Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-10

the goods. The military guards over in
Cambria we're kept busy last night arrest.
ing thieves.
CARING FOR THE ORPHANS.
Miss Walk and Miss Ely of the North
ern Home for Friendless children re-
turned to Philadelphia yesterday, and
took with them the Hoffman family Of
nine children. These little ones were
found in an utterly destitute condition,
as both their parents and their Oldest
sister were drowned in the flood. The
ladies will return to assist in the work OF
aiding children who have lost all. Miss
Hankley, head of the Children's Aid So
ciety of Philadelphia, at her headquarters
near the Fourth Ward morgue, is one OF
the busiest young women in the valley.
The applications for children far exceeds
the number of children thus far provided
for. Miss Hinckley Gays the object OF
| her visit is to unite parents and children,
rather than send them away from Johns
town, although the little ones will be
provided for if their parents are not
found. There are plenty of Johnstown
people who will adopt these children, and
bring them up as citizens of Johnstown,
instead of sending them to asylum
| Miss Maggie Brook, the only resident
member of this aid society who was not
drowned, is a echoolteacher here and
we'll known to every child and their
parents in the city. She spends her
| time in hunting every house for miles
around for parents and children. When
child is found it is sent to headquar.
ters and q note aud description made OF
| it. When any Of the child's relatives or
parents are found, they are sent to the
headquarters and in this way many
families have been reunited.
The object of the Western Pennsylva.
MIA Society is to furnish temporary rs welt
as permanent homes for orphans, Mrs
Alison to day found at Kernville, seven
teen adults and children living in a room
about 10 by 25. The children will be
sent to Pittsburg until the parents can
find some sort of habitation, when they
will recall their children. Numerous
cases of overcrowding were found at
bad results are feared.
STATE OF THE RAILROADS.
VIM. Furgeson walked down from
South Ford to-day. following the line OF
the Pennsylyania road. He said that all
the railroads from South Fork to the via
duct we're swept away. The old portage
viaduct is gone. That part of tie road
known as Deep Gut, is half filed with
earth, and the tracks are lost for a mile
and half. The track from Mineral
Point to the cut is lost. A trestle work
is being built where the Deep Cut bridge
once stood. From the viaduct to South
Fork, he said, was six miles. 1t will be
three weeks before the road is open for
travel, and months before it can be re-
restored to its former stability.
| REGISTERING THE LIVING.
The work Of registration Of the surviv-
ors of the flood is going steadily on. .Ur
to this evening there are about 2l ,O0C
registered, and the list is still increasing.
GUESSING AT THE DEAD.
The number lost is placed now at 5 ,00C
by those who held that it would reach
10, 900 a week ago. A conservative esti.
mate is between $500 and 1000. Up tc
date there have been 500 bodies re.
covered.
THE STATES SHARE OF THE WORK.
In an important meeting here this af.
ternoop, at which Governor Beaver, Ad.
jutant General Hastings and others we're
present, discussion of the situation was
had. Chairman McCreery, of the Relief
Committee. said he thought it WAS time
the Relief Committee was relieved of the
work of clearing away the debris by the
State. The Governor said the necessary
money could be raised, that there were
200 men who would become responsible
for 5 1000 each; that he would give his
bond to the State Treasurer for 81 ,000, ,00C
with those 200 men as bondsmen, and
the State Treasurer would then pay it.
When the Legislature met, the money
Withdrawn from the Treasury would be
appropriated. He said that the money
already subscribed should be used en-
trsly for the relief OF the sufferers, and
the money from the State Treasury be
used for restoring the vicinity to it's CON
} dition before the flood. All debts al
ready contracted for the removal o.
debris should be paid, but all the
money should be paid out for
} this purpose alone. The Governor
has $250,0C0 in his hands now
for the relief fund. A committee o
Iseven we'll known men of the State will
be appointed to distribute the relief fund
At present the Relief Committee is tc
continue till the commission is appointed
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR RELIEF.
In an inerview tonight, Governor
Beaver: 1.-The funds which have come
into my hands from so many quarters
outside Of the State, and which have
been imposed on me as sacred trust
will be expended wholly and absolutely
for the benefit of individual sufferers
No part of it will be expended in the
work which is legitimately the domain o1
the State, under its police powers"
CHURCH TOWER BLOWN UP. -.
The tower of st. Johns Roman Catho'
lie church was blown up by dynamite
this afternoon. This is the church
which caught fire on the eventful Friday
night, and burned. The tower stood
alone, and was constant menace to the
passers-by. 1t was condemned, and q
danger signal displayed near it, but as 9
measure of safety the authorities ordered
it to be demolished.
i THE NQUEsTs ON THE DEAD.
GRKENsBURG, Pa, June 9.-The Cor.
oner of this county has returned inaueste
ON the bodies of 208 victims of the Johns.
town food. The verdict in each case
was that deceased came to his death by
violence due to flood caused by the
breaking of the dam of the South Fork
reservoir, and there is such strong sus.
picion of such violence or other unlawful
acts as to make the inquest necessary
| Not Cronin,s Clothes.
CHICAGO, June "a bad mistake
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