The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-05
Tug SCENES OF TUESDAY.


No Ray OF OrsunShlne-rho situation Growing
Mere EIlirui-rutrifyIn Masses Of Flesh.
Tho Flames still Mt Work--Sal sights.
Masonic relief Corps, etc.
JouSsrowx, PA. June 4.-Four
days have elapsed since the angel
of death swept down through the valley
Of the Conemaugh, but no ray Of sun
shine has lightcned the scene Of horror
at Johnstown bridge. The sky is still
overcast with heavy clouds and the sun
rests behind Il menaCing pail as though
reluctant to view the hand work Of bis
potent clements. For thirty.six hours
without intermission the i've engines
have played upon tho soaking ruins
above tho bridge, but the flames that
break out Riresh at frequent intervals in
this floating field OF ruins seem TO defy
the subduing force OF water. Nearly
2,OO0mCn are employed In different parts
Of the valley clearing up the ruins and
prosecuting diligent search for tue un'
discovered dead. Their investigations
are not without fruitful results Tor the
bodies Of the dead and Charred victims Of
flood and fire aro discovered with un-
diminished frequency. II becomes hour
ly morU and more apparent that not o
single vCstigo will ever be recognized Of
the hundreds that were roasted In the
flames above the bridge. "
Since the last sentence was petlned, 0
party OF sGarChers uneafthed cliarred
and unsightly mass from tho shoulder.
Ing debris within thirty yards In front OF
the Associated Press headquarters. Un.
used to such frightiul discoveries, the
leader Of the gang pronounced the re-
mainsto DO blaCkened log, and II re.
quired the authoritative verdict OF q
physician TO demonstrate that the ghast-
ly discovery was the charred remains oi
Il human being. Only the trunk no.
manned, and that was roasted beyond all
sCiubRnCe TO ilesll Five minutes
search revealed fragments OF skull that
once dlsintegrated Of its own weight
when exposed to Oir. no single piece DO.
lhg larger than half dollar, and the
Whole resembling the remnants Of shat
tered charcoal, Within the last honr
nail dozen discoveries, In no way leB
narrowing than this gllastly 0nd, hayl
pceh made by searChCfs as they rakI
with sticks and hooks in the smokinI
Tuine, so difficult is II at times 10 Dc
termihc whether the remains are tlioR
oil hllnan beings, thAt II 10 apparent tha
hundreds must bC fairly burned 10 ashei
Thus the number that have found alal
resting place beneath these ruina eau 4
Lns 9es1 heEer be more thgn approx
rKLloN rroS ossA. ltF
a Apclion oicalamlty Ia piled with eac
passing hour here upon the Ossa oi d
lanily already uncovered. Every lnt
mCnt now the body Of some poor yiCui
10 taken from tho debris, and tho tow
o' the remnants Of II To write with a
curWY, Is ono vast ChatnVl house. MI
scenes q the pStGmporlEed tnorgue ai
beyond poEOp Of description In tho
R9SlllhCss while the moAnB and groai
OF Tue suffering survivors, tossing In d
ohy, With bruised aud t1angled b6dle
or screaming III dellfium ol fever
uloy Issue from the numerous tempo
Wy hospitals makg even tho stoutel
hearted quail with terror,
Over 1000 bodies have already be-
recovered, and As the work ot examl
ing the wreckagp progresses the %
Nlcuon grows that the magnitude
the calamity has not yet been appto
Conservative esllmAlea this morn