Daily Republican., 1889-06-14
AT JOHNsTOwN.
Fifteen Hundred Men at Work-Good
Progress in Clearing Up-The Drift at
the Stone Bridge set on Fire-Less than
-Four Thousand Lives Lost

men to commence, and about | 800 start
ed In with their picks and shovels. The
early morning was warm and cloudy, and
the fumes and odon from the decayed
bJdies was something almost unbearable.
As the morning advanced the weather
grew warmer, and by 10 o'clock the sun
was shining brightly and every one on
the ground was haid at work.
MISCHIEF MAKING LoAFERs.
During the mornitR crowd OF worth
less loafers In some manner secured I'm
entrance to the town, and wanted to In
augurate a strike among the worbmeD.
Some of the laborerr were already dlssat-
lshed at having new bosses over them,
and only wanted chance to COMPLAIN
James Mcknight, oi Pitts burg, of the
State contractors, got wind Of the trouble
brewing, and went among the men and
Informed them thai he would have no
kicking, and that oil those who wished
to quit would have TO do SO Immediately,
and about 100 of ths men left, but the
loafers remained around, and Mr.. Nc
Knight went to General Hastings aud
demanded protection for his men. A de-
tachment Of militia from the Fourteenth
kegim' mt were detailed to the place, and
drove away all the men who refused to
work. This caused General Hastings to
issue an order to the soldiers not to admit
any 'ne to JohnstoWn proper without an
order.
SEVERAL STORES OPENED.
The business men OF the town seemed
to have awakened 70 their senses, and
this morning Q number of them were
preparing to start over again in business.
Two grocery stores we're started near the
Pennsylvania Railroad freight station.
GENERAL HASTINGS WORK.
General Hastings was up very early
this morning and was kept hustling for
several hours to gel things rightly start.
ed. He said:
Gas yet do not know how many men
are at work, but suppose there must be
1900 al the least calculation. We In
tend to put as many men to work as can
be worked proptrly, | do not suppose
we want more than 5000, and IL will be
an easy matter to gBt that many men. /
do not want to employ any one but Penn
sylvania men, and would like to get as
many Johnstown people at work as pos
sible.
Joseph Morgan, Jr., of the Cambria
Iron and Steel Company, stated that they
had thrown open their doors ready 20
receive orders, and would resume opera
tions in the works at once. He agreed
with the Vitws of Adjutaut General
Hsstings on vandah.m, and spoke OF the
nee, s,ity for barring out all lersOns from
the ruins while the work OF clearing the
CITY was In prOgIeSs.
THE LATEST BsrIMATE OF LOSS OF LIFE.
The general opinion among well posted
people here is that the loss OF II will be
between 5000 and 1000.
1t was generally given out that Johns
town and boroughs adjoining Lad popu-
lat on OF IS 010 people, but this is very
h gh estimate, and conservative people
put the population between %, 600 and
~ 600. Colonel Rogers, who has charge
of the registration, states that, from all
amounted to $4,000, aad this accounts
ior 10000 supposed to De lost.
Supposed official 7, ports have been
seut in by diifers4at persons, and these
are also conhic. .dng, and put the mum ber
OF I. dies recovered anyS here from l Ice
to 500. Consequently there is no tell
ing how many bodies have been rec.y-
erci,
Tine people are making heroic efforts TO
| clean out their houses to tt them Tor
labi'ation. Neighbors have combined to
ieip one another to re set houses on their
ionndatlohs, AMI to rcmQye The accumu-
lation OF DRIFT anu rubbish which bars en-
trance to their doo:s. The sewer pipes
are all awry, and the cellars are all full
| OF water. Tneie is need Tor engines to
pump out the 4ter as early as possible
Adjut4nt General Hastings said to-
night; "This days work is good lndi-
eaton OF what my men are made OF.
Every stroke of the pick and every revo-
luton of c-rt wheel has been syste-
matte.
=" he result OF this ia shown in the
clearing up OF the debris above the stone
bridge. The chanEel has been cleared to-
day more than any three days before.
rc-r light the torch was applied and we
will make quick work Of the remainder.
when the commissary department 8
complete their stations the system will
work admirably | am sure. Provisions
and clothing are coming In st a salts
factory rate, aud there is no immediate
prospect oil diminution. ] have In
structtd all the commisssry people to be
generous IN dea ing out supplies"
hILLiAMsPoRT, Pa, June 49, TIE
work oi removing the filth coming from
the stores and cellars proceeds vigorously
with a large number OF men and teams,
but there is vast amount OF it still to Q
done.
LOCK HAVEN, June 13.-Tbe people
OF this city are congratulating themselves
ON the fact that the weather continues
cool AID the health OF the people gold
There are no cases OF serious illness re-
ported resul ing from the Hood. A p0r-
tion of the cly is now lighted by gls and
electric ligh IS pfomised in few days.
A crew Of tn rty-tive mn and fifteen
teams commenced 70 day removing the
saw logs that were carried to Ciderent
parts OF the town hy the QQQI.
Pleasant Hack Party.