The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-12
THE HORRORS OF THE FLOOD
GIVE wAYTo THE PLAQUES TERRoRs.
Many Cases Of Pneumonia, Malignant D3ph-
liberia and Measles Reported From In
and ArOnnd .Tohnstown-A sert-
Gus Epidemic Feared.


Gus Epidemic Feared.
JOHNsTowS, Pa, June tip the ragged
sides of Prospect Hill. the same 10 which
several hundred terrified people fed TO escsps
the flood last Friday night, your correspondent
scrambled this afternoon. He came upon
pneumonia scourge which bids to do for num-
Der OF the escaped what the food could not
Death has pursued them 10 thelrhighe places,
and terror viii not die. Every little house on
the bill, aud there are a hundred or two OF
them, had thrown its doors open 10 receive the
bruised and half-clad fugitives on the dark day
OF the deluge, and every one WAS now crude
hospital. Half the women who had scaled the
hight were so overcome with fright that theT
have been bed-ridden ever since
There has been pneumonia on the bill, but
only few isolated cases. To-day however,
fevcral fresh cases developed among the food
fugitives, and a local physician said the pros
poets for a scOuTge arc all too promising The
enfeebled condition OF the patients, the ur-
healthy atmosphere pervading the valley. and
the necessity for close quarters IN which the
people are crowded, render the spread OF the
disease almost certain.
To-day ray OF light came in the nature of
carload of provisions and another containing
clean mattresses and bedding, from Columbus.
o., all specified for the Prospect Hill sufferers.
On this eminence stands the Cambria City
hospital, and in this rambling cottsge-it re-
sembles one in exterior and comforts-a great
work is being done through the combined
agencies of medical science and brOtherly love.
The hospital is in charge OF a corps of Altoons
physicians which the Pennsylvania railroad
company rushed to the scene the morning after
the food. The wards are iull Of bruised and
suffering ones who were dragged from the
teeth Of the flood.
About 1 o'clock this evening the charred
body Of young woman was uncovered short
distance above the stone bridge On her finger
was found slender gold ring on the plate Of
which were engraved the initials X. J. B.
She wore a striped woOlen dress and black
underskirt. The body was taken 20 the Fourth
ward schOohOuse.
Several yellow flags we're noticed sticking up
from the black wreckage above the stone
bridge. This was a new plan adopted by ths
sanitary corps to indicate at what points bodies
had been located. As il grows dark the haes
are still ND and another day will dawn upon
the imprisoned remains People who had lost
friends and supposed they had drifted into the
fatal place peered down into the charred mass
in vain endeavor TO recognize beloved fes-
lures.
The following additional death-list has been
prepared with care. Implications may occur.
| but considering the chaotic condition of sfs
fairs at the morgues it is impossible to be per-
| fectly accurate:
MISS LAURA HAMILTON.
| MRS. KNORR.
ELMER BRINKER-
a. LITTLE, Pittsburg.
CHARLES Il. WILSON. Hurlbert houss.
MRS. CHRISTY, Butler.
MISS ELLA TAYLOR.
| NELLIE WILLIAMS.
''F. J.. F." female.
MISS JENNIE WELLS.
| JOHN ANDREWS.
| JOHN BURNS, brakeman c. I. company.
-. Hurlbert house porter (coloredl
| WILLIAM HENRY s.
| JACOB WILLARD.
| MRS. ". W. CONES
-. Howell Powells two male children.
| &. H. BALDWIN.
| WILLIAM LAYTON.
| MISS O'CONNEL, sister Capt. O'Connel.
| Mr.. MCCOY.
JOHN o. RICHARDS.
| FRANK II. HARRIS, son of John I. HsI
| ris, chief of police.
| ARTHUR SMITH.
| CARRIE 5. BARBOUR, aged sixteen.
| FRANK DIAMOND.
! MISS ANNIE FALCON.
JAMES G. cox, Philadelphis.
MRS. J. FRONHSER.
| AMELIA ROBB.
| WILLIAM PENROD.
! JAMES J. MURPHY.
| BESSIE MURPHY, daughter Of M. Murphy
! -, a girl twelve years old, supposed 70
! be Fitzharris.
| MISS HOTTER
| KATIE KREIGER.
| MISS VI. /. DAVIS.
| JOHN STREUM.
| MARY DAVIS.
| WALTER B. HAYES.
! HARRY FORBES.
'J. $. W" thirty-four years old.
MRS. ANDREW YOUNG.
| JOSEPH B. cox.
ROSA GREENNALD.
q. ID. KALI.
| DIR. MARBURN.
JESSIE BENDING.
| ELIZABETH BENDING.
ANNA FLEIGLN, Somerset, Pa
! CARRIE DIEHL.
JOHN SHOEMAKER
| DAVID LAYTON
| MRS MARY SINGLE.
| EWING LIGONON.
| SOFIA BLUCH.
| PATRICK M'NULTY.
CHAS. +. BUTLER
| MRS s. NJ. JONES.
JESSIE HAMILTON.
| MISS HARRIGAN.
| JAMES MURTHA-
! W /. DAVIS.
SAMUEL B. ELDRIDGE.
| SAMUEL HAEkAMP.
| CAMPBELL PEYTON.
CHARLES RISCH0FF.
| JOSEPH ROSS
GEORGE MCDOWELL
JENNIE PEYT0N.
- -PEYTON. a female.
| HATTIE II. SMITH, Osborne, o.
HENRY SEIBERT.
| JOSEPH POTTER, Jr.
| MARGARETTA NINTON.
| MARTHA MORGAN.
MRS MARY KEEDY.
| MISS ROSE SELLER.
MRS. AGNES MCDOWELL
MRS HAYS.
| NIKE THOMAS.
| MARY JOBEN.
| ANNIE ROSE