Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-03

4 abled are working earnestly for the re
vival of the stricken city, but it will taxi
months of work to come anywhere nea
repairing the fearful damage, while it il
about certain that the list of the loser
will never be made complete.
! A SURPLUS OF ooFFINs.
Ths supply OF collins sent in from
Pittsburg and other points is so great tina
the relief committee telegraphed last
evening not to send any more until
ordered.
Dozens of places have already cent
generous sums of money, and the people
are encouraged to believe that all their
more pressing wants will be provided for.
1t will require several DAYS yet to ascer-
tain anything like definite idea of the
loss of life, but it will certainly reach up
into the thousands. Every hour brings
fresh evidence of the fact THAT the disaster
eclipses anything Of the kind in the his.
tory of the country, and no one can say
what the final results will be.
ATTEMPTED LYNcHING.
A case of attempted lynching was wit.
messed this evening near Kernville. A
man was observed stealing valuable
articles from the houses. He was seized
by the mob, rope placed around his
neck, and he was jerked up into the air.
The rope was tied to tree, and his
would-be lynchers left him. The by
ISLANDERS cut him down before he was
dead. The other men did not interfere,
ard he was allowed to 60.
A CoRPsE.RoBBER SHOT.
Ex-Mayor Chalmer Dick, of Johns.
town, shot man in Jamestown, to-day
for robbing dead woman's body. The
story related of Mr.. Dick is that he saw
a man so to the dead body of woman
and take off several rings that she had
on. He pulled out his revolver and
fired. The bullet struck the man. He
fell forward and his body was washed
away by the water.
GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS.
This afternoon Editor Swank, of the
Youngstown Tribune, received telegram
from Senator Quay to draw on him at
sight at the Bolivar Deposit Bank for
$4,000 to aid the afflicted. w. s. Brown,
of the Pttsburg Americas Relief Corps,
today notified Captain Kahn, city solicit
tor, that the Pittsburg Masons stand
ready to furnish anything that is
wanted.
oChAmBLlNG tOH BREAD.
The scenes at supper time show that
hunger is beginning to drive the sufferers
to desperation. They SURF ounded the
freight cars that had been fitted up to
feed the hungry, and shouted for bread.
At first those in charge tossed the pro-
visions into the crowd, and an awful
scramble followed. Children were
trampled under foot and women were
unable to get food, though they needed
it the worst. Finally the Allegheny and
Pittsburg police stopped the throwing of
food and forced the crowd to pass in
single file before the car doors. Then
there was no more trouble, though little
children were crying for bread.
THE BAREFooTED CHILDREN.
"Where's that child without stock
ings?" called out committeeman from
a car filled with clothing. There were a
dozen shivering little girls in sight, and
many were poorly clothed to protect
them from the weather.
1t is very cold here tonight. Many
poor women and children are suffering.
It is estimated that Councilman Will
liams and undertaken McNulty washed
and prepared $50 bodies today. The
remains at Morrellville are still in a
vacant lot for the night.
PICKING UP PLUMBER.
The number of persons that searched
the debris for plumber to-day is surpris-
ing. Poorly clad laboring men may be
seen carrying away fine ornamental
clocks and rich bric-a.brac. Pianos by
dozens are scattered along the river, but
they are ruined.
MOST PATHETIC SCENES.
One of the pathetic scenes of the day
YVES a man and wife, who drew from a
mass of rubbish part of cradle, They
looked at it moment in silence, and fell
to weeping in each others arms, for the
loved little one that was gone.
William Warner is a broken.hearted
man. OF family of ten, just five are
missing. q
HUNGARIAN AND NEGRO THIEVES.
Hupgarians attacked the cars standing
on the tracks tonight to seize clothing
and provisions. One was turned over to
the Deputy Sheriff and the rest were
dubbed The Hungarians and negroes
are causing most trouble. All day long
they have been filling up with whisky
taken from the river on Saturday,
and tonight they are in a dangerous
mood. The negroes in Johnstown were
selling hams. sacks of flour and dress
goods for whisky. They actually had
the cheek to drive a wagon to the rear Of
wrecked store and load it with goods,
and were hauling them away when
stopped. A Hungarian with two COM
panions was caught to-day in Kernville
rifing a body. The indignant crowd
beat and kicked the men severely, placed
rope about the neck of one of them and
swung him up to tree, keeping him
there until nearly strangled. The men
were then released and chased by the
crowd who, it is said, stoned them into
the river, where they were drowned.
A Deputy Sheriff, namsd Porter, shot
a negro who was robbing store.
KEPT ON THE JUMP.
Miss Fulton, daughter CT Manager
John Fulton, of the Cambria Iron Works,
together with six others, had a thrilling
experience. They were in the First Ma
tional Bank building, and we're driven ia
the roof. At last the building moved,
and the ladies leaped to another roof.
This was floating down stream, and they
leaped to another and then to another.
They travelled almost the entire length
OF Main street on the tops of roofs, and
finally landed safely at Vine street.
| LOSS OF THE CAMBRIA IRON WORKS.
James Mcmillan, Vice. President OF the
Cambria Iron Works, liz conversation
this afternoon, said 81 do not know