circus Comm.
MES Side by Side in the 4 Rings in
Friendly Rlvslry given by the 40
Male and Ftmsle Artists in 100
New Acts and then Watch the Chill
dfcn'S Hippodrome given Real
Race Track in the 4 Pony Chariot
Races, Jockey end Hurdle Race, the
Pondorous Elephant Camel and Buff
alo Races aud the Funny Sack.
Whoelbauow, Mule, Clown, Pig, Dog
and Monkey Races. Come into town
Early. Bring your family. Tell
your neigbbors. Let every body come.
Bring the children as this is Every
body's show. We have something 20
please all Of YOU.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-14

Hon. 5. T. Mccormick, formerly
collector OF internal revenue for this
State, died in Washington on Tues.
Gay of last week. He was Uttered
at KiDgwood Thursday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-14
Figures About Your Progenitors.

Did you ever think how many male
and female ancestors were required to
bring you into the world1 First, it was
necessary for you that you should have
father and mother-that makes two
human beings. Each of them must
have had father and mother-that
makes four more human beings. Again,
each of them must have had father
and mother-making eight more hu-
man beings. So on we 60 back to the
time of Jesus Christ-56 generations.
The calculation thus resulting shows
that I59,255,oI74S9,534,976 births
must have taken place in order to bring
you into this world-you who read
these lines.
All this since the birth of Christ-Lot
since the beginning of time. According
to Proctor, if from a single pair, for
5000 years, each husband and wife had
married at FL years of age and there
had been no deaths, the population of
the earth would be 2,1e9,e15 followed
by IA ciphers. 1t would require to
hold this population a number of worlds
the size of this, equal to 3,166, $40, fol-
lowed by 125 ciphers. The human
mind shrinks in contemplating such
immense numbers.-&. Louis Rebu6-
HbaN.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-14

marriages between mere children,
fewer such vulgar displays as large
church weddings, and fewer marri-
ages between rich but gullibe young
men and luxurious spinsters of
twenty eight or thirty, whose expen-
sive habits and want of fortune have
frightened off worthy admirers, less
talk of good engagements" and
more Of true love.
A good wife will help and counsel
her husband; many man by his wife's
good counsel has done we'll in life.
Good counsel cannot be expected
from a woman who, acting upon i'm
pulse, rushes headlong into an inn
provident marriage. Girls will con-
tlnue to marry thoughtlessly until they
are trained to know what it means to
support ones self, and to realize
that weathering the yicissitudes of
life is an art incumbent upon women
as well as men.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-14
DOING ONES BEST.

1t is dangerous experiment to
measure your work by the compen-
sation you expect to receive for it.
This is a common error with young
adventures of both sexes who have
to leave home and go out into the
world to make living for themselves.
Whatever may be your name. vo-
cation, or pay. it is far wiser and
better always to strive to do your
best and eclipse even those whose
wages may be double your own; nor
should you ever degrade your skill
and aim to secure meagre pittance
doled out to you by a grasping, ava
ricious employer, for there is nothing
better calculated to stife lofty aims
and high endeavors than a dwarfed
ideal of duty.
You will never be the loser by Civ
ing a full measure running over for
in time you will see and recognize
what is due you, and sooner or later
the reward will come. If you get
but S.. 90 a week and your work is
worth treble, you are not the loser
though your employer may be the
gamer. Nothing is taken out of your
pocket, but you are the gamer in an
advanced skill that will ultimately
claim higher wages let the competi-
ton be what it may. Remember
you are getting pay for the time you
are spending in experiments and
and practice, and if another is bene-
fitted, too, why should you repine.
To work as poorly as you can or
just to earn the small pay awarded,
is an unsafe and UNIV Use policy, and
you may never advance or be pro
NOTED to a higher post Of duty as no
one will ever suspect what your ca
pabilitieS for better work may be. 1t
is policy detrimental to your higher
manhood or womanhood and does
violence to every law of your better
interests and happiness.
He or she who does not care to
give more than he or she gets must
be content to take what is offered,
for the world is overstocked now
with mediocres, and the demand is
for the skilled workman. He who
works for his own sake and throws
brain and conscience into the one
scale and muscular power into the
other will prove the fortunate winner
who will IN time be called up to a
loftier service and higher emolumsnt.
Do not be afraid that the world
will not find you out, for you are the
one for whom the most dil1gent search
is now being made and whose service
will be sure of a rich reward. Faith
full, earnest effort in a good cause,
however lowly or menial it may be,
is never performed in vain, for though
its recompense may not be worldly
applause or profit there is ever a
warm glow and spiritual exultation
in the thought one has done his best
and this consciousness is "more to
be desired than gold, yea, than mach
fine gold. '-BaltimOrean.