St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-02
SCENES OF TERROR.
AS the Waters .Recede Dead
Bodies Appear.

II. Bodies Appear.
New FLORENCE, Pa. June 1.-The
gray morning lightdid not seem to show
either hope OF mitigation of the awful
fears of the night. There was long
wrangle over the possession of special
train for the press, between rival news
paper men, and it has delayed the work
of the others. who are anxious to get
further east. Even here, so far from
the washed-out towns, the horror is in
our midst. Seven bodies have been
found OH the shore near the town, two
being in a. tree, man and woman,
where the tide had carried them. The
news centers in large numbers, telling
STORIES OF DISASTER
along the river banks in sequestered
places. John Mccartney, carpenter,
who lives in JOhnStOWn, reached here
about O'Clock. He left Johnstown at
half past yesterday, and says the scene
: when he left was indeScribable. The
people had been warned early in the
morning to move to the highlands, but
/. they did not heed the warning, although
I it was repeated a number of times up to
1'o'clock, when the water poured into
Cinder street several feet deep. Then
the houses began rocking to and fro,
and finally the force Of the current car
RED buildings across streets and vacant
lots, and dashed them against
each other, breaking them into frag
ments. These buildings were freighted
with the poor wretches who so
shortly before had laughed at the cry
Of danger. Mccartney says in some
cases ne counted as many as fifteen
persons clinging to buildings. Nc
Cartney's wife was with him. She had
three sisters who lived neal her. They
saw the house in which these girls
lived carried away and then they could
stand it no longer. so they hurried
away. The husband feared his wife
would go crazy before he could drag
her away, and they left the flooded dis
trict and went inland along country
roads until they reached here. The
waters are now receding here as
rapidly as they rose last night, and as
the banks uncover
THE DEAD
are showing up. Already nine dead
bodies have been picked up within the
limits of this borough, since daylight.
None of them have as yet been recog-
nized. Five of those found are women.
One lady probably 25 years old and
rather handsome, had elapsed in her
arms babe about six months old. The
dead body of young man was discov-
cred in the branches Of huge tree,
Which had been carried down the
stream. All the orchard crops and
shrubbery along the banks of the river
fiaye been destroyed. The body of an
other woman has just been discovered
in the river here. Her foot was dis
covered above the surface of the
water. A rope was fastened
about it and it is now tied to tree,
awaiting assistance to land it. John
Z. Webber and his wife, an old couple,
Mike MetZgar aud John FOrney were
rescued near here early this morning.
They had been carried from their home
in Cambria City on the roof of the
house. There were seven others on the
roof of the house when it was carried
dffby the angry waters. They were all
drowned. They are unknown to Web
ber, they having drifted onto the roof
from floating debris. Webber and wife
were thoroughly drenched, and were al
most helpless from exposure. They
we're unable to walk when taken from
the roof at this place. They are now at
the hotel here.